Is Ps 257 John F Hylan a good school?

Ps 257 John F Hylan ranks 1565 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 257 John F Hylan?

In the 2022-23 school year, 478 students attended Ps 257 John F Hylan.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 257 John F Hylan?

Students at Ps 257 John F Hylan are 71% Hispanic, 25% African American, 2% White.

Ps 257 John F Hylan

Summary:

PS 257 John F Hylan is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 478 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #14, which is ranked 591 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 257 John F Hylan has consistently underperformed compared to the New York City Geographic District #14 and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 21.54%, compared to 49.34% for the district and 42.6% for the state. The school's 5th grade Math proficiency was also significantly lower at 30.16%, compared to 45.03% for the district and 48.93% for the state. However, the school's English Language Learner (ELL) students have performed relatively well, ranking 282 out of 1,066 New York elementary schools in the 2023-2024 school year.

The nearby PS 147 Issac Remsen, PS 120 Carlos Tapia, and PS 250 George H Lindsay have also struggled academically, with most of them ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools. However, the Bedford Stuyvesant New Beginnings Charter School, which is located slightly farther away (0.6 miles) but in a different district, has consistently outperformed PS 257 John F Hylan and the surrounding schools in both ELA and Math proficiency.

Detail:

Public, Magnet PK, KG-5

60 Cook St
Brooklyn, NY 11206-4025

(718) 384-7128

District: New York City Geographic District #14

SchoolDigger Rank:
1565^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,244

Student/teacher ratio: 10.6

Number of students: 478

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

70.9%

African American:

24.9%

White:

1.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 87.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 257 John F Hylan ranks worse than 64% 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 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.09. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (70.9%), African American (24.9%), White (1.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 87.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 257 John F Hylan is 10.6, which is the 6^th best among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14. (See more...)

Compare Ps 257 John F Hylan employs 45 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 257 John F Hylan is $28,244, which is the 8^th highest among 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #14.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 257 John F Hylan:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 257 John F Hylan 1565^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 257 John F Hylan 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 257 John F Hylan

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Rank History for all students at Ps 257 John F Hylan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	54.45	1248^th	2206	43.4%
2007	52.90	1275^th	2219	42.5%
2008	52.41	1302^nd	2227	41.5%
2009	40.62	1619^th	2257	28.3%
2010	35.32	1635^th	2263	27.8%
2011	52.96	1205^th	2286	47.3%
2012	61.25	984^th	2320	57.6%
2013	33.84	1605^th	2325	31.0%
2014	52.27	1115^th	2345	52.5%
2015	61.88	847^th	2352	64.0%
2016	59.31	923^rd	2366	61.0%
2017	42.32	1388^th	2386	41.8%
2018	52.38	1135^th	2395	52.6%
2019	59.33	923^rd	2413	61.7%
2021	52.54	1006^th	2201	54.3%
2022	29.44	1785^th	2434	26.7%
2023	43.88	1336^th	2439	45.2%
2024	36.09	1565^th	2445	36.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 257 John F Hylan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.19	583^rd	938	37.8%
2019	58.23	223^rd	860	74.1%
2022	38.08	610^th	1027	40.6%
2023	24.22	899^th	1001	10.2%
2024	57.97	282^nd	1066	73.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 257 John F Hylan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.34	671^st	1941	65.4%
2019	65.73	353^rd	1859	81.0%
2022	40.27	1104^th	2031	45.6%
2023	48.62	816^th	2016	59.5%
2024	51.57	775^th	2110	63.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 257 John F Hylan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.25	717^th	2045	64.9%
2019	63.89	568^th	2032	72.0%
2021	69.15	380^th	1678	77.4%
2022	35.32	1378^th	2099	34.3%
2023	49.80	908^th	2041	55.5%
2024	34.45	1370^th	2078	34.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 257 John F Hylan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.32	277^th	730	62.1%
2019	94.59	14^th	570	97.5%
2023	35.90	400^th	637	37.2%
2024	51.48	300^th	766	60.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 257 John F Hylan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.08	1059^th	2338	54.7%
2019	59.69	900^th	2357	61.8%
2022	29.91	1764^th	2401	26.5%
2023	49.90	1163^rd	2403	51.6%
2024	30.97	1710^th	2413	29.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 257 John F Hylan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.52	1249^th	2340	46.6%
2019	57.69	932^nd	2358	60.5%
2022	30.97	1724^th	2400	28.2%
2023	39.32	1444^th	2400	39.8%
2024	42.53	1362^nd	2411	43.5%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 257 John F Hylan

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.99	359^th	1392	74.2%
2019	73.17	243^rd	1315	81.5%
2022	42.89	829^th	1503	44.8%
2023	54.77	557^th	1429	61.0%
2024	53.76	592^nd	1531	61.3%

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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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Enrollment information for Ps 257 John F Hylan

