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Ps 134

Public Grades K-5

225^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 134 is an exceptional elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving 519 students in grades K-5. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 412 out of 874 districts in the state.

PS 134 consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 29 and 252 over the past 10 years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science are significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in 2024-2025, 73.85% of 3rd graders, 77.14% of 4th graders, and 80% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 61.2% and 54.15% at the district and state levels, respectively. In Math, the proficiency rates for PS 134 were even more impressive, with 88.24% of 3rd graders, 91.55% of 4th graders, and 91.03% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to 65.39% and 59.7% at the district and state levels.

The school's strong performance extends to various student subgroups, including Female, Male, Asian, Hispanic, White, English Language Learners, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. PS 134 also spends significantly more per student ($27,714 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages, and maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.7 to 12.7 over the past three years. Nearby schools, such as PS 139 Alexine A Fenty, PS 889, and PS 217 Colonel David Marcus School, have lower academic performance across various metrics, making PS 134 a standout example of educational excellence in the New York City public school system.

500

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,717

Per pupil spending ?

88.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4001 18th Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11218-5707

(718) 436-7200

District: New York City Geographic District #22

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

44.2%

White:

40.4%

Hispanic:

7.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 78th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 13 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

225^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From top 22% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	88.5	225 of 2445	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.9	252 of 2445	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	93.5	137 of 2439	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.7	130 of 2434	94.7%	★★★★★
2021	94.1	29 of 2201	98.7%	★★★★★
2019	94.7	87 of 2413	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	90.9	127 of 2395	94.7%	★★★★★
2017	87.9	197 of 2386	91.7%	★★★★★
2016	80.7	375 of 2366	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	75.2	528 of 2352	77.6%	★★★★☆
2014	81.2	344 of 2345	85.3%	★★★★☆
2013	75.4	476 of 2325	79.5%	★★★★☆
2012	73.8	587 of 2320	74.7%	★★★★☆
2011	83.3	279 of 2286	87.8%	★★★★☆
2010	76.8	458 of 2263	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	74.7	525 of 2257	76.7%	★★★★☆
2008	65.6	900 of 2227	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	61.9	1028 of 2219	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.6	1156 of 2206	47.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	197 of 696	71.7%	★★★★☆
2024	69.6	202 of 662	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.5	144 of 605	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	74.4	150 of 671	77.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.8	125 of 548	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	75.9	111 of 601	81.5%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	183 of 1117	83.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.1	54 of 1066	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	79.0	100 of 1001	90.0%	★★★★★
2022	91.8	48 of 1027	95.3%	★★★★★
2019	78.3	70 of 860	91.9%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	34 of 938	96.4%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.8	225 of 2409	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	84.9	297 of 2413	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	116 of 2403	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.1	158 of 2401	93.4%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	88 of 2357	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	89.9	123 of 2338	94.7%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	125 of 1569	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	89.0	97 of 1503	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	51 of 1315	96.1%	★★★★★
2018	80.5	179 of 1392	87.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	99.4	3 of 570	99.5%	★★★★★
2018	95.2	30 of 730	95.9%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.2	95 of 2098	95.5%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	101 of 2078	95.1%	★★★★★
2023	97.8	36 of 2041	98.2%	★★★★★
2022	97.0	38 of 2099	98.2%	★★★★★
2019	97.8	47 of 2032	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	94.5	53 of 2045	97.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.5	246 of 2407	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	88.2	215 of 2411	91.1%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	158 of 2400	93.4%	★★★★★
2022	92.9	98 of 2400	95.9%	★★★★★
2019	94.1	94 of 2358	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	89.4	146 of 2340	93.8%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.6	198 of 2134	90.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.5	93 of 2110	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	98.3	22 of 2016	98.9%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	38 of 2031	98.1%	★★★★★
2019	96.9	48 of 1859	97.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.4	116 of 1941	94.0%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	274 of 1402	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	67.8	405 of 1392	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	81.9	201 of 1337	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	81.9	180 of 1399	87.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.6	102 of 1338	92.4%	★★★★★
2018	79.3	224 of 1408	84.1%	★★★★☆

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 (2019)99th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)95th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)91st percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Male (2025)90th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)84th percentile-7 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

Asian (2025)72nd percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math90%+33 vs state

English Language Arts77%+22 vs state

Science63%+18 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, December 21, 2020

Great neighborhood school! Well run, amazing teachers and staff! Close Quote

by a student
Monday, May 2, 2016

I graduated from P.S.134 5 years ago, although it is a uniform school it is a wonderful school. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 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	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 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
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 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
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 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 121 Nelson A Rockefeller	Public, Magnet	K-8	5301 20th Ave	Brooklyn	11204	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 377-8845	295	42	7.0	80.3%	93 (31.5%)	12 (4.1%)	104 (35.3%)	73 (24.7%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	9 (3.1%)	73.7	594^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%		62.1	853^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	65.1%	259				100.0		84.2	66.7	64.3	62.5	55.3	70.3	79.0	69.0	70.6	52.4	48.7	76.3	58.8	56.5	$51,493	$4,141	$47,352
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
Ps 164 Caesar Rodney	Public	PK, KG-5	4211 14th Ave	Brooklyn	11219	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #20	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 854-4100	491	48	10.3	89.8%	69 (14.1%)	18 (3.7%)	181 (36.9%)	216 (44.0%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	84.3	323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.8%		76.6	499^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.6%	176						67.7	72.7	77.6				78.5	77.3	85.3				75.4		$44,111	$3,066	$41,044
Ps 99 Isaac Asimov	Public	PK, KG-8	1120 E 10th St	Brooklyn	11230	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #21	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 338-9201	847	69	12.2	86.7%	248 (29.3%)	32 (3.8%)	160 (18.9%)	385 (45.5%)	10 (1.2%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	37.8	1523^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	37.7%		33.7	1628^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.4%	105			90.0		53.6	40.2	47.6	48.9	39.0	40.0	50.6	61.0	46.6	49.5	40.0	62.4	58.1	43.8	52.6	$29,046	$2,998	$26,048
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 134

How many students attend Ps 134?

In the 2024-25 school year, 500 students attended Ps 134.

What district is Ps 134 in?

New York City Geographic District #22

What is the racial makeup of Ps 134?

Students at Ps 134 are 44% Asian, 40% White, 8% Hispanic, 3% African American, 3% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

Is Ps 134 a good school?

Yes. Ps 134 ranks in the top 9.2% of New York elementary schools.

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