Is Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth a good school?

Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth ranks 1566 th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth?

In the 2022-23 school year, 202 students attended Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth?

Students at Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth are 84% Hispanic, 9% White, 5% African American.

Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth

Summary:

Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 202 students. The school faces significant challenges in improving the academic performance of its predominantly Hispanic and low-income student population.

PS 17 has a high percentage of Hispanic students (84.16%) and a large proportion of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds (78.22% receive free or reduced-price lunch). The school's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally lower than the district and state averages, with only 38.1% of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to 53.58% in the district and 44.89% statewide. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with English Language Learner and Special Education students performing relatively well, but male students, Hispanic students, and students from low-income families struggling.

Comparing PS 17 to nearby schools, such as PS 132 Conselyea School and PS 31 Samuel F Dupont, which perform significantly better, and the high-performing Success Academy Charter School-Williamsburg, highlights the potential for improvement at PS 17. The school's high spending per student ($30,604) and low student-teacher ratio (10.7) suggest that additional resources and support may be needed to address the academic needs of its students. However, the school's declining statewide ranking over the past several years is a concerning trend that warrants further investigation and targeted interventions to reverse the decline.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

208 N 5th St
Brooklyn, NY 11211-9997

(718) 387-2929

District: New York City Geographic District #14

SchoolDigger Rank:
1566^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $30,604

Student/teacher ratio: 10.7

Number of students: 202

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

84.2%

White:

9.4%

African American:

5.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 78.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth ranks worse than 64.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 11^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 35.74. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (84.2%), White (9.4%), African American (5.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 78.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth is 10.7, which is the 7^th best among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth employs 18.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth is $30,604, which is the 4^th highest among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth 1566^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #14:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #14 577^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth

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Rank History for all students at Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	32.26	1685^th	2206	23.6%
2007	33.75	1668^th	2219	24.8%
2008	27.22	1800^th	2227	19.2%
2009	44.90	1529^th	2257	32.3%
2010	36.75	1611^th	2263	28.8%
2011	25.54	1829^th	2286	20.0%
2012	36.67	1622^nd	2320	30.1%
2013	29.75	1723^rd	2325	25.9%
2014	40.83	1429^th	2345	39.1%
2015	37.39	1519^th	2352	35.4%
2016	48.82	1216^th	2366	48.6%
2017	48.33	1221^st	2386	48.8%
2018	44.01	1364^th	2395	43.0%
2019	44.10	1306^th	2413	45.9%
2021	48.98	1097^th	2201	50.2%
2022	41.22	1421^st	2434	41.6%
2023	35.74	1566^th	2439	35.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.57	273^rd	938	70.9%
2019	78.42	68^th	860	92.1%
2022	40.08	566^th	1027	44.9%
2023	45.71	457^th	1001	54.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.09	466^th	1941	76.0%
2019	63.40	391^st	1859	79.0%
2022	37.88	1200^th	2031	40.9%
2023	32.97	1341^st	2016	33.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.83	809^th	2045	60.4%
2019	45.13	1015^th	2032	50.0%
2022	45.91	1035^th	2099	50.7%
2023	35.41	1301^st	2041	36.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.89	1464^th	2338	37.4%
2019	57.89	949^th	2357	59.7%
2022	43.16	1350^th	2401	43.8%
2023	44.35	1311^th	2403	45.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.06	1204^th	2340	48.5%
2019	31.87	1665^th	2358	29.4%
2022	38.71	1487^th	2400	38.0%
2023	26.66	1828^th	2400	23.8%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.52	587^th	1392	57.8%
2019	49.32	595^th	1315	54.8%
2022	42.59	837^th	1503	44.3%

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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 parent
Wednesday, October 16, 2013

My child loves this school, the teachers are amazing and offer lots of their time to help if my son needs extra help with maths and spelling, the science and art classes are really interesting, I'm hearing about lots of fun things that keep the kids interested and wanting to learn. There is a really good amount of time for gym and the school lunches are pretty good, Dr Marchi and the rest of the staff are really concerned with improving the quality of school life and I LOVE that the entrance door ladies are so protective of the kids.. you cant go in without signing in and having ID, no matter who you are..!!!! they are awesome guards! The library is full to the brim with great books which he brings home and he never complains that the computers are not available...plenty for all the students!! ALL in all, I love this school and encourage parents to join the community they've set up
—Submitted by a parentThe PTA has a big role and is involved where ever possible with the schools programs. I have attached the link so that you may review more information at your own time, I give it an A for effort too!! http://schools.nyc.gov/OA/SchoolReports/2011-12/Progress_Report_Overview_2012_EMS_K017.pdf Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 17 Henry D Woodworth

