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Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

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Ps 23 Carter G Woodson ranks 1832 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1832^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 25% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 23 Carter G Woodson is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 221 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 541 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ps 23 Carter G Woodson has struggled, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math significantly lower than the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 36-50% of students were proficient in ELA, and 38-68% were proficient in Math. The school's performance has been consistently low over the past few years, often with proficiency rates below 50% in both subjects. Interestingly, nearby schools like Brooklyn Charter School and Ps 297 Abraham Stockton generally perform better than Ps 23 Carter G Woodson, suggesting the charter school model may be more effective in this community.

Ps 23 Carter G Woodson serves a high-need population, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Despite the school's high per-student spending, reaching nearly $49,000 per student in the 2023-2024 school year, this has not translated into improved academic outcomes. The school's resource allocation and the factors contributing to its underperformance, particularly for its Hispanic and English Language Learner populations, warrant further investigation and targeted interventions to support student learning.

230

Students ?

8.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$49,491

Per pupil spending ?

93%

Free/discounted lunch ?

545 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206-6815

(718) 387-0375

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

49.6%

African American:

47.8%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 25th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 33 pts below the New York average

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #14's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg62%

New York avg55%

1,832^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 25%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 19Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #14

541^st of 874New York City Geographic District #14 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1832 of 2445	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1538 of 2445	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1779 of 2439	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2213 of 2434	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	25.6	1730 of 2201	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1602 of 2413	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1593 of 2395	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	19.5	2014 of 2386	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.1	1679 of 2366	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.8	1816 of 2352	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.8	2036 of 2345	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	1989 of 2325	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	2119 of 2320	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.2	2134 of 2286	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	20.1	1929 of 2263	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	17.1	2020 of 2257	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.9	1774 of 2227	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.7	2160 of 2219	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.2	2073 of 2206	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	390 of 928	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.5	253 of 927	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	58.2	312 of 857	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.5	618 of 936	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	433 of 891	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.0	538 of 948	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	731 of 1117	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	68.9	164 of 1066	84.6%	★★★★☆
2023	27.5	831 of 1001	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	1818 of 2409	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.3	1642 of 2413	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1672 of 2403	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2235 of 2401	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1696 of 2357	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	1656 of 2338	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1152 of 1569	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.0	1207 of 1531	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1026 of 1429	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1130 of 1503	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.7	281 of 792	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.4	241 of 766	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	253 of 637	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.6	291 of 622	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	158 of 570	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	58.3	234 of 730	67.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	29.1	1294 of 1678	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1767 of 2407	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	1395 of 2411	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1737 of 2400	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	2073 of 2400	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1446 of 2358	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.8	1450 of 2340	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	1106 of 2134	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	61.4	545 of 2110	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	41.8	1016 of 2016	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.6	1209 of 2031	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.2	563 of 1859	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.3	442 of 1941	77.2%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Homeless (2025)65th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+33 vs school

Special Education (2025)48th percentile+23 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)35th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)27th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)27th percentile~ school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)23rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math48%-10 vs state

English Language Arts44%-11 vs state

Science12%-33 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 13, 2014

I think the info here is a bit dated because this school is much better than these stats would suggest. As of autumn 2013, it rates a B overall by the Dept of Education, with an A for student environment, and indeed the children are friendly and kind and the staff maintains a disciplined and respectful atmosphere. All of my child's teachers are highly educated and skilled in the classroom. New to the neighborhood, I took a chance with my neighborhood school because of its A environment rating and lucked out - this is a wonderful little school! Close Quote

by a teacher
Monday, February 16, 2009

P.S.23k is dedicated to children first. The teachers dedicate alot of their time to work closely with parent and students. The tone of the school is friendly and safe. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)			NY State Assessments Math (2025)			NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 23 Carter G Woodson	Public	PK, KG-5	545 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 387-0375	230	26	8.8	93.0%	4 (1.7%)	110 (47.8%)	114 (49.6%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	28	1832^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.1%		37	1538^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.1%	294	50.0	47.4	36.0	68.4	38.9	38.5	11.5	$49,491	$2,959	$46,532
Brooklyn Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-5	545 Willoughby Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Brooklyn Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 302-2085	203	7	28.4	89.7%	3 (1.5%)	144 (70.9%)	53 (26.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	75.5	534^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.2%		41.8	1394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.0%	860	76.0	65.4	77.4	88.5	42.3	70.8	75.0	$23,576	$482	$23,094
Ps 297 Abraham Stockton	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Park Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 388-4581	196	33	5.9	94.9%	6 (3.1%)	84 (42.9%)	104 (53.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	74.7	564^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.9%		49.9	1172^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.1%	608	51.9	64.0	90.0	77.8	64.0	83.9	58.1	$64,917	$4,205	$60,712
Ps 54 Detective Rafael Ramos	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	195 Sandford St	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-6752	180	19	9.6	84.4%	6 (3.3%)	70 (38.9%)	89 (49.4%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	3 (1.7%)	5 (2.8%)	46.6	1282^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	47.6%		26.8	1849^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.4%	567	54.6	71.4	61.5	63.6	33.3	38.5		$49,016	$3,979	$45,037
Ps 256 Benjamin Banneker	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	114 Kosciusko St	Brooklyn	11216	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 857-9820	178	28	6.3	94.9%	6 (3.4%)	102 (57.3%)	59 (33.1%)	7 (3.9%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	8.6	2329^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.7%		18.5	2105^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.9%	224	27.3	23.1	30.3	30.4	19.2	30.3	12.1	$44,979	$5,723	$39,256
Ps 59 The Dawn Best School	Public	PK, KG-5	211 Throop Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-3600	265	33	8.1	95.1%	1 (0.4%)	120 (45.3%)	132 (49.8%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	17.3	2147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.2%		11	2317^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.2%	170	44.4	29.0	45.7	41.0	26.8	27.8	19.4	$38,523	$4,560	$33,962
Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Public, Charter	K-4	211 Throop Ave-3rd Fl	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1439	271			80.4%	3 (1.1%)	175 (64.6%)	73 (26.9%)	4 (1.5%)	4 (1.5%)	3 (1.1%)	9 (3.3%)	97.7	13^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.5%		87.3	268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.0%	255	100.0	98.2		100.0	100.0			$17,925	$00	$17,925
Brighter Choice Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	280 Hart St	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2378	200	19	10.5	68.5%	23 (11.5%)	84 (42.0%)	80 (40.0%)	2 (1.0%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (4.0%)	25.8	1898^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.4%		16.6	2164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%	266	52.0	48.3	26.3	46.4	44.8	11.8	22.2	$41,638	$2,923	$38,715
Ps 25 Eubie Blake School	Public	K-5	787 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2336	49	9	5.4	98.0%	2 (4.1%)	21 (42.9%)	25 (51.0%)	1 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.7	2202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%		57.8	954^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.0%	1248	45.5	40.0	16.7	50.0	28.6	15.4	0.0	$58,354	$3,641	$54,713
Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-1	82 Lewis Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School 2	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 666-5939	142	1	142.0	96.5%	1 (0.7%)	66 (46.5%)	74 (52.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$27,335	$4,129	$23,206

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

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Ps 23 Carter G Woodson ranks 1832^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

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New York City Geographic District #14

What is the racial makeup of Ps 23 Carter G Woodson?

Students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson are 50% Hispanic, 48% African American, 2% White.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 230 students attended Ps 23 Carter G Woodson.

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