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Ps 153 Homecrest

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Ps 153 Homecrest ranks 1594 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1594^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 35% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 153 Homecrest is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 535 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #21, which is ranked 472 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 153 Homecrest has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in academic proficiency on the New York State Assessments. The school's rankings for certain student subgroups, such as Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as students with disabilities and English Language Learners, are in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.91% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which is significantly higher than the state average.

When comparing Ps 153 Homecrest to nearby schools within the same district, such as Ps 215 Morris H Weiss and Ps 238 Anne Sullivan, the data shows that these schools generally outperform Ps 153 Homecrest in academic proficiency, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. This suggests that factors beyond just funding and resources may be contributing to the underperformance of Ps 153 Homecrest.

509

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,842

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1970 Homecrest Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11229-2710

(718) 375-4484

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Racial breakdown:

White:

39.5%

Hispanic:

29.9%

Asian:

24.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 57th percentile in 2015 → 35th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (46% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school46%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

1,594^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 35%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 43% (2015) to bottom 35% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 22Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #21

472^nd of 874New York City Geographic District #21 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	35.8	1594 of 2445	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1524 of 2445	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.7	1143 of 2439	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	1181 of 2434	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.7	682 of 2201	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.2	1087 of 2413	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	870 of 2395	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.5	907 of 2386	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	48.6	1220 of 2366	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	56.2	1000 of 2352	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	65.3	758 of 2345	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2013	62.2	799 of 2325	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2012	58.6	1080 of 2320	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.2	1040 of 2286	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	62.7	934 of 2263	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2009	48.6	1432 of 2257	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	36.2	1655 of 2227	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	64.0	964 of 2219	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2006	69.3	763 of 2206	65.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.5	597 of 696	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	55.5	341 of 671	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.3	377 of 548	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	667 of 1117	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.0	404 of 1066	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.2	154 of 1001	84.6%	★★★★☆
2022	52.0	362 of 1027	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.5	507 of 860	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	63.0	208 of 938	77.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1592 of 2409	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.4	1434 of 2413	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1427 of 2403	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.3	1298 of 2401	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.8	699 of 1955	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.2	1091 of 2357	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	967 of 2338	58.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	1176 of 1569	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.5	925 of 1531	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.9	759 of 1429	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.6	711 of 1503	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.3	664 of 1315	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.7	459 of 1392	67.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.7	773 of 792	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	757 of 766	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	1009 of 2098	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	943 of 2078	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.2	570 of 2041	72.1%	★★★★☆
2022	58.9	709 of 2099	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	85.4	138 of 1678	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	65.6	543 of 2032	73.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.1	413 of 2045	79.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	1548 of 2407	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.2	1552 of 2411	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	60.6	882 of 2400	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.8	1048 of 2400	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	82.4	257 of 1961	86.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.8	1053 of 2358	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.4	760 of 2340	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1819 of 2134	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1856 of 2110	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1412 of 2016	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.0	970 of 2031	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.3	655 of 1859	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.5	549 of 1941	71.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	1005 of 1402	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.3	1075 of 1392	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.0	1021 of 1337	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.2	926 of 1399	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	66.8	400 of 1224	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.8	1023 of 1338	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	57.6	597 of 1408	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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)52nd percentile+17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)40th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile~ school

Female (2025)34th percentile~ school

White (2025)28th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-10 vs school

Special Education (2025)15th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)14th percentile-21 vs school

Homeless (2025)2nd percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math50%-7 vs state

