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Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School

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Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School ranks 1083 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1083^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 56% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School is a public elementary school serving 311 students in grades PK-5 in the New York City Geographic District #19. This school has shown significant academic improvement over the years, with its statewide ranking jumping from the bottom 5% of New York elementary schools in 2015-2016 to the top 45% in 2024-2025.

Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School's performance on state assessments is particularly noteworthy, with 3rd-grade students outperforming the district and state averages in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math in the 2024-2025 school year. For example, in 3rd-grade ELA, 77.14% of students were proficient or better, compared to 51.98% for the district and 54.15% for the state. Similarly, in 3rd-grade Math, 80.56% of students were proficient or better, compared to 59.04% for the district and 59.7% for the state. The school has also shown strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 20% of New York elementary schools for African American students and in the top 25% for English Language Learner students.

Despite serving a high-needs population, with over 96% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School has been able to achieve strong academic outcomes, outperforming nearby schools like PS 213 New Lots, which had only 38.46% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA for the 2024-2025 school year. This suggests that the school has implemented effective strategies and interventions to support the learning and achievement of its economically disadvantaged students.

355

Students ?

15.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,396

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

574 Dumont Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11207

(718) 495-7012

District: New York City Geographic District #19

Students who attend Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 292 Margaret S Douglas

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.8%

Hispanic:

38.0%

White:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2016 → 56th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 55 percentile points since 2016

✓Above the New York median (56th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

1,083^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 44%▲ up 55 pts since 2016

From bottom 1% (2016) to top 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	54.1	1083 of 2445	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	20.0	2061 of 2445	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.1	1718 of 2439	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.8	2338 of 2434	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	1789 of 2201	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.3	2305 of 2413	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2293 of 2395	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	6.8	2337 of 2386	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	4.6	2353 of 2366	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	173 of 928	81.4%	★★★★☆
2024	33.0	625 of 927	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.2	357 of 857	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.2	686 of 936	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.4	771 of 891	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.6	820 of 948	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	280 of 1117	74.9%	★★★★☆
2024	45.5	473 of 1066	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.4	840 of 2409	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.4	1987 of 2413	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	1328 of 2403	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	10.7	2284 of 2401	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.5	2267 of 2357	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.5	2299 of 2338	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	458 of 1569	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	29.0	1150 of 1531	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	121 of 792	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	39.2	459 of 766	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.1	338 of 637	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	486 of 622	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	476 of 570	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	611 of 730	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	44.4	1052 of 2041	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	12.9	2009 of 2099	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.3	1314 of 2407	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	21.6	2020 of 2411	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	1869 of 2400	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.6	2304 of 2400	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	2228 of 2358	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.7	2067 of 2340	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	300 of 2134	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	68.8	412 of 2110	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.2	324 of 2016	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	32.2	1435 of 2031	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1547 of 1859	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.2	1196 of 1941	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)86th percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)85th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)81st percentile+26 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)75th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)65th percentile+9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)48th percentile+19 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts61%+6 vs state

Math57%~ state avg

Science44%~ state avg

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What people are saying

by a parent
Friday, March 20, 2020

This school has a lot of work to do. They do not communicate very well with parents and it’s not a trusting environment. The teachers are fine, however, can be lazy. The students who are aggressive do not have the necessary support they need and take anger out on the other children. That’s not fair to anyone. There is no indoor play site for the little ones and the kids resort to playing in the auditorium when the weather is not permitting of them being outside. Very dangerous. Parent involvement is almost nonexistent. Not because the parents don’t want to be involved, but because the school doesn’t provide opportunities to do so. There was initial talk of so but the momentum died down to the point where it went no where. There’s no consistent daily or even weekly updates for the little ones. I do not recommend this program. Close Quote

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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
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 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
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 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
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 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
Ps 150 Christopher	Public	PK, KG-5	364 Sackman St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7746	97	10	10.0	100.0%	0 (0.0%)	57 (58.8%)	38 (39.2%)	1 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.0%)	14.9	2198^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.1%		16.2	2177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%	21	35.7	38.5	41.2				35.7	35.7	23.5				11.8		$53,384	$3,058	$50,326
Gregory Jocko Jackson-Sports-Arts	Public	PK, KG-5	213 Osborn St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7791	203	18	11.2	98.5%	6 (3.0%)	122 (60.1%)	72 (35.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	50.1	1201^st of 2445 public elementary schools	50.9%		30.1	1743^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	28.7%	542	58.3	65.0	48.0				70.8	80.0	38.5				30.8		$44,588	$3,247	$41,341
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 184 Newport	Public	PK, KG-8	273 Newport St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7776	395	40	9.9	97.2%	3 (0.8%)	263 (66.6%)	120 (30.4%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	15.3	2187^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%		6	2410^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.4%	223	43.3	15.6	12.5	21.2	26.7	30.0	58.3	41.2	21.9	20.6	19.6	7.9	6.3	19.5	$43,227	$3,729	$39,499

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