Best Elementary Schools in Brooklyn, NY (2025-26)
Every ranked elementary school in Brooklyn, NY, ordered by SchoolGrade. A grade rewards actual test performance against the projection for each school's student context, so a B in a high-poverty school can outrank an A- elsewhere on impact. Click a column heading to sort, or filter by school, city or district.
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Brooklyn, NY elementary schools ranked
| Rank | Grade | School | City | District | Actual | Projected | Impact | Students |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| #1 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Bed Stuy 2 (Charter) | Brooklyn | Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 2 | 99% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 478 |
| #2 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Bushwick (Charter) | Brooklyn | Success Academy Charter School-Bushwick | 99% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 478 |
| #3 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Prospect Heights (Charter) | Brooklyn | Success Academy Charter School-Prospect Heights | 99% | 33% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 275 |
| #4 | A+ | Brownsville Collegiate Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Brownsville Collegiate Charter School | 95% | 20% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 117 |
| #5 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Bensonhurst (Charter) | Brooklyn | Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst | 95% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 649 |
| #6 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Cobble Hill (Charter) | Brooklyn | Success Academy Charter School-Cobble Hill | 95% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 401 |
| #7 | A+ | Brooklyn School Of Inquiry | Brooklyn | 94% | 56% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 474 | |
| #8 | A+ | Ps 39 Henry Bristow | Brooklyn | 91% | 66% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 344 | |
| #9 | A+ | Ps 11 Purvis J Behan | Brooklyn | 90% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 832 | |
| #10 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Flatbush (Charter) | Brooklyn | Success Academy Charter School-Flatbush | 88% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 560 |
| #11 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Williamsburg (Charter) | Brooklyn | Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg | 88% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 359 |
| #12 | A+ | Hellenic Classical Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Hellenic Classical Charter School | 87% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 483 |
| #13 | A+ | Ps 107 John W Kimball | Brooklyn | 87% | 70% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 501 | |
| #14 | A+ | Ps 34 Oliver H Perry | Brooklyn | 87% | 56% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 402 | |
| #15 | A+ | Success Academy Charter School Crown Heights (Charter) | Brooklyn | Success Academy Charter School-Crown Heights | 87% | 33% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 787 |
| #16 | A+ | Ps 172 Beacon School Of Excellence | Brooklyn | 86% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 460 | |
| #17 | A+ | Ps 29 John M Harrigan | Brooklyn | 86% | 72% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 721 | |
| #18 | A+ | Ps 5 Dr Ronald Mcnair | Brooklyn | 86% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 227 | |
| #19 | A+ | Ps 31 Samuel F Dupont (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 85% | 51% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 524 | |
| #20 | A+ | Ps 132 Conselyea School (the) | Brooklyn | 84% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 578 | |
| #21 | A+ | Ps 195 Manhattan Beach | Brooklyn | 84% | 52% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 367 | |
| #22 | A+ | Ps 321 William Penn | Brooklyn | 84% | 70% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,216 | |
| #23 | A+ | Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Csd 13 (Charter) | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Prospect Charter School-Csd 13 | 83% | 53% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 704 |
| #24 | A+ | East Flatbush Ascend Charter School Efacs (Charter) | Brooklyn | East Flatbush Ascend Charter School (efacs) | 83% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 235 |
| #25 | A+ | Ps 163 Bath Beach | Brooklyn | 83% | 40% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 607 | |
| #26 | A+ | Ps 58 Carroll (the) | Brooklyn | 83% | 68% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 751 | |
| #27 | A+ | Ps 147 Issac Remsen | Brooklyn | 82% | 41% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 190 | |
| #28 | A+ | East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School Ebacs (Charter) | Brooklyn | East Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (ebacs) | 81% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 113 |
| #29 | A+ | Emily Warren Roebling School (the) | Brooklyn | 81% | 70% | Exceeds Expectations | 570 | |
