Is Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair a good school?

Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair ranks 681 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair?

In the 2022-23 school year, 227 students attended Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair?

Students at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair are 73% African American, 16% Hispanic, 7% White, 3% Two or more races.

Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

Summary:

Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 227 students in grades PK-5 and part of the New York City Geographic District #16.

Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair has shown remarkable academic growth, improving from a 1-star rating in 2018-2019 to a 4-star rating in 2023-2024. The school now outperforms the district and state averages in several key areas, including 3rd grade ELA (70% proficient or better) and 4th grade ELA (81.82% proficient or better) and math (100% proficient or better). However, the school's 5th grade performance in ELA (30% proficient or better) and science (16.67% proficient or better) still lags behind. The school has been particularly successful in supporting its male students, ranking 33 out of 2,411 New York elementary schools, and its low-income students, ranking 130 out of 2,099 with a 5-star rating.

Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair's academic improvements may be attributed to its increased per-student spending, from $21,612 in 2019-2020 to $30,228 in 2022-2023, as well as its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.2 to 11.3 over the past three school years. While the school still faces challenges in maintaining consistent performance across all grade levels and student subgroups, its overall trajectory suggests that the school has implemented effective strategies and interventions to support student learning.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

820 Hancock St
Brooklyn, NY 11233

(718) 218-2444

District: New York City Geographic District #16

SchoolDigger Rank:
681^st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $30,228

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 227

Racial breakdown:

African American:

72.7%

Hispanic:

16.3%

White:

7.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 86.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair ranks better than 72.1% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 2^nd among 13 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #16. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 68.81. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (72.7%), Hispanic (16.3%), White (7.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 86.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair is 11.3. 8 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #16 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair is $30,228. 6 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #16 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair 681^st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

Male students:

New York City Geographic District #16:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #16 676^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

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Rank History for all students at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	33.84	1662^nd	2206	24.7%
2007	18.44	1896^th	2219	14.6%
2008	30.56	1746^th	2227	21.6%
2009	33.30	1761^st	2257	22.0%
2010	31.87	1713^th	2263	24.3%
2011	22.96	1876^th	2286	17.9%
2012	28.47	1803^rd	2320	22.3%
2013	20.67	1956^th	2325	15.9%
2014	11.97	2168^th	2345	7.5%
2015	7.98	2279^th	2352	3.1%
2016	76.32	489^th	2366	79.3%
2017	28.67	1775^th	2386	25.6%
2018	41.22	1437^th	2395	40.0%
2019	25.95	1828^th	2413	24.2%
2022	42.91	1373^rd	2434	43.6%
2023	43.34	1354^th	2439	44.5%
2024	68.81	681^st	2445	72.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	43.24	955^th	1941	50.8%
2019	35.16	1139^th	1859	38.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	90.27	130^th	2099	93.8%
2023	50.12	898^th	2041	56.0%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	62.13	201^st	730	72.5%
2019	41.78	333^rd	570	41.6%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.19	1227^th	2338	47.5%
2019	25.65	1829^th	2357	22.4%
2022	47.70	1230^th	2401	48.8%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.11	1592^nd	2340	32.0%
2019	30.84	1697^th	2358	28.0%
2022	42.48	1381^st	2400	42.5%
2024	96.63	33^rd	2411	98.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	25.76	703^rd	891	21.1%

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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

Review counts

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by a parent
Sunday, May 27, 2018

Amazing school. So many opportunities were afforded to my son. Mrs Gates is an amazing principal and Ms Tonsell is an amazing human who dedicates her life to the children. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 5 Dr Ronald McNair

