Is Ps 233 Langston Hughes a good school?

Ps 233 Langston Hughes ranks 1121 st of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 233 Langston Hughes?

In the 2022-23 school year, 297 students attended Ps 233 Langston Hughes.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 233 Langston Hughes?

Students at Ps 233 Langston Hughes are 82% African American, 11% Hispanic, 3% American Indian, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 233 Langston Hughes attend?

Students who attend Ps 233 Langston Hughes usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 285 Meyer Levin

Ps 233 Langston Hughes

Summary:

Ps 233 Langston Hughes is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 297 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #18, which is ranked 621 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 233 Langston Hughes has a significantly higher percentage of African American students (82.15%) compared to the surrounding schools and the overall New York state average. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school outperformed the New York City Geographic District #18 and the New York state average in English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency for grades 3 and 4, but its 5th-grade ELA proficiency was lower than the district and state averages. The school ranked in the top 400 New York elementary schools for both special education and low socioeconomic status (SES) student performance, indicating strong support and outcomes for these student subgroups. Ps 233 Langston Hughes has a relatively high spending per student, ranging from $22,118 to $27,880 over the past four school years, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 9.7 to 11.5 over the past three school years.

While Ps 233 Langston Hughes was ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools for several years, its ranking has improved in recent years, reaching the middle quartile with a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 school year. However, the school still lags behind the higher-performing Leadership Preparatory Brownsville Charter School in both academic proficiency and overall school ranking, suggesting that there may be opportunities for Ps 233 Langston Hughes to learn from the practices of these higher-performing charter schools.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

9301 Ave B
Brooklyn, NY 11236-1199

(718) 346-8103

District: New York City Geographic District #18

SchoolDigger Rank:
1121^st of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $26,611

Students who attend Ps 233 Langston Hughes usually attend:

Middle:

Is 285 Meyer Levin

Student/teacher ratio: 11.5

Number of students: 297

Racial breakdown:

African American:

82.2%

Hispanic:

11.4%

American Indian:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 81.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 233 Langston Hughes ranks better than 54% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 8^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 51.36. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (82.2%), Hispanic (11.4%), American Indian (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 81.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 233 Langston Hughes is 11.5, which is the 4^th best among 13 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #18. (See more...)

Compare Ps 233 Langston Hughes employs 25.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 233 Langston Hughes is $26,611, which is the 5^th highest among 13 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #18.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 233 Langston Hughes:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 233 Langston Hughes 1121^st of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 233 Langston Hughes 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 233 Langston Hughes

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Rank History for all students at Ps 233 Langston Hughes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	37.13	1611^th	2206	27.0%
2007	35.44	1635^th	2219	26.3%
2008	28.17	1788^th	2227	19.7%
2009	34.99	1725^th	2257	23.6%
2010	26.61	1815^th	2263	19.8%
2011	20.59	1916^th	2286	16.2%
2012	24.94	1860^th	2320	19.8%
2013	21.92	1928^th	2325	17.1%
2014	31.40	1676^th	2345	28.5%
2015	25.19	1809^th	2352	23.1%
2016	32.86	1659^th	2366	29.9%
2017	21.25	1969^th	2386	17.5%
2018	29.28	1773^rd	2395	26.0%
2019	45.40	1279^th	2413	47.0%
2022	53.25	1094^th	2434	55.1%
2023	51.36	1121^st	2439	54.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 233 Langston Hughes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	51.06	732^nd	1941	62.3%
2019	54.79	568^th	1859	69.4%
2022	67.49	405^th	2031	80.1%
2023	69.13	400^th	2016	80.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 233 Langston Hughes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.85	1226^th	2045	40.0%
2019	59.29	657^th	2032	67.7%
2022	66.84	528^th	2099	74.8%
2023	58.10	720^th	2041	64.7%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 233 Langston Hughes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	35.55	513^th	730	29.7%
2019	65.52	118^th	570	79.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 233 Langston Hughes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.50	1797^th	2338	23.1%
2019	48.06	1205^th	2357	48.9%
2022	47.55	1234^th	2401	48.6%
2023	45.66	1277^th	2403	46.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 233 Langston Hughes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.28	1725^th	2340	26.3%
2019	40.43	1385^th	2358	41.3%
2022	57.57	962^nd	2400	59.9%
2023	56.31	980^th	2400	59.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 233 Langston Hughes

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	50.34	403^rd	948	57.5%

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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 233 Langston Hughes