| #30 | A | Magnet School Of Math Science & Design Technology (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 81% | 59% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 829 | |
| #31 | A | Windsor Terrace School (the) | Brooklyn | 81% | 65% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 413 | |
| #32 | A | Success Academy (Charter) | Brooklyn | Success Academy Charter School - Bergen Beach | 80% | 45% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,052 |
| #33 | A | Success Academy Charter School Bed Stuy 3 (Charter) | Brooklyn | Success Academy Charter School-Bed Stuy 3 | 80% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 232 |
| #34 | A | Ps 110 Monitor (the) | Brooklyn | 79% | 56% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 499 | |
| #35 | A | Ps 127 Mckinley Park | Brooklyn | 79% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 589 | |
| #36 | A | Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Central Brooklyn Ascend Charter School | 78% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 778 |
| #37 | A | Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock | Brooklyn | 78% | 52% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 576 | |
| #38 | A | Red Hook Neighborhood School | Brooklyn | 78% | 52% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 89 | |
| #39 | A | Community Roots Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Community Roots Charter School | 77% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 469 |
| #40 | A | Ps 105 Blythebourne (the) | Brooklyn | 77% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,200 | |
| #41 | A | Ps 134 | Brooklyn | 77% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 493 | |
| #42 | A | Brooklyn Arbor Elementary School (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 76% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 552 | |
| #43 | A | Brooklyn Brownstone School | Brooklyn | 76% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 310 | |
| #44 | A | Maurice Sendak Community School (the) | Brooklyn | 76% | 61% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 211 | |
| #45 | A | Ps 101 Verrazano (the) | Brooklyn | 76% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,057 | |
| #46 | A | Ps 164 Caesar Rodney | Brooklyn | 76% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 509 | |
| #47 | A | Ps 229 Dyker | Brooklyn | 76% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,144 | |
| #48 | A | Ps 32 Samuel Mills Sprole | Brooklyn | 76% | 55% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 452 | |
| #49 | A | Compass Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Compass Charter School | 75% | 55% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 316 |
| #50 | A | Ps 236 Mill Basin | Brooklyn | 74% | 51% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 572 | |
| #51 | A | Ps 249 Caton (the) | Brooklyn | 74% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 710 | |
| #52 | A | Ps 316 Elijah Stroud | Brooklyn | 74% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 550 | |
| #53 | A | School For Future Leaders (the) | Brooklyn | 74% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 521 | |
| #54 | A | Ps 108 Sal Abbracciamento | Brooklyn | 73% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 718 | |
| #55 | A- | Brooklyn Prospect Charter School Csd 132 (Charter) | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Prospect Charter School - Csd 13.2 | 73% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 404 |
| #56 | A- | Ps 376 | Brooklyn | 73% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 488 | |
| #57 | A- | Ps 69 Vincent D Grippo School | Brooklyn | 73% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 608 | |
| #58 | A- | Seeall Academy (the) | Brooklyn | 73% | 40% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 905 | |
| #59 | A- | Brooklyn Charter School The (Charter) | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Charter School (the) | 72% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 166 |
| #60 | A- | Ps 100 Coney Island School (the) | Brooklyn | 72% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 615 | |
| #61 | A- | Ps 149 Danny Kaye | Brooklyn | 72% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 479 | |
| #62 | A- | Ps 205 Clarion | Brooklyn | 72% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,156 | |
| #63 | A- | Ps 247 | Brooklyn | 72% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 710 | |
| #64 | A- | Kipp Always Mentally Prepared Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Kipp Always Mentally Prepared Charter School | 71% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 871 |
| #65 | A- | Ps 160 William T Sampson | Brooklyn | 71% | 45% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 941 | |
| #66 | A- | Ps 21 Crispus Attucks | Brooklyn | 71% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 470 | |
| #67 | A- | Ps 222 Katherine R Snyder | Brooklyn | 71% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 673 | |
| #68 | A- | Ps 38 Pacific (the) (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 71% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 537 | |
| #69 | A- | Ps 90 Edna Cohen School (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 71% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 506 | |
