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Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The)

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

2107^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 14% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The) is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 244 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 541 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, at $43,292 in the 2023-2024 school year, and a low student-teacher ratio of 7.8 students per teacher, Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The) has consistently low academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly below the district and state levels across all grade levels. For example, in 8th grade ELA, the school's proficiency rate is 71.43% compared to the district's 63.41% and the state's 52.38%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with English Language Learner (ELL) students performing relatively well, but other subgroups, such as Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status students, struggling with 0-2 star ratings.

When comparing Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The) to nearby schools, it becomes evident that the school is underperforming compared to its peers. For instance, Community Partnership Charter School, which is located within the same district, consistently outperforms Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The) across various academic measures. This suggests that the school may need to implement comprehensive strategies to address its challenges and provide a more equitable and effective educational experience for its students.

377

Students ?

11.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,991

Per pupil spending ?

87.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

850 Kent Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205-2797

(718) 622-9285

District: New York City Geographic District #14

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.6%

African American:

8.8%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 14th percentile in 2014 → 14th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 54% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (14th percentile)

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg57%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

2,107^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 14%▲ up 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,071^st of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 29%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 29% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.0	2107 of 2445	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.4	2167 of 2445	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.9	1872 of 2439	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2150 of 2434	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	2041 of 2413	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.6	2001 of 2395	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	10.3	2248 of 2386	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.6	2132 of 2366	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.1	2121 of 2352	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.2	2021 of 2345	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	2039 of 2325	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	1984 of 2320	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.0	1875 of 2286	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	13.1	2069 of 2263	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	30.5	1804 of 2257	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.3	1897 of 2227	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.7	1855 of 2219	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.5	1732 of 2206	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	18.0	864 of 948	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	413 of 1117	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	750 of 1066	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	56.7	283 of 1001	71.7%	★★★★☆
2022	41.6	533 of 1027	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	755 of 860	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.5	630 of 938	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	1930 of 2409	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	2105 of 2413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.3	1544 of 2403	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.8	2018 of 2401	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1792 of 2357	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	1952 of 2338	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1190 of 1569	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.9	1199 of 1503	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	797 of 1315	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.0	932 of 1392	33.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	578 of 792	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.2	754 of 766	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	35.1	1311 of 2041	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.2	1867 of 2099	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.5	1605 of 2032	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.8	1569 of 2045	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.8	2141 of 2407	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.2	2195 of 2411	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1774 of 2400	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.3	2141 of 2400	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2198 of 2358	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	23.5	1937 of 2340	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	17.4	1945 of 2016	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	35.5	1292 of 2031	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	22.3	1676 of 1859	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1465 of 1941	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1071 of 1500	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.9	1082 of 1504	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1194 of 1500	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.5	1335 of 1479	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	1203 of 1439	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1322 of 1438	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	1263 of 1455	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.7	1203 of 1429	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.5	1229 of 1407	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.3	1205 of 1401	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	18.2	1133 of 1373	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	25.0	533 of 653	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	590 of 663	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	305 of 646	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	32.2	471 of 615	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.3	419 of 591	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.0	503 of 581	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.9	331 of 473	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	472 of 503	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	906 of 1457	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.1	962 of 1463	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1299 of 1454	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1031 of 1370	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1203 of 1353	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	52.6	403 of 953	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	589 of 943	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.4	765 of 914	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	561 of 826	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.3	675 of 810	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.2	427 of 603	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	442 of 457	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	30.4	975 of 1288	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	1172 of 1306	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	828 of 1241	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.8	1093 of 1245	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1094 of 1455	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	1167 of 1464	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.0	1333 of 1455	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1239 of 1366	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.9	1302 of 1352	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.3	1120 of 1298	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.0	577 of 1303	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	991 of 1307	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	45.2	572 of 1283	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	26.9	968 of 1139	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1091 of 1170	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)63rd percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)36th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)24th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2018)9th percentile-8 vs school

Special Education (2023)4th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)58th percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+24 vs school

Female (2025)38th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)24th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2019)18th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts44%-9 vs state

Math31%-25 vs state

Science29%-15 vs state

Algebra I16%-40 vs state

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Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	850 Kent Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 622-9285	377	33	11.5	87.8%	13 (3.4%)	33 (8.8%)	319 (84.6%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	19	2107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.8%		16.4	2167^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.4%	60		15.6	0.0	66.7	42.1	31.0	43.8	71.4	50.0	41.7	29.6	26.3	24.0		17.9	43.5	$32,991	$2,553	$30,438
Community Partnership Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	241 Emerson Pl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	Community Partnership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 399-3824	394	43	9.1	95.2%	2 (0.5%)	262 (66.5%)	100 (25.4%)	2 (0.5%)	21 (5.3%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.5%)	70.3	684^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.0%		90.4	194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.1%	490	54.6	57.1	67.7	53.3	64.9	82.6	78.7	83.8	76.7	63.3	58.3	90.9	67.4	90.2	38.9	73.8	$27,838	$672	$27,166
Ps 270 Johann Dekalb	Public	PK, KG-5	241 Emerson Pl	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 623-5280	133	13	10.2	57.1%	38 (28.6%)	40 (30.1%)	41 (30.8%)	8 (6.0%)	1 (0.8%)	4 (3.0%)	1 (0.8%)	9.3	2308^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.6%		4.7	2426^th of 2445 public elementary schools	0.8%	118			14.3	33.3	40.0				12.5	33.3	9.1				20.0		$42,476	$3,970	$38,506
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 380 John Wayne Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	370 Marcy Ave	Brooklyn	11206	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #14	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 388-0607	390	40	9.8	90.0%	26 (6.7%)	75 (19.2%)	274 (70.3%)	8 (2.1%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.3%)	41	1447^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.8%		51.5	1133^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	53.7%	314			65.0	21.4	61.1				62.8	27.3	56.4				38.9		$47,414	$3,661	$43,752
Ps 46 Edward C Blum	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	100 Clermont Ave	Brooklyn	11205	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-7694	283	22	13.1	79.9%	31 (11.0%)	105 (37.1%)	137 (48.4%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	18.9	2110^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.7%		6.3	2399^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.9%	289			33.3	36.4	28.0				37.5	66.7	20.0				16.0		$39,850	$3,701	$36,150
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 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 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

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New York City Geographic District #14

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Students at Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The) are 85% Hispanic, 9% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

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In the 2024-25 school year, 377 students attended Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The).

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Ps/Is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (The) ranks in the bottom 13.8% of New York elementary schools.

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