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Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway

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Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway ranks 1704 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1704^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in the Brooklyn borough of New York City, with 299 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance, high poverty rates, and declining rankings over time.

Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway has underperformed compared to the New York City Geographic District #23 and the state of New York in standardized test scores for English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 60.87% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA compared to 55.79% in the district and 54.15% statewide. The school's performance also varies greatly across grade levels and subject areas, suggesting inconsistent instructional quality or curriculum. Additionally, the school's ranking and test scores have generally declined over the past several years, from a ranking around 1,600-1,800 in the mid-2010s to the 2,000s more recently.

Compared to other nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 327 Dr Rose B English, Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway generally performs worse, with lower test scores and rankings. However, the school spends a relatively high amount per student, around $36,000 in 2023-2024, suggesting the need to re-evaluate how resources are being utilized to improve student outcomes.

313

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,893

Per pupil spending ?

92.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2163 Dean St
Brooklyn, NY 11233-4003

(718) 495-7768

District: New York City Geographic District #23

Racial breakdown:

African American:

59.7%

Hispanic:

33.5%

White:

2.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 19th percentile in 2014 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 54% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 33 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg42%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

1,704^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,409^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 6%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 20% (2015) to bottom 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 15Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #23

672^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #23 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	1704 of 2445	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.4	1639 of 2445	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2094 of 2439	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.2	2312 of 2434	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1685 of 2413	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.0	1810 of 2395	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.6	1940 of 2386	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.8	1661 of 2366	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.2	1938 of 2352	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	23.0	1900 of 2345	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.8	1953 of 2325	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	16.8	2025 of 2320	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	27.0	1802 of 2286	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.6	1983 of 2263	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	48.8	1427 of 2257	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	35.5	1664 of 2227	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	43.4	1486 of 2219	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2006	46.6	1447 of 2206	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.4	513 of 928	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.5	595 of 927	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.3	756 of 857	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	803 of 936	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.5	570 of 891	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	451 of 948	52.4%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	326 of 1117	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	40.5	578 of 1066	45.8%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1621 of 2409	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1626 of 2413	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2013 of 2403	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.5	2249 of 2401	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	37.2	1489 of 2357	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.6	1742 of 2338	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.9	528 of 792	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.6	595 of 766	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	632 of 637	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.0	497 of 622	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	84.9	42 of 570	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	38.0	469 of 730	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	49.9	932 of 2078	55.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1799 of 2407	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.7	1670 of 2411	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.4	2112 of 2400	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2288 of 2400	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1800 of 2358	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.6	1851 of 2340	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.5	1712 of 2134	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1700 of 1941	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.9	1409 of 1500	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.6	1273 of 1504	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1171 of 1500	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.8	1330 of 1479	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1124 of 1439	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.4	1162 of 1438	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.5	1157 of 1455	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.9	1064 of 1429	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	1128 of 1407	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.2	1076 of 1401	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	25.4	1042 of 1373	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.4	1066 of 1337	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.5	1040 of 1295	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.1	900 of 1243	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	43.7	850 of 1224	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	31.8	895 of 1185	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	35.9	806 of 1123	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	73.8	291 of 1095	73.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.7	598 of 676	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.3	536 of 705	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	49.9	323 of 696	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	29.0	523 of 706	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.3	352 of 653	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.3	443 of 663	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	271 of 646	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.0	232 of 615	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1388 of 1457	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1164 of 1465	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.0	862 of 1463	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1340 of 1454	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1133 of 1370	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	1215 of 1353	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.5	536 of 603	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.9	324 of 594	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.5	470 of 543	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.4	420 of 487	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.1	243 of 457	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.7	1325 of 1455	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.1	1301 of 1464	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.9	1351 of 1464	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1245 of 1455	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	1023 of 1366	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.8	915 of 1352	32.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	756 of 1298	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.2	560 of 1303	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.0	361 of 1307	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	17.3	1169 of 1170	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+41 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)55th percentile+22 vs school

African American (2025)45th percentile+14 vs school

Homeless (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)25th percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile-11 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)58th percentile+52 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+36 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)11th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-15 vs state

