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Ps 48 Mapleton

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Ps 48 Mapleton ranks 1224 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1224^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 48 Mapleton is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 496 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #20, which is ranked 249 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 4-star rating.

PS 48 Mapleton has shown consistent improvement in its academic performance, with its statewide ranking improving over the years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the district and state averages in 3rd grade ELA and math, as well as 5th grade ELA. The school has also demonstrated strong performance in serving English Language Learners and students with Special Education needs, ranking among the top schools in the state for these subgroups. However, the school has struggled with the performance of male students and homeless students, an area that may require targeted interventions.

Compared to nearby schools, PS 48 Mapleton performs similarly to other schools in the district, such as PS 192 Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry and PS 205 Clarion, which also have 3- and 4-star ratings. However, the school lags behind the high-performing Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst, which has consistently ranked among the top 5% of New York elementary schools. Despite these challenges, PS 48 Mapleton continues to make progress and provide a quality education for its diverse student population.

487

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,769

Per pupil spending ?

87.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

6015 18th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11204-2294

(718) 232-3873

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Students who attend Ps 48 Mapleton usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 227 Edward B Shallow
High:	Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

42.5%

Asian:

33.5%

White:

21.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 60th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school53%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

1,224^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▼ down 10 pts since 2015

From top 40% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^th of 32Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #20

249^th of 874New York City Geographic District #20 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	48.8	1224 of 2445	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	975 of 2445	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.8	1000 of 2439	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	69.2	687 of 2434	71.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.8	415 of 2201	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	746 of 2413	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.1	945 of 2395	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2017	59.1	940 of 2386	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	55.7	1021 of 2366	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	58.6	934 of 2352	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.5	648 of 2345	72.4%	★★★★☆
2013	70.2	605 of 2325	74.0%	★★★★☆
2012	59.5	1048 of 2320	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	860 of 2286	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	63.2	923 of 2263	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	66.1	879 of 2257	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2008	70.8	699 of 2227	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.6	761 of 2219	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	76.1	480 of 2206	78.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	401 of 696	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.9	277 of 662	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.4	311 of 605	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.2	311 of 671	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.0	117 of 430	72.8%	★★★★☆
2019	48.9	342 of 548	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	414 of 601	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.9	284 of 1117	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.7	295 of 1066	72.3%	★★★★☆
2023	40.3	554 of 1001	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	80.2	98 of 1027	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	57.7	231 of 860	73.1%	★★★★☆
2018	66.3	170 of 938	81.9%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	1020 of 2409	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	59.3	884 of 2413	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	958 of 2403	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	72.3	586 of 2401	75.6%	★★★★☆
2021	71.2	479 of 1955	75.5%	★★★★☆
2019	59.8	898 of 2357	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.1	1150 of 2338	50.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1038 of 1569	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.2	838 of 1531	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	944 of 1429	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	645 of 1503	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	661 of 1315	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.5	723 of 1392	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.9	631 of 792	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	598 of 622	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.8	752 of 2098	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	531 of 2078	74.4%	★★★★☆
2023	65.1	554 of 2041	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	78.8	281 of 2099	86.6%	★★★★☆
2019	74.4	384 of 2032	81.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	576 of 2045	71.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1465 of 2407	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.5	1051 of 2411	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.0	1019 of 2400	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	788 of 2400	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.3	287 of 1961	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	70.4	609 of 2358	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	65.8	744 of 2340	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.1	953 of 2134	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.4	611 of 2110	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	44.6	924 of 2016	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.3	868 of 2031	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.1	517 of 1859	72.2%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	484 of 1941	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	47.5	788 of 1408	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)75th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile+5 vs school

White (2018)44th percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)39th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)34th percentile-16 vs school

Homeless (2025)20th percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts62%+7 vs state

Math53%-5 vs state

Science33%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, June 10, 2016

The worst attitude to students who speak languages other than English. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, February 29, 2016

