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Ps 149 Danny Kaye

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Ps 149 Danny Kaye ranks 310 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

310^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 149 Danny Kaye is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 517 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 726 out of 874 districts in the state.

PS 149 Danny Kaye consistently outperforms its district and the state of New York in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. The school ranks in the top 100 New York elementary schools for various student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. While the school's overall ranking has fluctuated over the years, it has shown a trend of improvement, moving from a 1-star rating in 2014-2015 to a 4-star rating in the most recent 2024-2025 school year.

Compared to other nearby elementary schools in the same district, such as PS 190 Sheffield and PS 290 Juan Morel Campos, PS 149 Danny Kaye stands out as a high-performing school. Despite serving a high-need student population, with 92-95% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, the school spends significantly more per student ($31,719 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages, which may contribute to its academic success.

509

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,317

Per pupil spending ?

99.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

700 Sutter Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207-4299

(718) 688-7620

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Students who attend Ps 149 Danny Kaye usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas

Racial breakdown:

African American:

50.9%

Hispanic:

41.7%

Asian:

3.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (79% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 78 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

310^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 79 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	84.7	310 of 2445	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	735 of 2445	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	56.3	1009 of 2439	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.3	1116 of 2434	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.8	704 of 2201	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.1	1420 of 2413	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	2038 of 2395	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.0	1999 of 2386	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	16.5	2084 of 2366	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.3	2149 of 2352	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	18.8	1987 of 2345	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.4	1992 of 2325	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	30.6	1759 of 2320	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.9	1839 of 2286	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	26.9	1806 of 2263	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.6	1729 of 2257	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	38.9	1598 of 2227	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	38.6	1578 of 2219	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	27.5	1767 of 2206	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.6	76 of 928	91.8%	★★★★★
2024	82.2	114 of 927	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	74.1	162 of 857	81.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	125 of 936	86.6%	★★★★☆
2021	80.6	57 of 427	86.7%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	323 of 891	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.5	547 of 948	42.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	44 of 1117	96.1%	★★★★★
2024	72.1	144 of 1066	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	35.7	551 of 860	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	539 of 938	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.8	255 of 2409	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	70.5	598 of 2413	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.9	765 of 2403	68.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.9	1097 of 2401	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	667 of 1955	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.6	1444 of 2357	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	22.5	1964 of 2338	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.4	84 of 1569	94.6%	★★★★★
2024	78.2	242 of 1531	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	460 of 1429	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	77.4	122 of 818	85.1%	★★★★☆
2019	61.6	398 of 1315	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	1015 of 1392	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.6	208 of 792	73.7%	★★★★☆
2024	54.3	269 of 766	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	254 of 637	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.2	120 of 622	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	55.2	201 of 570	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.6	290 of 730	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	133 of 2098	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	72.4	418 of 2078	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.3	813 of 2032	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.6	1550 of 2045	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	344 of 2407	85.7%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	911 of 2411	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.6	1240 of 2400	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.0	1134 of 2400	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.0	590 of 1961	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	1314 of 2358	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.2	2013 of 2340	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.7	195 of 2134	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	63.8	501 of 2110	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	445 of 2016	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	61.3	506 of 2031	75.1%	★★★★☆
2021	80.3	107 of 1044	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	56.5	536 of 1859	71.2%	★★★★☆
2018	40.4	1056 of 1941	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)96th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)95th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+6 vs school

African American (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

Male (2025)86th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)74th percentile-14 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math85%+27 vs state

English Language Arts82%+27 vs state

Science49%+4 vs state

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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 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 149 Danny Kaye	Public	PK, KG-5	700 Sutter Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 688-7620	509	36	14.1	99.6%	12 (2.4%)	259 (50.9%)	212 (41.7%)	16 (3.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	84.7	310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.3%		66.7	735^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.9%	425	93.9	71.2	83.0				93.8	87.5	70.9				49.1		$33,317	$3,264	$30,053
Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn	Public, Charter	K-8	330 Alabama Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-5620	401	42	10.4	93.0%	0 (0.0%)	262 (65.3%)	133 (33.2%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	40.1	1470^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.9%		34.7	1598^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.6%	128	42.1	42.9	58.5	50.8	53.9	61.9	57.9	53.7	48.8	39.7	10.3	35.7	31.7	24.4	$28,466	$3,332	$25,134
Ps 328 Phyllis Wheatley	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Alabama Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 345-9393	264	21	12.5	97.3%	12 (4.5%)	114 (43.2%)	132 (50.0%)	3 (1.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	65	822^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.4%		41.6	1398^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.8%	576	66.7	52.2	77.8				74.2	62.5	81.5				29.6		$39,217	$4,382	$34,835
Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	574 Dumont Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7012	355	23	15.1	96.6%	6 (1.7%)	198 (55.8%)	135 (38.0%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.7%)	54.1	1083^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	55.7%		20	2061^st of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%	978	77.1	59.5	50.0				80.6	53.5	41.9				44.2		$33,396	$3,450	$29,946
Ps 13 Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-5	557 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 498-3717	331	29	11.4	95.2%	8 (2.4%)	197 (59.5%)	111 (33.5%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	42.1	1415^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.1%		65	781^st of 2445 public elementary schools	68.1%	634	34.8	56.4	61.7				47.8	71.8	50.0				28.6		$38,923	$3,253	$35,669
Ps 158 Warwick	Public	PK, KG-5	400 Ashford St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-6116	325	28	11.6	94.5%	6 (1.8%)	148 (45.5%)	146 (44.9%)	17 (5.2%)	7 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24.9	1924^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.3%		32.3	1680^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.3%	244	35.9	51.5	34.0				47.4	62.2	12.5				31.6		$35,991	$3,008	$32,983
Ps 190 Sheffield	Public	PK, KG-5	590 Sheffield Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 346-8780	104	8	12.5	94.2%	13 (12.5%)	67 (64.4%)	21 (20.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.9%)	83.1	348^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.8%		77.6	484^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.2%	136	86.7	100.0	80.0				86.7	100.0	100.0				22.2		$49,276	$3,569	$45,707
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
Ps 150 Christopher	Public	PK, KG-5	364 Sackman St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7746	97	10	10.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	57 (58.8%)	38 (39.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	14.9	2198^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.2	2177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%	21	35.7	38.5	41.2				35.7	35.7	23.5				11.8		$53,384	$3,058	$50,326
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 149 Danny Kaye

How many students attend Ps 149 Danny Kaye?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Ps 149 Danny Kaye.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 149 Danny Kaye?

Students at Ps 149 Danny Kaye are 51% African American, 42% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 149 Danny Kaye attend?

Students who attend Ps 149 Danny Kaye usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas

Is Ps 149 Danny Kaye a good school?

Ps 149 Danny Kaye ranks 310^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 149 Danny Kaye in?

New York City Geographic District #19

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