Is Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly a good school?

Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly ranks 1808 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly?

In the 2022-23 school year, 161 students attended Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly?

Students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly are 58% Hispanic, 35% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

Summary:

Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 161 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 591 out of 865 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star or 0-star rating.

Academically, Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly struggles compared to the district and state averages. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 56% of 3rd graders, 16.67% of 4th graders, and 0% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) assessments. In math, the school performed slightly better, but scores are still significantly lower than the district and state averages. The school also ranks in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, as well as for students with special needs and homeless students. Despite relatively high spending per student, ranging from $26,551 to $32,225 over the past four school years, the academic outcomes do not reflect this level of investment.

Interestingly, the nearby Ps 380 John Wayne Elementary and Ps 84 Jose De Diego, which serve similar student populations, generally perform better than Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly on academic measures. For example, Ps 380 John Wayne Elementary had 62.5% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to only 16.67% at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly. Given the consistently low performance of Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly, the school and district may need to implement more targeted interventions and support systems to address the specific needs of the student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

157 Wilson St
Brooklyn, NY 11211-7797

(718) 782-5352

District: New York City Geographic District #14

SchoolDigger Rank:
1808^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $32,225

Student/teacher ratio: 10.9

Number of students: 161

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.4%

African American:

35.4%

White:

2.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly ranks worse than 73.9% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 14^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.96. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (58.4%), African American (35.4%), White (2.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly is 10.9, which is the 8^th best among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly employs 14.7 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly is $32,225, which is the 2^nd highest among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

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SchoolDigger ranks Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly 1808^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #14:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #14 591^st of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

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Rank History for all students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	8.46	2109^th	2206	4.4%
2007	10.91	2040^th	2219	8.1%
2008	12.30	2043^rd	2227	8.3%
2009	16.96	2023^rd	2257	10.4%
2010	6.90	2179^th	2263	3.7%
2011	14.02	2057^th	2286	10.0%
2012	19.94	1963^rd	2320	15.4%
2013	19.73	1981^st	2325	14.8%
2014	18.67	1989^th	2345	15.2%
2015	15.50	2080^th	2352	11.6%
2016	14.76	2128^th	2366	10.1%
2017	13.50	2185^th	2386	8.4%
2018	21.19	2015^th	2395	15.9%
2019	17.95	2062^nd	2413	14.5%
2021	13.81	1985^th	2201	9.8%
2022	11.11	2286^th	2434	6.1%
2023	4.92	2406^th	2439	1.4%
2024	27.96	1808^th	2445	26.1%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.03	1702^nd	1941	12.3%
2019	34.19	1185^th	1859	36.3%
2021	15.47	1011^th	1044	3.2%
2022	33.80	1361^st	2031	33.0%
2023	20.42	1848^th	2016	8.3%
2024	38.71	1198^th	2110	43.2%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	6.46	2070^th	2078	0.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.42	478^th	730	34.5%
2019	51.41	239^th	570	58.1%
2024	11.42	758^th	766	1.0%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.33	1604^th	2338	31.4%
2019	26.62	1799^th	2357	23.7%
2021	16.40	1730^th	1955	11.5%
2022	12.96	2231^st	2401	7.1%
2023	3.72	2389^th	2403	0.6%
2024	25.96	1867^th	2413	22.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	9.37	2253^rd	2340	3.7%
2019	12.09	2209^th	2358	6.3%
2021	12.63	1806^th	1961	7.9%
2022	13.71	2209^th	2400	8.0%
2023	11.10	2281^st	2400	5.0%
2024	29.52	1755^th	2411	27.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	8.42	846^th	857	1.3%
2024	12.78	897^th	927	3.2%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.75	889^th	1392	36.1%
2019	28.87	971^st	1315	26.2%
2021	12.52	789^th	818	3.5%
2022	22.53	1289^th	1503	14.2%
2023	15.43	1325^th	1429	7.3%
2024	39.61	901^st	1531	41.1%

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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

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by a citizen
Saturday, January 27, 2018

The teachers are always creating new and interesting projects for the students. They have so many extra curricular opportunities like being a No Place for Hate School and participating in the Jets Upstander of the Week Program. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 16 Leonard Dunkly

