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Ps 65 ranks 555 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

555^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 65 is an exceptional elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving 515 students in grades PK-5. Despite being part of the lower-performing New York City Geographic District #19, PS 65 consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools and maintains a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

The school's academic performance is truly impressive, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math that significantly exceed the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, PS 65's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 61.73%, compared to 51.98% for the district and 54.15% for the state. Additionally, the school excels in supporting various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students, ranking in the top 10% of New York elementary schools for some of these groups.

Compared to nearby schools in the district, PS 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden and PS 7 Abraham Lincoln, PS 65 stands out with its significantly higher academic performance and more effective resource allocation, as evidenced by its higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio. This suggests that PS 65 is able to provide a more personalized and supportive educational experience for its students, contributing to their exceptional academic achievements.

512

Students ?

15.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,438

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

696 Jamaica Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208

(718) 235-2223

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Students who attend Ps 65 usually attend:

Middle:	Highland Park Community School
	Is 171 Abraham Lincoln

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.4%

African American:

7.8%

Asian:

3.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 45th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (70% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 32 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

555^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 32 pts since 2015

From bottom 45% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 23Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #19

726^th of 874New York City Geographic District #19 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	75.0	555 of 2445	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.7	544 of 2445	77.8%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	513 of 2439	79.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.3	582 of 2434	76.1%	★★★★☆
2021	42.5	1294 of 2201	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	71.5	624 of 2413	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	71.4	627 of 2395	73.8%	★★★★☆
2017	57.9	977 of 2386	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.2	924 of 2366	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.4	1292 of 2352	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	43.2	1354 of 2345	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.8	1408 of 2325	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2012	41.0	1528 of 2320	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2011	53.6	1192 of 2286	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	63.2	922 of 2263	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.0	1160 of 2257	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	37.9	1616 of 2227	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	34.1	1663 of 2219	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.3	1656 of 2206	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.3	86 of 928	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	80.3	127 of 927	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.2	124 of 857	85.5%	★★★★☆
2019	64.6	234 of 891	73.7%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	284 of 948	70.0%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	40.3	453 of 671	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.6	89 of 1117	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	76.0	118 of 1066	88.9%	★★★★☆
2023	80.4	89 of 1001	91.1%	★★★★★
2022	74.2	153 of 1027	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	40.8	260 of 454	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.4	147 of 860	82.9%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	176 of 938	81.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.1	450 of 2409	81.3%	★★★★☆
2024	74.6	516 of 2413	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	69.7	646 of 2403	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	662 of 2401	72.4%	★★★★☆
2021	44.6	1101 of 1955	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	731 of 2357	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	772 of 2338	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	223 of 1569	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.3	177 of 1531	88.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	125 of 1429	91.3%	★★★★★
2022	83.6	149 of 1503	90.1%	★★★★★
2021	58.5	291 of 818	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.3	152 of 1315	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	83.3	152 of 1392	89.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	99 of 792	87.5%	★★★★☆
2024	83.4	73 of 766	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	84.6	59 of 637	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	82.4	59 of 622	90.5%	★★★★★
2021	61.0	21 of 70	70.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.4	30 of 570	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	82.7	82 of 730	88.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	213 of 2098	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	83.0	226 of 2078	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	86.1	203 of 2041	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	81.1	243 of 2099	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.0	730 of 1678	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.3	305 of 2032	85.0%	★★★★☆
2018	79.5	272 of 2045	86.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.1	654 of 2407	72.8%	★★★★☆
2024	73.0	539 of 2411	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.7	370 of 2400	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	505 of 2400	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	37.6	1277 of 1961	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.9	553 of 2358	76.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	514 of 2340	78.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	218 of 2134	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	91.9	90 of 2110	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	87.8	140 of 2016	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	72.6	312 of 2031	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	393 of 1044	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.6	181 of 1859	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	67.3	372 of 1941	80.8%	★★★★☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)92nd percentile+15 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)88th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)81st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)73rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2022)32nd percentile-44 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math77%+20 vs state

