Is Ps 23 Carter G Woodson a good school?

Ps 23 Carter G Woodson ranks 1779 th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 23 Carter G Woodson?

In the 2022-23 school year, 222 students attended Ps 23 Carter G Woodson.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 23 Carter G Woodson?

Students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson are 54% African American, 42% Hispanic, 1% White, 1% Two or more races.

Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

Summary:

Ps 23 Carter G Woodson is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 222 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 577 out of 866 districts in the state and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 23 Carter G Woodson faces significant challenges, with a student population that is predominantly African American (54.05%) and Hispanic (42.34%), and a very high percentage (around 90%) of students who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math often below 50%. However, the school's spending per student ($30,687 in 2022-2023) is significantly higher than the state average, likely due to the high needs of the student population.

While Ps 23 Carter G Woodson struggles academically, some nearby schools, such as Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School and Academy of Arts and Letters, perform significantly better on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings. Additionally, Ps 23 Carter G Woodson's homeless students perform relatively well compared to other schools, suggesting that the school may be providing effective support and resources for this subgroup. However, the school's declining statewide ranking over the past several years is concerning and indicates that significant changes may be needed to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

545 Willoughby Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11206-6815

(718) 387-0375

District: New York City Geographic District #14

SchoolDigger Rank:
1779^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $30,687

Student/teacher ratio: 9.6

Number of students: 222

Racial breakdown:

African American:

54.1%

Hispanic:

42.3%

White:

1.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.5%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 23 Carter G Woodson ranks worse than 72.9% 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 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 29.25. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (54.1%), Hispanic (42.3%), two or more races (1.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 90.5% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson is 9.6, which is the 4^th best among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare Ps 23 Carter G Woodson employs 23 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson is $30,687, which is the 3^rd highest among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 23 Carter G Woodson:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 23 Carter G Woodson 1779^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 23 Carter G Woodson 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 23 Carter G Woodson

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Rank History for all students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	10.16	2073^rd	2206	6.0%
2007	4.75	2160^th	2219	2.7%
2008	28.91	1774^th	2227	20.3%
2009	17.06	2020^th	2257	10.5%
2010	20.13	1929^th	2263	14.8%
2011	10.19	2134^th	2286	6.6%
2012	12.37	2119^th	2320	8.7%
2013	19.44	1989^th	2325	14.5%
2014	16.78	2036^th	2345	13.2%
2015	24.75	1816^th	2352	22.8%
2016	32.13	1679^th	2366	29.0%
2017	19.47	2014^th	2386	15.6%
2018	35.87	1593^rd	2395	33.5%
2019	34.13	1602^nd	2413	33.6%
2021	25.58	1730^th	2201	21.4%
2022	14.25	2213^th	2434	9.1%
2023	29.25	1779^th	2439	27.1%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	27.50	831^st	1001	17.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	63.32	442^nd	1941	77.2%
2019	55.19	563^rd	1859	69.7%
2022	37.63	1209^th	2031	40.5%
2023	41.80	1016^th	2016	49.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	29.14	1294^th	1678	22.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.27	234^th	730	67.9%
2019	60.44	158^th	570	72.3%
2022	46.56	291^st	622	53.2%
2023	53.35	253^rd	637	60.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.22	1656^th	2338	29.2%
2019	30.89	1696^th	2357	28.0%
2022	12.88	2235^th	2401	6.9%
2023	32.17	1672^nd	2403	30.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.85	1450^th	2340	38.0%
2019	38.44	1446^th	2358	38.7%
2022	18.99	2073^rd	2400	13.6%
2023	29.86	1737^th	2400	27.6%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.99	538^th	948	43.2%
2019	44.55	433^rd	891	51.4%
2022	34.47	618^th	936	34.0%
2023	58.25	312^th	857	63.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	30.24	1130^th	1503	24.8%
2023	31.73	1026^th	1429	28.2%

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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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Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, June 13, 2014

I think the info here is a bit dated because this school is much better than these stats would suggest. As of autumn 2013, it rates a B overall by the Dept of Education, with an A for student environment, and indeed the children are friendly and kind and the staff maintains a disciplined and respectful atmosphere. All of my child's teachers are highly educated and skilled in the classroom. New to the neighborhood, I took a chance with my neighborhood school because of its A environment rating and lucked out - this is a wonderful little school! Close Quote

by a teacher
Monday, February 16, 2009

P.S.23k is dedicated to children first. The teachers dedicate alot of their time to work closely with parent and students. The tone of the school is friendly and safe. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 23 Carter G Woodson

