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Best Elementary Schools in Zip Code 11221

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Schools

4,986

Students

Districts

5-star school

Top rankedSuccess Academy Charter School-Bushwick15^th of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ps 309 George E Wibecan Preparatory Academy (The) up 754 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

Ps 26 Jesse Owens 7.2 students per teacher

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Summary:

The zip code 11221 in Brooklyn, New York is home to 16 elementary schools serving grades ranging from pre-K to 8th, including a mix of public, public charter, and public magnet schools. This data set provides a detailed look at the educational landscape in this area, highlighting both high-performing outliers and struggling district schools.

Among the standout schools in the data set are Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick and Bushwick Ascend Charter School, which consistently rank among the top elementary schools in New York with exceptional student performance. In contrast, some district public schools in the area, such as Ps 26 Jesse Owens, struggle with student proficiency rates below 30%. The data reveals stark disparities in educational outcomes within this relatively small geographic area.

Factors like student demographics and school funding do not always align with academic performance. While many of the schools serve high-need populations with free/reduced lunch rates over 75%, the top-performing charter schools still manage to achieve outstanding results. Additionally, higher per-student spending does not necessarily translate to better outcomes. Understanding the drivers behind these differences can inform efforts to improve educational opportunities for all students in the 11221 zip code.

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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 (2025)	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 44 Marcus Garvey	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	432 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #13	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 834-6939	120	12	10.1	88.3%	11 (9.2%)	79 (65.8%)	28 (23.3%)	2 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13.8	2223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%		13.1	2265^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.4%	42			13.3	31.3	50.0				13.3	37.5	28.6				21.4		$41,847	$5,749	$36,098
Ps 26 Jesse Owens	Public	PK, KG-5	1014 Lafayette Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 919-5707	214	30	7.2	78.0%	20 (9.3%)	102 (47.7%)	77 (36.0%)	5 (2.3%)	7 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.4%)	43.7	1371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.9%		39.6	1472^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.8%	101			85.7	42.9	52.2				75.0	45.5	29.2				34.8		$51,251	$3,256	$47,995
Ps 81 Thaddeus Stevens	Public	PK, KG-5	990 Dekalb Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2365	182	23	8.0	94.5%	4 (2.2%)	78 (42.9%)	90 (49.5%)	6 (3.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.6%)	12.8	2245^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.2%		5.7	2417^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.1%	172			72.7	11.1	13.6				53.9	18.2	9.1				4.6		$49,777	$5,274	$44,503
Ps 308 Clara Cardwell	Public	PK, KG-8	616 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 571-6960	197	24	8.3	93.9%	6 (3.0%)	147 (74.6%)	37 (18.8%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	3 (1.5%)	2 (1.0%)	6.4	2376^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.8%		14.8	2223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%	153	60.0	60.0	23.8	28.6	10.0	25.0	76.9	40.0	30.0	20.0	9.1	11.1	33.3	0.0	10.0		$49,856	$4,505	$45,351
Ps 309 George E Wibecan Preparatory Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	794 Monroe St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #16	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-2381	194	19	10.2	86.1%	2 (1.0%)	102 (52.6%)	82 (42.3%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.5%)	49.3	1213^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.4%		23.3	1967^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.6%	754			69.2	100.0	56.3				46.2	87.5	33.3				30.8		$45,940	$3,970	$41,970
Ps 75 Mayda Cortiella	Public	PK, KG-5	95 Grove St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0244	185	18	10.3	96.8%	3 (1.6%)	34 (18.4%)	142 (76.8%)	3 (1.6%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	11.7	2270^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%		13.5	2257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.7%	13			42.9	33.3	26.7				42.9	25.0	13.3				13.3		$43,977	$3,158	$40,819
Ps 106 Edward Everett Hale	Public	PK, KG-5	1328 Putnam Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0261	327	40	8.1	90.5%	5 (1.5%)	23 (7.0%)	294 (89.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	11.4	2273^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%		11.8	2301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	5.9%	28			23.3	26.5	33.3				31.8	27.8	24.5				28.3		$42,363	$3,817	$38,546
Ps 274 Kosciusko	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Bushwick Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 642-5300	286	25	11.4	91.3%	9 (3.1%)	39 (13.6%)	228 (79.7%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	17.2	2148^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.1%		25	1899^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.3%	249			22.2	34.1	43.3				37.8	40.0	22.6				30.0		$38,114	$3,889	$34,225
Ps 299 Thomas Warren Field School	Public	PK, KG-5	88 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 473-8230	229	21	10.9	90.4%	12 (5.2%)	64 (27.9%)	150 (65.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.9%)	42.9	1391^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.1%		35.1	1591^st of 2445 public elementary schools	34.9%	200			39.1	45.8	62.9				58.3	50.0	38.9				50.0		$37,346	$3,398	$33,948
Ps 377 Alejandrina B De Gautier	Public	PK, KG-5	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #32	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 574-0325	209	17	12.2	88.0%	2 (1.0%)	17 (8.1%)	189 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6.6	2371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	3.0%		28.1	1804^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.2%	567			8.3	39.1	38.9				7.4	8.0	5.0				5.0		$39,764	$3,613	$36,151
Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	856 Quincy St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 246-5681	530	40	13.2	88.3%	3 (0.6%)	336 (63.4%)	170 (32.1%)	3 (0.6%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.3%)	29.6	1785^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.0%		43.9	1325^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.8%	460	40.0		48.2	49.0	52.2	52.6	52.5	55.6	42.1	43.4	35.8	11.6	56.5	28.6	28.4	46.0	$22,309	$1,321	$20,988
La Cima Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	800 Gates Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	La Cima Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 443-2136	174	24	7.2	87.9%	2 (1.1%)	74 (42.5%)	90 (51.7%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (2.9%)	55.8	1042^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.4%		37.7	1518^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.9%	476			43.8	44.4	57.7				61.1	77.8	72.0				46.2		$24,718	$829	$23,889
Bushwick Ascend Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	751 Knickerbocker Ave	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Bushwick Ascend Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 240-9162	738	42	17.5	92.3%	11 (1.5%)	101 (13.7%)	613 (83.1%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.5%)	72.6	625^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%		55.8	1010^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.7%	385			68.8	57.7	65.3	69.1	77.8	81.7	84.2	75.6	58.4	71.4	86.4	84.8	50.7	68.5	$16,897	$1,214	$15,683
Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	200 Woodbine St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 471-2690	843	52	16.3	90.3%	24 (2.8%)	74 (8.8%)	732 (86.8%)	5 (0.6%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	63.1	865^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.6%		63.2	819^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%	46			50.6	52.9	57.3	62.6	66.0	76.3	95.4	91.7	68.2	40.2	67.0	57.3	46.7	63.4	$17,446	$1,174	$16,272
Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick	Public, Charter	K-4	139 Menahan St	Brooklyn	11221	Kings County	Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2173	558			77.8%	22 (3.9%)	94 (16.8%)	409 (73.3%)	16 (2.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	97.6	15^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%		98.2	14^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.4%	1			98.9	97.5					100.0	100.0							$16,278	$00	$16,278

Cities Near Zip Code 11221

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Brooklyn	0.1 mi	589	431^st
Ridgewood	0.76 mi	11	656^th
Glendale	1.04 mi	5	311^th
Maspeth	1.87 mi	4	307^th
Middle Village	2.33 mi	4	151^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

IMPORTANT DISCLAIMERS: Not all boundaries are included. We make every effort to ensure that boundaries are up-to-date. But it's important to note that these are approximations and are for general informational purposes only. To verify legal descriptions of boundaries or school locations, contact your local tax assessor's office and/or school district.