Math33%-23 vs state

Algebra I23%-33 vs state

Science21%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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)
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Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway	Public	PK, KG-8	2163 Dean St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7768	313	27	11.4	92.7%	9 (2.9%)	187 (59.7%)	105 (33.5%)	2 (0.6%)	6 (1.9%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	32.3	1704^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.3%		33.4	1639^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.0%	65		23.3	60.9	85.0	28.0	0.0	24.2	44.8	50.0	72.7	33.3	16.7	10.8		17.4	24.0	$36,893	$3,150	$33,742
Dr Jacqueline Peek-Davis School	Public	PK, KG-5	430 Howard Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 953-4569	218	14	15.5	96.8%	12 (5.5%)	149 (68.3%)	49 (22.5%)	6 (2.8%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	27.5	1847^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.5%		39.8	1459^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.3%	388			39.1	41.7	64.3				27.3	36.0	53.9						$37,966	$3,705	$34,260
Ps/Is 155 Nicholas Herkimer	Public	PK, KG-8	1355 Herkimer St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-4340	298	24	12.4	90.9%	2 (0.7%)	96 (32.2%)	186 (62.4%)	3 (1.0%)	8 (2.7%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	26.2	1888^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.8%		49.6	1182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	51.7%	706		47.6	75.0	20.0	22.2	23.1	25.0	52.9	76.2	5.6	13.6	38.9	45.8		18.8	25.0	$45,345	$4,492	$40,853
Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	251 Macdougal St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-2747	378	31	12.2	81.0%	6 (1.6%)	240 (63.5%)	109 (28.8%)	8 (2.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (3.7%)	76.3	518^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.8%		86.6	281^st of 2445 public elementary schools	88.5%	237			77.8	76.3	85.5				66.1	78.6	83.9				34.8		$33,666	$3,061	$30,605
Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1501 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	Brownsville Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 294-2600	591	33	18.1	93.9%	8 (1.4%)	463 (78.3%)	95 (16.1%)	8 (1.4%)	8 (1.4%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (1.2%)	56.3	1027^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.0%		43.6	1331^st of 2445 public elementary schools	45.6%	304			71.4	51.7	68.6	60.0	64.4	51.3	74.6	56.9	42.0	41.5	67.1	51.9	38.8	52.0	$18,406	$1,455	$16,951
Imagine Me Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	39 Truxton St	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	Imagine Me Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 985-2140	280			82.9%	1 (0.4%)	203 (72.5%)	66 (23.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.5%)	72.9	618^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.7%		62	858^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.9%	240	85.7	96.0	90.5	100.0	76.3	74.1	68.6	67.9	71.4	90.9	80.6	53.9	52.9		32.6		$13,817	$13,817	$00
Ps 40 George W Carver	Public	PK, KG-5	265 Ralph Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2353	465	36	12.9	89.5%	25 (5.4%)	311 (66.9%)	97 (20.9%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.9%)	14 (3.0%)	11 (2.4%)	78.8	460^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.2%		60.7	892^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.5%	432			100.0	85.5	55.6				97.8	98.2	59.1				41.7		$35,801	$3,831	$31,970
Ps 137 Rachel Jean Mitchell	Public	PK, KG-5	121 Saratoga Ave	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 453-2926	145	19	7.6	79.3%	9 (6.2%)	85 (58.6%)	40 (27.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	9 (6.2%)	45.7	1310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.4%		32	1685^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.1%	375			33.3	60.0	41.7				66.7	54.6	69.2				38.5		$46,969	$3,266	$43,703
Ps 298 Dr Betty Shabazz	Public	PK, KG-5	85 Watkins St	Brooklyn	11212	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #23	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 495-7793	339	28	12.3	97.9%	2 (0.6%)	209 (61.7%)	125 (36.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	13.1	2241^st of 2445 public elementary schools	8.3%		20	2060^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%	181			38.5	22.2	45.7				30.0	28.1	21.9				15.2		$37,667	$3,818	$33,849
Ps 191 Paul Robeson	Public	PK, KG-5	1600 Park Pl	Brooklyn	11233	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 756-1206	163	22	7.4	92.0%	4 (2.5%)	119 (73.0%)	35 (21.5%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	3 (1.8%)	37	1549^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.6%		16.2	2180^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%	631			41.2	80.0	58.3				36.8	42.9	41.7				30.0		$45,160	$2,900	$42,260

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway

How many students attend Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway?

In the 2024-25 school year, 313 students attended Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway.

What district is Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway in?

New York City Geographic District #23

What is the racial makeup of Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway?

Students at Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway are 60% African American, 34% Hispanic, 3% White, 2% American Indian.

Is Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway a good school?

Ps 178 Saint Clair McKelway ranks 1704^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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