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Ps 198

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Ps 198 ranks 886 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

886^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 198 is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 292 students. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 198 stands out as a high-performing elementary school, with strong academic achievement in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math, often outperforming the district and statewide averages. In 2024-2025, the school had over 60% of its 3rd-5th graders proficient or better in ELA and Math, compared to the district's 58-62% proficiency rates. PS 198 also had a 5th-grade Science proficiency rate of 51.35%, higher than the district's 44.69%. The school's success is particularly notable among African American students, English Language Learners, and Homeless students, with the school ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools for these subgroups.

Despite serving a high-needs population, with over 80% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 198 has shown consistent improvement over time, moving from a 1-star rating in 2014-2015 to a 3-star rating in 2021-2022 and 2024-2025. Compared to nearby schools in the district, such as PS 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School and PS 251 Paerdegat, PS 198 generally outperforms them in both ELA and Math proficiency rates, particularly in the upper elementary grades. The school's ability to achieve such strong results, despite the socioeconomic challenges its students face, is a testament to the dedication and effectiveness of its teachers and staff.

327

Students ?

14.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,846

Per pupil spending ?

85.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4105 Farragut Rd
Brooklyn, NY 11210-2099

(718) 282-4920

District: New York City Geographic District #22

Students who attend Ps 198 usually attend:

Middle:

Andries Hudde

Racial breakdown:

African American:

76.5%

Hispanic:

15.9%

Asian:

3.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 26th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 38 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (64th percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

886^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 26% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th of 26Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #22

412^th of 874New York City Geographic District #22 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	62.3	886 of 2445	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.7	1490 of 2445	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	1241 of 2439	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.7	1107 of 2434	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	47.6	1137 of 2201	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1901 of 2413	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1842 of 2395	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	40.5	1432 of 2386	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	41.1	1420 of 2366	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	29.0	1735 of 2352	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	40.4	1438 of 2345	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.9	1556 of 2325	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2012	37.9	1594 of 2320	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2011	30.9	1729 of 2286	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.5	2042 of 2263	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	28.6	1842 of 2257	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	27.2	1801 of 2227	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	30.5	1711 of 2219	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.1	1912 of 2206	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.7	159 of 928	82.9%	★★★★☆
2024	59.1	304 of 927	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.9	183 of 857	78.6%	★★★★☆
2022	74.3	196 of 936	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	44.9	430 of 891	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.2	407 of 948	57.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	201 of 1117	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	51.9	358 of 1066	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.3	747 of 2409	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	1601 of 2413	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.7	1299 of 2403	45.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.7	1161 of 2401	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.5	1901 of 2357	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1860 of 2338	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	76 of 792	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	62.8	195 of 766	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	49.0	259 of 570	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.4	439 of 730	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	45.4	1034 of 2078	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	909 of 2041	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.4	739 of 2099	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	28.9	1505 of 2032	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	1391 of 2045	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	967 of 2407	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.6	1361 of 2411	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.6	1164 of 2400	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	1043 of 2400	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	24.8	1847 of 2358	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.0	1760 of 2340	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	594 of 2134	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	30.4	1523 of 2110	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1261 of 2016	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.3	731 of 2031	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.8	898 of 1859	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.4	889 of 1941	54.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)90th percentile+27 vs school

African American (2025)83rd percentile+19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)82nd percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)60th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)50th percentile+11 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+8 vs state

Math62%+4 vs state

Science51%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, February 1, 2017