English Language Arts70%+15 vs state

Science48%+3 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	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	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 65	Public	PK, KG-5	696 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-2223	512	33	15.4	89.6%	14 (2.7%)	40 (7.8%)	422 (82.4%)	18 (3.5%)	16 (3.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	75	555^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%		74.7	544^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.8%	11		61.7	78.7	69.8				72.6	78.7	79.8				48.3		$29,438	$2,913	$26,526
Ps 7 Abraham Lincoln	Public	PK, KG-5	858 Jamaica Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-3600	589	48	12.2	95.4%	7 (1.2%)	38 (6.5%)	504 (85.6%)	22 (3.7%)	12 (2.0%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	30.7	1745^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.6%		18.4	2107^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.8%	362		46.6	32.6	58.0				47.5	32.3	51.8				32.9		$34,346	$3,108	$31,238
Ps 938	Public	PK, KG-4	76 Dinsmore Pl	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 480-2100	238	17	14.1	91.6%	4 (1.7%)	35 (14.7%)	182 (76.5%)	13 (5.5%)	4 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	75.2	546^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.7%					(n/a)		68.6	60.7					80.0	75.0							$28,679	$2,553	$26,126
Ps 108 Sal Abbracciamento	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-7010	649	47	13.8	89.2%	16 (2.5%)	57 (8.8%)	529 (81.5%)	20 (3.1%)	19 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	84.8	309^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.4%		74	555^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%	246		74.2	71.4	80.0				77.3	85.1	82.1				63.5		$33,338	$3,037	$30,301
East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Ebacs)	Public, Charter	K-4	260 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Ebacs)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 442-7990	152	8	19.0	93.4%	0 (0.0%)	60 (39.5%)	85 (55.9%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	2 (1.3%)	3 (2.0%)	87.1	255^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.6%		65.7	763^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.8%	508		71.4	81.8					88.9	81.8							$19,114	$1,186	$17,928
Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	396 Grant Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 644-1714	485	30	16.1	88.2%	4 (0.8%)	75 (15.5%)	362 (74.6%)	28 (5.8%)	10 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.8%)	74.6	565^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.9%		67.9	711^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.9%	146		68.3	70.0	58.6	62.8	58.6		73.8	73.6	70.1	72.1	77.6		60.5		$19,539	$2,324	$17,215
Ps 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden	Public	PK, KG-5	111 Berriman St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-8387	489	40	12.2	96.3%	7 (1.4%)	161 (32.9%)	253 (51.7%)	50 (10.2%)	12 (2.5%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	45.7	1308^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.5%		31	1716^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.8%	408		58.3	52.7	50.0				72.0	71.2	46.6				19.8		$33,234	$3,105	$30,129
Achievement First Apollo Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	350 Linwood St	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Achievement First Apollo Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2620	758	45	16.8	87.6%	7 (0.9%)	367 (48.4%)	305 (40.2%)	58 (7.7%)	12 (1.6%)	4 (0.5%)	5 (0.7%)	57.1	1012^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.6%		51.8	1119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%	107	96.7	56.8	53.4	62.1	41.3	54.9	61.4	78.4	84.9	53.5	46.7	52.1	63.1	40.4	58.6	$20,763	$1,612	$19,151
Ps 89 Cypress Hills	Public	PK, KG-8	265 Warwick St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 964-1180	447	47	9.4	92.8%	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.8%)	438 (98.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10.9	2286^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%		9.5	2340^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%	54		22.6	7.9	19.2	17.5	18.4	40.0	44.1	11.6	26.5	31.7	36.0	54.6	29.2	52.7	$34,996	$2,991	$32,005
Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos	Public	PK, KG-5	135 Schenck Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1113	374	30	12.4	96.8%	3 (0.8%)	54 (14.4%)	305 (81.6%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	17.7	2138^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.6%		18.9	2092^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	14.4%	46		37.2	25.0	31.3				58.1	30.9	37.3				21.6		$35,095	$3,609	$31,486

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 65

What is the racial makeup of Ps 65?

Students at Ps 65 are 82% Hispanic, 8% African American, 4% Asian, 3% American Indian, 3% White.

What district is Ps 65 in?

New York City Geographic District #19

What schools do graduates of Ps 65 attend?

Students who attend Ps 65 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Highland Park Community School
Middle : Is 171 Abraham Lincoln

Is Ps 65 a good school?

Ps 65 ranks 555^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 65?

In the 2024-25 school year, 512 students attended Ps 65.

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