Caring and knowledgeable administration and teachers! Remarkable improvement seen in my child's education. Smaller class sizes or 2 teachers per class would make school even better! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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 48 Mapleton	Public	PK, KG-5	6015 18th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 232-3873	487	40	12.1	87.5%	103 (21.1%)	3 (0.6%)	207 (42.5%)	163 (33.5%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	48.8	1224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.9%		56.9	975^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.1%	249				69.7	59.0	57.8				69.2	56.0	36.9				32.6		$32,769	$2,884	$29,884
Seeall Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	5601 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 851-8070	851	66	12.8	90.4%	177 (20.8%)	6 (0.7%)	301 (35.4%)	352 (41.4%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (1.2%)	71.1	659^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.0%		60	910^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.8%	251	100.0	100.0	98.3	62.9	54.0	71.2	67.1	63.6	77.3	56.9	52.3	65.6	81.9	79.7	81.7	58.6	73.2	$32,782	$2,600	$30,182
Ps 231	Public	K-8	5601 16th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 853-1884	352	84	4.1	89.8%	116 (33.0%)	48 (13.6%)	78 (22.2%)	103 (29.3%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)								(n/a)																		$136,869	$1,296	$135,573
Ps 121 Nelson A Rockefeller	Public, Magnet	K-8	5301 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 377-8845	295	42	7.0	80.3%	93 (31.5%)	12 (4.1%)	104 (35.3%)	73 (24.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	73.7	594^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%		62.1	853^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	65.1%	259			100.0	84.2	66.7	64.3	62.5	55.3	70.3	79.0	69.0	70.6	52.4	48.7	76.3	58.8	56.5	$51,493	$4,141	$47,352
Ps 205 Clarion	Public	PK, KG-5	6701 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-2380	1,093	84	13.0	79.5%	148 (13.5%)	12 (1.1%)	312 (28.5%)	603 (55.2%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	10 (0.9%)	81.1	390^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.0%		82.3	376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.6%	14				68.0	73.5	68.8				80.9	79.1	76.9				66.2		$32,035	$2,717	$29,318
Ps 192 Magnet School For Math And Science Inquiry (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4715 18th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 633-3061	592	64	9.2	92.2%	205 (34.6%)	10 (1.7%)	232 (39.2%)	140 (23.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56.1	1034^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.7%		53.7	1061^st of 2445 public elementary schools	56.6%	27		100.0	68.4	54.4	59.6	63.5	68.8	67.2	71.4	54.1	64.3	45.2	64.1	65.6	70.2	36.5	35.9	$34,235	$2,902	$31,333
Ps 247	Public	K-5	7000 21st Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-4205	744	63	11.8	78.0%	172 (23.1%)	1 (0.1%)	119 (16.0%)	442 (59.4%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (0.8%)	84	333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.4%		85.5	304^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%	29				75.4	75.9	75.8				86.4	77.2	76.5				61.4		$32,839	$2,606	$30,233
Ps 226 Alfred De B Mason	Public	PK, KG-8	6006 23rd Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 234-4940	877	88	9.9	85.7%	304 (34.7%)	13 (1.5%)	301 (34.3%)	242 (27.6%)	10 (1.1%)	1 (0.1%)	6 (0.7%)	46.7	1278^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.7%		50.5	1155^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%	123		55.1	85.7	53.3	49.4	61.5	46.7	48.3	47.4	59.5	54.4	59.3	34.8	44.1	55.7	43.7	15.9	$33,280	$2,941	$30,340
Ps 112 Lefferts Park	Public	PK, KG-5	7115 15th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 232-0685	740	53	13.9	74.3%	192 (25.9%)	7 (0.9%)	295 (39.9%)	236 (31.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	62.2	890^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.6%		63	823^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.3%	67				64.5	56.1	60.5				74.4	55.8	62.0				51.7		$28,579	$2,545	$26,034
Detective Wenjian Liu School Of Civics And Entrepreneruship	Public	K	6312 13th Ave	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(929) 737-0510	31	3	10.3	80.6%	2 (6.5%)	1 (3.2%)	19 (61.3%)	9 (29.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																		$47,066	$1,955	$45,111

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 48 Mapleton

What district is Ps 48 Mapleton in?

New York City Geographic District #20

How many students attend Ps 48 Mapleton?

In the 2024-25 school year, 487 students attended Ps 48 Mapleton.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 48 Mapleton?

Students at Ps 48 Mapleton are 43% Hispanic, 33% Asian, 21% White, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 48 Mapleton attend?

Students who attend Ps 48 Mapleton usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 227 Edward B Shallow
High : Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

Is Ps 48 Mapleton a good school?

Ps 48 Mapleton ranks 1224^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

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