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Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini

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Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini ranks 634 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

634^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 216 Arturo Toscanini is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 723 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 out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

PS 216 Arturo Toscanini consistently outperforms its district and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in ELA range from 63% (3rd grade) to 68.93% (5th grade), compared to the district's 59.4%-61.37% and the state's 54.07%-56.61%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates range from 71.96% (5th grade) to 77.88% (3rd grade), significantly higher than the district's 60.83%-67.31% and the state's 54.16%-59.7%. The school also performs exceptionally well in several student subgroups, particularly Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students.

While PS 216 Arturo Toscanini has a relatively high per-student spending of $30,715 for the 2023-2024 school year and a lower student-teacher ratio of 14.8 compared to the district average of 15.3, it faces challenges common to the surrounding schools, such as high rates of free and reduced-price lunch recipients. Nearby schools, such as PS 215 Morris H Weiss and PS 253, perform similarly or outperform PS 216 Arturo Toscanini in certain academic areas, but the school maintains a consistent 3-star rating from SchoolDigger with a slight improvement to a 4-star rating in the 2024-2025 school year.

715

Students ?

13.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,735

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

350 Ave X
Brooklyn, NY 11223-5991

(718) 645-2862

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Students who attend Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini usually attend:

Middle:	Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg
High:	Abraham Lincoln High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

47.4%

Asian:

27.8%

Hispanic:

19.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 58th percentile in 2015 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (67% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (74th percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school67%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

634^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From top 42% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	72.2	634 of 2445	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	62.2	849 of 2445	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	853 of 2439	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	985 of 2434	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.3	773 of 2201	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.4	844 of 2413	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.0	868 of 2395	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.8	899 of 2386	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2016	57.9	956 of 2366	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2015	56.3	999 of 2352	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2014	68.8	661 of 2345	71.8%	★★★★☆
2013	73.2	525 of 2325	77.4%	★★★★☆
2012	64.1	898 of 2320	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.8	854 of 2286	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	67.0	786 of 2263	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	55.8	1231 of 2257	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.5	1325 of 2227	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2007	56.0	1189 of 2219	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	63.2	995 of 2206	54.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	503 of 696	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	564 of 662	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.2	501 of 605	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	565 of 671	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.5	354 of 430	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	448 of 548	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.5	528 of 601	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.3	156 of 1117	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	66.1	195 of 1066	81.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.5	212 of 1001	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	45.8	451 of 1027	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.5	115 of 454	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	46.0	367 of 860	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	454 of 938	51.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.0	506 of 2409	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	61.9	818 of 2413	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.6	819 of 2403	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	966 of 2401	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	54.9	867 of 1955	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.6	982 of 2357	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.4	1104 of 2338	52.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.8	348 of 1569	77.8%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	451 of 1531	70.5%	★★★★☆
2022	37.6	960 of 1503	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	583 of 1315	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.7	582 of 1392	58.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	106 of 792	86.6%	★★★★☆
2024	37.1	482 of 766	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	353 of 622	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.3	330 of 2098	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	67.3	509 of 2078	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	496 of 2041	75.7%	★★★★☆
2022	57.6	736 of 2099	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.6	299 of 1678	82.2%	★★★★☆
2019	70.2	446 of 2032	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.2	442 of 2045	78.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.8	769 of 2407	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.1	881 of 2411	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.6	884 of 2400	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	56.0	991 of 2400	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	618 of 1961	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	65.9	736 of 2358	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	643 of 2340	72.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.0	206 of 2134	90.3%	★★★★★
2024	76.3	306 of 2110	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	73.3	321 of 2016	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	32.5	1419 of 2031	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.5	280 of 1044	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	57.3	513 of 1859	72.4%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	483 of 1941	75.1%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.1	527 of 1402	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	673 of 1392	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	698 of 1337	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.9	593 of 1399	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	50.7	642 of 1224	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.9	563 of 1338	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.5	513 of 1408	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)87th percentile+13 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)79th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)68th percentile-6 vs school

White (2025)62nd percentile-12 vs school

Asian (2025)28th percentile-46 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math74%+17 vs state

English Language Arts66%+11 vs state

Science50%+4 vs state

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Thursday, May 7, 2015

A very good school! The child loves it. Though my daughter is on her 2nd grade, it's her second school already and it's much better than her previous one (PS/IS 104). The teacher and the whole staff are very friendly and responsive. I'm very thankful to all of them! Close Quote

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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
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 209 Margaret Mead	Public	K-8	2609 E 7th St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 743-1954	702	57	12.3	78.6%	333 (47.4%)	17 (2.4%)	152 (21.7%)	189 (26.9%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)	54.1	1078^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.9%		44.9	1291^st of 2445 public elementary schools	47.2%	213		100.0		67.9	51.6	60.0	57.5	59.5	62.0	68.1	56.5	69.3	52.4	48.2	77.4	79.6	42.5	35.7	$33,875	$2,841	$31,034
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 253	Public, Magnet	K-5	2953 Brighton 6th St	Brooklyn	11235	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 332-3331	955	65	14.5	90.9%	363 (38.0%)	10 (1.0%)	245 (25.7%)	313 (32.8%)	6 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.8%)	80.1	420^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.8%		79.8	430^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.4%	10					79.9	66.9	67.9				93.0	74.8	74.3				56.5		$28,835	$2,845	$25,990
Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody	Public	PK, KG-5	87 Bay 49th St	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 266-4841	560	51	10.9	85.4%	125 (22.3%)	52 (9.3%)	228 (40.7%)	144 (25.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	60.3	930^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.0%		39.7	1466^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.0%	536					64.1	58.3	57.0				71.8	55.8	60.2				55.9		$37,863	$2,545	$35,318
Ps 100 Coney Island School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 W 3rd St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	No	(718) 382-2760	577	43	13.4	65.2%	492 (85.3%)	12 (2.1%)	24 (4.2%)	39 (6.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	6 (1.0%)	80	426^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.6%		76	510^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.1%	84					60.2	72.1	81.3				71.6	79.1	77.3				67.6		$29,003	$1,551	$27,452
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 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 90 Edna Cohen School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2840 W 12th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 787-3333	499	39	12.9	96.4%	95 (19.0%)	109 (21.8%)	205 (41.1%)	74 (14.8%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.6%)	83.3	346^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.8%		42.1	1379^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.6%	1033					66.0	74.5	87.7				84.1	83.0	83.0				53.2		$32,714	$3,041	$29,673

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini

What is the racial makeup of Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini?

Students at Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini are 47% White, 28% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 4% African American.

How many students attend Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini?

In the 2024-25 school year, 715 students attended Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini.

What schools do graduates of Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini attend?

Students who attend Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 303 Herbert S Eisenberg
High : Abraham Lincoln High School

What district is Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini in?

New York City Geographic District #21

Is Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini a good school?

Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini ranks 634^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

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