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	0	346	0	278	0	n/a	n/a	0	624
1990	0	326	1	282	0	n/a	n/a	0	609
1991	0	280	0	250	0	n/a	n/a	30	560
1992	0	301	1	230	0	n/a	n/a	0	532
1993	2	295	1	227	0	n/a	n/a	0	525
1994	1	299	1	198	0	n/a	n/a	0	499
1995	0	295	0	185	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1996	0	295	0	185	0	n/a	n/a	0	480
1997	3	283	3	204	0	n/a	n/a	0	493
1998	3	279	2	225	2	n/a	n/a	0	511
1999	5	269	5	228	2	n/a	n/a	0	509
2000	4	266	6	209	4	n/a	n/a	0	489
2001	1	231	0	201	1	n/a	n/a	0	434
2002	3	190	2	169	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
2003	3	190	2	169	0	n/a	n/a	0	364
2004	5	181	3	162	0	n/a	n/a	0	351
2005	1	161	2	141	1	n/a	n/a	0	306
2006	1	178	2	137	1	n/a	n/a	0	319
2007	2	181	4	146	3	n/a	n/a	0	336
2008	2	183	4	152	1	n/a	n/a	0	342
2009	0	163	6	154	0	n/a	n/a	0	323
2010	0	177	4	136	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
2011	1	184	2	121	0	0	0	0	308
2012	0	185	0	111	0	0	0	0	296
2013	1	176	1	109	0	0	0	0	287
2014	5	146	1	117	0	0	0	0	269
2015	6	161	2	128	1	0	0	0	298
2016	9	143	3	135	1	0	1	0	292
2017	12	158	0	141	1	2	1	0	315
2018	4	146	1	132	4	1	1	0	289
2019	4	144	1	125	4	2	3	0	283
2020	4	141	0	117	2	2	2	0	268
2021	4	134	0	95	0	0	3	0	236
2022	5	143	0	102	1	0	2	0	253
2023	3	120	0	94	2	0	3	0	222

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 23 Carter G Woodson

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	624	34.3	18.1	n/a
1990	609	35.9	16.9	n/a
1991	560	33.9	16.5	n/a
1992	532	27.9	19.0	n/a
1993	525	27.0	19.4	n/a
1994	499	26.0	19.2	n/a
1995	480	25.1	19.1	n/a
1996	480	25.1	19.1	n/a
1997	493	22.1	22.3	93.9
1998	511	25.0	20.4	78.7
1999	509	35.0	14.5	79
2000	489	37.2	13.1	86.9
2001	434	28.0	15.5	92.2
2002	364	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	364	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	351	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	306	21.0	14.6	0
2006	319	22.0	14.5	92.5
2007	336	24.0	14.0	n/a
2008	342	20.0	17.1	0
2009	323	27.1	11.9	95
2010	317	26.0	12.1	n/a
2011	308	22.8	13.4	94.2
2012	296	19.9	14.8	93.9
2013	287	19.0	15.1	92.3
2014	269	22.0	12.2	87.4
2015	298	22.0	13.5	81.9
2016	292	25.0	11.6	82.9
2017	315	25.8	12.2	82.2
2018	289	25.0	11.5	90.3
2019	283	28.0	10.1	89
2020	268	25.0	10.7	91.4
2021	236	26.8	8.7	94.1
2022	253	27.6	9.1	87.7
2023	222	23.0	9.6	90.5

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 23 Carter G Woodson

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	624	34.3	18.1	n/a
1990	609	35.9	16.9	n/a
1991	560	33.9	16.5	n/a
1992	532	27.9	19.0	n/a
1993	525	27.0	19.4	n/a
1994	499	26.0	19.2	n/a
1995	480	25.1	19.1	n/a
1996	480	25.1	19.1	n/a
1997	493	22.1	22.3	93.9
1998	511	25.0	20.4	78.7
1999	509	35.0	14.5	79
2000	489	37.2	13.1	86.9
2001	434	28.0	15.5	92.2
2002	364	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	364	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	351	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	306	21.0	14.6	0
2006	319	22.0	14.5	92.5
2007	336	24.0	14.0	n/a
2008	342	20.0	17.1	0
2009	323	27.1	11.9	95
2010	317	26.0	12.1	n/a
2011	308	22.8	13.4	94.2
2012	296	19.9	14.8	93.9
2013	287	19.0	15.1	92.3
2014	269	22.0	12.2	87.4
2015	298	22.0	13.5	81.9
2016	292	25.0	11.6	82.9
2017	315	25.8	12.2	82.2
2018	289	25.0	11.5	90.3
2019	283	28.0	10.1	89
2020	268	25.0	10.7	91.4
2021	236	26.8	8.7	94.1
2022	253	27.6	9.1	87.7
2023	222	23.0	9.6	90.5

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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