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Ps 164 Caesar Rodney

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Ps 164 Caesar Rodney ranks 323 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 164 Caesar Rodney is an exceptional elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving 496 students in grades PK-5. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #20, which is ranked 249 out of 874 districts in the state.

PS 164 Caesar Rodney consistently ranks in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly higher than the New York City District #20 and New York state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade proficiency rates were 77.61% in ELA and 85.29% in Math, compared to the district's 69.27% and 71.39%, and the state's 56.61% and 54.16%, respectively. The school's performance on the 5th-grade Science assessment is also impressive, with a 75.36% proficiency rate in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 57.68% and the state's 45.02%.

PS 164 Caesar Rodney performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including Asian, Hispanic, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school's per-student spending of $42,260 in 2023-2024 is significantly higher than the district and state averages, and it maintains a low student-teacher ratio of 11:1, providing students with more individualized attention. Compared to nearby schools, such as PS 192 Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry, PS 160 William T Sampson, and Seeall Academy, PS 164 Caesar Rodney has higher academic performance and serves a more economically disadvantaged student population effectively.

491

Students ?

10.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,111

Per pupil spending ?

89.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4211 14th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11219-4894

(718) 854-4100

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Students who attend Ps 164 Caesar Rodney usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 223 Montauk (The)
High:	Franklin Delano Roosevelt High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.0%

Hispanic:

36.9%

White:

14.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 41st percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (76% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 46 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school76%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

323^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 46 pts since 2015

From bottom 41% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	84.3	323 of 2445	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	76.6	499 of 2445	79.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	498 of 2439	79.6%	★★★★☆
2022	80.9	408 of 2434	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	57.0	910 of 2201	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.8	572 of 2413	76.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.2	838 of 2395	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2017	63.6	827 of 2386	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	49.5	1203 of 2366	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	42.4	1386 of 2352	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	51.5	1143 of 2345	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2013	51.3	1076 of 2325	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.8	1072 of 2320	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	63.2	906 of 2286	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	54.6	1177 of 2263	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	48.7	1431 of 2257	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	39.8	1583 of 2227	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	46.8	1415 of 2219	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2006	43.0	1519 of 2206	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	94 of 696	86.5%	★★★★☆
2024	75.2	146 of 662	77.9%	★★★★☆
2023	75.9	131 of 605	78.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.4	112 of 671	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	70.7	128 of 430	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	156 of 548	71.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.5	257 of 601	57.2%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.5	164 of 1117	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	37.3	660 of 1066	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	512 of 1001	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	64.1	225 of 1027	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	37.8	503 of 860	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	55.1	304 of 938	67.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.7	399 of 2409	83.4%	★★★★☆
2024	73.3	541 of 2413	77.6%	★★★★☆
2023	77.4	483 of 2403	79.9%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	410 of 2401	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	50.9	949 of 1955	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.2	790 of 2357	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.4	965 of 2338	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	533 of 1569	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	74.6	277 of 1531	81.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.8	575 of 1429	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.1	589 of 1503	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.0	509 of 818	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.4	526 of 1315	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	624 of 1392	55.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	62 of 792	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.2	45 of 766	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	50.0	28 of 70	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.8	76 of 570	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	57.3	245 of 730	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.0	132 of 2098	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	97.2	46 of 2078	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	81.8	260 of 2041	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	86.6	176 of 2099	91.6%	★★★★★
2021	69.8	367 of 1678	78.1%	★★★★☆
2019	80.7	285 of 2032	86.0%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	363 of 2045	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.2	257 of 2407	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	447 of 2411	81.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.5	524 of 2400	78.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.8	394 of 2400	83.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	741 of 1961	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.2	396 of 2358	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	704 of 2340	69.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	512 of 2134	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.9	641 of 2110	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.7	569 of 2016	71.8%	★★★★☆
2022	48.3	833 of 2031	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.1	758 of 1044	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	955 of 1859	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	544 of 1941	72.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	37.4	922 of 1399	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	17.9	1261 of 1408	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)89th percentile+3 vs school

Asian (2025)86th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)85th percentile~ school

Female (2025)83rd percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)76th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile-21 vs school

White (2022)34th percentile-49 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math80%+23 vs state

Science75%+30 vs state

English Language Arts73%+18 vs state

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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 164 Caesar Rodney	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 14th Ave	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 854-4100	491	48	10.3	89.8%	69 (14.1%)	18 (3.7%)	181 (36.9%)	216 (44.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	84.3	323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.8%		76.6	499^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.6%	176				67.7	72.7	77.6				78.5	77.3	85.3				75.4		$44,111	$3,066	$41,044
Ps 131	Public	PK, KG-5	4305 Ft Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 431-1960	493	44	11.2	96.1%	40 (8.1%)	6 (1.2%)	266 (54.0%)	170 (34.5%)	6 (1.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	52	1161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%		60.8	885^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.8%	276				49.4	54.2	67.9				55.8	54.8	69.0				38.4		$33,850	$3,549	$30,301
Ps 179 Kensington	Public	PK, KG-5	202 Ave C	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-4010	660	49	13.5	93.9%	78 (11.8%)	15 (2.3%)	126 (19.1%)	431 (65.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	33.4	1671^st of 2445 public elementary schools	31.7%		41.7	1395^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%	276				32.7	48.7	47.8				42.6	55.6	52.5				33.3		$33,990	$3,118	$30,872
Ps 230 Doris L Cohen	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Albemarle Rd	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 437-6135	925	72	12.8	78.1%	107 (11.6%)	17 (1.8%)	315 (34.1%)	458 (49.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.6%)	71.4	649^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.5%		67.1	728^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.2%	79				74.0	68.4	67.9				69.1	66.4	63.0				56.5		$32,405	$3,122	$29,283
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 160 William T Sampson	Public	K-5	5105 Fort Hamilton Pkwy	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-0337	965	83	11.6	97.0%	33 (3.4%)	12 (1.2%)	85 (8.8%)	825 (85.5%)	1 (0.1%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	79.2	446^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%		82.3	375^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.7%	71				59.9	63.7	75.2				78.6	80.3	85.3				66.0		$31,030	$2,914	$28,116
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 134	Public	K-5	4001 18th Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 436-7200	500	42	12.0	88.2%	202 (40.4%)	17 (3.4%)	39 (7.8%)	221 (44.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	88.5	225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.8%		87.9	252^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%	27				73.9	77.1	80.0				88.2	91.6	91.0				62.8		$28,717	$2,536	$26,180
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
School Of Creativity And Innovation (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	4513 8th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 419-6049	315	34	9.2	86.7%	23 (7.3%)	3 (1.0%)	148 (47.0%)	133 (42.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.2%)	70.9	665^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.8%		62.3	845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.4%	180				50.0	56.7	78.8				73.0	70.6	75.8				66.7		$37,070	$2,319	$34,751

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