Is Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel a good school?

Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel ranks in the bottom 24.8% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel?

In the 2023-24 school year, 538 students attended Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel?

Students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel are 46% White, 23% Asian, 21% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Summary:

Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 522 students. 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 199 Frederick Wachtel has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a ranking between 951-1839 out of around 2,400 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages across grades and subjects, particularly for certain student subgroups such as Asian, Hispanic, and White students, as well as male students and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. However, the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 10.7 to 12.8 students per teacher in recent years, which may indicate a greater level of individual attention for students.

Nearby schools, such as Ps 238 Anne Sullivan, Ps 226 Alfred De B Mason, and Ps 177 Marlboro (The), generally perform better than Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel on state assessments, with higher percentages of students meeting proficiency standards. These nearby schools also have lower percentages of students from low-income families, ranging from 71.97% to 88.18% free or reduced-price lunch recipients, compared to 83.52% at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1100 Elm Ave
Brooklyn, NY 11230-5847

(718) 339-1422

District: New York City Geographic District #21

SchoolDigger Rank:
1839^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,697

Student/teacher ratio: 11.3

Number of students: 538

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.5%

Asian:

22.9%

Hispanic:

21.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 84.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel ranks worse than 75.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 18^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 27.07. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (45.5%), Asian (22.9%), Hispanic (21.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 84.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel is 11.3, which is the 6^th best among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21. (See more...)

Compare Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel employs 47.4 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel is $23,697, which is the 5^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #21.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel 1839^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 199 Frederick Wachtel

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Rank History for all students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	77.49	422^nd	2206	80.9%
2007	70.69	720^th	2219	67.6%
2008	58.51	1134^th	2227	49.1%
2009	65.77	886^th	2257	60.7%
2010	64.79	870^th	2263	61.6%
2011	66.74	792^nd	2286	65.4%
2012	64.05	899^th	2320	61.3%
2013	76.45	451^st	2325	80.6%
2014	77.81	440^th	2345	81.2%
2015	67.05	716^th	2352	69.6%
2016	57.56	968^th	2366	59.1%
2017	63.88	823^rd	2386	65.5%
2018	58.68	981^st	2395	59.0%
2019	58.14	954^th	2413	60.5%
2021	55.16	951^st	2201	56.8%
2022	57.44	988^th	2434	59.4%
2023	52.04	1105^th	2439	54.7%
2024	27.07	1839^th	2445	24.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.11	315^th	938	66.4%
2019	44.53	394^th	860	54.2%
2022	59.92	269^th	1027	73.8%
2023	53.11	333^rd	1001	66.7%
2024	42.95	522^nd	1066	51.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.44	776^th	1941	60.0%
2019	47.74	759^th	1859	59.2%
2022	63.30	467^th	2031	77.0%
2023	69.76	386^th	2016	80.9%
2024	44.36	1003^rd	2110	52.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.28	502^nd	2045	75.5%
2019	72.14	417^th	2032	79.5%
2022	66.43	535^th	2099	74.5%
2023	59.69	675^th	2041	66.9%
2024	32.92	1425^th	2078	31.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	57.53	242^nd	730	66.8%
2019	65.21	121^st	570	78.8%
2022	36.43	403^rd	622	35.2%
2023	60.59	205^th	637	67.8%
2024	26.08	618^th	766	19.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.58	1099^th	2338	53.0%
2019	53.60	1055^th	2357	55.2%
2021	56.94	818^th	1955	58.2%
2022	62.99	825^th	2401	65.6%
2023	53.53	1066^th	2403	55.6%
2024	38.04	1505^th	2413	37.6%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.41	863^rd	2340	63.1%
2019	60.41	862^nd	2358	63.4%
2021	45.86	1069^th	1961	45.5%
2022	51.94	1108^th	2400	53.8%
2023	50.36	1142^nd	2400	52.4%
2024	19.76	2079^th	2411	13.8%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.53	485^th	601	19.3%
2021	29.97	347^th	430	19.3%
2022	15.34	598^th	671	10.9%
2023	18.89	519^th	605	14.2%
2024	13.47	598^th	662	9.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.08	714^th	1392	48.7%
2019	48.70	607^th	1315	53.8%
2022	45.97	765^th	1503	49.1%
2023	62.69	434^th	1429	69.6%
2024	24.31	1258^th	1531	17.8%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.04	686^th	1408	51.3%
2019	53.50	619^th	1338	53.7%
2021	51.81	624^th	1224	49.0%
2022	51.13	691^st	1399	50.6%
2023	38.04	868^th	1337	35.1%
2024	21.66	1144^th	1392	17.8%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 3.3)

33%

Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, November 3, 2015

This school is excellent at knowing how to blow out money and ask for more.
All they care for is donations. Other than that, they follow the very strict Common Core curriculum and philosophy of "have the parents do the hard work and we'll take the credit" and "we'll stop at nobody and don't really care if your child learns or not".

Teachers are rude, they use overrated material that is badly written, they are unprepared and don't even know how to handle a violent student.

And, since we have no other choice, given that 75% of students fall below poverty limits, the principal simply does not care.

Logistics are bad, teachers are bad, policy is closed door, there's really nothing good I can say, my experience so far has been horrendus.

