Is Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner a good school?

Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner ranks 1108 th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner?

In the 2022-23 school year, 308 students attended Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner?

Students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner are 78% African American, 9% White, 7% Hispanic, 4% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner attend?

Students who attend Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner usually go on to attend: Middle : Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)

Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

Summary:

PS 135 Sheldon A Brookner is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #18, which has a 1-star rating out of 5 from SchoolDigger.

Academically, PS 135 Sheldon A Brookner has shown a mixed performance compared to district and state averages. While 4th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency and 3rd-grade Math proficiency were higher than the district and state, the school's overall proficiency rates in ELA and Math were generally lower. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with its statewide ranking ranging from the top 45% to the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools. However, the school has shown strong performance among specific student subgroups, such as African American students and English Language Learners, ranking in the top 25% and top 20% of New York elementary schools, respectively. The school's performance for Special Education students has been relatively lower, ranking in the bottom 50% of New York elementary schools.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 244 Richard R Green and PS 268 Emma Lazarus, have outperformed PS 135 Sheldon A Brookner in academic proficiency, particularly in ELA and Math, and have lower student-teacher ratios. Additionally, PS 135 Sheldon A Brookner has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.61% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, but the school's performance for this subgroup has been relatively strong, ranking in the top 40% of New York elementary schools.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

684 Linden Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11203-3298

(718) 693-4363

District: New York City Geographic District #18

SchoolDigger Rank:
1108^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $25,425

Students who attend Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School Of Media Law And Fine Arts (The)

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 308

Racial breakdown:

African American:

77.6%

White:

8.8%

Hispanic:

7.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 89.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner ranks better than 54.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 7^th among 13 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #18. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 51.97. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (77.6%), White (8.8%), Hispanic (7.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 89.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner is 12.8. 7 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #18 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner employs 23.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner is $25,425. 6 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #18 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner 1108^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #18:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #18 621^st of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

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Rank History for all students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	43.10	1515^th	2206	31.3%
2007	32.77	1683^rd	2219	24.2%
2008	29.16	1771^st	2227	20.5%
2009	24.91	1902^nd	2257	15.7%
2010	29.08	1761^st	2263	22.2%
2011	33.26	1674^th	2286	26.8%
2012	23.84	1887^th	2320	18.7%
2013	35.56	1536^th	2325	33.9%
2014	35.07	1599^th	2345	31.8%
2015	29.99	1714^th	2352	27.1%
2016	28.28	1772^nd	2366	25.1%
2017	37.51	1512^th	2386	36.6%
2018	24.50	1922^nd	2395	19.7%
2019	35.42	1561^st	2413	35.3%
2021	34.49	1493^rd	2201	32.2%
2022	46.39	1267^th	2434	47.9%
2023	51.97	1108^th	2439	54.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.67	558^th	938	40.5%
2019	54.51	272^nd	860	68.4%
2021	62.57	118^th	454	74.0%
2022	45.09	461^st	1027	55.1%
2023	66.32	197^th	1001	80.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.71	1380^th	1941	28.9%
2019	36.90	1075^th	1859	42.2%
2022	29.62	1561^st	2031	23.1%
2023	43.51	963^rd	2016	52.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.74	1397^th	2045	31.7%
2019	49.97	875^th	2032	56.9%
2021	59.20	578^th	1678	65.6%
2022	56.13	770^th	2099	63.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.16	443^rd	730	39.3%
2019	62.82	132^nd	570	76.8%
2022	93.34	30^th	622	95.2%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	21.21	1991^st	2338	14.8%
2019	39.25	1432^nd	2357	39.2%
2021	34.02	1349^th	1955	31.0%
2022	50.95	1150^th	2401	52.1%
2023	62.84	807^th	2403	66.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	30.29	1750^th	2340	25.2%
2019	31.94	1658^th	2358	29.7%
2021	34.47	1352^nd	1961	31.1%
2022	41.65	1412^th	2400	41.2%
2023	39.80	1433^rd	2400	40.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.66	503^rd	948	46.9%
2019	54.19	325^th	891	63.5%
2021	59.40	131^st	427	69.3%
2022	73.55	202^nd	936	78.4%
2023	72.13	174^th	857	79.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 135 Sheldon A Brookner

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	40.35	837^th	1392	39.9%
2019	46.09	650^th	1315	50.6%

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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 135 Sheldon A Brookner

