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Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin

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Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin ranks 1455 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1455^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 40% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 159 Isaac Pitkin is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 611 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #19, which is ranked 726 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 159 Isaac Pitkin has consistently ranked in the lower half of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1124 and 1455 out of 2,201 to 2,445 schools over the past several years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math ranging from around 40-50% for most grade levels. However, the school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment is notably lower, with proficiency rates around 25-35%, compared to the district and state averages of around 32-45%. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with female students generally performing better than male students, and Asian and Hispanic students tending to perform better than African American students.

Compared to nearby schools, such as PS 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden, East New York Elementary School of Excellence, and PS 202 Ernest S. Jenkyns, PS 159 Isaac Pitkin generally performs at a similar or lower level. However, some charter schools in the area, like East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School and Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School, have significantly outperformed PS 159 Isaac Pitkin, especially in Math and ELA proficiency rates.

661

Students ?

14.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,799

Per pupil spending ?

92.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2781 Pitkin Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208-3299

(718) 277-4828

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Students who attend Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

57.2%

Hispanic:

23.4%

African American:

16.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 51st percentile in 2022 → 40th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped from its 51st-percentile peak (2022) to 40th (2025)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

1,455^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	40.5	1455 of 2445	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.7	1396 of 2445	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.4	1298 of 2439	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.4	1190 of 2434	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.9	1124 of 2201	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.4	1255 of 2413	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	1667 of 2395	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	25.4	1863 of 2386	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	29.0	1760 of 2366	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	30.9	1688 of 2352	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	32.9	1643 of 2345	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.0	1717 of 2325	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	28.3	1806 of 2320	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	23.1	1870 of 2286	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.1	2034 of 2263	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.6	1963 of 2257	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.1	1826 of 2227	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	22.5	1823 of 2219	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.2	1813 of 2206	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	38.2	560 of 936	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.4	184 of 427	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.2	424 of 891	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.8	545 of 948	42.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.0	589 of 696	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	517 of 662	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.2	458 of 605	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.7	465 of 671	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	32.7	339 of 430	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.5	365 of 548	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.3	468 of 601	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	784 of 1117	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	392 of 1066	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	539 of 1001	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.2	322 of 1027	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.8	157 of 860	81.7%	★★★★☆
2018	51.8	352 of 938	62.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.5	1378 of 2409	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.5	1219 of 2413	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.5	965 of 2403	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	1086 of 2401	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.5	958 of 1955	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	1249 of 2357	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1670 of 2338	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	770 of 1569	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	878 of 1531	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.1	753 of 1429	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1239 of 1503	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	735 of 1315	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	297 of 792	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.7	274 of 766	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	269 of 637	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.7	250 of 622	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.4	393 of 570	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	523 of 730	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	850 of 2098	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.9	773 of 2078	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.4	749 of 2041	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.9	665 of 2099	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.8	454 of 1678	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	61.3	617 of 2032	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	1121 of 2045	45.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	1510 of 2407	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1574 of 2411	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1657 of 2400	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	1285 of 2400	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	42.1	1160 of 1961	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.2	1247 of 2358	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.0	1596 of 2340	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1069 of 2134	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.5	1411 of 2110	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.6	1200 of 2016	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.9	1001 of 2031	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.8	1114 of 1859	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.3	836 of 1941	56.9%	★★★☆☆

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)62nd percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)59th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)50th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school

African American (2022)40th percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)37th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)30th percentile-11 vs school

Asian (2025)15th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

Math51%-6 vs state

Science35%-10 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	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 159 Isaac Pitkin	Public	PK, KG-5	2781 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 277-4828	661	47	14.2	92.6%	2 (0.3%)	109 (16.5%)	155 (23.4%)	378 (57.2%)	12 (1.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.6%)	40.5	1455^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.5%		41.7	1396^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%	59				52.0	46.9	56.6				57.7	48.9	46.7				34.8		$29,799	$2,901	$26,898
Ps 214 Michael Friedsam	Public	PK, KG-5	2944 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1740	728	53	13.8	88.9%	17 (2.3%)	61 (8.4%)	157 (21.6%)	461 (63.3%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39.6	1486^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.2%		33.5	1635^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.1%	149				50.0	45.7	59.6				56.6	54.0	46.4				28.1		$33,383	$3,048	$30,334
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 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
Brooklyn Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Brooklyn Scholars Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 348-9360	728	45	16.1	89.1%	5 (0.7%)	484 (66.5%)	187 (25.7%)	35 (4.8%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47.2	1266^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.2%		34	1622^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%	356	100.0	92.9	100.0	69.4	44.6	62.2	50.7	49.3	70.0	68.1	28.8	43.1	44.9	50.8	68.7	45.1	52.5	$22,191	$1,578	$20,613
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
East New York Elementary School Of Excellence	Public	PK, KG-5	605 Shepherd Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 272-6075	349	30	11.7	93.7%	3 (0.9%)	127 (36.4%)	176 (50.4%)	25 (7.2%)	6 (1.7%)	4 (1.1%)	8 (2.3%)	17.9	2135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.7%		13.6	2254^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.8%	119				48.2	29.4	25.5				51.8	26.4	32.7				9.6		$36,056	$3,390	$32,666
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
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 202 Ernest S Jenkyns	Public	PK, KG-5	982 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-7880	249	17	14.6	92.8%	1 (0.4%)	129 (51.8%)	109 (43.8%)	7 (2.8%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	8	2340^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%		30.6	1728^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.3%	612				19.4	28.6	24.1				19.4	27.6	23.5				24.1		$37,918	$5,053	$32,865

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin

What is the racial makeup of Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin?

Students at Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin are 57% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% American Indian.

Is Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin a good school?

Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin ranks 1455^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin attend?

Students who attend Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 218 James P Sinnott

What district is Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin in?

New York City Geographic District #19

How many students attend Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin?

In the 2024-25 school year, 661 students attended Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin.

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