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Ps 889

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Ps 889 ranks 679 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

679^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 72% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 889 is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 406 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 889 has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from 1273 out of 2439 New York elementary schools in 2022-2023 to 679 out of 2445 in 2024-2025, with a 4-star rating. The school's performance on state assessments is generally above the district and state averages, particularly in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. In 2024-2025, PS 889 had 56.86% of 3rd graders, 87.72% of 4th graders, and 67.57% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA, outperforming the district and state averages. In Math, PS 889 had 62.75% of 3rd graders, 70.69% of 4th graders, and 61.11% of 5th graders proficient or better, again exceeding the district and state averages.

While PS 889 performs better academically than the nearby PS 217 Colonel David Marcus School and PS 139 Alexine A Fenty, the nearby Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush, which is in a different district, outperforms PS 889 across multiple academic measures, including higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. PS 889 has also seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $12,945 in 2020-2021 to $27,623 in 2023-2024, which may have contributed to its academic improvements.

423

Students ?

14.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,937

Per pupil spending ?

49.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

21 Hinckley Pl
Brooklyn, NY 11218

(929) 397-9171

District: New York City Geographic District #22

Racial breakdown:

White:

35.2%

Hispanic:

26.0%

African American:

22.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2022 → 72nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2022

✓Above the New York median (72nd percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg59%

New York avg55%

679^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 28%▲ up 22 pts since 2022

From top 50% (2022) to top 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	70.5	679 of 2445	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	48.3	1210 of 2445	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.2	1273 of 2439	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.2	1223 of 2434	49.8%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	363 of 928	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	525 of 927	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.4	559 of 857	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	604 of 936	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.2	108 of 696	84.5%	★★★★☆
2024	44.8	417 of 662	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	474 of 605	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.1	403 of 671	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.9	372 of 2409	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	56.0	975 of 2413	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	1109 of 2403	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.2	1428 of 2401	40.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	759 of 1569	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.6	1298 of 1531	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.2	702 of 1429	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	718 of 1503	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	951 of 2098	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.9	1610 of 2078	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.6	1631 of 2041	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.6	1510 of 2099	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.7	993 of 2407	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	1394 of 2411	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.1	1334 of 2400	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.4	1005 of 2400	58.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.3	332 of 2134	84.4%	★★★★☆
2024	61.4	543 of 2110	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	51.6	736 of 2016	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.7	1329 of 2031	34.6%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.4	113 of 1402	91.9%	★★★★★
2024	69.9	372 of 1392	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.9	358 of 1337	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	67.9	415 of 1399	70.3%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)92nd percentile+20 vs school

Female (2025)85th percentile+12 vs school

Asian (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2025)61st percentile-11 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)52nd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts72%+17 vs state

Math66%+8 vs state

Science61%+16 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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Ps 130 Parkside (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	70 Ocean Pkwy	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 686-1940	891	57	15.6	28.4%	490 (55.0%)	53 (5.9%)	170 (19.1%)	113 (12.7%)	8 (0.9%)	2 (0.2%)	54 (6.1%)	75.2	548^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.6%		67.9	708^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.0%	160	76.7	61.2	79.2	75.4	59.8	73.1	61.9	$27,512	$1,926	$25,586
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 249 Caton (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	18 Marlborough Rd	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 282-8828	663	56	11.8	83.9%	47 (7.1%)	256 (38.6%)	300 (45.2%)	39 (5.9%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	86.9	259^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.4%		85.3	308^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.4%	49	87.9	91.2	86.7	96.0	94.5	83.5	41.2	$33,119	$3,428	$29,690
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 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 230 Doris L Cohen	Public	PK, KG-5	1 Albemarle Rd	Brooklyn	11218	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #15	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 437-6135	925	72	12.8	78.1%	107 (11.6%)	17 (1.8%)	315 (34.1%)	458 (49.5%)	2 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.6%)	71.4	649^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.5%		67.1	728^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.2%	79	74.0	68.4	67.9	69.1	66.4	63.0	56.5	$32,405	$3,122	$29,283
Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Public, Charter	K-4	15 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2150	598			81.9%	17 (2.8%)	476 (79.6%)	54 (9.0%)	9 (1.5%)	5 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	34 (5.7%)	93	132^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.6%		89.8	206^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.6%	74	86.4	81.0		98.1	88.8			$16,769	$00	$16,769
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
Norma Adams Clemons Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	43 Snyder Ave	Brooklyn	11226	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #17	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 856-6560	588	45	13.0	91.8%	20 (3.4%)	366 (62.2%)	177 (30.1%)	15 (2.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	26.5	1878^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.2%		21	2034^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.8%	156	62.0	32.8	46.6	41.2	30.7	41.4	18.6	$33,918	$3,045	$30,873

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