Is Ps 128 Bensonhurst a good school?

Ps 128 Bensonhurst ranks 1828 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 128 Bensonhurst?

In the 2023-24 school year, 457 students attended Ps 128 Bensonhurst.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 128 Bensonhurst?

Students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst are 43% White, 30% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 4% African American, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 128 Bensonhurst attend?

Students who attend Ps 128 Bensonhurst usually go on to attend: Middle : Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro

Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Summary:

PS 128 Bensonhurst is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving 430 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #21, which is ranked 537 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 128 Bensonhurst consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,250 and 1,828 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages, with proficiency rates ranging from 22.58% to 33.33% in English Language Arts (ELA) and 31.03% to 47.76% in math, compared to the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly low for White students, but relatively stronger for English Language Learner (ELL) students and students with disabilities. With 84.42% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 128 Bensonhurst has a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds.

Nearby schools, such as PS 101 Verrazano, PS 97 Highlawn, and PS 200 Benson School, generally outperform PS 128 Bensonhurst on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math. The nearby charter schools, such as Hebrew Language Academy Charter School 2 and Success Academy Charter School - Bensonhurst, also significantly outperform PS 128 Bensonhurst, with proficiency rates often exceeding 80% in both ELA and math.

Detail:

Public K-5

2075 84th St
Brooklyn, NY 11214-2409

(718) 373-5900

District: New York City Geographic District #21

SchoolDigger Rank:
1828^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $20,961

Students who attend Ps 128 Bensonhurst usually attend:

Middle:

Is 281 Joseph B Cavallaro

Student/teacher ratio: 12.9

Number of students: 457

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.1%

Asian:

30.4%

Hispanic:

21.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 88.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 128 Bensonhurst ranks worse than 74.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 17^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 27.34. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 128 Bensonhurst is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (43.1%), Asian (30.4%), Hispanic (21.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 88.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 128 Bensonhurst is 12.9. 11 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 128 Bensonhurst employs 35.3 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 128 Bensonhurst is $20,961, which is the 9^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 128 Bensonhurst:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 128 Bensonhurst 1828^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 128 Bensonhurst in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #21:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #21 537^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 128 Bensonhurst

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Rank History for all students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	51.88	1310^th	2206	40.6%
2007	39.87	1548^th	2219	30.2%
2008	35.09	1675^th	2227	24.8%
2009	20.86	1960^th	2257	13.2%
2010	31.31	1721^st	2263	24.0%
2011	38.63	1551^st	2286	32.2%
2012	55.79	1155^th	2320	50.2%
2013	34.73	1561^st	2325	32.9%
2014	47.30	1250^th	2345	46.7%
2015	37.35	1520^th	2352	35.4%
2016	27.09	1793^rd	2366	24.2%
2017	34.32	1601^st	2386	32.9%
2018	30.20	1752^nd	2395	26.8%
2019	37.13	1507^th	2413	37.5%
2021	31.48	1569^th	2201	28.7%
2022	34.75	1626^th	2434	33.2%
2023	30.50	1737^th	2439	28.8%
2024	27.34	1828^th	2445	25.2%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.88	588^th	938	37.3%
2019	50.31	316^th	860	63.3%
2021	34.76	303^rd	454	33.3%
2022	47.84	428^th	1027	58.3%
2023	38.35	590^th	1001	41.1%
2024	45.71	466^th	1066	56.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	39.89	1079^th	1941	44.4%
2019	43.43	883^rd	1859	52.5%
2022	43.37	985^th	2031	51.5%
2023	46.07	879^th	2016	56.4%
2024	41.69	1085^th	2110	48.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	36.59	1360^th	2045	33.5%
2019	46.65	972^nd	2032	52.2%
2022	42.77	1133^rd	2099	46.0%
2023	36.70	1254^th	2041	38.6%
2024	40.74	1162^nd	2078	44.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	56.51	249^th	766	67.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.08	1946^th	2338	16.8%
2019	34.88	1562^nd	2357	33.7%
2021	28.49	1487^th	1955	23.9%
2022	36.32	1574^th	2401	34.4%
2023	41.05	1403^rd	2403	41.6%
2024	27.51	1826^th	2413	24.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	40.68	1423^rd	2340	39.2%
2019	40.47	1383^rd	2358	41.3%
2021	32.46	1398^th	1961	28.7%
2022	34.45	1615^th	2400	32.7%
2023	23.89	1910^th	2400	20.4%
2024	29.02	1770^th	2411	26.6%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.52	521^st	601	13.3%
2019	35.70	416^th	548	24.1%
2021	40.43	307^th	430	28.6%
2022	30.04	523^rd	671	22.1%
2023	26.73	487^th	605	19.5%
2024	16.03	582^nd	662	12.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.13	1028^th	1392	26.1%
2019	31.12	922^nd	1315	29.9%
2022	35.17	1027^th	1503	31.7%
2023	24.13	1165^th	1429	18.5%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 128 Bensonhurst

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	13.62	1311^th	1408	6.9%
2019	18.64	1176^th	1338	12.1%
2021	19.52	1055^th	1224	13.8%
2022	18.08	1227^th	1399	12.3%
2023	19.59	1139^th	1337	14.8%
2024	13.94	1261^st	1392	9.4%