I love this school. All 3 of my kids will go there so far 2 of them go there right now and one will be graduating! The staff is extremely friendly and and make you feel like family! Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 198	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4105 Farragut Rd	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 282-4920	327	22	14.5	85.9%	5 (1.5%)	250 (76.5%)	52 (15.9%)	12 (3.7%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	62.3	886^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.8%		38.7	1490^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%	604			58.1	63.3	69.4				66.7	61.3	56.8				51.4		$36,846	$2,883	$33,963
Ps 109	Public	PK, KG-8	1001 E 45th St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 693-3426	585	54	10.8	88.2%	11 (1.9%)	393 (67.2%)	150 (25.6%)	16 (2.7%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	8 (1.4%)	45.7	1307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.5%		35.2	1589^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.0%	282		82.4	57.9	58.3	54.2	65.5	80.9	56.4	62.5	45.0	40.8	48.2	63.2	37.1	17.0	21.1	$37,868	$3,422	$34,446
Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling	Public	PK, KG-5	4801 Ave D	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #18	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 629-1670	297	26	11.5	85.9%	7 (2.4%)	235 (79.1%)	17 (5.7%)	25 (8.4%)	5 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.4%)	80	427^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.5%		74.1	553^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.4%	126			65.6	86.1	86.1				91.2	86.1	63.9				46.0		$39,450	$3,441	$36,009
Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School	Public	K-5	1957 Nostrand Ave	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 941-2800	374	35	10.5	89.8%	10 (2.7%)	247 (66.0%)	85 (22.7%)	22 (5.9%)	6 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	34.8	1625^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.5%		35.1	1590^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.0%	35			76.2	52.9	55.3				34.6	48.6	37.2				9.4		$38,588	$3,188	$35,399
Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	465 E 29th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 246-4800	753	45	16.7	89.8%	9 (1.2%)	628 (83.4%)	82 (10.9%)	7 (0.9%)	8 (1.1%)	4 (0.5%)	15 (2.0%)	79.4	439^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%		60.3	900^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.2%	461			65.1	65.4	90.3	86.7	84.8	90.7	78.3	65.4	59.2	91.6	83.3	90.6	63.4	86.1	$16,821	$1,042	$15,779
Ps 326	Public	PK, KG-2	1800 Utica Ave	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 241-4828	192	12	16.1	75.5%	3 (1.6%)	121 (63.0%)	14 (7.3%)	31 (16.1%)	17 (8.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (3.1%)								(n/a)																	$42,993	$2,608	$40,385
Ps 251 Paerdegat	Public	PK, KG-5	1037 E 54th St	Brooklyn	11234	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 251-4110	329	24	13.9	86.9%	7 (2.1%)	224 (68.1%)	48 (14.6%)	10 (3.0%)	28 (8.5%)	6 (1.8%)	6 (1.8%)	21.6	2037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.7%		17.2	2138^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.6%	101			46.8	30.8	45.7				32.3	38.9	41.2				25.7		$32,541	$2,686	$29,855
Ps 119 Amersfort	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	3829 Ave K	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 377-7696	393	26	15.0	86.5%	19 (4.8%)	180 (45.8%)	68 (17.3%)	103 (26.2%)	6 (1.5%)	7 (1.8%)	10 (2.5%)	34.8	1624^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.6%		28.5	1788^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.9%	164			54.6	47.7	60.6				52.5	42.7	35.1				28.0		$32,777	$2,467	$30,310
Ps 181	Public	PK, KG-8	1023 New York Ave	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 462-5298	568	50	11.3	85.6%	14 (2.5%)	433 (76.2%)	81 (14.3%)	7 (1.2%)	26 (4.6%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	22.8	1997^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%		21.3	2027^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%	30	100.0		30.9	33.3	37.8	38.3	34.8	37.3	45.6	48.1	18.8	52.2	53.2	64.8	18.8	45.3	$35,375	$3,258	$32,116
Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	475 E 57th St	Brooklyn	11203	Kings County	Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 789-8959	259	5	45.6	78.8%	4 (1.5%)	227 (87.6%)	20 (7.7%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.9%)	44.5	1352^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	44.7%		49.9	1176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%	176			66.7	38.7	55.8				54.1	54.8	55.8				32.6		$26,725	$912	$25,814

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 198

Is Ps 198 a good school?

Ps 198 ranks 886^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 198?

In the 2024-25 school year, 327 students attended Ps 198.

What district is Ps 198 in?

New York City Geographic District #22

What schools do graduates of Ps 198 attend?

Students who attend Ps 198 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Andries Hudde

What is the racial makeup of Ps 198?

Students at Ps 198 are 76% African American, 16% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

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