Is Ps 46 Edward C Blum a good school?

Ps 46 Edward C Blum ranks in the bottom 1.9% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 46 Edward C Blum?

In the 2022-23 school year, 234 students attended Ps 46 Edward C Blum.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 46 Edward C Blum?

Students at Ps 46 Edward C Blum are 45% African American, 44% Hispanic, 6% White, 3% Two or more races, 1% Asian.

Ps 46 Edward C Blum

Summary:

PS 46 Edward C Blum is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 234 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 46 Edward C Blum has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,712 and 2,426 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranging from 14.29% to 18.52% and math proficiency rates ranging from 8.33% to 18.18% in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's science proficiency rate for 5th grade was only 8.33%, also significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school's underperformance is consistent across all student subgroups, suggesting systemic challenges in providing equitable educational opportunities.

Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and increased per-student spending, it has not translated into improved academic outcomes. The nearby schools, such as PS 287 Bailey K Ashford, PS 270 Johann Dekalb, and PS 11 Purvis J Behan, generally perform better on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings, suggesting that factors beyond just resources may be contributing to PS 46 Edward C Blum's persistent underperformance.

Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

100 Clermont Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11205

(718) 834-7694

District: New York City Geographic District #13

SchoolDigger Rank:
2399^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $27,945

Student/teacher ratio: 12.6

Number of students: 234

Racial breakdown:

African American:

44.9%

Hispanic:

44.4%

White:

6.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 46 Edward C Blum ranks worse than 98.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 17^th among 18 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #13. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 6.26. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (44.9%), Hispanic (44.4%), White (6%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 46 Edward C Blum is 12.6. 10 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #13 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 46 Edward C Blum employs 18.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 46 Edward C Blum is $27,945, which is the 8^th highest among 18 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #13.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 46 Edward C Blum:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 46 Edward C Blum 2399^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 46 Edward C Blum in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #13:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #13 624^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 46 Edward C Blum

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Rank History for all students at Ps 46 Edward C Blum

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	22.77	1845^th	2206	16.4%
2007	20.93	1849^th	2219	16.7%
2008	28.38	1786^th	2227	19.8%
2009	21.43	1951^st	2257	13.6%
2010	13.54	2061^st	2263	8.9%
2011	32.89	1687^th	2286	26.2%
2012	28.55	1801^st	2320	22.4%
2013	30.11	1712^th	2325	26.4%
2014	21.39	1930^th	2345	17.7%
2015	14.18	2119^th	2352	9.9%
2016	27.94	1779^th	2366	24.8%
2017	17.77	2058^th	2386	13.7%
2018	16.49	2109^th	2395	11.9%
2019	19.94	1998^th	2413	17.2%
2022	17.68	2115^th	2434	13.1%
2023	9.74	2331^st	2439	4.4%
2024	6.26	2399^th	2445	1.9%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 46 Edward C Blum

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.89	910^th	938	3.0%
2019	45.85	371^st	860	56.9%
2022	25.46	884^th	1027	13.9%
2023	22.71	915^th	1001	8.6%
2024	40.40	580^th	1066	45.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 46 Edward C Blum

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.25	1148^th	1941	40.9%
2019	37.97	1030^th	1859	44.6%
2022	42.13	1029^th	2031	49.3%
2023	35.11	1259^th	2016	37.5%
2024	26.06	1713^th	2110	18.8%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 46 Edward C Blum

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	36.55	401^st	622	35.5%
2024	27.27	601^st	766	21.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 46 Edward C Blum

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.71	2095^th	2338	10.4%
2019	22.10	1946^th	2357	17.4%
2022	18.35	2081^st	2401	13.3%
2023	13.61	2219^th	2403	7.7%
2024	8.28	2345^th	2413	2.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 46 Edward C Blum

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	18.17	2053^rd	2340	12.3%
2019	19.85	1986^th	2358	15.8%
2022	20.02	2052^nd	2400	14.5%
2023	9.29	2308^th	2400	3.8%
2024	7.05	2368^th	2411	1.8%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 46 Edward C Blum

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.24	565^th	948	40.4%
2022	35.33	602^nd	936	35.7%
2023	20.05	732^nd	857	14.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 46 Edward C Blum

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	36.89	822^nd	1315	37.5%
2023	14.16	1342^nd	1429	6.1%
2024	8.78	1508^th	1531	1.5%

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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 46 Edward C Blum

