Ps 65

Summary:

PS 65 is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 471 students. The school stands out as a high-performing institution within the New York City Geographic District #19, which is generally underperforming.

PS 65 consistently outperforms the district and the state of New York in academic proficiency, with 65.52% of 3rd graders, 76.92% of 4th graders, and 55.7% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA), compared to the district's 36.15%, 45.78%, and 38.04%, respectively, and the state's 44.89%, 48.79%, and 45.09%. The school also excels in the performance of several student subgroups, ranking in the top 15% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, Special Education, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. Over the past several years, PS 65 has shown a consistent improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the bottom half of New York elementary schools in 2013-2014 to the top 20% in 2022-2023.

While PS 65 outperforms the nearby schools, such as PS 108 Sal Abbracciamento and Cypress Hills Ascend Charter School, in academic achievement, the school's diverse student population and high poverty rates are noteworthy. PS 65 has a majority Hispanic (83.23%) and significant African American (7.64%) and Asian (5.31%) representation, which is not reflected in the nearby schools. Additionally, the school has a high percentage of students (86.2%) eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population. Despite these challenges, PS 65 spends a relatively high amount per student ($18,065 in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby schools, which may contribute to the school's academic success.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 696 Jamaica Ave
       Brooklyn, NY  11208


(718) 235-2223

District: New York City Geographic District #19

SchoolDigger Rank:
513th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $18,065 Help


Students who attend Ps 65 usually attend:

Middle:    Highland Park Community School
    Is 171 Abraham Lincoln

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  471

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
83.2%
African American:
7.6%
Asian:
5.3%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  86.2% Help


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Compare Details Ps 65 ranks better than 79% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks first among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #19! (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 77.13. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (83.2%), African American (7.6%), Asian (5.3%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 86.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 65 is 15.3. 20 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #19 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 65 is $18,065. 21 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #19 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 65:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 65 513th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 65 in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #19:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #19 754th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ps 65

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Rank History for all students at Ps 65

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 34.30 1656th 2206 24.9%
2007 34.15 1663rd 2219 25.1%
2008 37.93 1616th 2227 27.4%
2009 57.95 1160th 2257 48.6%
2010 63.20 922nd 2263 59.3%
2011 53.56 1192nd 2286 47.9%
2012 41.02 1528th 2320 34.1%
2013 39.82 1408th 2325 39.4%
2014 43.18 1354th 2345 42.3%
2015 45.38 1292nd 2352 45.1%
2016 59.24 924th 2366 60.9%
2017 57.93 977th 2386 59.1%
2018 71.37 627th 2395 73.8%
2019 71.52 624th 2413 74.1%
2021 42.55 1294th 2201 41.2%
2022 73.29 582nd 2434 76.1%
2023 77.13 513th 2439 79.0%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 65

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.84 176th 938 81.2%
2019 65.43 147th 860 82.9%
2021 40.78 260th 454 42.7%
2022 74.16 153rd 1027 85.1%
2023 80.36 89th 1001 91.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 65

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.32 372nd 1941 80.8%
2019 79.56 181st 1859 90.3%
2021 52.39 393rd 1044 62.4%
2022 72.60 312th 2031 84.6%
2023 87.81 140th 2016 93.1%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 65

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.55 272nd 2045 86.7%
2019 79.32 305th 2032 85.0%
2021 51.98 730th 1678 56.5%
2022 81.13 243rd 2099 88.4%
2023 86.10 203rd 2041 90.1%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 65

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.74 82nd 730 88.8%
2019 86.43 30th 570 94.7%
2021 61.02 21st 70 70.0%
2022 82.39 59th 622 90.5%
2023 84.65 59th 637 90.7%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 65

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 65.64 772nd 2338 67.0%
2019 66.90 731st 2357 69.0%
2021 44.63 1101st 1955 43.7%
2022 68.93 662nd 2401 72.4%
2023 69.73 646th 2403 73.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 65

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.56 514th 2340 78.0%
2019 72.93 553rd 2358 76.5%
2021 37.59 1277th 1961 34.9%
2022 75.12 505th 2400 79.0%
2023 81.68 370th 2400 84.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 65

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2022 40.33 453rd 671 32.5%
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Rank History for African American students at Ps 65

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 61.54 284th 948 70.0%
2019 64.57 234th 891 73.7%
2023 80.21 124th 857 85.5%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 65

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.34 152nd 1392 89.1%
2019 83.31 152nd 1315 88.4%
2021 58.50 291st 818 64.4%
2022 83.64 149th 1503 90.1%
2023 85.94 125th 1429 91.3%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Ps 65

