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Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts

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Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts ranks 423 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

423^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 83% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts is a public elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 406 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #20, which is ranked 249 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 264 consistently performs above the New York City Geographic District #20 and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 3-5. The school's 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 56.82% also exceeds the district's 57.68% and the state's 45.02%. Ps 264 consistently ranks in the top quartile of New York elementary schools for male students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learner (ELL) students, and maintains a strong ranking for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status (SES) student populations.

Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts consistently outperforms the nearby schools, such as Ps 127 McKinley Park and Ps 229 Dyker, in ELA and Math proficiency, particularly in the upper elementary grades. The school's consistent high performance across multiple academic subjects and student subgroups, coupled with its low student-teacher ratio and increased per-student spending, suggest a well-rounded and effective educational program that effectively serves the needs of its diverse student population.

379

Students ?

11.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,874

Per pupil spending ?

66.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

371 89th St
Brooklyn, NY 11209

(718) 630-1650

District: New York City Geographic District #20

Students who attend Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts usually attend:

High:

Fort Hamilton High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

48.0%

Hispanic:

34.3%

Asian:

12.1%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 64th percentile in 2015 → 83rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (74% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 17% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 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 school74%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

423^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 17%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	80.1	423 of 2445	82.7%	★★★★☆
2024	77.2	492 of 2445	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	73.4	597 of 2439	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	496 of 2434	79.6%	★★★★☆
2021	67.0	678 of 2201	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	72.2	613 of 2413	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.1	639 of 2395	73.3%	★★★★☆
2017	66.5	749 of 2386	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2016	73.6	562 of 2366	76.2%	★★★★☆
2015	62.0	845 of 2352	64.1%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	56.4	319 of 662	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	340 of 548	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.3	264 of 601	56.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.6	64 of 1117	94.3%	★★★★★
2024	68.4	171 of 1066	84.0%	★★★★☆
2023	45.4	462 of 1001	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	339 of 1027	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.2	188 of 454	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.3	117 of 860	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	59.1	256 of 938	72.7%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.3	499 of 2409	79.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.6	683 of 2413	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.0	785 of 2403	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	74.4	521 of 2401	78.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.6	520 of 1955	73.4%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	564 of 2357	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	625 of 2338	73.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	391 of 1569	75.1%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	376 of 1531	75.4%	★★★★☆
2023	66.9	364 of 1429	74.5%	★★★★☆
2022	76.8	239 of 1503	84.1%	★★★★☆
2021	57.4	302 of 818	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	77.4	208 of 1315	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.9	349 of 1392	74.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.6	265 of 2098	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	329 of 2078	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	304 of 2041	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.1	244 of 2099	88.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.4	272 of 1678	83.8%	★★★★☆
2019	76.5	342 of 2032	83.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	317 of 2045	84.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.2	354 of 2407	85.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.1	352 of 2411	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	459 of 2400	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	74.2	530 of 2400	77.9%	★★★★☆
2021	59.6	770 of 1961	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.0	697 of 2358	70.4%	★★★★☆
2018	69.2	646 of 2340	72.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	85.6	48 of 279	82.8%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	259 of 2134	87.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.3	397 of 2110	81.2%	★★★★☆
2023	61.4	523 of 2016	74.1%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	354 of 2031	82.6%	★★★★☆
2021	43.6	524 of 1044	49.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	66.2	342 of 1859	81.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	258 of 1941	86.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	307 of 1402	78.1%	★★★★☆
2024	64.0	470 of 1392	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.8	474 of 1337	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.1	330 of 1399	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	52.4	617 of 1224	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	503 of 1338	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.6	614 of 1408	56.4%	★★★☆☆

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)94th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)87th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)85th percentile+3 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)83rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile-3 vs school

White (2025)78th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2024)52nd percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts76%+21 vs state

Math76%+18 vs state

Science57%+12 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 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts	Public	K-5	371 89th St	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 630-1650	379	32	11.8	66.2%	182 (48.0%)	9 (2.4%)	130 (34.3%)	46 (12.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	12 (3.2%)	80.1	423^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%		77.2	492^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	79.9%	69				81.3	70.7	74.4				82.6	65.0	79.6				56.8		$32,874	$2,630	$30,244
Ps/Is 104 Fort Hamilton School (The)	Public	K-8	9115 5th Ave	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 836-4630	1,024	66	15.5	68.3%	425 (41.5%)	34 (3.3%)	292 (28.5%)	228 (22.3%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	39 (3.8%)	74.3	577^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.4%		72	597^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.6%	20		100.0	100.0	64.7	71.1	78.1	57.1	66.7	64.9	68.2	67.8	76.7	55.1	56.8	44.4	66.7	46.0	$28,373	$2,568	$25,806
Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock	Public	K-5	8601 Ridge Blvd	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	No	(718) 745-6610	577	41	14.0	42.3%	360 (62.4%)	10 (1.7%)	115 (19.9%)	68 (11.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (4.2%)	87.6	246^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.9%		84.2	332^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.4%	86				80.0	74.1	83.3				87.1	81.9	73.6				72.7		$28,873	$1,566	$27,307
Ps 127 McKinley Park	Public	K-5	7805 7th Ave	Brooklyn	11228	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 833-2323	667	53	12.6	74.1%	205 (30.7%)	5 (0.7%)	165 (24.7%)	272 (40.8%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (2.4%)	89.4	206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.6%		87.4	261^st of 2445 public elementary schools	89.3%	55				85.2	81.7	77.9				83.6	86.3	79.3				73.3		$32,209	$2,473	$29,736
Ralph A Fabrizio School	Public, Magnet	K-5	619 72nd St	Brooklyn	11209	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 491-8400	828	71	11.7	90.5%	176 (21.3%)	5 (0.6%)	145 (17.5%)	484 (58.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.1%)	81.4	381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	84.4%		82.9	364^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.1%	17				76.6	68.6	67.1				87.0	81.3	79.9				57.9		$30,639	$2,963	$27,676
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
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 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
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 176 Ovington	Public	K-5	1225 69th St	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 236-7755	1,037	77	13.5	85.2%	124 (12.0%)	7 (0.7%)	247 (23.8%)	647 (62.4%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.7%)	80.1	421^st of 2445 public elementary schools	82.8%		83.6	351^st of 2445 public elementary schools	85.6%	70				69.8	75.7	66.7				83.3	82.9	76.8				55.9		$27,858	$2,527	$25,331

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts

How many students attend Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts.

What schools do graduates of Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts attend?

Students who attend Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts usually go on to attend:

High : Fort Hamilton High School

Is Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts a good school?

Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts ranks 423^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts in?

New York City Geographic District #20

What is the racial makeup of Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts?

Students at Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts are 48% White, 34% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

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