The community of parents is great, and so are the kids, but this chool is dehumanizing them and damaging them. Please apply to a different one or keep them at home. Close Quote

by a citizen
Saturday, March 21, 2015

Oh my, what memories. I attended this wonderful school from 1998-2005, starting in Kindergarten, ending in the 6th grade. The whole atmosphere of this school was so friendly and cozy now that I look back at it, especially compared to the changes it seems they have made now. The teachers I had were awesome. The nice, warm auditorium where we'd have assembly every Friday, strictly white shirt on that day! During lunch, Mrs. Velic and her general store, those delicious ice cream sandwiches. The janitors were really cool too, hey Frank! I remember ESL with Mrs. Klausner, "Take a special pretzel." :) Mrs. SeMarie's library. Those bookmarks we'd get with every book we'd check out. Those beanbags we'd get to sit on while watching a movie afterwards. There's just so much more! I had a really wonderful experience at P.S. 199! A really precious elementary school. I miss it a lot. If only time travel existed, so I can go back to relive my childhood memories, P.S. 199 being a part of it. Peace and Blessings. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, September 8, 2010

School resides in a peaceful family oriented area.
Most families/kids are really think to get strong knowledge.
The big part of teachers from P.S.199 are professionally care about the level of education of their students. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	285	49	99	94	1	n/a	n/a	0	528
1990	307	55	108	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	563
1991	313	49	101	86	2	n/a	n/a	18	569
1992	323	40	92	84	1	n/a	n/a	0	540
1993	362	41	114	79	1	n/a	n/a	0	597
1994	390	42	119	86	1	n/a	n/a	0	638
1995	415	38	141	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	687
1996	415	38	141	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	687
1997	391	44	151	105	1	n/a	n/a	0	692
1998	385	41	162	98	0	n/a	n/a	0	686
1999	335	30	180	101	0	n/a	n/a	0	646
2000	282	32	200	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	614
2001	268	20	204	100	0	n/a	n/a	0	592
2002	238	18	192	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
2003	238	18	192	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	543
2004	241	16	182	91	0	n/a	n/a	0	530
2005	239	15	169	78	0	n/a	n/a	0	501
2006	248	17	151	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	509
2007	247	15	152	102	0	n/a	n/a	0	516
2008	233	12	157	86	2	n/a	n/a	0	490
2009	247	12	161	85	2	n/a	n/a	0	507
2010	254	14	170	87	2	n/a	n/a	0	527
2011	244	16	174	97	1	0	0	0	532
2012	236	13	151	101	1	3	0	0	505
2013	225	19	139	113	1	3	2	0	502
2014	202	21	132	128	1	0	0	0	484
2015	218	23	119	122	0	0	0	0	482
2016	245	24	100	135	0	0	1	0	505
2017	247	23	120	121	4	3	3	0	521
2018	261	30	131	123	3	0	3	0	551
2019	255	34	143	121	3	0	5	0	561
2020	269	36	131	120	6	0	5	0	567
2021	259	29	137	106	8	0	6	0	545
2022	244	35	127	95	4	0	5	0	510
2023	233	42	125	113	3	0	6	0	522
2024	245	42	123	115	2	0	11	0	538

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 199 Frederick Wachtel

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	528	32.6	16.1	n/a
1990	563	33.2	16.9	n/a
1991	569	35.9	15.8	n/a
1992	540	35.5	15.2	n/a
1993	597	39.4	15.2	n/a
1994	638	39.9	16.0	n/a
1995	687	38.8	17.7	n/a
1996	687	38.8	17.7	n/a
1997	692	37.4	18.5	71.7
1998	686	42.4	16.2	67.1
1999	646	39.4	16.4	65.2
2000	614	40.4	15.2	74.1
2001	592	43.2	13.7	74.2
2002	543	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	543	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	530	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	501	39.0	12.8	0
2006	509	40.0	12.7	81.9
2007	516	46.0	11.2	76.6
2008	490	36.0	13.6	77.1
2009	507	48.0	10.6	77.9
2010	527	47.0	11.2	n/a
2011	532	49.0	10.8	81
2012	505	47.6	10.6	83.2
2013	502	42.9	11.6	85.1
2014	484	41.0	11.8	77.7
2015	482	44.0	10.9	83.8
2016	505	47.0	10.7	84.4
2017	521	49.7	10.4	83.5
2018	551	53.0	10.3	84.4
2019	561	57.0	9.8	83.2
2020	567	47.0	12.0	82.5
2021	545	50.9	10.7	78.3
2022	510	47.6	10.7	82.5
2023	522	40.6	12.8	83.5
2024	538	47.4	11.3	84.8

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 199 Frederick Wachtel

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	528	32.6	16.1	n/a
1990	563	33.2	16.9	n/a
1991	569	35.9	15.8	n/a
1992	540	35.5	15.2	n/a
1993	597	39.4	15.2	n/a
1994	638	39.9	16.0	n/a
1995	687	38.8	17.7	n/a
1996	687	38.8	17.7	n/a
1997	692	37.4	18.5	71.7
1998	686	42.4	16.2	67.1
1999	646	39.4	16.4	65.2
2000	614	40.4	15.2	74.1
2001	592	43.2	13.7	74.2
2002	543	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	543	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	530	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	501	39.0	12.8	0
2006	509	40.0	12.7	81.9
2007	516	46.0	11.2	76.6
2008	490	36.0	13.6	77.1
2009	507	48.0	10.6	77.9
2010	527	47.0	11.2	n/a
2011	532	49.0	10.8	81
2012	505	47.6	10.6	83.2
2013	502	42.9	11.6	85.1
2014	484	41.0	11.8	77.7
2015	482	44.0	10.9	83.8
2016	505	47.0	10.7	84.4
2017	521	49.7	10.4	83.5
2018	551	53.0	10.3	84.4
2019	561	57.0	9.8	83.2
2020	567	47.0	12.0	82.5
2021	545	50.9	10.7	78.3
2022	510	47.6	10.7	82.5
2023	522	40.6	12.8	83.5
2024	538	47.4	11.3	84.8

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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