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Ps 329 Surfside

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2019^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 329 Surfside is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 338 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 329 Surfside consistently underperforms compared to the district and the overall New York state in terms of proficiency rates on the New York State Assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's performance on the state assessments also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds struggling the most. As a result, PS 329 Surfside has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger for several years.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 101 Verrazano, PS 216 Arturo Toscanini, and PS 95 Gravesend, consistently outperform PS 329 Surfside on the state assessments and have higher school rankings. This suggests that the challenges faced by PS 329 Surfside may be unique to the school and not necessarily reflective of the overall district performance. Additionally, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $36,875 in the 2023-2024 school year, which does not seem to translate into improved academic outcomes for the students.

279

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$44,225

Per pupil spending ?

94.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2929 W 30th St
Brooklyn, NY 11224-1701

(718) 787-3460

District: New York City Geographic District #21

Racial breakdown:

African American:

58.1%

Hispanic:

31.9%

American Indian:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 37 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

2,019^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▼ down 3 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	22.1	2019 of 2445	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	7.3	2379 of 2445	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.6	2333 of 2439	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2070 of 2434	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.8	1753 of 2201	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	2189 of 2413	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	2218 of 2395	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	16.7	2093 of 2386	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.1	1995 of 2366	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.2	1878 of 2352	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.9	1711 of 2345	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.9	1557 of 2325	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2012	42.8	1479 of 2320	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.6	1734 of 2286	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	21.2	1914 of 2263	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	21.7	1947 of 2257	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.4	2027 of 2227	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	13.7	1983 of 2219	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	17.5	1919 of 2206	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	564 of 928	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.9	851 of 927	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	736 of 857	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	698 of 936	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	31.2	295 of 427	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.2	792 of 891	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.0	773 of 948	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.5	1993 of 2409	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	9.0	2334 of 2413	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.5	2117 of 2403	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1991 of 2401	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	1224 of 1955	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2160 of 2357	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.0	2216 of 2338	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.8	1402 of 1531	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	34.4	1042 of 1503	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1068 of 1315	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1195 of 1392	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	556 of 792	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.9	528 of 766	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	407 of 637	36.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.8	376 of 622	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	518 of 570	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	699 of 730	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	7.5	2058 of 2078	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.9	1844 of 2041	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1737 of 2099	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.9	1076 of 1678	35.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.2	1950 of 2407	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	2328 of 2411	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	5.8	2361 of 2400	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	2070 of 2400	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.8	1552 of 1961	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.4	2114 of 2358	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	2122 of 2340	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	1358 of 2134	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	1700 of 2110	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1911 of 2016	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.4	1812 of 2031	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1175 of 1859	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.9	1620 of 1941	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)39th percentile+22 vs school

Special Education (2025)36th percentile+19 vs school

Homeless (2025)30th percentile+12 vs school

Male (2025)19th percentile~ school

Female (2025)17th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)8th percentile+6 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)1st percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math42%-16 vs state

English Language Arts40%-15 vs state

Science8%-37 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 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 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 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 329 Surfside

What district is Ps 329 Surfside in?

New York City Geographic District #21

What is the racial makeup of Ps 329 Surfside?

Students at Ps 329 Surfside are 58% African American, 32% Hispanic, 4% American Indian, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ps 329 Surfside?

In the 2024-25 school year, 279 students attended Ps 329 Surfside.

Is Ps 329 Surfside a good school?

Ps 329 Surfside ranks in the bottom 17.4% of New York elementary schools.

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