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Ps 273 Wortman

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2182^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 11% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 273 Wortman is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 294 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 273 Wortman consistently performs below the New York City Geographic District #19 and the overall New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 36.11% compared to the district's 51.98% and the state's 54.15%. Similarly, the 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 33.33% for the school, 59.04% for the district, and 59.7% for the state. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade is also significantly lower than the district and state averages, with a 25% proficiency rate compared to 32.75% for the district and 45.02% for the state.

The nearby schools, such as PS 202 Ernest S Jenkyns, PS 213 New Lots, and East New York Elementary School of Excellence, generally perform better than PS 273 Wortman in both ELA and Math proficiency across grades 3-5. Additionally, Imagine Me Leadership Charter School, located 0.26 miles from PS 273 Wortman, consistently outperforms the public school in both ELA and Math proficiency across grades 3-8.

299

Students ?

12.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,836

Per pupil spending ?

89.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

923 Jerome St
Brooklyn, NY 11207-8997

(718) 649-5739

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Students who attend Ps 273 Wortman usually attend:

Middle:

Van Siclen Community Middle School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

65.2%

Hispanic:

32.1%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

2,182^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 11%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	15.4	2182 of 2445	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	2195 of 2445	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2066 of 2439	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	2275 of 2434	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	1325 of 2201	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.4	2323 of 2413	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	2229 of 2395	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.8	2119 of 2386	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	2131 of 2366	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	23.8	1835 of 2352	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.2	1956 of 2345	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	2057 of 2325	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.7	2003 of 2320	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.9	1783 of 2286	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.7	1748 of 2263	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	34.1	1735 of 2257	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.6	1890 of 2227	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.8	1998 of 2219	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.7	1936 of 2206	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.8	704 of 928	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	647 of 927	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.0	631 of 857	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	776 of 936	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.3	716 of 891	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.5	767 of 948	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1955 of 2409	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2238 of 2413	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.4	2001 of 2403	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2228 of 2401	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	2278 of 2357	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.6	2155 of 2338	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	190 of 792	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.6	298 of 766	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	408 of 637	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	469 of 622	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.1	490 of 570	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.8	618 of 730	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	26.7	1589 of 2041	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.1	1871 of 2099	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1953 of 2032	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1869 of 2045	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.2	2268 of 2407	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.2	2029 of 2411	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	2034 of 2400	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	2220 of 2400	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.1	2274 of 2358	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	2224 of 2340	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.3	2123 of 2134	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.9	1890 of 2110	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.0	1793 of 2016	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1908 of 2031	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1450 of 1859	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.3	1399 of 1941	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆

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)76th percentile+65 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)22nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)1st percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-18 vs state

Math28%-29 vs state

Science25%-20 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 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
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 306 Ethan Allen	Public	PK, KG-5	970 Vermont St	Brooklyn	11207	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 649-3155	259	23	11.1	98.1%	2 (0.8%)	180 (69.5%)	75 (29.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	65	821^st of 2445 public elementary schools	66.4%		42.2	1376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.7%	555	57.1	59.5	78.8				71.4	62.2	72.7				42.4		$41,776	$3,915	$37,861
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
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
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
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
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 346 Abe Stark	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Pennsylvania Ave	Brooklyn	11239	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-3000	385	40	9.7	88.8%	9 (2.3%)	265 (68.8%)	101 (26.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.8%)	5 (1.3%)	54.5	1069^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.3%		34	1620^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%	551	63.8	50.9	65.5				66.7	53.5	79.3				23.1		$46,702	$3,599	$43,102
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 273 Wortman

How many students attend Ps 273 Wortman?

In the 2024-25 school year, 299 students attended Ps 273 Wortman.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 273 Wortman?

Students at Ps 273 Wortman are 65% African American, 32% Hispanic, 1% White.

What district is Ps 273 Wortman in?

New York City Geographic District #19

What schools do graduates of Ps 273 Wortman attend?

Students who attend Ps 273 Wortman usually go on to attend:

Middle : Van Siclen Community Middle School

Is Ps 273 Wortman a good school?

Ps 273 Wortman ranks in the bottom 10.8% of New York elementary schools.

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