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	12	76	2	675	0	n/a	n/a	0	765
1990	13	84	4	662	0	n/a	n/a	0	763
1991	15	93	4	633	0	n/a	n/a	35	780
1992	7	118	4	661	0	n/a	n/a	0	790
1993	17	118	7	633	0	n/a	n/a	0	775
1994	17	113	7	588	0	n/a	n/a	0	725
1995	16	143	14	560	0	n/a	n/a	0	733
1996	16	143	14	560	0	n/a	n/a	0	733
1997	14	142	11	547	2	n/a	n/a	0	716
1998	9	142	7	516	2	n/a	n/a	0	676
1999	11	116	7	528	0	n/a	n/a	0	662
2000	10	127	7	501	2	n/a	n/a	0	647
2001	13	124	6	455	2	n/a	n/a	0	600
2002	20	90	1	423	1	n/a	n/a	0	535
2003	20	90	1	423	1	n/a	n/a	0	535
2004	19	95	0	408	2	n/a	n/a	0	524
2005	21	79	1	337	2	n/a	n/a	0	440
2006	19	83	0	309	0	n/a	n/a	0	411
2007	15	77	3	296	0	n/a	n/a	0	391
2008	1	95	1	281	0	n/a	n/a	0	378
2009	2	81	1	267	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
2010	2	84	1	268	0	n/a	n/a	0	355
2011	4	88	2	241	0	0	0	0	335
2012	4	85	1	213	1	0	0	0	304
2013	5	83	1	200	2	0	0	0	291
2014	5	73	1	164	2	0	0	0	245
2015	4	64	0	174	2	0	0	0	244
2016	34	62	2	160	5	0	2	0	265
2017	3	65	0	161	1	1	1	0	232
2018	3	75	0	145	1	0	2	0	226
2019	3	83	0	136	0	0	1	0	223
2020	3	65	1	120	3	0	1	0	193
2021	3	59	2	111	3	0	1	0	179
2022	4	59	1	116	5	0	5	0	190
2023	4	57	1	94	3	0	2	0	161

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 16 Leonard Dunkly

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	765	44.0	17.3	n/a
1990	763	45.0	16.9	n/a
1991	780	42.0	18.5	n/a
1992	790	39.9	19.7	n/a
1993	775	41.0	18.9	n/a
1994	725	42.0	17.3	n/a
1995	733	43.0	17.0	n/a
1996	733	43.0	17.0	n/a
1997	716	40.0	17.9	91.3
1998	676	43.0	15.7	85.4
1999	662	47.5	13.9	87.2
2000	647	50.1	12.9	89.6
2001	600	46.0	13.0	91.7
2002	535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	524	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	440	31.2	14.1	0
2006	411	33.0	12.5	84.9
2007	391	31.5	12.4	89.3
2008	378	31.0	12.2	85.4
2009	351	28.0	12.5	85.8
2010	355	29.0	12.2	n/a
2011	335	25.0	13.3	83.9
2012	304	24.5	12.4	83.2
2013	291	21.0	13.8	83.2
2014	245	19.0	12.8	93.1
2015	244	19.0	12.8	79.9
2016	265	17.0	15.5	74
2017	232	18.8	12.2	83.6
2018	226	18.0	12.5	91.2
2019	223	15.0	14.8	88.8
2020	193	15.0	12.8	91.2
2021	179	18.0	9.9	88.3
2022	190	20.0	9.5	86.8
2023	161	14.7	10.9	87.6

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 16 Leonard Dunkly

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	765	44.0	17.3	n/a
1990	763	45.0	16.9	n/a
1991	780	42.0	18.5	n/a
1992	790	39.9	19.7	n/a
1993	775	41.0	18.9	n/a
1994	725	42.0	17.3	n/a
1995	733	43.0	17.0	n/a
1996	733	43.0	17.0	n/a
1997	716	40.0	17.9	91.3
1998	676	43.0	15.7	85.4
1999	662	47.5	13.9	87.2
2000	647	50.1	12.9	89.6
2001	600	46.0	13.0	91.7
2002	535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	535	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	524	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	440	31.2	14.1	0
2006	411	33.0	12.5	84.9
2007	391	31.5	12.4	89.3
2008	378	31.0	12.2	85.4
2009	351	28.0	12.5	85.8
2010	355	29.0	12.2	n/a
2011	335	25.0	13.3	83.9
2012	304	24.5	12.4	83.2
2013	291	21.0	13.8	83.2
2014	245	19.0	12.8	93.1
2015	244	19.0	12.8	79.9
2016	265	17.0	15.5	74
2017	232	18.8	12.2	83.6
2018	226	18.0	12.5	91.2
2019	223	15.0	14.8	88.8
2020	193	15.0	12.8	91.2
2021	179	18.0	9.9	88.3
2022	190	20.0	9.5	86.8
2023	161	14.7	10.9	87.6

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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