| #70 | A- | Ps 938 | Brooklyn | 71% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 140 | |
| #71 | A- | Academy Of Arts And Letters | Brooklyn | 70% | 52% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 729 | |
| #72 | A- | Imagine Me Leadership Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Imagine Me Leadership Charter School | 70% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 195 |
| #73 | A- | Ps 102 Bayview (the) | Brooklyn | 70% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,110 | |
| #74 | A- | Ps 138 | Brooklyn | 70% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 414 | |
| #75 | A- | Ps 192 Magnet School For Math And Science Inquiry (the) (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 70% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 592 | |
| #76 | A- | Ps 253 (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 70% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 875 | |
| #77 | A- | Ps 277 Gerritsen Beach | Brooklyn | 70% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 330 | |
| #78 | A- | Ps 40 George W Carver | Brooklyn | 70% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 431 | |
| #79 | A- | Ralph A Fabrizio School (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 70% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 878 | |
| #80 | A- | Academy Of Talented Scholars (the) | Brooklyn | 69% | 51% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 347 | |
| #81 | A- | Bushwick Ascend Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Bushwick Ascend Charter School | 69% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 799 |
| #82 | A- | Canarsie Ascend Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Canarsie Ascend Charter School | 69% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 989 |
| #83 | A- | Ps 121 Nelson A Rockefeller (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 69% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 314 | |
| #84 | A- | Ps 176 Ovington | Brooklyn | 69% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,111 | |
| #85 | A- | Ps 208 Elsa Ebeling | Brooklyn | 69% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 266 | |
| #86 | A- | Ps 261 Zipporiah Mills | Brooklyn | 69% | 65% | Meets Expectations | 610 | |
| #87 | A- | Ps 264 Bay Ridge Elementary School For The Arts | Brooklyn | 69% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 387 | |
| #88 | A- | Brooklyn Scholars Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Scholars Charter School | 68% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 717 |
| #89 | A- | Ps 165 Ida Posner | Brooklyn | 68% | 32% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 193 | |
| #90 | B+ | Achievement First Apollo Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Achievement First Apollo Charter School | 68% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 912 |
| #91 | B+ | Ps 130 Parkside (the) | Brooklyn | 68% | 57% | Exceeds Expectations | 834 | |
| #92 | B+ | Ps 190 Sheffield | Brooklyn | 68% | 31% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 125 | |
| #93 | B+ | Ps 297 Abraham Stockton | Brooklyn | 68% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 212 | |
| #94 | B+ | Ps 770 New American Academy | Brooklyn | 67% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 287 | |
| #95 | B+ | School Of Creativity And Innovation (the) | Brooklyn | 67% | 45% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 198 | |
| #96 | B+ | Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School | 66% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 387 |
| #97 | B+ | Flatbush Ascend Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Flatbush Ascend Charter School | 66% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 245 |
| #98 | B+ | Pave Academy Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Pave Academy Charter School | 66% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 473 |
| #99 | B+ | Ps 20 Clinton Hill | Brooklyn | 66% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 619 | |
| #100 | B+ | Ps 204 Vince Lombardi | Brooklyn | 66% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,005 | |
| #101 | B+ | Ps 244 Richard R Green | Brooklyn | 66% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 344 | |
| #102 | B+ | Ps 282 Park Slope | Brooklyn | 66% | 55% | Exceeds Expectations | 496 | |
| #103 | B+ | Ps 889 | Brooklyn | 66% | 50% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 386 | |
| #104 | B+ | Ps 95 Gravesend (the) | Brooklyn | 66% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 940 | |
| #105 | B+ | Ps 97 Highlawn (the) | Brooklyn | 66% | 45% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 849 | |
| #106 | B+ | Ps/is 104 Fort Hamilton School (the) | Brooklyn | 66% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,103 | |
| #107 | B+ | Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold | Brooklyn | 65% | 49% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 655 | |
| #108 | B+ | Ps 65 | Brooklyn | 65% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 471 | |
| #109 | B+ | Ps 748 Brooklyn School For Global Scholars | Brooklyn | 65% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 434 | |