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	0	627	0	21	0	n/a	n/a	648
1990	0	593	0	34	0	n/a	n/a	627
1991	0	535	1	25	0	n/a	n/a	561
1992	0	523	0	32	0	n/a	n/a	555
1993	4	495	0	21	0	n/a	n/a	520
1994	5	525	0	20	0	n/a	n/a	550
1995	9	597	0	29	5	n/a	n/a	640
1996	9	597	0	29	5	n/a	n/a	640
1997	3	604	0	35	12	n/a	n/a	654
1998	2	688	0	35	21	n/a	n/a	746
1999	10	643	3	38	24	n/a	n/a	718
2000	17	639	2	50	27	n/a	n/a	735
2001	13	629	3	50	22	n/a	n/a	717
2002	12	608	4	65	15	n/a	n/a	704
2003	12	608	4	65	15	n/a	n/a	704
2004	14	581	3	66	10	n/a	n/a	674
2005	9	472	3	57	9	n/a	n/a	550
2006	8	430	2	54	5	n/a	n/a	499
2007	5	396	1	47	1	n/a	n/a	450
2008	9	364	3	45	1	n/a	n/a	422
2009	7	344	6	67	1	n/a	n/a	425
2010	13	375	6	65	1	n/a	n/a	460
2011	15	361	4	57	2	0	0	439
2012	19	328	6	53	3	0	0	409
2013	10	298	6	47	0	0	0	361
2014	11	243	5	48	1	0	2	310
2015	8	211	1	42	0	0	2	264
2016	7	192	1	33	2	0	2	237
2017	6	164	0	33	2	0	3	208
2018	6	172	0	29	1	0	1	209
2019	5	164	2	34	1	6	1	213
2020	16	180	2	40	1	4	1	244
2021	13	144	0	32	0	2	3	194
2022	10	163	0	43	1	1	7	225
2023	17	165	1	37	1	0	6	227

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 5 Dr Ronald McNair

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	648	35.8	18.1	n/a
1990	627	36.9	16.9	n/a
1991	561	37.9	14.8	n/a
1992	555	30.9	17.9	n/a
1993	520	27.0	19.3	n/a
1994	550	30.0	18.3	n/a
1995	640	29.1	22.0	n/a
1996	640	29.1	22.0	n/a
1997	654	32.1	20.4	91
1998	746	37.2	20.1	90.5
1999	718	40.2	17.9	93.7
2000	735	43.0	17.1	94.4
2001	717	52.0	13.8	76.6
2002	704	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	704	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	674	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	550	42.3	13.0	0
2006	499	41.0	12.2	88.4
2007	450	38.0	11.8	79.3
2008	422	36.0	11.7	79.9
2009	425	33.0	12.9	89.4
2010	460	34.0	13.5	n/a
2011	439	36.2	12.0	86.1
2012	409	31.0	13.1	81.4
2013	361	27.0	13.3	80.3
2014	310	24.0	12.9	86.1
2015	264	21.0	12.5	85.2
2016	237	5.0	47.4	86.1
2017	208	15.6	13.2	88.9
2018	209	16.0	13.0	89
2019	213	19.0	11.1	82.6
2020	244	15.0	16.2	79.1
2021	194	19.0	10.2	85.1
2022	225	21.0	10.7	82.2
2023	227	20.0	11.3	86.3

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 5 Dr Ronald McNair

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	648	35.8	18.1	n/a
1990	627	36.9	16.9	n/a
1991	561	37.9	14.8	n/a
1992	555	30.9	17.9	n/a
1993	520	27.0	19.3	n/a
1994	550	30.0	18.3	n/a
1995	640	29.1	22.0	n/a
1996	640	29.1	22.0	n/a
1997	654	32.1	20.4	91
1998	746	37.2	20.1	90.5
1999	718	40.2	17.9	93.7
2000	735	43.0	17.1	94.4
2001	717	52.0	13.8	76.6
2002	704	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	704	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	674	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	550	42.3	13.0	0
2006	499	41.0	12.2	88.4
2007	450	38.0	11.8	79.3
2008	422	36.0	11.7	79.9
2009	425	33.0	12.9	89.4
2010	460	34.0	13.5	n/a
2011	439	36.2	12.0	86.1
2012	409	31.0	13.1	81.4
2013	361	27.0	13.3	80.3
2014	310	24.0	12.9	86.1
2015	264	21.0	12.5	85.2
2016	237	5.0	47.4	86.1
2017	208	15.6	13.2	88.9
2018	209	16.0	13.0	89
2019	213	19.0	11.1	82.6
2020	244	15.0	16.2	79.1
2021	194	19.0	10.2	85.1
2022	225	21.0	10.7	82.2
2023	227	20.0	11.3	86.3

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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