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Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2333^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The) is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 469 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 is rated 2 stars out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student ($37,919 in 2023-2024) and low student-teacher ratio (10:1), Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The) consistently performs below the district and state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 36.84% compared to the district's 59.4% and the state's 54.15%. Similarly, the school's 3rd grade Math proficiency rate was 40% compared to the district's 67.31% and the state's 59.7%. The school's performance for various student subgroups, such as African American and Hispanic students, is also consistently lower than the state and district averages.

When comparing Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The) to the nearby schools in the same district, several interesting observations can be made. The nearby magnet schools, such as Ps 90 Edna Cohen School and Ps 253, consistently outperform Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The) in academic proficiency rates for both ELA and Math. Additionally, the nearby schools have varying levels of spending per student and student-teacher ratios, which may contribute to the differences in academic performance. While all the nearby schools face similar challenges, their academic performance and rankings within the state vary significantly, suggesting that some schools may be more effective in addressing the needs of their student populations than others.

514

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,600

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2950 W 25th St
Brooklyn, NY 11224-2216

(718) 382-2100

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Students who attend Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Is 96 Seth Low

Racial breakdown:

African American:

55.8%

Hispanic:

37.7%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 6th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (25% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Math scores 30 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg63%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,333^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,346^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.2	2333 of 2445	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.2	2363 of 2445	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.3	2204 of 2439	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	2215 of 2434	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	30.8	1590 of 2201	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	2060 of 2413	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	2134 of 2395	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	2168 of 2386	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.1	2142 of 2366	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.9	2212 of 2352	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	11.9	2170 of 2345	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.6	2103 of 2325	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	18.3	1994 of 2320	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	8.8	2158 of 2286	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	2170 of 2263	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	2205 of 2257	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.1	2191 of 2227	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.2	2132 of 2219	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.2	2048 of 2206	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	812 of 928	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	20.7	804 of 927	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	650 of 857	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	651 of 936	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.4	130 of 427	69.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.5	597 of 891	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.3	668 of 948	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	43.4	512 of 1066	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.6	258 of 860	70.0%	★★★★☆
2018	25.7	811 of 938	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.9	2328 of 2409	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2335 of 2413	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	2159 of 2403	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.6	2247 of 2401	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	1305 of 1955	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.8	1957 of 2357	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.7	2096 of 2338	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	1522 of 1569	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.9	1391 of 1531	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1212 of 1503	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	934 of 1315	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1214 of 1392	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	16.4	744 of 792	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.8	608 of 766	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.3	592 of 637	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	25.7	631 of 730	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	13.3	1974 of 2078	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1924 of 2099	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	42.1	980 of 1678	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1662 of 2032	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1681 of 2045	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	2252 of 2407	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2302 of 2411	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2186 of 2400	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2062 of 2400	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	1347 of 1961	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	17.5	2054 of 2358	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	2079 of 2340	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1593 of 2134	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.3	1611 of 2110	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.6	1593 of 2016	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.2	1068 of 2031	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.3	1056 of 1859	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1470 of 1941	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.5	1346 of 1500	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.0	1396 of 1504	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	1369 of 1500	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	1420 of 1479	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.6	1327 of 1439	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1274 of 1438	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.4	1328 of 1455	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	23.1	1136 of 1429	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	23.4	1101 of 1407	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.5	1008 of 1401	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.9	1101 of 1373	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.3	915 of 1337	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2011	20.9	1045 of 1295	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	11.7	1093 of 1243	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	11.2	1112 of 1224	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	21.4	966 of 1185	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.0	914 of 1123	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	16.4	924 of 1095	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.9	483 of 676	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.7	588 of 705	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	610 of 696	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.7	665 of 706	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	27.7	504 of 653	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.3	546 of 663	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	543 of 581	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.8	1334 of 1457	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.5	1397 of 1465	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	1357 of 1463	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.2	1438 of 1454	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	1284 of 1370	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	1305 of 1353	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	19.7	850 of 953	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	42.6	520 of 943	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	745 of 914	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	725 of 826	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.1	704 of 810	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	508 of 603	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.7	207 of 457	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.6	1108 of 1283	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.6	1147 of 1296	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	1069 of 1241	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.5	1220 of 1455	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1169 of 1464	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.8	1296 of 1464	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.7	1284 of 1455	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.7	1230 of 1366	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1038 of 1352	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.6	811 of 1298	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	677 of 1303	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.4	751 of 1307	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.9	713 of 1283	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.6	890 of 1139	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.7	868 of 1170	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

English Language Learner (2024)52nd percentile+49 vs school

Special Education (2025)25th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)6th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)38th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile+18 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)14th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2024)11th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)8th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)7th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts29%-25 vs state

Math25%-30 vs state

Science16%-28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	2950 W 25th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 382-2100	514	42	12.2	95.1%	23 (4.5%)	287 (55.8%)	194 (37.7%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8.2	2333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.6%		8.2	2363^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.4%	30	36.8	17.0	25.0	24.5	41.0	31.1	40.0	24.4	15.6	10.0	23.1	39.0	4.4	26.4	$33,600	$3,058	$30,542
Ps 329 Surfside	Public	PK, KG-5	2929 W 30th St	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 787-3460	279	30	9.3	94.6%	5 (1.8%)	162 (58.1%)	89 (31.9%)	9 (3.2%)	10 (3.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.4%)	22.1	2019^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.4%		7.3	2379^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.7%	360	52.6	31.4	38.5				47.4	38.0	41.0				7.9		$44,225	$3,564	$40,661
Ps 188 Michael E Berdy	Public	PK, KG-5	3314 Neptune Ave	Brooklyn	11224	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 265-7580	236	24	9.8	96.6%	21 (8.9%)	123 (52.1%)	77 (32.6%)	11 (4.7%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	23.6	1972^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	19.3%		24.1	1939^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.7%	33	36.7	13.6	48.3				65.5	15.4	32.3				28.6		$49,430	$3,438	$45,991
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
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
Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	2286 Cropsey Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 682-5610	335	16	20.9	83.3%	172 (51.3%)	48 (14.3%)	89 (26.6%)	23 (6.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	51.3	1177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%		68.5	690^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.8%	487	62.0	52.5	58.8				54.0	56.5	66.7				37.3		$32,459	$1,822	$30,637
Ps 101 Verrazano (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	8696 24th Ave	Brooklyn	11214	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 372-0221	1,113	79	14.1	77.7%	279 (25.1%)	10 (0.9%)	182 (16.4%)	621 (55.8%)	8 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	12 (1.1%)	87.3	251^st of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%		85.7	298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.8%	47	75.6	83.8	76.6				82.8	84.2	83.3				66.1		$29,056	$2,608	$26,447
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The)

How many students attend Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 514 students attended Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The).

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Students who attend Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 96 Seth Low

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Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The) ranks in the bottom 4.6% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #21

What is the racial makeup of Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The)?

Students at Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (The) are 56% African American, 38% Hispanic, 4% White.

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