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Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School

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Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School ranks 1143 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1143^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 918 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 412 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School has consistently ranked in the middle range of New York elementary schools, typically between 800-1200 out of around 2,400 schools. The school has maintained a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past decade, with a brief dip to 2 stars in the 2021-2022 school year. While the school generally performs on par with or slightly below the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math, it stands out in a few areas, including higher 5th grade ELA proficiency rates and 3rd grade Math proficiency rates. The school has also shown strong performance in Science, with 4th grade proficiency rates exceeding 70% in 2021-2022.

Compared to nearby schools, Ps 139 Alexine A Fenty is a similar-sized elementary school within the same district with a slightly higher statewide ranking and 3-star rating, while School Of Science &technology has a lower statewide ranking and 2-star rating. The high-performing Ps 134, located just 0.36 miles away, stands out with significantly higher student proficiency rates across all subjects and grade levels compared to Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School.

901

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,944

Per pupil spending ?

85.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1100 Newkirk Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11230-1416

(718) 434-6960

District: New York City Geographic District #22

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

53.7%

White:

19.3%

Hispanic:

18.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 48th percentile in 2022 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 53rd (2025) from a 48th-percentile low (2022)

✓Above the New York median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

1,143^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From top 36% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	52.6	1143 of 2445	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	1181 of 2445	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.5	1071 of 2439	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.8	1255 of 2434	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	67.3	664 of 2201	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	1085 of 2413	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.3	1164 of 2395	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2017	60.9	895 of 2386	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2016	62.7	832 of 2366	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	62.3	838 of 2352	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2014	61.3	857 of 2345	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2013	59.0	876 of 2325	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2012	62.3	956 of 2320	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2011	55.4	1132 of 2286	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.6	971 of 2263	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.5	1146 of 2257	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.6	1273 of 2227	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	46.3	1425 of 2219	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.6	1158 of 2206	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	61.3	293 of 936	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	74.3	178 of 891	80.0%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	254 of 948	73.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	570 of 696	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.8	546 of 662	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.6	503 of 605	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.1	583 of 671	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	355 of 430	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.8	476 of 548	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	518 of 601	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.9	491 of 1117	56.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.9	524 of 1066	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.5	375 of 1001	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.0	632 of 1027	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.8	440 of 860	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	41.2	529 of 938	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.3	1015 of 2409	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.0	1234 of 2413	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.7	1036 of 2403	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.2	1247 of 2401	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.3	877 of 1955	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	50.6	1135 of 2357	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.2	1108 of 2338	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.5	1020 of 1569	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	842 of 1531	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.6	870 of 1429	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1005 of 1503	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	775 of 1315	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.6	855 of 1392	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	249 of 792	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	243 of 766	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.9	216 of 637	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	336 of 622	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	56.7	186 of 570	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.6	416 of 730	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.9	679 of 2098	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.4	787 of 2078	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	61.0	638 of 2041	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.4	981 of 2099	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.6	568 of 1678	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	56.0	725 of 2032	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.3	771 of 2045	62.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.7	1217 of 2407	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.2	1093 of 2411	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.6	1113 of 2400	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.7	1248 of 2400	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	82.6	249 of 1961	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	55.6	986 of 2358	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.3	1227 of 2340	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	69.5	60 of 202	70.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.8	1262 of 2134	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.1	1144 of 2110	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.7	862 of 2016	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	751 of 2031	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	481 of 1859	74.1%	★★★★☆
2018	47.9	818 of 1941	57.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	669 of 1402	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.6	774 of 1392	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	64.0	486 of 1337	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	869 of 1399	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.8	720 of 1338	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.1	662 of 1408	53.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Multi-racial (2018)70th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2022)69th percentile+20 vs school

Homeless (2025)69th percentile+15 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)58th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)56th percentile+3 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)49th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)41st percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile-18 vs school

Asian (2025)18th percentile-35 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+3 vs state

