Is Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock a good school?

Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock ranks 244 th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 5 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock?

In the 2022-23 school year, 576 students attended Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock?

Students at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock are 62% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock attend?

Students who attend Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock usually go on to attend: Middle : Madeleine Brennan School (The) High : Fort Hamilton High School

Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

Summary:

PS 185 Walter Kassenbrock is an exceptional elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade as part of the New York City Geographic District #20.

PS 185 Walter Kassenbrock consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in New York, with students performing exceptionally well on state assessments. In the 2022-2023 school year, 74.71% of 3rd graders, 75.53% of 4th graders, and 82.5% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly higher than the district and state averages. The school's diverse student population, with a racial makeup that is predominantly White (61.98%), followed by Hispanic (21.7%), and Asian (10.94%), is unique compared to many nearby schools. PS 185 Walter Kassenbrock excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, with many subgroups ranking in the top 25% or higher in the state.

The school's high per-student spending of $16,184 and relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 13.8 to 15.7 students per teacher, may be contributing factors to its academic success. The school's ability to deliver high-quality education and equitable outcomes for its diverse student population, including a significant percentage of students from low-income backgrounds, makes it a model for other schools to emulate. Nearby schools like PS 127 McKinley Park, PS 102 Bayview (The), and PS/IS 30 Mary White Ovington may have different student demographics and academic performance levels compared to PS 185 Walter Kassenbrock.

Detail:

Public K-5

8601 Ridge Blvd
Brooklyn, NY 11209-2197

(718) 745-6610

District: New York City Geographic District #20

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,184

Students who attend Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock usually attend:

Middle:	Madeleine Brennan School (The)
High:	Fort Hamilton High School

Student/teacher ratio: 15.7

Number of students: 576

Racial breakdown:

White:

62.0%

Hispanic:

21.7%

Asian:

10.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 46%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock ranks better than 90% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 6^th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #20. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 88.42. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (62%), Hispanic (21.7%), Asian (10.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 46% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock is 15.7. 24 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #20 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock employs 36.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock is $16,184. 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #20 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock 244^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #20:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #20 226^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

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Rank History for all students at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	77.37	429^th	2206	80.6%
2007	74.12	573^rd	2219	74.2%
2008	79.32	342^nd	2227	84.6%
2009	72.64	608^th	2257	73.1%
2010	77.24	438^th	2263	80.6%
2011	71.47	645^th	2286	71.8%
2012	80.68	370^th	2320	84.1%
2013	81.42	355^th	2325	84.7%
2014	80.38	365^th	2345	84.4%
2015	76.25	497^th	2352	78.9%
2016	79.53	400^th	2366	83.1%
2017	84.28	284^th	2386	88.1%
2018	81.96	344^th	2395	85.6%
2019	84.17	330^th	2413	86.3%
2021	79.44	377^th	2201	82.9%
2022	89.42	207^th	2434	91.5%
2023	88.42	244^th	2439	90.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	37.39	509^th	860	40.8%
2022	67.93	191^st	1027	81.4%
2023	63.04	225^th	1001	77.5%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.73	454^th	1941	76.6%
2019	59.68	464^th	1859	75.0%
2022	79.26	220^th	2031	89.2%
2023	71.36	353^rd	2016	82.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.63	493^rd	2045	75.9%
2019	79.18	311^th	2032	84.7%
2021	75.96	265^th	1678	84.2%
2022	86.39	181^st	2099	91.4%
2023	86.30	202^nd	2041	90.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.40	279^th	2338	88.1%
2019	88.23	204^th	2357	91.3%
2021	72.90	442^nd	1955	77.4%
2022	84.39	304^th	2401	87.3%
2023	88.89	217^th	2403	91.0%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.06	444^th	2340	81.0%
2019	73.61	535^th	2358	77.3%
2021	77.58	362^nd	1961	81.5%
2022	90.81	142^nd	2400	94.1%
2023	84.83	299^th	2400	87.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	66.43	203^rd	601	66.2%
2023	89.33	13^th	605	97.9%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.80	295^th	1392	78.8%
2019	78.88	190^th	1315	85.6%
2021	81.23	97^th	818	88.1%
2022	85.87	127^th	1503	91.6%
2023	82.14	166^th	1429	88.4%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 185 Walter Kassenbrock

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	72.47	333^rd	1408	76.3%
2019	76.35	299^th	1338	77.7%
2021	67.63	393^rd	1224	67.9%
2022	81.92	182^nd	1399	87.0%
2023	78.96	258^th	1337	80.7%

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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 185 Walter Kassenbrock