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 34 70 48 528 2 n/a n/a 0 682
1990 36 98 42 520 0 n/a n/a 0 696
1991 17 110 43 555 5 n/a n/a 0 730
1992 23 140 35 538 6 n/a n/a 0 742
1993 11 150 38 575 3 n/a n/a 0 777
1994 15 149 41 560 5 n/a n/a 0 770
1995 14 158 34 583 5 n/a n/a 0 794
1996 14 158 34 583 5 n/a n/a 0 794
1997 14 141 41 596 11 n/a n/a 0 803
1998 9 157 34 601 7 n/a n/a 0 808
1999 8 167 36 619 4 n/a n/a 0 834
2000 7 131 20 482 4 n/a n/a 0 644
2001 4 143 18 490 3 n/a n/a 0 658
2002 2 135 36 456 8 n/a n/a 0 637
2003 2 135 36 456 8 n/a n/a 0 637
2004 5 112 45 437 8 n/a n/a 0 607
2005 3 107 44 423 6 n/a n/a 0 583
2006 2 84 52 405 4 n/a n/a 0 547
2007 4 99 58 376 1 n/a n/a 0 538
2008 3 114 57 370 5 n/a n/a 0 549
2009 3 123 54 373 7 n/a n/a 0 560
2010 4 115 56 403 6 n/a n/a 0 584
2011 9 143 50 476 11 0 0 0 689
2012 7 119 9 514 20 19 0 0 688
2013 4 102 11 502 35 2 1 0 657
2014 4 89 13 499 34 0 0 0 639
2015 1 75 11 518 35 0 1 0 641
2016 3 71 14 539 28 0 3 0 658
2017 4 57 20 532 22 0 7 0 642
2018 7 46 19 516 19 2 2 0 611
2019 5 42 19 491 14 1 3 0 575
2020 7 51 19 460 10 1 1 0 549
2021 7 35 17 442 10 1 1 0 513
2022 5 28 22 409 10 1 1 0 476
2023 4 36 25 392 13 0 1 0 471

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 65

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 682 35.9 18.9 n/a
1990 696 34.9 19.9 n/a
1991 730 42.9 17.0 n/a
1992 742 39.9 18.5 n/a
1993 777 43.2 18.0 n/a
1994 770 44.0 17.5 n/a
1995 794 42.0 18.9 n/a
1996 794 42.0 18.9 n/a
1997 803 40.0 20.1 91.2
1998 808 42.0 19.2 88
1999 834 44.0 19.0 85.3
2000 644 37.0 17.4 99.5
2001 658 37.0 17.8 97.3
2002 637 n/a n/a n/a
2003 637 n/a n/a n/a
2004 607 n/a n/a n/a
2005 583 42.0 13.9 0
2006 547 36.0 15.2 99.1
2007 538 44.0 12.2 99.4
2008 549 40.0 13.7 98.9
2009 560 38.0 14.7 99.1
2010 584 36.0 16.2 n/a
2011 689 38.0 18.1 98.8
2012 688 42.0 16.3 98.8
2013 657 39.0 16.8 98.3
2014 639 32.0 19.9 99.5
2015 641 40.0 16.0 71.5
2016 658 41.0 16.0 70.7
2017 642 39.9 16.0 69.3
2018 611 34.0 17.9 82
2019 575 34.0 16.8 81.7
2020 549 32.8 16.6 84
2021 513 30.0 17.1 82.8
2022 476 30.9 15.4 79.4
2023 471 30.7 15.3 86.2

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 65

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 682 35.9 18.9 n/a
1990 696 34.9 19.9 n/a
1991 730 42.9 17.0 n/a
1992 742 39.9 18.5 n/a
1993 777 43.2 18.0 n/a
1994 770 44.0 17.5 n/a
1995 794 42.0 18.9 n/a
1996 794 42.0 18.9 n/a
1997 803 40.0 20.1 91.2
1998 808 42.0 19.2 88
1999 834 44.0 19.0 85.3
2000 644 37.0 17.4 99.5
2001 658 37.0 17.8 97.3
2002 637 n/a n/a n/a
2003 637 n/a n/a n/a
2004 607 n/a n/a n/a
2005 583 42.0 13.9 0
2006 547 36.0 15.2 99.1
2007 538 44.0 12.2 99.4
2008 549 40.0 13.7 98.9
2009 560 38.0 14.7 99.1
2010 584 36.0 16.2 n/a
2011 689 38.0 18.1 98.8
2012 688 42.0 16.3 98.8
2013 657 39.0 16.8 98.3
2014 639 32.0 19.9 99.5
2015 641 40.0 16.0 71.5
2016 658 41.0 16.0 70.7
2017 642 39.9 16.0 69.3
2018 611 34.0 17.9 82
2019 575 34.0 16.8 81.7
2020 549 32.8 16.6 84
2021 513 30.0 17.1 82.8
2022 476 30.9 15.4 79.4
2023 471 30.7 15.3 86.2

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely Immunized
201598.9%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 65

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,224 (9.6%) $11,565 (90.4%) $12,789
2020 $1,118 (8.0%) $12,867 (92.0%) $13,985
2021 $1,526 (9.6%) $14,436 (90.4%) $15,962
2022 $3,399 (18.7%) $14,766 (81.3%) $18,164
2023 $2,171 (12.0%) $15,894 (88.0%) $18,065

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 65

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 624th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 513th of 2439 Elementary schools
 4.8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 65)6865.5
 2.5%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #19)3836.2
 1.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 65)5768.9
 11.9%
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #19)3943.7
 4.7%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 65)6376.9
 13.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #19)3845.8
 7.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 65)6470.2
 6.2%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #19)3642.1
 6.1%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 65)4955.7
 6.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #19)2638
 12%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 65)6054.9
 5.1%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #19)2939.5
 10.5%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students575471
 18.1%
African American4236
 14.3%
American Indian1413
 7.1%
Asian1925
 31.6%
Hispanic491392
 20.2%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White54
 20%
Two or More Races31
 66.7%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients81.7%86.2%
 4.5%


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Students at Ps 65 are 83% Hispanic, 8% African American, 5% Asian, 3% American Indian.

In the 2022-23 school year, 471 students attended Ps 65.

Students who attend Ps 65 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Highland Park Community School
Middle : Is 171 Abraham Lincoln

Ps 65 ranks 513th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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