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Ps 163 Bath Beach

Public Grades K-8

195^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 163 Bath Beach is an exemplary elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 620 students from grades K-8. Located in the New York City Geographic District #20, which is ranked 249 out of 874 districts in the state, PS 163 Bath Beach consistently outperforms its peers in academic achievement.

The school's students excel on standardized tests, with 94.74% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 66.49% for the district and 54.15% for the state. PS 163 Bath Beach also boasts a 100% proficiency rate on Regents exams for Algebra I and Living Environment/Biology, far surpassing the district and state averages. This academic excellence extends across diverse student subgroups, including female students, Asian students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, indicating the school's commitment to equity and inclusion.

With a relatively high per-student spending of $30,667 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.1, PS 163 Bath Beach has the resources to provide personalized instruction and support to its students. While the school outperforms many of the nearby schools, such as PS 101 Verrazano (The) and PS 229 Dyker, which also demonstrate strong academic performance, PS 163 Bath Beach stands out as an exemplary model for delivering high-quality education and supporting the diverse needs of its student population.

621

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,090

Per pupil spending ?

84.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

109 Bay 14th St
Brooklyn, NY 11214-3699

(718) 236-9003

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

39.1%

Asian:

34.5%

White:

24.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg67%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

195^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 8% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

176^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 12%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	195 of 2445	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	92.7	153 of 2445	93.7%	★★★★★
2023	81.2	413 of 2439	83.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.2	329 of 2434	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	49.2	1093 of 2201	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	807 of 2413	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.7	957 of 2395	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	69.1	691 of 2386	71.0%	★★★★☆
2016	63.6	806 of 2366	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2015	69.5	665 of 2352	71.7%	★★★★☆
2014	65.4	755 of 2345	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	68.1	659 of 2325	71.7%	★★★★☆
2012	55.7	1161 of 2320	50.0%	★★☆☆☆
2011	60.0	1018 of 2286	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	60.6	1007 of 2263	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2009	53.5	1301 of 2257	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2008	56.2	1199 of 2227	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.6	1233 of 2219	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.2	1302 of 2206	41.0%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.4	98 of 696	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	82.8	82 of 662	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	72.0	164 of 605	72.9%	★★★★☆
2022	66.7	241 of 671	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	11.3	393 of 430	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	385 of 548	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	53.1	335 of 601	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.6	74 of 1117	93.4%	★★★★★
2024	90.8	29 of 1066	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	73.9	134 of 1001	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	82.4	88 of 1027	91.4%	★★★★★
2021	45.7	221 of 454	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.9	300 of 860	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.6	417 of 938	55.5%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	164 of 2409	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.3	114 of 2413	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	77.8	475 of 2403	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	357 of 2401	85.1%	★★★★☆
2021	43.5	1120 of 1955	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	66.9	732 of 2357	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	787 of 2338	66.3%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.8	110 of 1569	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	142 of 1531	90.7%	★★★★★
2023	74.5	253 of 1429	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	222 of 1503	85.2%	★★★★☆
2021	56.2	319 of 818	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.2	596 of 1315	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	680 of 1392	51.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	82 of 792	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	88.8	44 of 637	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.2	55 of 570	90.4%	★★★★★
2018	49.1	323 of 730	55.8%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.5	109 of 2098	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	95.6	74 of 2078	96.4%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	185 of 2041	90.9%	★★★★★
2022	88.0	154 of 2099	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	72.1	418 of 2032	79.4%	★★★★☆
2018	68.6	475 of 2045	76.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.9	267 of 2407	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	89.8	183 of 2411	92.4%	★★★★★
2023	82.1	358 of 2400	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	296 of 2400	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	56.8	821 of 1961	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.6	886 of 2358	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.0	1094 of 2340	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	103 of 2134	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	91.7	92 of 2110	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	75.3	286 of 2016	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	165 of 2031	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	64.2	257 of 1044	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	62.0	413 of 1859	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	58.9	539 of 1941	72.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.9	236 of 1402	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	95.6	24 of 1392	98.3%	★★★★★
2023	74.1	333 of 1337	75.1%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	289 of 1399	79.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.0	371 of 1224	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	68.5	406 of 1338	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	44.4	840 of 1408	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.0	176 of 1500	88.3%	★★★★☆
2024	91.1	123 of 1504	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	77.8	279 of 1500	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	83.9	182 of 1479	87.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.9	211 of 1242	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	79.9	243 of 1439	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	203 of 1438	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	78.9	246 of 1455	83.1%	★★★★☆
2016	72.1	314 of 1429	78.0%	★★★★☆
2015	69.1	357 of 1407	74.6%	★★★★☆
2014	70.7	324 of 1401	76.9%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	315 of 1373	77.1%	★★★★☆
2012	65.7	503 of 1337	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	71 of 406	82.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.1	16 of 396	96.0%	★★★★★
2023	62.6	162 of 388	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	124 of 381	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.5	136 of 236	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.6	112 of 369	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.0	121 of 374	67.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.4	7 of 646	98.9%	★★★★★
2024	85.4	18 of 615	97.1%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	25 of 591	95.8%	★★★★★
2022	84.5	18 of 581	96.9%	★★★★★
2019	41.5	220 of 473	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.3	93 of 503	81.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.4	291 of 1457	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	86.3	159 of 1465	89.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	345 of 1463	76.4%	★★★★☆
2022	77.6	248 of 1454	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	82.9	120 of 1066	88.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	379 of 1370	72.3%	★★★★☆
2018	74.1	313 of 1353	76.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	234 of 965	75.8%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	117 of 953	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	76.7	169 of 943	82.1%	★★★★☆
2022	84.6	74 of 914	91.9%	★★★★★
2021	77.1	70 of 449	84.4%	★★★★☆
2019	68.1	204 of 826	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.5	148 of 810	81.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	48 of 603	92.0%	★★★★★
2024	97.4	16 of 594	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	53 of 543	90.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	20 of 487	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	93.5	11 of 392	97.2%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	37 of 457	91.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	163 of 1283	87.3%	★★★★☆
2024	93.6	64 of 1296	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.0	88 of 1288	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	91.5	71 of 1306	94.6%	★★★★★
2019	86.4	125 of 1241	89.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	101 of 1245	91.9%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.0	123 of 1455	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.3	95 of 1464	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	79.4	242 of 1464	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	86.5	142 of 1455	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	70.5	242 of 1071	77.4%	★★★★☆
2019	85.6	160 of 1366	88.3%	★★★★☆
2018	87.9	125 of 1352	90.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.2	81 of 1298	93.8%	★★★★★
2024	88.3	77 of 1303	94.1%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	145 of 1307	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.4	74 of 1283	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	95.9	8 of 522	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	51.3	380 of 1139	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	368 of 1170	68.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.6	94 of 775	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	78.7	139 of 778	82.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.0	320 of 772	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.6	257 of 748	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	198 of 716	72.3%	★★★★☆

