Is Ps 28 Wright Brothers a good school?

Ps 28 Wright Brothers ranks 1679 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 28 Wright Brothers?

In the 2023-24 school year, 388 students attended Ps 28 Wright Brothers.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 28 Wright Brothers?

Students at Ps 28 Wright Brothers are 81% Hispanic, 13% African American, 5% White, 1% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 28 Wright Brothers attend?

Students who attend Ps 28 Wright Brothers usually go on to attend: Middle : Community Math And Science Prep

Ps 28 Wright Brothers

Summary:

PS 28 Wright Brothers is an elementary school located in New York, NY, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 385 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #6, which is ranked 609 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 28 Wright Brothers consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,462 and 2,093 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 30.77% to 45.83% in ELA and math, compared to the district and state averages. The school's performance on the 5th grade science assessment is also low, with only 20.41% of students proficient or better, compared to 29.26% (district) and 35% (state). The school serves a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 87.79% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the school's proximity to higher-performing schools, such as Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem and PS/IS 210 21st Century Academy, highlights the educational disparities within the same geographic area. The significant variation in performance across student subgroups at PS 28 Wright Brothers suggests the need for targeted interventions and support to address the specific needs of different student groups.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

475 W 155th St
New York, NY 10032

(212) 690-3014

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

SchoolDigger Rank:
1679^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $31,151

Students who attend Ps 28 Wright Brothers usually attend:

Middle:

Community Math And Science Prep

Student/teacher ratio: 10.5

Number of students: 388

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

12.9%

White:

4.6%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 92.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 28 Wright Brothers ranks worse than 68.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 17^th among 25 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.32. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.7%), African American (12.9%), White (4.6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 92.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 28 Wright Brothers is 10.5, which is the 8^th best among 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6. (See more...)

Compare Ps 28 Wright Brothers employs 36.6 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 28 Wright Brothers is $31,151, which is the 4^th highest among 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 28 Wright Brothers:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 28 Wright Brothers 1679^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 28 Wright Brothers in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 6:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 6 609^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 28 Wright Brothers

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Rank History for all students at Ps 28 Wright Brothers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	7.77	2119^th	2206	3.9%
2007	8.58	2082^nd	2219	6.2%
2008	15.96	1988^th	2227	10.7%
2009	14.32	2070^th	2257	8.3%
2010	12.30	2088^th	2263	7.7%
2011	17.35	1982^nd	2286	13.3%
2012	16.33	2035^th	2320	12.3%
2013	24.21	1880^th	2325	19.1%
2014	39.61	1462^nd	2345	37.7%
2015	32.05	1655^th	2352	29.6%
2016	31.11	1703^rd	2366	28.0%
2017	34.68	1588^th	2386	33.4%
2018	26.63	1863^rd	2395	22.2%
2019	35.61	1557^th	2413	35.5%
2021	17.61	1904^th	2201	13.5%
2022	20.12	2041^st	2434	16.1%
2023	18.02	2093^rd	2439	14.2%
2024	32.32	1679^th	2445	31.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 28 Wright Brothers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.05	672^nd	938	28.4%
2019	44.23	397^th	860	53.8%
2021	52.28	171^st	454	62.3%
2022	42.70	502^nd	1027	51.1%
2023	35.23	665^th	1001	33.6%
2024	58.00	281^st	1066	73.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 28 Wright Brothers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.66	1126^th	1941	42.0%
2019	42.77	899^th	1859	51.6%
2022	32.31	1429^th	2031	29.6%
2023	31.24	1390^th	2016	31.1%
2024	52.76	733^rd	2110	65.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 28 Wright Brothers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.29	1373^rd	2045	32.9%
2019	50.17	872^nd	2032	57.1%
2022	21.70	1820^th	2099	13.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 28 Wright Brothers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.54	291^st	730	60.1%
2019	52.83	221^st	570	61.2%
2022	31.74	460^th	622	26.0%
2023	29.23	475^th	637	25.4%
2024	45.72	357^th	766	53.4%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 28 Wright Brothers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.69	1959^th	2338	16.2%
2019	37.55	1473^rd	2357	37.5%
2022	21.67	1994^th	2401	17.0%
2023	23.08	1953^rd	2403	18.7%
2024	30.19	1744^th	2413	27.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 28 Wright Brothers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.78	1629^th	2340	30.4%
2019	34.39	1579^th	2358	33.0%
2022	20.44	2042^nd	2400	14.9%
2023	16.54	2130^th	2400	11.3%
2024	37.15	1522^nd	2411	36.9%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 28 Wright Brothers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	45.02	479^th	948	49.5%
2019	46.10	410^th	891	54.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 28 Wright Brothers

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.69	772^nd	1392	44.5%
2019	51.61	548^th	1315	58.3%
2022	31.85	1093^rd	1503	27.3%
2023	29.41	1071^st	1429	25.1%
2024	51.96	633^rd	1531	58.7%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 28 Wright Brothers

