Summary:
PS 44 Marcus Garvey is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 119 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #13, which is ranked 624 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
PS 44 Marcus Garvey consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 7.14% of 3rd graders, 35.71% of 4th graders, and 31.25% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 60.08%, 59.36%, and 53.95%, respectively. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools for female, male, special education, and low socioeconomic status students.
Despite the school's high concentration of students from low-income families, with 88.28% to 91.47% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch over the past three school years, and a significant increase in spending per student from $23,021 in 2020-2021 to $33,268 in 2022-2023, PS 44 Marcus Garvey's academic performance remains significantly below the district and state averages. Nearby schools, such as PS 256 Benjamin Banneker, PS 93 William H Prescott, and Academy of Arts and Letters, generally outperform PS 44 Marcus Garvey, highlighting the stark contrast in academic achievement between the school and its neighbors.
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