| #110 | B+ | Brooklyn Landmark Elementary School | Brooklyn | 64% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 404 | |
| #111 | B+ | Ps 133 William A Butler | Brooklyn | 64% | 47% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 609 | |
| #112 | B+ | Ps 230 Doris L Cohen | Brooklyn | 64% | 45% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 969 | |
| #113 | B+ | Ps 241 Emma L Johnston | Brooklyn | 64% | 41% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 365 | |
| #114 | B+ | Ps 295 | Brooklyn | 64% | 48% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 242 | |
| #115 | B | Christopher Avenue Community School | Brooklyn | 63% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 225 | |
| #116 | B | Ps 186 Dr Irving A Gladstone | Brooklyn | 63% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 999 | |
| #117 | B | Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (the) | Brooklyn | 63% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 963 | |
| #118 | B | Ps 216 Arturo Toscanini | Brooklyn | 63% | 44% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 690 | |
| #119 | B | Sunset School Of Cultural Learning | Brooklyn | 63% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 152 | |
| #120 | B | Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Achievement First North Brooklyn Preparatory Charter School | 62% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 851 |
| #121 | B | Community Partnership Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Community Partnership Charter School | 62% | 23% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 371 |
| #122 | B | Explore Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Explore Charter School | 62% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 519 |
| #123 | B | Fresh Creek School (the) | Brooklyn | 62% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 143 | |
| #124 | B | Leadership Preparatory Brownsville Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Leadership Preparatory Brownsville Charter School | 62% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 651 |
| #125 | B | Leadership Preparatory Canarsie Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Leadership Preparatory Canarsie Charter School | 62% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 808 |
| #126 | B | Ps 207 Elizabeth G Leary | Brooklyn | 62% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 896 | |
| #127 | B | Ps 233 Langston Hughes | Brooklyn | 62% | 35% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 297 | |
| #128 | B | Ps 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (the) | Brooklyn | 62% | 50% | Exceeds Expectations | 732 | |
| #129 | B | Ps 177 Marlboro (the) | Brooklyn | 61% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 869 | |
| #130 | B | Ps 255 Barbara Reing School | Brooklyn | 61% | 49% | Exceeds Expectations | 801 | |
| #131 | B | Ps 56 Lewis H Latimer | Brooklyn | 61% | 50% | Exceeds Expectations | 262 | |
| #132 | B | Ps/is 30 Mary White Ovington | Brooklyn | 61% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 911 | |
| #133 | B | Ps 312 Bergen Beach | Brooklyn | 60% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 620 | |
| #134 | B | Ps 112 Lefferts Park | Brooklyn | 59% | 45% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 728 | |
| #135 | B | Ps 198 (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 59% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 293 | |
| #136 | B | Ps 212 Lady Deborah Moody | Brooklyn | 59% | 42% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 586 | |
| #137 | B | Ps 215 Morris H Weiss (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 59% | 46% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 707 | |
| #138 | B | Ps 276 Louis Marshall | Brooklyn | 59% | 41% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 522 | |
| #139 | B | Ps 335 Granville T Woods | Brooklyn | 59% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 168 | |
| #140 | B- | New Bridges Elementary | Brooklyn | 59% | 37% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 428 | |
| #141 | B- | Ps 306 Ethan Allen | Brooklyn | 59% | 20% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 239 | |
| #142 | B- | Ps 397 Foster-laurie | Brooklyn | 59% | 31% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 165 | |
| #143 | B- | Achievement First Bushwick Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Achievement First-Bushwick Charter School | 58% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 938 |
| #144 | B- | Hebrew Language Academy Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Hebrew Language Academy Charter School | 58% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 610 |
| #145 | B- | New American Academy Charter School The (Charter) | Brooklyn | New American Academy Charter School (the) | 58% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 258 |
| #146 | B- | Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb | Brooklyn | 58% | 52% | Meets Expectations | 1,512 | |
| #147 | B- | Ps 209 Margaret Mead | Brooklyn | 58% | 46% | Exceeds Expectations | 729 | |