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

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)83rd percentile-9 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)99th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Homeless (2025)92nd percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)88th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile~ school

Asian (2025)83rd percentile-6 vs school

Female (2025)80th percentile-8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Life Science Biology100%+42 vs state

Math83%+28 vs state

English Language Arts78%+25 vs state

Science76%+31 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 163 Bath Beach	Public	K-8	109 Bay 14th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-9003	621	55	11.1	84.7%	150 (24.2%)	12 (1.9%)	243 (39.1%)	214 (34.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	90	195^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.0%		92.7	153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.7%	42	100.0	100.0	94.7	69.0	83.7	75.0	87.5	66.1	87.8	82.5	87.7	78.0	91.4	63.6	95.7	51.4	$32,090	$2,711	$29,379
Ps 748 Brooklyn School For Global Scholars	Public	K-5	1664 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 382-3130	433	33	13.2	82.4%	120 (27.7%)	0 (0.0%)	119 (27.5%)	180 (41.6%)	5 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.8%)	73.2	607^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.2%		78.3	469^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.8%	138			71.9	66.7	63.8				80.6	72.1	64.4				53.5		$29,866	$2,623	$27,243
Ps 229 Dyker	Public	PK, KG-8	1400 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 236-5447	1,115	79	14.0	79.2%	204 (18.3%)	18 (1.6%)	211 (18.9%)	666 (59.7%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (1.2%)	84.9	307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.4%		85.4	307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.4%		100.0	97.0	78.7	70.4	77.6	67.3	75.0	83.8	81.7	81.8	82.4	68.9	57.3	68.1	68.5	65.9	$27,782	$2,307	$25,475
Ps 200 Benson School	Public	PK, KG-5	1940 Benson Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-5466	1,209	90	13.4	91.0%	465 (38.5%)	19 (1.6%)	235 (19.4%)	463 (38.3%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	22 (1.8%)	60.6	920^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.4%		62.1	855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.0%	65			60.9	57.7	61.6				67.3	66.1	63.4				43.6		$29,120	$2,584	$26,536
Ps 204 Vince Lombardi	Public	PK, KG-5	8101 15th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-2906	994	66	15.0	78.3%	168 (16.9%)	3 (0.3%)	225 (22.6%)	581 (58.5%)	9 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.7%)	74	586^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.0%		75.6	522^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.7%	64			64.6	65.2	71.3				72.0	71.4	73.5				58.1		$29,503	$2,696	$26,807
Ps 128 Bensonhurst	Public	K-5	2075 84th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 373-5900	435	34	12.7	90.1%	179 (41.1%)	15 (3.4%)	97 (22.3%)	133 (30.6%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.6%)	36.1	1580^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.4%		27.3	1828^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%	248			49.2	44.7	48.2				43.9	53.9	47.5				40.0		$34,358	$3,002	$31,356
Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone	Public	K-5	7601 19th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-7071	973	76	12.8	84.8%	296 (30.4%)	7 (0.7%)	346 (35.6%)	307 (31.6%)	10 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	70.7	673^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	72.5%		62.7	832^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.0%	159			55.4	69.4	68.1				70.1	80.2	67.7				52.6		$29,564	$2,739	$26,825
Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2286 Cropsey Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 682-5610	335	16	20.9	83.3%	172 (51.3%)	48 (14.3%)	89 (26.6%)	23 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.3	1177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%		68.5	690^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.8%	487			62.0	52.5	58.8				54.0	56.5	66.7				37.3		$32,459	$1,822	$30,637
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
Ps 101 Verrazano (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	8696 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 372-0221	1,113	79	14.1	77.7%	279 (25.1%)	10 (0.9%)	182 (16.4%)	621 (55.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	87.3	251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.7	298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.8%	47			75.6	83.8	76.6				82.8	84.2	83.3				66.1		$29,056	$2,608	$26,447

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 163 Bath Beach

How many students attend Ps 163 Bath Beach?

In the 2024-25 school year, 621 students attended Ps 163 Bath Beach.

Is Ps 163 Bath Beach a good school?

Yes. Ps 163 Bath Beach ranks in the top 8.0% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 163 Bath Beach?

Students at Ps 163 Bath Beach are 39% Hispanic, 34% Asian, 24% White, 2% African American.

What district is Ps 163 Bath Beach in?

New York City Geographic District #20

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