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	0	916	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	934
1990	0	813	0	18	0	n/a	n/a	0	831
1991	0	795	4	31	0	n/a	n/a	30	860
1992	3	799	5	31	7	n/a	n/a	0	845
1993	1	851	7	34	6	n/a	n/a	0	899
1994	2	898	3	33	6	n/a	n/a	0	942
1995	1	946	5	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	986
1996	1	946	5	31	3	n/a	n/a	0	986
1997	2	972	3	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	1007
1998	2	1021	3	22	2	n/a	n/a	0	1050
1999	0	1018	1	19	3	n/a	n/a	0	1041
2000	3	971	2	13	8	n/a	n/a	0	997
2001	5	950	4	14	3	n/a	n/a	0	976
2002	7	866	1	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	897
2003	7	866	1	20	3	n/a	n/a	0	897
2004	7	809	1	28	2	n/a	n/a	0	847
2005	8	822	1	33	4	n/a	n/a	0	868
2006	10	769	1	30	5	n/a	n/a	0	815
2007	11	750	1	25	4	n/a	n/a	0	791
2008	12	732	3	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	776
2009	14	705	3	27	2	n/a	n/a	0	751
2010	12	725	5	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	769
2011	12	712	6	27	1	0	0	0	758
2012	12	724	3	34	0	1	1	0	775
2013	10	697	1	44	2	0	3	0	757
2014	9	620	1	47	1	0	3	0	681
2015	10	596	2	52	4	0	5	0	669
2016	15	590	6	51	4	0	9	0	675
2017	34	513	3	52	4	0	7	0	613
2018	48	462	4	50	4	2	5	0	575
2019	48	416	4	38	3	2	5	0	516
2020	40	376	8	33	2	1	4	0	464
2021	36	325	9	38	3	0	3	0	414
2022	38	288	10	27	4	0	3	0	370
2023	27	239	13	22	3	0	4	0	308

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 135 Sheldon A Brookner

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	934	46.9	19.9	n/a
1990	831	43.9	18.9	n/a
1991	860	43.9	19.5	n/a
1992	845	44.9	18.8	n/a
1993	899	45.2	19.9	n/a
1994	942	43.2	21.8	n/a
1995	986	44.2	22.3	n/a
1996	986	44.2	22.3	n/a
1997	1007	49.5	20.3	82.8
1998	1050	53.5	19.6	77.3
1999	1041	59.5	17.5	76.7
2000	997	54.5	18.3	88.1
2001	976	59.0	16.5	88.6
2002	897	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	897	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	847	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	868	50.2	17.3	0
2006	815	52.0	15.7	20.2
2007	791	51.0	15.5	23
2008	776	56.0	13.9	83.5
2009	751	58.0	12.9	85.5
2010	769	55.0	13.9	n/a
2011	758	48.0	15.7	89.1
2012	775	45.9	16.8	87.9
2013	757	43.4	17.4	84.3
2014	681	39.0	17.4	82.5
2015	669	38.0	17.6	89.1
2016	675	38.0	17.7	88
2017	613	35.2	17.4	89.7
2018	575	29.0	19.8	87.7
2019	516	30.0	17.1	85.1
2020	464	32.0	14.5	87.3
2021	414	31.0	13.3	88.2
2022	370	26.9	13.7	83.2
2023	308	23.9	12.8	89.6

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 135 Sheldon A Brookner

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	934	46.9	19.9	n/a
1990	831	43.9	18.9	n/a
1991	860	43.9	19.5	n/a
1992	845	44.9	18.8	n/a
1993	899	45.2	19.9	n/a
1994	942	43.2	21.8	n/a
1995	986	44.2	22.3	n/a
1996	986	44.2	22.3	n/a
1997	1007	49.5	20.3	82.8
1998	1050	53.5	19.6	77.3
1999	1041	59.5	17.5	76.7
2000	997	54.5	18.3	88.1
2001	976	59.0	16.5	88.6
2002	897	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	897	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	847	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	868	50.2	17.3	0
2006	815	52.0	15.7	20.2
2007	791	51.0	15.5	23
2008	776	56.0	13.9	83.5
2009	751	58.0	12.9	85.5
2010	769	55.0	13.9	n/a
2011	758	48.0	15.7	89.1
2012	775	45.9	16.8	87.9
2013	757	43.4	17.4	84.3
2014	681	39.0	17.4	82.5
2015	669	38.0	17.6	89.1
2016	675	38.0	17.7	88
2017	613	35.2	17.4	89.7
2018	575	29.0	19.8	87.7
2019	516	30.0	17.1	85.1
2020	464	32.0	14.5	87.3
2021	414	31.0	13.3	88.2
2022	370	26.9	13.7	83.2
2023	308	23.9	12.8	89.6

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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