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	61	16	31	553	0	n/a	n/a	0	661
1990	70	17	29	497	0	n/a	n/a	0	613
1991	53	13	29	588	0	n/a	n/a	31	714
1992	57	13	25	602	1	n/a	n/a	0	698
1993	57	12	21	550	0	n/a	n/a	0	640
1994	59	17	20	595	1	n/a	n/a	0	692
1995	79	16	30	630	3	n/a	n/a	0	758
1996	79	16	30	630	3	n/a	n/a	0	758
1997	81	20	21	570	2	n/a	n/a	0	694
1998	78	20	20	550	2	n/a	n/a	0	670
1999	82	15	16	526	0	n/a	n/a	0	639
2000	101	16	15	527	0	n/a	n/a	0	659
2001	68	18	13	497	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
2002	48	17	14	422	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
2003	48	17	14	422	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
2004	35	28	13	429	0	n/a	n/a	0	505
2005	32	32	6	371	1	n/a	n/a	0	442
2006	29	27	6	360	0	n/a	n/a	0	422
2007	38	13	8	339	0	n/a	n/a	0	398
2008	28	11	9	323	2	n/a	n/a	0	373
2009	23	14	13	347	3	n/a	n/a	0	400
2010	25	23	14	326	2	n/a	n/a	0	390
2011	27	24	17	324	2	0	0	0	394
2012	35	22	6	318	1	1	3	0	386
2013	36	19	6	308	2	1	5	0	377
2014	35	17	8	272	1	0	2	0	335
2015	26	19	6	268	1	0	2	0	322
2016	36	20	5	234	1	0	2	0	298
2017	33	13	4	244	2	0	2	0	298
2018	26	11	4	221	3	0	2	0	267
2019	35	14	3	245	1	0	1	0	299
2020	42	20	1	231	0	0	2	0	296
2021	38	22	0	207	0	0	2	0	269
2022	20	14	1	178	0	0	2	0	215
2023	19	11	1	170	1	0	0	0	202

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 17 Henry D Woodworth

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	661	40.9	16.1	n/a
1990	613	36.9	16.6	n/a
1991	714	42.9	16.6	n/a
1992	698	37.9	18.4	n/a
1993	640	34.0	18.8	n/a
1994	692	33.1	20.9	n/a
1995	758	34.6	21.9	n/a
1996	758	34.6	21.9	n/a
1997	694	32.6	21.3	91.2
1998	670	35.9	18.7	86.3
1999	639	36.8	17.4	89.8
2000	659	39.1	16.9	90.7
2001	596	42.8	13.9	87.8
2002	501	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	501	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	505	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	442	n/a	n/a	0
2006	422	38.0	11.1	92.2
2007	398	34.0	11.7	97.7
2008	373	29.0	12.9	93.3
2009	400	37.0	10.8	91.3
2010	390	40.0	9.7	n/a
2011	394	38.0	10.3	91.9
2012	386	38.0	10.1	92.5
2013	377	33.0	11.4	89.1
2014	335	31.0	10.8	91.6
2015	322	30.0	10.7	65.8
2016	298	29.0	10.2	58.7
2017	298	27.0	11.0	59.1
2018	267	31.0	8.6	70.4
2019	299	27.0	11.0	67.6
2020	296	25.0	11.8	69.9
2021	269	26.0	10.3	73.6
2022	215	25.0	8.6	74.9
2023	202	18.8	10.7	78.2

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 17 Henry D Woodworth

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	661	40.9	16.1	n/a
1990	613	36.9	16.6	n/a
1991	714	42.9	16.6	n/a
1992	698	37.9	18.4	n/a
1993	640	34.0	18.8	n/a
1994	692	33.1	20.9	n/a
1995	758	34.6	21.9	n/a
1996	758	34.6	21.9	n/a
1997	694	32.6	21.3	91.2
1998	670	35.9	18.7	86.3
1999	639	36.8	17.4	89.8
2000	659	39.1	16.9	90.7
2001	596	42.8	13.9	87.8
2002	501	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	501	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	505	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	442	n/a	n/a	0
2006	422	38.0	11.1	92.2
2007	398	34.0	11.7	97.7
2008	373	29.0	12.9	93.3
2009	400	37.0	10.8	91.3
2010	390	40.0	9.7	n/a
2011	394	38.0	10.3	91.9
2012	386	38.0	10.1	92.5
2013	377	33.0	11.4	89.1
2014	335	31.0	10.8	91.6
2015	322	30.0	10.7	65.8
2016	298	29.0	10.2	58.7
2017	298	27.0	11.0	59.1
2018	267	31.0	8.6	70.4
2019	299	27.0	11.0	67.6
2020	296	25.0	11.8	69.9
2021	269	26.0	10.3	73.6
2022	215	25.0	8.6	74.9
2023	202	18.8	10.7	78.2

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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