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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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Wednesday, September 26, 2018

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Enrollment information for Ps 128 Bensonhurst

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	221	65	75	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	443
1990	209	51	94	62	0	n/a	n/a	0	416
1991	218	40	85	75	0	n/a	n/a	32	450
1992	254	41	102	61	1	n/a	n/a	0	459
1993	218	30	91	60	0	n/a	n/a	0	399
1994	235	37	99	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	427
1995	280	36	139	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1996	280	36	139	68	0	n/a	n/a	0	523
1997	209	16	115	56	0	n/a	n/a	0	396
1998	215	16	115	47	1	n/a	n/a	0	394
1999	214	13	111	43	6	n/a	n/a	0	387
2000	194	14	108	44	2	n/a	n/a	0	362
2001	194	14	90	49	3	n/a	n/a	0	350
2002	184	8	87	49	4	n/a	n/a	0	332
2003	184	8	87	49	4	n/a	n/a	0	332
2004	187	7	76	51	3	n/a	n/a	0	324
2005	169	7	82	50	2	n/a	n/a	0	310
2006	163	5	85	49	1	n/a	n/a	0	303
2007	157	7	99	55	0	n/a	n/a	0	318
2008	165	6	108	69	1	n/a	n/a	0	349
2009	171	7	105	79	0	n/a	n/a	0	362
2010	177	8	120	76	0	n/a	n/a	0	381
2011	173	7	115	75	1	0	0	0	371
2012	181	2	112	85	3	0	0	0	383
2013	181	3	125	74	0	2	4	0	389
2014	201	5	119	82	0	0	4	0	411
2015	195	4	134	83	1	0	5	0	422
2016	213	3	126	76	0	0	5	0	423
2017	236	3	124	73	0	3	1	0	440
2018	244	5	117	86	1	3	1	0	457
2019	233	5	124	99	1	2	2	0	466
2020	218	3	119	104	5	0	2	0	451
2021	191	4	119	105	4	1	1	0	425
2022	181	5	131	98	6	0	0	0	421
2023	196	6	130	91	3	0	4	0	430
2024	197	16	139	97	3	0	5	0	457

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 128 Bensonhurst

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	443	31.0	14.2	n/a
1990	416	31.0	13.4	n/a
1991	450	30.0	15.0	n/a
1992	459	33.0	13.9	n/a
1993	399	30.0	13.3	n/a
1994	427	31.0	13.8	n/a
1995	523	34.0	15.4	n/a
1996	523	34.0	15.4	n/a
1997	396	24.0	16.5	76
1998	394	23.0	17.1	71.6
1999	387	24.0	16.1	68
2000	362	25.2	14.4	80.7
2001	350	25.0	14.0	78
2002	332	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	332	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	324	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	310	23.1	13.4	0
2006	303	23.0	13.2	80.5
2007	318	23.6	13.5	72.3
2008	349	28.0	12.5	72.2
2009	362	31.0	11.7	79.3
2010	381	30.8	12.3	n/a
2011	371	33.0	11.2	81.1
2012	383	30.0	12.7	80.2
2013	389	27.0	14.4	84.3
2014	411	30.0	13.6	78.3
2015	422	33.0	12.7	82.7
2016	423	34.0	12.4	85.1
2017	440	35.0	12.5	83.2
2018	457	37.0	12.3	86.9
2019	466	37.0	12.5	84.5
2020	451	37.0	12.1	84.5
2021	425	37.8	11.2	81.4
2022	421	35.0	12.0	77.7
2023	430	35.8	12.0	84.4
2024	457	35.3	12.9	88.6

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 128 Bensonhurst

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	443	31.0	14.2	n/a
1990	416	31.0	13.4	n/a
1991	450	30.0	15.0	n/a
1992	459	33.0	13.9	n/a
1993	399	30.0	13.3	n/a
1994	427	31.0	13.8	n/a
1995	523	34.0	15.4	n/a
1996	523	34.0	15.4	n/a
1997	396	24.0	16.5	76
1998	394	23.0	17.1	71.6
1999	387	24.0	16.1	68
2000	362	25.2	14.4	80.7
2001	350	25.0	14.0	78
2002	332	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	332	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	324	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	310	23.1	13.4	0
2006	303	23.0	13.2	80.5
2007	318	23.6	13.5	72.3
2008	349	28.0	12.5	72.2
2009	362	31.0	11.7	79.3
2010	381	30.8	12.3	n/a
2011	371	33.0	11.2	81.1
2012	383	30.0	12.7	80.2
2013	389	27.0	14.4	84.3
2014	411	30.0	13.6	78.3
2015	422	33.0	12.7	82.7
2016	423	34.0	12.4	85.1
2017	440	35.0	12.5	83.2
2018	457	37.0	12.3	86.9
2019	466	37.0	12.5	84.5
2020	451	37.0	12.1	84.5
2021	425	37.8	11.2	81.4
2022	421	35.0	12.0	77.7
2023	430	35.8	12.0	84.4
2024	457	35.3	12.9	88.6

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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