English Language Arts44%-11 vs state

Science41%-4 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 153 Homecrest	Public	PK, KG-5	1970 Homecrest Ave	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 375-4484	509	47	10.7	90.0%	201 (39.5%)	13 (2.6%)	152 (29.9%)	125 (24.6%)	11 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.4%)	35.8	1594^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.8%		37.4	1524^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.7%	70				53.3	39.2	39.1				58.5	50.0	40.9				41.4		$33,842	$3,234	$30,607
Ps 255 Barbara Reing School	Public	K-5	1866 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 376-8494	800	66	12.2	81.5%	443 (55.4%)	20 (2.5%)	81 (10.1%)	238 (29.8%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	10 (1.3%)	69.4	705^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.2%		66.4	741^st of 2445 public elementary schools	69.7%	36				75.4	67.8	62.3				83.5	72.1	63.6				40.5		$32,511	$2,717	$29,795
Ps 215 Morris H Weiss	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	415 Ave S	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 339-2464	686	48	14.3	77.3%	297 (43.3%)	10 (1.5%)	163 (23.8%)	204 (29.7%)	6 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (0.9%)	64.5	839^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.7%		56.2	998^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.2%	159				67.3	60.0	69.7				69.4	60.8	62.0				47.3		$33,673	$2,840	$30,833
Ps 238 Anne Sullivan	Public	PK, KG-8	1633 E 8th St	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 339-4355	538	59	9.1	93.3%	155 (28.8%)	9 (1.7%)	230 (42.8%)	138 (25.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	30	1772^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	27.5%		18.5	2106^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.9%	334		7.4	22.4	52.5	44.2	33.3	36.8	56.7	60.7	66.1	27.3	18.8	56.1	48.4	29.5	14.6	49.2	$36,433	$2,909	$33,524
Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb	Public	K-8	2200 Gravesend Neck Rd	Brooklyn	11229	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-5598	1,508	111	13.5	75.5%	673 (44.6%)	21 (1.4%)	149 (9.9%)	626 (41.5%)	7 (0.5%)	2 (0.1%)	30 (2.0%)	58.7	969^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.4%		57.8	953^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.0%	16		55.1	56.4	55.2	60.2	56.1	55.8	67.4	61.8	60.6	67.2	61.9	54.8	66.1		48.9		$28,152	$2,602	$25,549
Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold	Public	PK, KG-5	2469 E 18th St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(718) 743-0890	719	46	15.7	70.4%	450 (62.6%)	12 (1.7%)	66 (9.2%)	166 (23.1%)	5 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.8%)	74	582^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	76.2%		81.7	395^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.8%	187				65.4	70.7	69.6				67.3	73.9	77.4				54.6		$28,456	$2,409	$26,047
Ps 95 Gravesend (The)	Public	K-8	345 Van Sicklen St	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 449-5050	916	67	13.6	83.1%	227 (24.8%)	46 (5.0%)	311 (34.0%)	310 (33.8%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.4%)	75.3	539^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.0%		70.6	623^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	74.5%	84	100.0	96.2	75.0	70.9	65.6	74.8	47.0	63.0	65.0	74.3	77.3	79.1	69.8	76.7	75.4	54.6	24.2	$30,689	$2,733	$27,956
Ps 177 Marlboro (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	346 Ave P	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 375-9506	883	59	14.9	89.8%	345 (39.1%)	19 (2.2%)	253 (28.7%)	251 (28.4%)	4 (0.5%)	4 (0.5%)	7 (0.8%)	67.2	762^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.8%		61.5	865^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.6%	103				61.9	64.9	70.0				65.9	71.1	64.8				49.2		$31,155	$3,085	$28,070
Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1599 E 22nd St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 377-7890	1,074	73	14.6	81.4%	594 (55.3%)	59 (5.5%)	115 (10.7%)	280 (26.1%)	3 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (2.1%)	69.5	704^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.2%		53.4	1067^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.4%	363				66.4	59.9	55.8				82.3	70.6	76.4				50.7		$29,348	$2,800	$26,548
Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini	Public	PK, KG-5	350 Ave X	Brooklyn	11223	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 645-2862	715	52	13.8	82.2%	339 (47.4%)	26 (3.6%)	136 (19.0%)	199 (27.8%)	6 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	72.2	634^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.1%		62.2	849^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.3%	215				63.0	66.3	68.9				77.9	72.5	72.0				49.5		$32,735	$2,912	$29,822

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 153 Homecrest

Is Ps 153 Homecrest a good school?

Ps 153 Homecrest ranks 1594^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 153 Homecrest?

In the 2024-25 school year, 509 students attended Ps 153 Homecrest.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 153 Homecrest?

Students at Ps 153 Homecrest are 39% White, 30% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 3% African American, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 153 Homecrest in?

New York City Geographic District #21

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