| #148 | B- | Ps 235 Janice Marie Knight School | Brooklyn | 58% | 35% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 952 | |
| #149 | B- | Ps 257 John F Hylan (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 57% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 478 | |
| #150 | B- | Ps 279 Herman Schreiber | Brooklyn | 57% | 33% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 277 | |
| #151 | B- | Ps 375 Jackie Robinson School | Brooklyn | 57% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 262 | |
| #152 | B- | La Cima Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | La Cima Charter School | 56% | 31% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 199 |
| #153 | B- | Ps 114 Ryder Elementary | Brooklyn | 56% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 364 | |
| #154 | B- | Ps 193 Gil Hodges | Brooklyn | 56% | 41% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 480 | |
| #155 | B- | Ps 200 Benson School | Brooklyn | 56% | 43% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 1,267 | |
| #156 | B- | Ps 262 El Hajj Malik El Shabazz Elementary School | Brooklyn | 56% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 161 | |
| #157 | B- | Ps 328 Phyllis Wheatley | Brooklyn | 56% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 243 | |
| #158 | B- | Achievement First Endeavor Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Achievement First Endeavor Charter School | 55% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 738 |
| #159 | B- | Brownsville Ascend Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Brownsville Ascend Charter School | 55% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 871 |
| #160 | B- | Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Leep Dual Language Academy Charter School | 55% | 31% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 387 |
| #161 | B- | Ps 289 George V Brower | Brooklyn | 55% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 283 | |
| #162 | B- | Ps 41 Francis White | Brooklyn | 55% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 154 | |
| #163 | B- | Ps 94 Henry Longfellow (the) | Brooklyn | 54% | 40% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 970 | |
| #164 | C+ | Brooklyn Gardens Elementary School | Brooklyn | 54% | 22% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 277 | |
| #165 | C+ | Ps 169 Sunset Park | Brooklyn | 54% | 40% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 934 | |
| #166 | C+ | Ps 217 Colonel David Marcus School | Brooklyn | 54% | 43% | Exceeds Expectations | 876 | |
| #167 | C+ | Brooklyn Arts And Science Elementary School | Brooklyn | 53% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 275 | |
| #168 | C+ | Explore Excel Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Explore Excel Charter School | 53% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 536 |
| #169 | C+ | Ps 115 Daniel Mucatel School | Brooklyn | 53% | 38% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 737 | |
| #170 | C+ | Ps 268 Emma Lazarus | Brooklyn | 53% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 236 | |
| #171 | C+ | Ps 503 School Of Discovery (the) | Brooklyn | 53% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 630 | |
| #172 | C+ | Ps 54 Samuel C Barnes (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 53% | 41% | Exceeds Expectations | 155 | |
| #173 | C+ | Ps 91 Albany Avenue School (the) | Brooklyn | 53% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 161 | |
| #174 | C+ | Explore Empower Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Explore Empower Charter School | 52% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 430 |
| #175 | C+ | Ps 131 | Brooklyn | 52% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 583 | |
| #176 | C+ | Ps 139 Alexine A Fenty | Brooklyn | 52% | 42% | Exceeds Expectations | 729 | |
| #177 | C+ | Ps 203 Floyd Bennett School | Brooklyn | 52% | 39% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 501 | |
| #178 | C+ | Riverdale Avenue Community School | Brooklyn | 52% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 300 | |
| #179 | C+ | Achievement First Linden Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Achievement First Linden Charter School | 51% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 756 |
| #180 | C+ | Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 (Charter) | Brooklyn | Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 | 51% | 40% | Exceeds Expectations | 319 |
| #181 | C+ | Ps 189 Bilingual Center (the) | Brooklyn | 51% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 903 | |
| #182 | C+ | Ps 309 George E Wibecan Preparatory Academy (the) | Brooklyn | 50% | 38% | Exceeds Expectations | 150 | |
| #183 | C | Brooklyn Dreams Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Dreams Charter School | 50% | 36% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 616 |
| #184 | C | Gregory Jocko Jackson-sports-arts | Brooklyn | 50% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 240 | |
| #185 | C | Ps 109 | Brooklyn | 50% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 520 | |
| #186 | C | Ps 221 Toussaint L'ouverture | Brooklyn | 50% | 35% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 161 | |