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	13	457	6	333	0	n/a	n/a	0	809
1990	9	503	3	374	0	n/a	n/a	0	889
1991	22	481	2	333	0	n/a	n/a	40	878
1992	7	476	5	369	0	n/a	n/a	0	857
1993	13	502	0	367	0	n/a	n/a	0	882
1994	10	497	4	348	0	n/a	n/a	0	859
1995	9	433	2	334	1	n/a	n/a	0	779
1996	9	433	2	334	1	n/a	n/a	0	779
1997	8	382	1	324	0	n/a	n/a	0	715
1998	8	380	2	302	1	n/a	n/a	0	693
1999	6	358	5	288	1	n/a	n/a	0	658
2000	10	316	5	280	4	n/a	n/a	0	615
2001	8	295	4	268	2	n/a	n/a	0	577
2002	10	267	6	260	2	n/a	n/a	0	545
2003	10	267	6	260	2	n/a	n/a	0	545
2004	8	273	7	244	3	n/a	n/a	0	535
2005	8	231	7	213	2	n/a	n/a	0	461
2006	11	210	4	203	2	n/a	n/a	0	430
2007	8	186	5	188	4	n/a	n/a	0	391
2008	9	184	4	193	4	n/a	n/a	0	394
2009	10	160	3	172	3	n/a	n/a	0	348
2010	14	193	4	163	1	n/a	n/a	0	375
2011	10	203	2	180	6	0	0	0	401
2012	6	199	3	166	3	0	4	0	381
2013	4	217	4	190	3	0	3	0	421
2014	6	206	3	194	4	0	5	0	418
2015	5	193	3	195	2	0	3	0	401
2016	6	184	5	159	4	0	3	0	361
2017	8	167	3	136	2	1	3	0	320
2018	7	134	5	124	1	0	9	0	280
2019	5	130	7	114	1	0	5	0	262
2020	10	117	4	108	0	0	11	0	250
2021	10	102	4	95	0	0	4	0	215
2022	14	100	4	106	1	0	8	0	233
2023	14	105	3	104	1	0	7	0	234

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 46 Edward C Blum

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	809	45.6	17.7	n/a
1990	889	47.9	18.5	n/a
1991	878	46.9	18.7	n/a
1992	857	50.9	16.8	n/a
1993	882	48.0	18.4	n/a
1994	859	48.0	17.9	n/a
1995	779	38.7	20.1	n/a
1996	779	38.7	20.1	n/a
1997	715	36.7	19.5	95
1998	693	39.0	17.8	89
1999	658	43.1	15.3	85
2000	615	45.2	13.6	86.5
2001	577	47.0	12.3	91.2
2002	545	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	545	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	461	34.7	13.3	0
2006	430	38.0	11.3	85.1
2007	391	34.0	11.5	90.5
2008	394	33.0	11.9	94.2
2009	348	1.0	348.0	95.1
2010	375	29.5	12.7	n/a
2011	401	31.5	12.7	86.8
2012	381	28.0	13.6	85.3
2013	421	26.0	16.1	85.7
2014	418	27.8	15.0	78
2015	401	26.0	15.4	90.3
2016	361	28.0	12.8	90.3
2017	320	24.3	13.1	89.4
2018	280	24.0	11.6	89.6
2019	262	21.0	12.4	88.5
2020	250	20.8	11.9	83.6
2021	215	21.0	10.2	86
2022	233	21.0	11.0	82.8
2023	234	18.4	12.6	81.2

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 46 Edward C Blum

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	809	45.6	17.7	n/a
1990	889	47.9	18.5	n/a
1991	878	46.9	18.7	n/a
1992	857	50.9	16.8	n/a
1993	882	48.0	18.4	n/a
1994	859	48.0	17.9	n/a
1995	779	38.7	20.1	n/a
1996	779	38.7	20.1	n/a
1997	715	36.7	19.5	95
1998	693	39.0	17.8	89
1999	658	43.1	15.3	85
2000	615	45.2	13.6	86.5
2001	577	47.0	12.3	91.2
2002	545	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	545	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	461	34.7	13.3	0
2006	430	38.0	11.3	85.1
2007	391	34.0	11.5	90.5
2008	394	33.0	11.9	94.2
2009	348	1.0	348.0	95.1
2010	375	29.5	12.7	n/a
2011	401	31.5	12.7	86.8
2012	381	28.0	13.6	85.3
2013	421	26.0	16.1	85.7
2014	418	27.8	15.0	78
2015	401	26.0	15.4	90.3
2016	361	28.0	12.8	90.3
2017	320	24.3	13.1	89.4
2018	280	24.0	11.6	89.6
2019	262	21.0	12.4	88.5
2020	250	20.8	11.9	83.6
2021	215	21.0	10.2	86
2022	233	21.0	11.0	82.8
2023	234	18.4	12.6	81.2

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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