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Ps 190 Sheffield

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Ps 190 Sheffield ranks 348 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

348^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 86% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 190 Sheffield is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 106 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 190 Sheffield has shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking rising from 1854 out of 2413 New York elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 348 out of 2445 in 2024-2025, earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the district and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in 3rd grade ELA, PS 190 Sheffield had a proficiency rate of 86.67%, compared to 51.98% for the district and 54.15% for the state.

Despite its high-poverty student demographics, with 97.17% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, PS 190 Sheffield has shown strong performance among specific student subgroups, particularly African American students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school ranked 144 out of 927 New York elementary schools for its African American student population and 167 out of 2078 for low socioeconomic status students, earning 4-star and 5-star ratings, respectively. This achievement is particularly noteworthy, as the school outperforms many of the nearby schools in the district, including PS 149 Danny Kaye, PS 13 Roberto Clemente, and Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School.

104

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$49,276

Per pupil spending ?

94.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

590 Sheffield Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207-6399

(718) 346-8780

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Racial breakdown:

African American:

64.4%

Hispanic:

20.2%

White:

12.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 16th percentile in 2014 → 86th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (82% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 14% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 70 percentile points since 2014

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 23 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

348^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 14%▲ up 53 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to top 14% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	83.1	348 of 2445	85.8%	★★★★☆
2024	77.6	484 of 2445	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	64.2	815 of 2439	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.6	1236 of 2434	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1854 of 2413	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1671 of 2395	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	30.1	1724 of 2386	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	34.6	1616 of 2366	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	34.8	1583 of 2352	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	19.3	1971 of 2345	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.5	1958 of 2325	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.5	2169 of 2320	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	33.2	1676 of 2286	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	41.7	1492 of 2263	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	15.7	2044 of 2257	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	6.3	2142 of 2227	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.6	2003 of 2219	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	28.5	1750 of 2206	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	76.8	144 of 927	84.5%	★★★★☆
2023	81.6	111 of 857	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	37.1	548 of 891	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	61.5	286 of 948	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	72.5	557 of 2413	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	72.7	587 of 2403	75.6%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	884 of 2401	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	1662 of 2357	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.5	1478 of 2338	36.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	32.5	1003 of 1392	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	19.7	540 of 570	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.6	644 of 730	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.3	290 of 2098	86.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.2	167 of 2078	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	75.9	362 of 2041	82.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	56.2	988 of 2411	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.0	1128 of 2400	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.5	1552 of 2400	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1973 of 2358	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1894 of 2340	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)86th percentile~ school

African American (2024)84th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2024)77th percentile-3 vs school

Male (2024)59th percentile-21 vs school

Hispanic (2018)28th percentile~ school

Homeless (2019)5th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math94%+36 vs state

English Language Arts87%+32 vs state

Science22%-23 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 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 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
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 213 New Lots	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Hegeman Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 257-4034	199	21	9.4	93.5%	20 (10.1%)	113 (56.8%)	40 (20.1%)	20 (10.1%)	4 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.0%)	29.3	1796^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.5%		12.4	2281^st of 2445 public elementary schools	6.7%	485	38.5	25.0	33.3				57.1	60.7	38.9				33.3		$45,464	$4,239	$41,225
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
Ps 36	Public	PK, KG-8	2045 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 272-6483	422	91	4.6	92.4%	26 (6.2%)	252 (59.7%)	106 (25.1%)	28 (6.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)								(n/a)															$125,111	$1,478	$123,633
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 4	Public	PK, KG-5	923 Jerome St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 272-7555	385	85	4.5	89.6%	16 (4.2%)	219 (56.9%)	106 (27.5%)	31 (8.1%)	8 (2.1%)	3 (0.8%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)															$118,358	$1,317	$117,042
Achievement First Linden Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	800 Van Siclen Ave	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	Achievement First Linden Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2700	630	29	21.7	92.7%	9 (1.4%)	449 (71.3%)	124 (19.7%)	8 (1.3%)	29 (4.6%)	5 (0.8%)	6 (1.0%)	49.4	1212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.4%		33.7	1631^st of 2445 public elementary schools	33.3%	419	34.0	48.4	63.3	49.4	48.0	51.6	64.0	62.9	51.9	58.8	56.8	54.0	35.4	56.3	$23,344	$1,571	$21,773
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 190 Sheffield

How many students attend Ps 190 Sheffield?

In the 2024-25 school year, 104 students attended Ps 190 Sheffield.

What district is Ps 190 Sheffield in?

New York City Geographic District #19

What is the racial makeup of Ps 190 Sheffield?

Students at Ps 190 Sheffield are 64% African American, 20% Hispanic, 13% White, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ps 190 Sheffield a good school?

Ps 190 Sheffield ranks 348^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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