| #187 | C | Ps 299 Thomas Warren Field School | Brooklyn | 50% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 197 | |
| #188 | C | Ps 346 Abe Stark | Brooklyn | 50% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 413 | |
| #189 | C | Ps 66 | Brooklyn | 50% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 568 | |
| #190 | C | Ps 84 Jose De Diego (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 50% | 34% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 608 | |
| #191 | C | Ps 92 Adrian Hegeman | Brooklyn | 50% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 288 | |
| #192 | C | Ps 99 Isaac Asimov | Brooklyn | 50% | 43% | Meets Expectations | 804 | |
| #193 | C | Ps 151 Lyndon B Johnson | Brooklyn | 49% | 33% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 276 | |
| #194 | C | Ps 226 Alfred De B Mason | Brooklyn | 49% | 42% | Exceeds Expectations | 910 | |
| #195 | C | Ps 245 (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 49% | 33% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 223 | |
| #196 | C | Ps 48 Mapleton | Brooklyn | 49% | 40% | Exceeds Expectations | 507 | |
| #197 | C | Ps/is 137 Rachael Jean Mitchell | Brooklyn | 49% | 37% | Exceeds Expectations | 141 | |
| #198 | C | Ps/is 323 | Brooklyn | 49% | 21% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 511 | |
| #199 | C | Ps 26 Jesse Owens | Brooklyn | 48% | 41% | Meets Expectations | 183 | |
| #200 | C | Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Ivy Hill Preparatory Charter School | 47% | 38% | Exceeds Expectations | 213 |
| #201 | C | Ps 120 Carlos Tapia (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 47% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 304 | |
| #202 | C | Ps 161 Crown (the) | Brooklyn | 47% | 25% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 291 | |
| #203 | C | Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel | Brooklyn | 47% | 45% | Meets Expectations | 522 | |
| #204 | C | School Of Math Science And Healthy Living | Brooklyn | 47% | 42% | Meets Expectations | 207 | |
| #205 | C | Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth | Brooklyn | 46% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 202 | |
| #206 | C- | Ms 394 | Brooklyn | 46% | 28% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 247 | |
| #207 | C- | Ps 159 Isaac Pitkin | Brooklyn | 46% | 34% | Exceeds Expectations | 611 | |
| #208 | C- | Ps 52 Sheepshead Bay | Brooklyn | 46% | 43% | Meets Expectations | 741 | |
| #209 | C- | School Of Science &technology | Brooklyn | 46% | 34% | Exceeds Expectations | 490 | |
| #210 | C- | Ps 128 Bensonhurst | Brooklyn | 45% | 47% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 430 | |
| #211 | C- | Ps 13 Roberto Clemente | Brooklyn | 45% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 342 | |
| #212 | C- | Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner | Brooklyn | 45% | 31% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 308 | |
| #213 | C- | Ps 153 Homecrest | Brooklyn | 45% | 42% | Meets Expectations | 486 | |
| #214 | C- | Ps 315 | Brooklyn | 45% | 34% | Exceeds Expectations | 541 | |
| #215 | C- | Ps 345 Patrolman Robert Bolden | Brooklyn | 45% | 29% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 517 | |
| #216 | C- | Ps 380 John Wayne Elementary | Brooklyn | 45% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 390 | |
| #217 | C- | Ps 86 Irvington (the) | Brooklyn | 45% | 31% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 369 | |
| #218 | C- | Ps 214 Michael Friedsam | Brooklyn | 44% | 39% | Meets Expectations | 724 | |
| #219 | C- | Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Excelsior Charter School | 43% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 610 |
| #220 | C- | Brooklyn Rise Charter School (Charter) | Brooklyn | Brooklyn Rise Charter School | 43% | 27% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 210 |
| #221 | C- | Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly | Brooklyn | 43% | 26% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 161 | |
| #222 | C- | Ps 191 Paul Robeson | Brooklyn | 43% | 32% | Exceeds Expectations | 158 | |
| #223 | C- | Ps 194 Raoul Wallenberg | Brooklyn | 43% | 30% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 509 | |
| #224 | C- | Ps 3 Bedford Village (the) | Brooklyn | 43% | 30% | Exceeds Expectations | 224 | |
| #225 | C- | Sunset Park Avenues Elementary School | Brooklyn | 43% | 42% | Meets Expectations | 349 | |
| #226 | D+ | Brooklyn New School-ps 146 (the) | Brooklyn | 42% | 63% | Underperforms Expectations | 649 | |
| #227 | D+ | Ps 119 Amersfort (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 42% | 38% | Meets Expectations | 391 | |
| #228 | D+ | Ps 179 Kensington | Brooklyn | 42% | 41% | Meets Expectations | 668 | |
| #229 | D+ | Dr Jacqueline Peek-davis School | Brooklyn | 41% | 29% | Exceeds Expectations | 184 | |
| #230 | D+ | Ps 7 Abraham Lincoln | Brooklyn | 41% | 29% | Exceeds Expectations | 628 | |
| #231 | D+ | Hyde Leadership Charter School Brooklyn (Charter) | Brooklyn | Hyde Leadership Charter School - Brooklyn | 40% | 23% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 476 |
| #232 | D+ | Ps 156 Waverly | Brooklyn | 40% | 24% | Greatly Exceeds Expectations | 465 | |
