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PS 329 Surfside is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 313 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 329 Surfside consistently performs below the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 20.41% of 3rd graders, 18.92% of 4th graders, and 8.7% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district averages of 41.54%, 49.2%, and 42.01%, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are also significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, PS 329 Surfside has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a ranking of 2379 out of 2445 schools in the 2023-2024 school year. This places the school in the lowest performance tier, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.
Despite the school's low academic performance, PS 329 Surfside has a relatively high per-student spending, ranging from $19,762 to $26,046 over the past four school years. This suggests that the issue may not be solely a lack of resources, but rather how those resources are being utilized to support student learning. Interestingly, the school's ranking for its homeless student population is relatively higher, suggesting that the school may be providing additional support and resources for this vulnerable group. However, the data also reveals a stark contrast between the performance of PS 329 Surfside and several nearby schools within the same district, such as PS 101 Verrazano, PS 216 Arturo Toscanini, and PS 95 Gravesend, which all significantly outperform PS 329 Surfside in ELA and Math proficiency rates, as well as in overall statewide rankings.
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