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East New York Elementary School Of Excellence

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2135^th

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of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 13% of New York elementary schools

Summary

East New York Elementary School Of Excellence is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the New York City Geographic District #19 in Brooklyn, New York. The school has 361 students and a student-teacher ratio of 12.7, with a high percentage of students from low-income families, ranging from 91.78% to 94.05% over the past few years.

Despite increased per-student spending, from $20,840 in 2020-2021 to $34,574 in 2023-2024, East New York Elementary School Of Excellence consistently performs below the New York City District #19 and New York state averages on state assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In 2024-2025, only 48.21% of 3rd graders, 29.41% of 4th graders, and 25.49% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 51.98%, 47.24%, and 54.17% respectively. The school's performance in Math is also low, with only 51.79% of 3rd graders, 26.42% of 4th graders, and 32.69% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district averages of 59.04%, 52.9%, and 50.27%.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the same district, such as Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin and Ps 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden, East New York Elementary School Of Excellence performs significantly worse, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math, as well as lower statewide rankings. The school's science proficiency rates are also extremely low, with only 9.62% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the district average of 32.75% and the state average of 45.02%.

349

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,056

Per pupil spending ?

93.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

605 Shepherd Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11208

(718) 272-6075

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.4%

African American:

36.4%

Asian:

7.2%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 9th percentile in 2014 → 13th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (13th percentile)

!Science scores 35 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

2,135^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 13%▬ steady since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

19^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	17.9	2135 of 2445	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.6	2254 of 2445	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.5	2340 of 2439	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.3	2311 of 2434	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	2089 of 2413	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2274 of 2395	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.5	2102 of 2386	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.5	2007 of 2366	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	16.6	2052 of 2352	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.0	2143 of 2345	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	2174 of 2325	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	6.3	2226 of 2320	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	2222 of 2286	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	25.9	730 of 927	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	738 of 857	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	883 of 936	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	619 of 891	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.9	759 of 948	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.4	467 of 1117	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.3	835 of 1066	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	893 of 1001	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	836 of 1027	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	542 of 860	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.4	833 of 938	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	2092 of 2409	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2158 of 2413	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	2295 of 2403	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.9	2279 of 2401	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1899 of 2357	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	2148 of 2338	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1169 of 1569	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.1	1334 of 1531	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.1	1296 of 1429	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	1377 of 1503	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	979 of 1315	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1270 of 1392	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	500 of 792	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.1	699 of 766	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	609 of 637	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.4	559 of 622	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	343 of 570	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	516 of 730	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1986 of 2098	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1871 of 2032	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1956 of 2045	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.7	2072 of 2407	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.8	2255 of 2411	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.9	2284 of 2400	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	2267 of 2400	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2146 of 2358	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.2	2284 of 2340	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.0	1496 of 2134	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.7	1162 of 2110	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.5	657 of 2016	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	1125 of 2031	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	38.2	1020 of 1859	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1530 of 1941	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)58th percentile+46 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2024)21st percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

Female (2025)13th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math37%-20 vs state

English Language Arts35%-20 vs state

Science10%-35 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
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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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 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
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

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