| #233 | D+ | Ps 213 New Lots | Brooklyn | 40% | 28% | Exceeds Expectations | 218 | |
| #234 | D+ | Ps 219 Kennedy-king | Brooklyn | 40% | 29% | Exceeds Expectations | 298 | |
| #235 | D+ | Ps 225 Eileen E Zaglin (the) | Brooklyn | 40% | 43% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 963 | |
| #236 | D+ | Ps 145 Andrew Jackson | Brooklyn | 39% | 39% | Meets Expectations | 445 | |
| #237 | D+ | Ps 181 | Brooklyn | 39% | 27% | Exceeds Expectations | 554 | |
| #238 | D+ | Ps 506 School Of Journalism And Technology (the) | Brooklyn | 39% | 39% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 451 | |
| #239 | D+ | Ps 1 Bergen (the) | Brooklyn | 38% | 36% | Meets Expectations | 754 | |
| #240 | D+ | Ps 238 Anne Sullivan | Brooklyn | 38% | 37% | Meets Expectations | 592 | |
| #241 | D | Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek (Charter) | Brooklyn | Cultural Arts Academy Charter School At Spring Creek | 38% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 208 |
| #242 | D | Ps 123 Suydam (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 37% | 31% | Meets Expectations | 507 | |
| #243 | D | Ps 158 Warwick | Brooklyn | 36% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 402 | |
| #244 | D | Ps 24 | Brooklyn | 36% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 530 | |
| #245 | D | Ps 272 Curtis Estabrook | Brooklyn | 36% | 28% | Exceeds Expectations | 349 | |
| #246 | D | Ps 361 East Flatbush Early Childhood School | Brooklyn | 36% | 37% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 396 | |
| #247 | D | Brighter Choice Community School | Brooklyn | 35% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 286 | |
| #248 | D | Norma Adams Clemons Academy | Brooklyn | 35% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 588 | |
| #249 | D | Ps 196 Ten Eyck (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 35% | 34% | Meets Expectations | 301 | |
| #250 | D | Ps 18 Edward Bush (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 34% | 33% | Meets Expectations | 170 | |
| #251 | D | Ps 188 Michael E Berdy | Brooklyn | 34% | 25% | Exceeds Expectations | 256 | |
| #252 | D | Ps 23 Carter G Woodson | Brooklyn | 34% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 222 | |
| #253 | D | Ps 251 Paerdegat | Brooklyn | 34% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 306 | |
| #254 | D- | Ps 243 Weeksville School (the) | Brooklyn | 33% | 27% | Meets Expectations | 179 | |
| #255 | D- | Ps 398 Walter Weaver | Brooklyn | 33% | 23% | Exceeds Expectations | 244 | |
| #256 | D- | Ps 89 Cypress Hills | Brooklyn | 33% | 23% | Exceeds Expectations | 474 | |
| #257 | D- | Ps/is 155 Nicholas Herkimer | Brooklyn | 33% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 296 | |
| #258 | D- | Ps/is 157 Benjamin Franklin Heath And Science Academy (the) (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 33% | 36% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 270 | |
| #259 | D- | Ps 274 Kosciusko | Brooklyn | 32% | 30% | Meets Expectations | 279 | |
| #260 | D- | Ps 124 Silas B Dutcher | Brooklyn | 31% | 36% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 329 | |
| #261 | D- | Ps 250 George H Lindsay (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 31% | 29% | Meets Expectations | 284 | |
| #262 | D- | Ps 290 Juan Morel Campos | Brooklyn | 31% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 354 | |
| #263 | D- | Ps 308 Clara Cardwell | Brooklyn | 31% | 28% | Meets Expectations | 212 | |
| #264 | D- | Ps 67 Charles A Dorsey | Brooklyn | 31% | 30% | Meets Expectations | 186 | |
| #265 | D- | Ps 273 Wortman | Brooklyn | 30% | 24% | Meets Expectations | 310 | |
| #266 | D- | Ps 329 Surfside | Brooklyn | 30% | 24% | Meets Expectations | 313 | |
| #267 | D- | Ps 46 Edward C Blum (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 30% | 39% | Underperforms Expectations | 234 | |
| #268 | D- | Ps 59 William Floyd | Brooklyn | 30% | 24% | Meets Expectations | 308 | |
| #269 | D- | Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff | Brooklyn | 29% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 282 | |
| #270 | D- | Ps 106 Edward Everett Hale | Brooklyn | 28% | 31% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 356 | |
| #271 | D- | Ps/is 45 Horace E Greene | Brooklyn | 28% | 32% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 491 | |
| #272 | D- | East New York Elementary School Of Excellence | Brooklyn | 27% | 26% | Meets Expectations | 370 | |
| #273 | D- | Ps 116 Elizabeth L Farrell | Brooklyn | 27% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 352 | |
| #274 | D- | Ps 15 Patrick F Daly (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 27% | 34% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 381 | |
| #275 | D- | Ps 150 Christopher | Brooklyn | 27% | 27% | Meets Expectations | 142 | |
| #276 | D- | Ps 178 Saint Clair Mckelway | Brooklyn | 27% | 25% | Meets Expectations | 280 | |
| #277 | D- | Ps 307 Daniel Hale Williams (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 27% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 315 | |
| #278 | F | Ps 298 Dr Betty Shabazz | Brooklyn | 26% | 30% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 330 | |