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	1	849	3	49	0	n/a	n/a	0	902
1990	1	747	0	41	0	n/a	n/a	0	789
1991	0	761	1	65	0	n/a	n/a	32	859
1992	3	811	1	51	1	n/a	n/a	0	867
1993	2	794	1	37	1	n/a	n/a	0	835
1994	1	810	3	26	1	n/a	n/a	0	841
1995	3	826	2	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	865
1996	3	826	2	33	1	n/a	n/a	0	865
1997	1	827	3	29	5	n/a	n/a	0	865
1998	3	854	7	46	4	n/a	n/a	0	914
1999	4	905	5	52	3	n/a	n/a	0	969
2000	5	922	4	64	6	n/a	n/a	0	1001
2001	6	923	2	62	9	n/a	n/a	0	1002
2002	6	864	3	46	8	n/a	n/a	0	927
2003	6	864	3	46	8	n/a	n/a	0	927
2004	5	781	1	43	9	n/a	n/a	0	839
2005	6	786	1	45	9	n/a	n/a	0	847
2006	5	756	2	40	4	n/a	n/a	0	807
2007	4	726	3	31	1	n/a	n/a	0	765
2008	5	724	1	30	2	n/a	n/a	0	762
2009	5	682	1	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	722
2010	6	678	2	28	0	n/a	n/a	0	714
2011	6	629	2	21	0	0	0	0	658
2012	6	619	2	17	0	0	0	0	644
2013	7	584	2	11	0	0	0	0	604
2014	4	520	2	18	0	0	1	0	545
2015	4	509	2	21	0	0	2	0	538
2016	3	480	4	25	2	0	3	0	517
2017	3	436	3	25	1	1	2	0	471
2018	7	417	2	25	0	2	2	0	455
2019	11	397	2	26	0	2	2	0	440
2020	7	298	1	23	0	2	0	0	331
2021	5	270	0	25	0	1	0	0	301
2022	7	238	1	29	1	0	0	0	276
2023	7	244	2	34	9	1	0	0	297

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 233 Langston Hughes

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	902	46.9	19.2	n/a
1990	789	42.9	18.3	n/a
1991	859	44.0	19.5	n/a
1992	867	40.9	21.1	n/a
1993	835	40.2	20.8	n/a
1994	841	38.2	22.0	n/a
1995	865	34.3	25.2	n/a
1996	865	34.3	25.2	n/a
1997	865	40.3	21.5	69.7
1998	914	52.0	17.6	69
1999	969	54.3	17.8	67.3
2000	1001	53.3	18.8	84.8
2001	1002	65.6	15.3	83.3
2002	927	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	927	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	839	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	847	65.0	13.0	0
2006	807	58.0	13.9	92.2
2007	765	65.6	11.7	89.9
2008	762	60.8	12.5	84.9
2009	722	52.7	13.7	90.2
2010	714	50.8	14.0	n/a
2011	658	47.9	13.7	88.6
2012	644	39.0	16.4	86.2
2013	604	43.0	14.0	88.4
2014	545	40.0	13.6	82.9
2015	538	36.0	14.9	88.7
2016	517	41.0	12.6	85.9
2017	471	38.3	12.2	88.3
2018	455	34.0	13.3	86.2
2019	440	31.0	14.1	80.9
2020	331	24.0	13.7	82.5
2021	301	28.4	10.5	81.4
2022	276	28.2	9.7	81.2
2023	297	25.8	11.5	81.8

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 233 Langston Hughes

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	902	46.9	19.2	n/a
1990	789	42.9	18.3	n/a
1991	859	44.0	19.5	n/a
1992	867	40.9	21.1	n/a
1993	835	40.2	20.8	n/a
1994	841	38.2	22.0	n/a
1995	865	34.3	25.2	n/a
1996	865	34.3	25.2	n/a
1997	865	40.3	21.5	69.7
1998	914	52.0	17.6	69
1999	969	54.3	17.8	67.3
2000	1001	53.3	18.8	84.8
2001	1002	65.6	15.3	83.3
2002	927	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	927	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	839	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	847	65.0	13.0	0
2006	807	58.0	13.9	92.2
2007	765	65.6	11.7	89.9
2008	762	60.8	12.5	84.9
2009	722	52.7	13.7	90.2
2010	714	50.8	14.0	n/a
2011	658	47.9	13.7	88.6
2012	644	39.0	16.4	86.2
2013	604	43.0	14.0	88.4
2014	545	40.0	13.6	82.9
2015	538	36.0	14.9	88.7
2016	517	41.0	12.6	85.9
2017	471	38.3	12.2	88.3
2018	455	34.0	13.3	86.2
2019	440	31.0	14.1	80.9
2020	331	24.0	13.7	82.5
2021	301	28.4	10.5	81.4
2022	276	28.2	9.7	81.2
2023	297	25.8	11.5	81.8

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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