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	371	62	45	29	0	n/a	n/a	0	507
1990	379	51	73	34	0	n/a	n/a	0	537
1991	424	45	46	68	0	n/a	n/a	30	613
1992	434	38	49	50	0	n/a	n/a	0	571
1993	439	35	63	58	2	n/a	n/a	0	597
1994	460	38	71	59	3	n/a	n/a	0	631
1995	460	31	83	56	2	n/a	n/a	0	632
1996	460	31	83	56	2	n/a	n/a	0	632
1997	484	28	88	70	1	n/a	n/a	0	671
1998	504	17	86	63	2	n/a	n/a	0	672
1999	527	10	102	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	707
2000	556	8	105	72	1	n/a	n/a	0	742
2001	513	4	101	66	1	n/a	n/a	0	685
2002	535	4	87	67	4	n/a	n/a	0	697
2003	535	4	87	67	4	n/a	n/a	0	697
2004	540	5	104	71	4	n/a	n/a	0	724
2005	539	5	119	82	4	n/a	n/a	0	749
2006	549	4	127	88	4	n/a	n/a	0	772
2007	564	6	130	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	800
2008	556	5	125	107	0	n/a	n/a	0	793
2009	574	7	121	115	1	n/a	n/a	0	818
2010	582	9	104	136	1	n/a	n/a	0	832
2011	577	9	100	135	1	0	0	0	822
2012	609	0	63	115	1	0	0	0	788
2013	604	0	60	105	0	1	0	0	770
2014	553	1	58	110	0	0	1	0	723
2015	534	2	60	108	1	0	6	0	711
2016	484	2	57	105	2	0	11	0	661
2017	478	4	55	113	2	1	22	0	675
2018	457	8	50	112	1	1	21	0	650
2019	429	8	45	134	1	0	18	0	635
2020	429	5	41	135	1	0	25	0	636
2021	374	9	51	129	6	0	17	0	586
2022	353	10	54	123	2	1	19	0	562
2023	357	9	63	125	1	1	20	0	576

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 185 Walter Kassenbrock

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	507	31.8	15.9	n/a
1990	537	31.6	16.9	n/a
1991	613	32.6	18.8	n/a
1992	571	32.0	17.8	n/a
1993	597	33.0	18.1	n/a
1994	631	32.0	19.7	n/a
1995	632	32.0	19.8	n/a
1996	632	32.0	19.8	n/a
1997	671	35.2	19.1	52.8
1998	672	36.2	18.6	43.5
1999	707	40.0	17.7	40.6
2000	742	40.0	18.6	47.7
2001	685	40.0	17.1	46.3
2002	697	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	697	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	724	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	749	n/a	n/a	0
2006	772	43.0	18.0	45.3
2007	800	46.8	17.1	44
2008	793	50.0	15.9	49.2
2009	818	49.0	16.7	47.6
2010	832	52.0	16.0	n/a
2011	822	53.3	15.4	56.6
2012	788	48.0	16.4	56.5
2013	770	44.0	17.4	42.5
2014	723	39.0	18.5	44.3
2015	711	43.0	16.5	42.5
2016	661	41.0	16.1	40.2
2017	675	40.8	16.5	40.1
2018	650	42.0	15.4	39.7
2019	635	42.0	15.1	42.8
2020	636	39.0	16.3	40.1
2021	586	38.0	15.4	43.9
2022	562	40.5	13.8	45
2023	576	36.5	15.7	46

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 185 Walter Kassenbrock

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	507	31.8	15.9	n/a
1990	537	31.6	16.9	n/a
1991	613	32.6	18.8	n/a
1992	571	32.0	17.8	n/a
1993	597	33.0	18.1	n/a
1994	631	32.0	19.7	n/a
1995	632	32.0	19.8	n/a
1996	632	32.0	19.8	n/a
1997	671	35.2	19.1	52.8
1998	672	36.2	18.6	43.5
1999	707	40.0	17.7	40.6
2000	742	40.0	18.6	47.7
2001	685	40.0	17.1	46.3
2002	697	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	697	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	724	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	749	n/a	n/a	0
2006	772	43.0	18.0	45.3
2007	800	46.8	17.1	44
2008	793	50.0	15.9	49.2
2009	818	49.0	16.7	47.6
2010	832	52.0	16.0	n/a
2011	822	53.3	15.4	56.6
2012	788	48.0	16.4	56.5
2013	770	44.0	17.4	42.5
2014	723	39.0	18.5	44.3
2015	711	43.0	16.5	42.5
2016	661	41.0	16.1	40.2
2017	675	40.8	16.5	40.1
2018	650	42.0	15.4	39.7
2019	635	42.0	15.1	42.8
2020	636	39.0	16.3	40.1
2021	586	38.0	15.4	43.9
2022	562	40.5	13.8	45
2023	576	36.5	15.7	46

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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