| #279 | F | Ps 399 Stanley Eugene Clarke | Brooklyn | 26% | 27% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 131 | |
| #280 | F | Ps 44 Marcus Garvey (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 26% | 29% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 119 | |
| #281 | F | Ps/is 384 Frances E Carter | Brooklyn | 26% | 26% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 346 | |
| #282 | F | Ps 202 Ernest S Jenkyns | Brooklyn | 24% | 24% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 228 | |
| #283 | F | Ps 287 Bailey K Ashford | Brooklyn | 24% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 132 | |
| #284 | F | Ps 75 Mayda Cortiella | Brooklyn | 24% | 23% | Meets Expectations | 215 | |
| #285 | F | Ps 288 Shirley Tanyhill (the) | Brooklyn | 23% | 26% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 518 | |
| #286 | F | Ps 184 Newport | Brooklyn | 22% | 22% | Meets Expectations | 440 | |
| #287 | F | Ps 256 Benjamin Banneker (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 22% | 26% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 202 | |
| #288 | F | Ps 270 Johann Dekalb | Brooklyn | 22% | 42% | Underperforms Expectations | 96 | |
| #289 | F | Ps 327 Dr Rose B English | Brooklyn | 22% | 28% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 244 | |
| #290 | F | Ps 25 Eubie Blake School | Brooklyn | 21% | 26% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 60 | |
| #291 | F | Ps 81 Thaddeus Stevens | Brooklyn | 18% | 25% | Doesn't Meet Expectations | 213 | |
| #292 | F | Ps 93 William H Prescott (Magnet) | Brooklyn | 17% | 28% | Underperforms Expectations | 172 | |
| #293 | F | Ps 377 Alejandrina B De Gautier | Brooklyn | 13% | 30% | Underperforms Expectations | 173 |
How Brooklyn, NY's elementary schools compare
A: 89B: 74C: 62D: 52F: 16
56% of the 293 ranked elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY earn an A or B (89 A grades, 74 B, 62 C, 52 D, 16 F), against 46% of elementary schools nationwide. 267 schools meet or beat the proficiency projected from their student context (91% here, 70% nationally), and 226 exceed it. On average 57% of tested students meet the state bar against a projected 37% (national averages: 46% actual, 37% projected).
The biggest overperformers, by actual proficiency above projection: Brownsville Collegiate Charter School (95% against 20%, A+), Success Academy Charter School Bed Stuy 2 (99% against 32%, A+), Success Academy Charter School Prospect Heights (99% against 33%, A+), Success Academy Charter School Bushwick (99% against 38%, A+), Success Academy Charter School Cobble Hill (95% against 36%, A+).
The largest ranked elementary schools: Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb (1,512 students, B-, #146), Ps 200 Benson School (1,267 students, B-, #155), Ps 321 William Penn (1,216 students, A+, #22).
Of the top 25, 1 is a magnet school and 12 are charters. Selective and specialised schools tend to post high actual scores; the projection column is the fairer comparison for a neighborhood school.
Elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY that are not ranked
10 graded elementary schools are listed here rather than ranked, each for the reason given. Every one has its own page with its full SchoolGrade report.
Not yet graded (10)
Our source data has no school-level proficiency results for these schools, so they carry no SchoolGrade yet.
- Explore Exceed Charter School, Brooklyn
- Ps 231, Brooklyn
- Ps 319, Brooklyn
- Ps 326, Brooklyn
- Ps 36, Brooklyn
- Ps 372 Children's School (the), Brooklyn
- Ps 4, Brooklyn
- Ps 958, Brooklyn
- Sid Miller Academy, Brooklyn
- Success Academy Charter School Fort Greene, Brooklyn
About this ranking
- Scope: public elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY, as grouped on its schools page; the New York ranking covers the whole state.
- Order: SchoolGrade, then actual proficiency, then name; schools with the same grade and score share a rank.
- Ranked: regular public schools that NCES lists as open, not fully online, with at least 30 students. Others are listed with the reason.
- Tags: Magnet and Charter from the NCES school directory; K-12 marks schools serving every grade that are ranked with the elementary schools.
- Grades are the 2025-26 SchoolGrade model. How SchoolGrade works
Questions about elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY
What is the best elementary school in Brooklyn, NY?
Success Academy Charter School Bed Stuy 2 in Brooklyn ranks first among the 293 ranked elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY with a SchoolGrade of A+, 99% of tested students meeting the state bar against a projected 32%.
How are elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY ranked?
By SchoolGrade, the 2025-26 model that scores each school's actual test proficiency against the level projected for its student context, then by actual proficiency to break ties. Regular public schools that are open, not fully online and have at least 30 students are ranked; the rest are listed below the table with the reason.
How many elementary schools does Brooklyn, NY have?
SchoolGrade grades 303 public elementary schools in Brooklyn, NY; 293 are ranked here and 10 are listed as not ranked.