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Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2117^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 224 Hale A Woodruff is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 261 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 224 Hale A Woodruff consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,882 and 2,341 out of over 2,400 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly in science, where only 11.63% of 5th graders were proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 32.75% in the district and 45.02% statewide. However, the school performs relatively better for special education students, ranking in the top 35% of New York elementary schools in this subgroup.

Nearby schools, such as PS 202 Ernest S Jenkyns, East New York Elementary School of Excellence, and PS 273 Wortman, also perform poorly on state assessments and have high percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. In contrast, some charter schools in the area, such as Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2 and Imagine Me Leadership Charter School, demonstrate significantly higher academic performance compared to PS 224 Hale A Woodruff and the surrounding district schools.

269

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,064

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

757 Wortman Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208-5599

(718) 235-3600

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Students who attend Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff usually attend:

Middle:

Van Siclen Community Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

56.9%

Hispanic:

35.3%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 11th percentile in 2015 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (34% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 33 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school34%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

2,117^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▲ up 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

18^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	18.6	2117 of 2445	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	2017 of 2445	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.9	1925 of 2439	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1976 of 2434	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.4	1882 of 2201	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	7.5	2341 of 2413	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	2270 of 2395	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.0	2349 of 2386	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.9	2237 of 2366	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.8	2098 of 2352	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	2152 of 2345	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.8	2156 of 2325	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.7	2164 of 2320	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	14.0	2058 of 2286	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.3	2027 of 2263	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	10.5	2132 of 2257	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.5	2171 of 2227	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.6	2046 of 2219	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.8	2057 of 2206	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	575 of 928	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.8	542 of 927	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	448 of 857	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.7	588 of 936	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.1	777 of 891	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	754 of 948	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	564 of 1117	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.8	981 of 1066	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	707 of 860	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	836 of 938	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	2100 of 2409	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.1	2186 of 2413	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1730 of 2403	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1838 of 2401	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	2321 of 2357	1.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.6	2220 of 2338	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	13.1	1326 of 1392	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	286 of 792	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	12.5	557 of 570	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	617 of 730	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	24.7	1654 of 2041	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.3	1542 of 2099	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1997 of 2407	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1740 of 2411	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.5	2006 of 2400	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	2040 of 2400	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.0	2234 of 2358	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.2	2220 of 2340	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1334 of 2134	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.9	728 of 2110	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.1	749 of 2016	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	531 of 2031	73.9%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	1093 of 1859	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1547 of 1941	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)64th percentile+50 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)38th percentile+25 vs school

Special Education (2025)37th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)19th percentile~ school

Male (2025)17th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2018)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math39%-18 vs state

English Language Arts37%-18 vs state

Science12%-33 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)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 224 Hale A Woodruff	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Wortman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-3600	269	25	10.7	95.2%	8 (3.0%)	153 (56.9%)	95 (35.3%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	18.6	2117^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.4%		21.7	2017^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.5%	100					30.2	35.9	45.5				45.5	43.6	28.9				11.6		$45,064	$3,801	$41,263
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 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
Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-5	135-25 79th St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	437	32	13.6	81.0%	6 (1.4%)	202 (46.2%)	188 (43.0%)	16 (3.7%)	11 (2.5%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	56.2	1029^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.9%		42.5	1370^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.0%	341					71.0	58.5	49.1				74.6	75.0	46.3				30.9		$18,008	$00	$18,008
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
Ps 232 Lindenwood	Public	PK, KG-8	153-23 83rd St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 848-9247	831	58	14.4	67.6%	186 (22.4%)	62 (7.5%)	451 (54.3%)	97 (11.7%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	48.4	1231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%		38.9	1487^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.2%	256			40.2	31.5	62.0	46.4	54.8	54.6	57.5	61.7	46.8	50.7	41.9	68.1	73.8		40.5		$29,578	$2,022	$27,556
Ps 273 Wortman	Public	PK, KG-5	923 Jerome St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-5739	299	24	12.4	89.6%	4 (1.3%)	195 (65.2%)	96 (32.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	15.4	2182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%		15.7	2195^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.2%	13					36.1	26.3	50.0				33.3	26.3	25.0				25.0		$37,836	$2,755	$35,081
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff

How many students attend Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff?

In the 2024-25 school year, 269 students attended Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff.

What schools do graduates of Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff attend?

Students who attend Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff usually go on to attend:

Middle : Van Siclen Community Middle School

Is Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff a good school?

Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff ranks in the bottom 13.4% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff?

Students at Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff are 57% African American, 35% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff in?

New York City Geographic District #19

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