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Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone

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Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone ranks 673 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

673^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 990 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #20, which is ranked 249 out of 874 districts in the state.

Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone consistently ranks in the top half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 673-949 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the New York City District #20 and statewide averages, particularly in math. For example, in 2024-2025, 80.23% of 4th graders were proficient in math, compared to 73.63% in the district and 58.64% statewide. Ps 186 also performs especially well with certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the top 25% and top 30% of New York elementary schools, respectively, in recent years.

While Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone generally outperforms nearby public schools like Ps 204 Vince Lombardi and Ps 205 Clarion, the nearby Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst consistently outperforms Ps 186 and all other nearby public schools on state assessments, with proficiency rates often exceeding 90%. However, Ps 186 has shown signs of improvement over time, with its ranking reaching the 600s in the 2016-2017 and 2014-2015 school years.

973

Students ?

12.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,564

Per pupil spending ?

84.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

7601 19th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11214-3699

(718) 236-7071

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Students who attend Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone usually attend:

High:

New Utrecht High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

35.6%

Asian:

31.6%

White:

30.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 73rd percentile in 2015 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (66% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school66%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

673^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	673 of 2445	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	62.7	832 of 2445	66.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.5	856 of 2439	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	949 of 2434	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	58.6	886 of 2201	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.3	970 of 2413	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.2	889 of 2395	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	68.5	703 of 2386	70.5%	★★★★☆
2016	59.5	917 of 2366	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	70.6	640 of 2352	72.8%	★★★★☆
2014	77.7	441 of 2345	81.2%	★★★★☆
2013	70.3	597 of 2325	74.3%	★★★★☆
2012	68.5	756 of 2320	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.0	1204 of 2286	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2010	53.8	1194 of 2263	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.1	1376 of 2257	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.6	1413 of 2227	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.9	1412 of 2219	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.1	1410 of 2206	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	373 of 696	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.9	406 of 662	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	369 of 605	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.2	414 of 671	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.5	303 of 430	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.7	415 of 548	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	40.9	416 of 601	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.8	119 of 1117	89.3%	★★★★☆
2024	64.1	212 of 1066	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	298 of 1001	70.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.8	286 of 1027	72.2%	★★★★☆
2021	60.1	130 of 454	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	195 of 860	77.3%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	165 of 938	82.4%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.5	596 of 2409	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	62.1	814 of 2413	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	66.6	732 of 2403	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.8	944 of 2401	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	835 of 1955	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.2	1144 of 2357	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.7	1038 of 2338	55.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	557 of 1569	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.6	595 of 1531	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	542 of 1429	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.5	328 of 1503	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	39.9	489 of 818	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.5	589 of 1315	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.6	635 of 1392	54.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.8	255 of 792	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.4	522 of 766	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	77.4	104 of 730	85.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.0	318 of 2098	84.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.8	411 of 2078	80.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.8	434 of 2041	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	480 of 2099	77.1%	★★★★☆
2021	67.4	419 of 1678	75.0%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	480 of 2032	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	73.0	392 of 2045	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	736 of 2407	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.7	834 of 2411	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	55.6	999 of 2400	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	966 of 2400	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.6	825 of 1961	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	819 of 2358	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.0	775 of 2340	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	498 of 2134	76.7%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	444 of 2110	79.0%	★★★★☆
2023	52.0	718 of 2016	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.1	414 of 2031	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	54.7	362 of 1044	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.7	400 of 1859	78.5%	★★★★☆
2018	61.8	474 of 1941	75.6%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	46.7	754 of 1392	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.4	1126 of 1399	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.6	626 of 1224	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.1	902 of 1338	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.6	691 of 1408	50.9%	★★★☆☆

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)89th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)85th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)77th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)75th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile-3 vs school

Homeless (2025)68th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)64th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-26 vs school

White (2024)46th percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math73%+15 vs state

English Language Arts65%+10 vs state

Science53%+8 vs state

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Our school is great. Teachers always trying to help students to succeed. Close Quote

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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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
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 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 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
Academy Of Talented Scholars (The)	Public	K-5	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-2730	383	51	7.4	70.0%	210 (54.8%)	6 (1.6%)	37 (9.7%)	122 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (1.8%)	78.1	478^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.4%		81.3	405^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%	73			64.3	73.5	71.6				80.0	73.1	70.2			63.5	$43,527	$2,278	$41,249
Brooklyn School Of Inquiry	Public	K-8	50 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 621-5730	501	27	18.5	37.5%	221 (44.1%)	31 (6.2%)	26 (5.2%)	193 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	28 (5.6%)	97.1	25^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%		97.3	34^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.6%	9	100.0	94.3	98.1	92.6	94.6	96.2	90.7	100.0	100.0	94.3	92.7	100.0	90.7	80.4	$25,818	$1,341	$24,477
Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Public, Charter	K-4	99 Ave P-4th Fl	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 514-7082	721			64.9%	388 (53.8%)	35 (4.9%)	59 (8.2%)	227 (31.5%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	96.4	42^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.3%		97.5	30^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.8%	12			94.9	89.9					97.1	97.7					$14,987	$00	$14,987
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 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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone

What is the racial makeup of Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone?

Students at Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone are 36% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 30% White, 1% American Indian.

What district is Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone in?

New York City Geographic District #20

What schools do graduates of Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone attend?

Students who attend Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone usually go on to attend:

High : New Utrecht High School

Is Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone a good school?

Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone ranks 673^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone?

In the 2024-25 school year, 973 students attended Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone.

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