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	4	245	2	513	0	n/a	n/a	0	764
1990	5	225	1	514	0	n/a	n/a	0	745
1991	5	231	1	460	0	n/a	n/a	34	731
1992	7	234	0	475	0	n/a	n/a	0	716
1993	4	236	0	465	0	n/a	n/a	0	705
1994	1	261	0	442	0	n/a	n/a	0	704
1995	5	276	1	454	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
1996	5	276	1	454	0	n/a	n/a	0	736
1997	7	253	4	469	0	n/a	n/a	0	733
1998	5	251	7	449	0	n/a	n/a	0	712
1999	5	244	5	465	0	n/a	n/a	0	719
2000	5	247	8	496	0	n/a	n/a	0	756
2001	8	230	6	491	0	n/a	n/a	0	735
2002	6	204	4	465	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
2003	6	204	4	465	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
2004	10	199	3	443	0	n/a	n/a	0	655
2005	13	168	6	460	0	n/a	n/a	0	647
2006	13	162	7	408	0	n/a	n/a	0	590
2007	14	140	9	403	0	n/a	n/a	0	566
2008	12	150	6	399	0	n/a	n/a	0	567
2009	14	127	5	416	2	n/a	n/a	0	564
2010	16	127	6	413	2	n/a	n/a	0	564
2011	7	126	9	452	1	0	0	0	595
2012	9	138	8	480	1	1	0	0	637
2013	10	134	10	483	2	0	0	0	639
2014	8	144	13	493	0	0	0	0	658
2015	13	135	11	501	1	0	0	0	661
2016	16	143	8	502	0	0	0	0	669
2017	12	137	7	503	0	0	0	0	659
2018	11	138	8	463	0	1	0	0	621
2019	7	126	4	458	2	1	0	0	598
2020	11	116	1	409	1	1	3	0	542
2021	9	118	2	376	4	1	6	0	516
2022	10	116	1	332	5	1	4	0	469
2023	9	119	2	339	4	1	4	0	478

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 257 John F Hylan

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	764	47.9	15.9	n/a
1990	745	46.9	15.8	n/a
1991	731	45.9	15.9	n/a
1992	716	39.9	17.9	n/a
1993	705	40.1	17.6	n/a
1994	704	41.1	17.1	n/a
1995	736	39.1	18.8	n/a
1996	736	39.1	18.8	n/a
1997	733	43.1	17.0	93.2
1998	712	49.0	14.5	89.9
1999	719	51.2	14.0	89
2000	756	54.0	14.0	85.8
2001	735	55.0	13.4	90.2
2002	679	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	679	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	655	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	647	54.5	11.9	0
2006	590	49.0	12.0	87.6
2007	566	53.0	10.7	91.3
2008	567	54.8	10.3	87.5
2009	564	54.0	10.4	87.6
2010	564	50.0	11.2	n/a
2011	595	42.4	14.0	87.9
2012	637	46.0	13.8	88.1
2013	639	37.0	17.2	87.6
2014	658	41.0	16.0	92.1
2015	661	48.0	13.7	72.8
2016	669	42.0	15.9	70.9
2017	659	43.0	15.3	70.6
2018	621	37.0	16.7	83.1
2019	598	34.0	17.5	82.6
2020	542	37.0	14.6	84.7
2021	516	43.8	11.7	85.5
2022	469	42.5	11.0	84.9
2023	478	45.0	10.6	87.2

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 257 John F Hylan

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	764	47.9	15.9	n/a
1990	745	46.9	15.8	n/a
1991	731	45.9	15.9	n/a
1992	716	39.9	17.9	n/a
1993	705	40.1	17.6	n/a
1994	704	41.1	17.1	n/a
1995	736	39.1	18.8	n/a
1996	736	39.1	18.8	n/a
1997	733	43.1	17.0	93.2
1998	712	49.0	14.5	89.9
1999	719	51.2	14.0	89
2000	756	54.0	14.0	85.8
2001	735	55.0	13.4	90.2
2002	679	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	679	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	655	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	647	54.5	11.9	0
2006	590	49.0	12.0	87.6
2007	566	53.0	10.7	91.3
2008	567	54.8	10.3	87.5
2009	564	54.0	10.4	87.6
2010	564	50.0	11.2	n/a
2011	595	42.4	14.0	87.9
2012	637	46.0	13.8	88.1
2013	639	37.0	17.2	87.6
2014	658	41.0	16.0	92.1
2015	661	48.0	13.7	72.8
2016	669	42.0	15.9	70.9
2017	659	43.0	15.3	70.6
2018	621	37.0	16.7	83.1
2019	598	34.0	17.5	82.6
2020	542	37.0	14.6	84.7
2021	516	43.8	11.7	85.5
2022	469	42.5	11.0	84.9
2023	478	45.0	10.6	87.2

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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