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	6	462	2	836	0	n/a	n/a	0	1306
1990	3	445	10	148	1	n/a	n/a	1000	1607
1991	9	471	5	1120	1	n/a	n/a	0	1606
1992	10	430	6	1098	1	n/a	n/a	0	1545
1993	1	377	3	964	0	n/a	n/a	0	1345
1994	3	359	2	955	1	n/a	n/a	0	1320
1995	4	330	0	862	1	n/a	n/a	0	1197
1996	4	330	0	862	1	n/a	n/a	0	1197
1997	1	344	1	894	3	n/a	n/a	0	1243
1998	3	326	3	897	1	n/a	n/a	0	1230
1999	4	292	3	926	7	n/a	n/a	0	1232
2000	3	340	4	957	7	n/a	n/a	0	1311
2001	2	313	4	945	9	n/a	n/a	0	1273
2002	4	278	2	993	7	n/a	n/a	0	1284
2003	4	278	2	993	7	n/a	n/a	0	1284
2004	14	256	2	966	4	n/a	n/a	0	1242
2005	15	258	3	1042	1	n/a	n/a	0	1319
2006	21	233	6	993	4	n/a	n/a	0	1257
2007	24	235	8	990	4	n/a	n/a	0	1261
2008	14	165	5	812	0	n/a	n/a	0	996
2009	8	139	4	765	0	n/a	n/a	0	916
2010	9	121	6	725	1	n/a	n/a	0	862
2011	17	125	1	759	0	0	0	0	902
2012	20	130	1	730	3	0	0	0	884
2013	16	112	1	714	2	1	0	0	846
2014	24	92	2	697	2	0	0	0	817
2015	18	88	2	650	2	0	1	0	761
2016	25	87	4	593	2	0	1	0	712
2017	22	91	4	571	3	1	6	0	698
2018	29	91	5	535	5	1	2	0	668
2019	25	79	4	479	3	1	2	0	593
2020	24	80	4	425	1	0	3	0	537
2021	23	69	2	368	1	0	1	0	464
2022	20	66	4	336	0	0	1	0	427
2023	26	54	4	299	0	1	1	0	385
2024	18	50	4	313	0	1	2	0	388

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 28 Wright Brothers

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1306	75.9	17.2	n/a
1990	1607	76.9	20.8	n/a
1991	1606	78.4	20.4	n/a
1992	1545	76.9	20.0	n/a
1993	1345	71.1	18.9	n/a
1994	1320	72.1	18.3	n/a
1995	1197	57.2	20.9	n/a
1996	1197	57.2	20.9	n/a
1997	1243	61.1	20.3	94.9
1998	1230	68.1	18.1	91.5
1999	1232	68.1	18.1	91.3
2000	1311	62.3	21.0	87.9
2001	1273	69.0	18.4	89.1
2002	1284	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1284	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1242	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1319	65.3	20.2	0
2006	1257	75.0	16.8	97.3
2007	1261	81.3	15.5	86.3
2008	996	74.0	13.5	94.1
2009	916	73.2	12.5	93.6
2010	862	63.5	13.5	n/a
2011	902	66.1	13.6	79.2
2012	884	64.9	13.6	79.1
2013	846	63.4	13.3	78.1
2014	817	59.0	13.8	95.6
2015	761	63.0	12.0	83
2016	712	59.0	12.0	82.4
2017	698	56.8	12.2	81.1
2018	668	56.0	11.9	92.8
2019	593	57.0	10.4	90.7
2020	537	44.0	12.2	92
2021	464	41.5	11.1	91.8
2022	427	38.0	11.2	87.1
2023	385	35.1	10.9	87.8
2024	388	36.6	10.5	92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 28 Wright Brothers

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1306	75.9	17.2	n/a
1990	1607	76.9	20.8	n/a
1991	1606	78.4	20.4	n/a
1992	1545	76.9	20.0	n/a
1993	1345	71.1	18.9	n/a
1994	1320	72.1	18.3	n/a
1995	1197	57.2	20.9	n/a
1996	1197	57.2	20.9	n/a
1997	1243	61.1	20.3	94.9
1998	1230	68.1	18.1	91.5
1999	1232	68.1	18.1	91.3
2000	1311	62.3	21.0	87.9
2001	1273	69.0	18.4	89.1
2002	1284	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1284	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1242	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	1319	65.3	20.2	0
2006	1257	75.0	16.8	97.3
2007	1261	81.3	15.5	86.3
2008	996	74.0	13.5	94.1
2009	916	73.2	12.5	93.6
2010	862	63.5	13.5	n/a
2011	902	66.1	13.6	79.2
2012	884	64.9	13.6	79.1
2013	846	63.4	13.3	78.1
2014	817	59.0	13.8	95.6
2015	761	63.0	12.0	83
2016	712	59.0	12.0	82.4
2017	698	56.8	12.2	81.1
2018	668	56.0	11.9	92.8
2019	593	57.0	10.4	90.7
2020	537	44.0	12.2	92
2021	464	41.5	11.1	91.8
2022	427	38.0	11.2	87.1
2023	385	35.1	10.9	87.8
2024	388	36.6	10.5	92.3

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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