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Ps 506 School Of Journalism And Technology (The)

Public Grades K-5

1885^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 506 School Of Journalism And Technology (The) is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 378 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.

Academically, Ps 506 School Of Journalism And Technology (The) has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state averages on the New York State Assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math were significantly lower than the district and state across all grade levels. The school's performance also varies across different student subgroups, with Asian and English Language Learner students tending to perform better than the school's overall average. The school has maintained a low 1- or 2-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating below-average performance compared to other schools in the state.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Ps 506 School Of Journalism And Technology (The) generally underperforms. Schools like Ps/Is 30 Mary White Ovington, Ps 69 Vincent D Grippo School, and Ralph A Fabrizio School tend to have higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. The high concentration of economically disadvantaged students at Ps 506 School Of Journalism And Technology (The) may contribute to the academic challenges the school faces.

334

Students ?

9.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,663

Per pupil spending ?

95.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

330 59th St
Brooklyn, NY 11220

(718) 492-0087

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Students who attend Ps 506 School Of Journalism And Technology (The) usually attend:

High:

Fort Hamilton High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.5%

Asian:

27.8%

White:

5.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 38th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (40% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school40%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

1,885^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 38% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^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	26.2	1885 of 2445	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1771 of 2445	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.9	1529 of 2439	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.5	1324 of 2434	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	41.2	1329 of 2201	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.7	1554 of 2413	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1637 of 2395	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2017	37.7	1507 of 2386	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	1549 of 2366	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2015	39.9	1451 of 2352	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.4	1587 of 2345	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2013	39.7	1414 of 2325	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2012	22.1	1928 of 2320	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.7	1950 of 2286	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	20.8	1918 of 2263	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.1	1954 of 2257	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	21.3	1878 of 2227	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.9	556 of 696	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.7	366 of 605	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	53.3	358 of 671	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.1	422 of 548	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.2	462 of 601	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.2	530 of 1117	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.7	467 of 1066	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.0	668 of 1001	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.3	388 of 1027	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.3	584 of 860	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.4	512 of 938	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.3	1833 of 2409	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1623 of 2413	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.8	1473 of 2403	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.0	1225 of 2401	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	40.6	1196 of 1955	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.8	1603 of 2357	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.6	1573 of 2338	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.6	1182 of 1569	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1200 of 1531	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1101 of 1429	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	955 of 1503	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.1	503 of 818	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.2	891 of 1315	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.5	939 of 1392	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.9	432 of 792	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.7	376 of 766	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.4	170 of 637	73.3%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	206 of 622	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.6	217 of 570	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.7	182 of 730	75.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.3	1309 of 2098	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.2	866 of 2041	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	686 of 2099	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	986 of 2032	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.6	1018 of 2045	50.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.0	1887 of 2407	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.8	1882 of 2411	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.9	1552 of 2400	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	1444 of 2400	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	1051 of 1961	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.0	1426 of 2358	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1610 of 2340	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1143 of 2134	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.7	1263 of 2110	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	1018 of 2016	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.8	784 of 2031	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	44.7	507 of 1044	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.1	1099 of 1859	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.3	1483 of 1941	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	37.3	885 of 1338	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	9.5	1346 of 1408	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)53rd percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)38th percentile+15 vs school

White (2019)34th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)20th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math43%-14 vs state

English Language Arts42%-13 vs state

Science32%-13 vs state

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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 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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 506 School Of Journalism And Technology (The)	Public	K-5	330 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 492-0087	334	36	9.2	95.2%	17 (5.1%)	0 (0.0%)	222 (66.5%)	93 (27.8%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	26.2	1885^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.9%		29.1	1771^st of 2445 public elementary schools	27.6%	114				38.2	41.7	43.5				42.9	44.8	42.1				31.8	$44,663	$3,477	$41,186
Ps 503 School Of Discovery (The)	Public	K-5	330 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 439-5962	550	71	7.7	94.0%	45 (8.2%)	0 (0.0%)	419 (76.2%)	79 (14.4%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52.8	1133^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	53.7%		45.8	1259^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.5%	126				52.4	63.9	59.8				58.8	64.6	52.2				41.8	$42,729	$3,387	$39,342
Sunset School Of Cultural Learning	Public	K-4	270 59th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(347) 464-5131	266	30	8.8	88.0%	24 (9.0%)	3 (1.1%)	200 (75.2%)	34 (12.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	62.7	877^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.1%					(n/a)				67.2	59.3					62.7	64.3						$33,941	$2,772	$31,169
School Of Math Science And Healthy Living	Public	K-5	6214 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 765-2200	169	18	9.4	94.7%	17 (10.1%)	0 (0.0%)	107 (63.3%)	43 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.2%)	46.1	1297^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.0%		43.6	1334^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.4%	37				64.7	68.2	28.6				79.0	50.0	42.1				31.6	$37,624	$2,316	$35,308
Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	5323 5th Ave - 2nd Fl	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 819-5337	435	42	10.3	91.7%	26 (6.0%)	12 (2.8%)	384 (88.3%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	58.7	968^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.4%		39.2	1480^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.5%	512				58.2	50.7	71.4				75.9	62.3	58.9				42.1	$20,883	$1,151	$19,732
Joanne Seminara School Of Law And Medicine	Public	K	280 Senator St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(347) 457-6983	28	2	14.0	75.0%	14 (50.0%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (35.7%)	4 (14.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$42,455	$1,738	$40,717
Ps 94 Henry Longfellow (The)	Public	K-5	5010 6th Ave	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 435-6034	819	80	10.1	98.2%	16 (2.0%)	1 (0.1%)	292 (35.7%)	510 (62.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	55.6	1048^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.1%		64	799^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.3%	249				55.2	51.9	52.8				76.0	67.1	56.6				43.3	$33,393	$3,595	$29,798
Ps/Is 30 Mary White Ovington	Public	K-8	7002 4th Ave	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 491-8440	849	78	10.9	82.6%	383 (45.1%)	14 (1.6%)	306 (36.0%)	133 (15.7%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	9 (1.1%)	52	1163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.4%		44.8	1295^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.0%	132	87.7	81.0	45.4	56.8	64.7	69.9	39.1	59.1	52.1	54.7	68.5	61.3	40.0	58.7	58.0	46.1	$31,495	$2,685	$28,810
Ps 1 Bergen (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	309 47th St	Brooklyn	11220	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 567-7661	660	62	10.6	92.0%	26 (3.9%)	7 (1.1%)	597 (90.5%)	29 (4.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	24.7	1932^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	21.0%		20.3	2053^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%	121				47.2	33.7	41.5				35.9	26.8	47.9				37.6	$34,384	$3,173	$31,211
Ps 102 Bayview (The)	Public	K-5	211 72nd St	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 748-7404	1,075	83	12.9	63.1%	518 (48.2%)	19 (1.8%)	296 (27.5%)	187 (17.4%)	3 (0.3%)	2 (0.2%)	50 (4.7%)	80	425^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.6%		84.6	320^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.9%	105				73.6	65.5	76.1				84.0	72.9	73.4				61.0	$30,698	$1,675	$29,023

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