Math57%~ state avg

Science46%~ state avg

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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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Living Environment 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 217 Colonel David Marcus School	Public	PK, KG-5	1100 Newkirk Ave	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 434-6960	901	67	13.4	85.7%	174 (19.3%)	51 (5.7%)	162 (18.0%)	484 (53.7%)	17 (1.9%)	4 (0.4%)	9 (1.0%)	52.6	1143^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	53.3%		49.6	1181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	51.7%	38					57.6	51.9	63.2				62.3	54.3	54.3				46.4		$29,944	$2,678	$27,267
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	259 Parkville Ave	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	Brooklyn Dreams Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 859-8400	489	40	12.2	77.9%	27 (5.5%)	292 (59.7%)	101 (20.7%)	53 (10.8%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	8 (1.6%)	37.2	1541^st of 2445 public elementary schools	37.0%		45.3	1280^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.6%	261	87.5	79.2	29.2		36.5	60.5	72.3	56.8	72.4	62.0	34.0	44.7	31.9	28.9	62.5	35.6	39.6	45.7	$26,380	$2,332	$24,048
Ps 134	Public	K-5	4001 18th Ave	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 436-7200	500	42	12.0	88.2%	202 (40.4%)	17 (3.4%)	39 (7.8%)	221 (44.2%)	6 (1.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.8%)	88.5	225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.8%		87.9	252^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%	27					73.9	77.1	80.0				88.2	91.6	91.0				62.8		$28,717	$2,536	$26,180
Ps 139 Alexine A Fenty	Public	PK, KG-5	330 Rugby Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-5254	706	65	10.7	67.1%	149 (21.1%)	136 (19.3%)	266 (37.7%)	92 (13.0%)	9 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	54 (7.6%)	53.2	1118^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.3%		59	925^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.2%	193					56.2	67.4	59.8				55.7	69.8	47.2				38.5		$31,261	$2,495	$28,766
School Of Science &technology	Public	PK, KG-5	725 E 23rd St	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 434-5222	522	39	13.4	91.0%	52 (10.0%)	232 (44.4%)	166 (31.8%)	41 (7.9%)	9 (1.7%)	1 (0.2%)	21 (4.0%)	40.1	1469^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.9%		24.4	1926^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.2%	457					55.6	37.3	56.7				57.3	38.1	54.0				37.1		$34,645	$2,784	$31,861
Ps 315	Public	PK, KG-5	2310 Glenwood Rd	Brooklyn	11210	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 421-9560	555	59	9.3	89.2%	48 (8.6%)	227 (40.9%)	179 (32.3%)	73 (13.2%)	6 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (4.0%)	38.2	1513^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.1%		32	1684^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.1%	171					49.4	47.0	50.6				55.8	49.3	48.4				35.5		$34,694	$2,851	$31,844
Ps 179 Kensington	Public	PK, KG-5	202 Ave C	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 438-4010	660	49	13.5	93.9%	78 (11.8%)	15 (2.3%)	126 (19.1%)	431 (65.3%)	6 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	33.4	1671^st of 2445 public elementary schools	31.7%		41.7	1395^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%	276					32.7	48.7	47.8				42.6	55.6	52.5				33.3		$33,990	$3,118	$30,872
Ps 192 Magnet School For Math And Science Inquiry (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	4715 18th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 633-3061	592	64	9.2	92.2%	205 (34.6%)	10 (1.7%)	232 (39.2%)	140 (23.6%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	56.1	1034^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.7%		53.7	1061^st of 2445 public elementary schools	56.6%	27			100.0	68.4	54.4	59.6	63.5	68.8	67.2	71.4	54.1	64.3	45.2	64.1	65.6	70.2	36.5	35.9	$34,235	$2,902	$31,333
Ps 245	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	249 E 17th St	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 284-2330	228	20	11.2	89.9%	9 (3.9%)	99 (43.4%)	108 (47.4%)	3 (1.3%)	8 (3.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	48	1247^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.0%		53.3	1071^st of 2445 public elementary schools	56.2%	176					57.1	68.8	56.7				57.1	51.5	51.6				31.3		$35,167	$2,735	$32,432
Ps 889	Public	PK, KG-5	21 Hinckley Pl	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #22	No	No	No	No	(929) 397-9171	423	30	14.1	49.2%	149 (35.2%)	95 (22.5%)	110 (26.0%)	36 (8.5%)	3 (0.7%)	6 (1.4%)	24 (5.7%)	70.5	679^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.2%		48.3	1210^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.5%	531					56.9	87.7	67.6				62.8	70.7	61.1				61.1		$27,937	$1,630	$26,307

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School

How many students attend Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 901 students attended Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School.

Is Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School a good school?

Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School ranks 1143^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School in?

New York City Geographic District #22

What is the racial makeup of Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School?

Students at Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School are 54% Asian, 19% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% African American, 2% American Indian.

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