Is Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) a good school?

Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) ranks 1067 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)?

In the 2022-23 school year, 963 students attended Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The).

What is the racial makeup of Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)?

Students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) are 56% White, 25% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) usually go on to attend: Middle : Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham

Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Summary:

Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) is an elementary school in Brooklyn, New York, serving 963 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 468 out of 865 districts in the state.

Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) has shown a mixed performance on state assessments, with stronger results in math than English Language Arts (ELA). However, the school stands out for its high rankings for African American students and English Language Learners, indicating it effectively serves these populations. The school also has a relatively low student-teacher ratio and high spending per student, suggesting it has access to more resources compared to nearby schools. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 255 Barbara Reing School, Ps 193 Gil Hodges, and Ps 222 Katherine R Snyder, generally perform better on state assessments, particularly in ELA, suggesting Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) has room for improvement in this area.

Despite its mixed academic performance, Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) outperforms nearby schools in New York City Geographic District #21, such as Ps 199 Frederick Wachtel, Ps 238 Anne Sullivan, Ps 153 Homecrest, and Ps 99 Isaac Asimov, on state assessments, indicating it is a relatively stronger-performing school within its geographic region.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1599 E 22nd St
Brooklyn, NY 11210-5109

(718) 377-7890

District: New York City Geographic District #22

SchoolDigger Rank:
1067^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,313

Students who attend Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham

Student/teacher ratio: 14.8

Number of students: 963

Racial breakdown:

White:

56.4%

Asian:

25.4%

Hispanic:

9.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 73%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) ranks better than 56.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 12^th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 53.43. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (56.4%), Asian (25.4%), Hispanic (9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 73% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) is 14.8. 21 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) employs 64.8 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) is $16,313. 24 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The):

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) 1067^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The) in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #22:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #22 468^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

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Rank History for all students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	65.59	909^th	2206	58.8%
2007	58.50	1122^nd	2219	49.4%
2008	58.34	1142^nd	2227	48.7%
2009	52.87	1328^th	2257	41.2%
2010	47.88	1345^th	2263	40.6%
2011	48.85	1306^th	2286	42.9%
2012	56.47	1134^th	2320	51.1%
2013	65.56	711^th	2325	69.4%
2014	63.80	801^st	2345	65.8%
2015	52.49	1090^th	2352	53.7%
2016	53.37	1088^th	2366	54.0%
2017	57.30	988^th	2386	58.6%
2018	63.46	850^th	2395	64.5%
2019	70.04	663^rd	2413	72.5%
2021	61.83	813^th	2201	63.1%
2022	68.71	694^th	2434	71.5%
2023	59.51	939^th	2439	61.5%
2024	53.43	1067^th	2445	56.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.17	189^th	938	79.9%
2019	68.52	123^rd	860	85.7%
2021	35.06	300^th	454	33.9%
2022	61.20	253^rd	1027	75.4%
2023	67.28	188^th	1001	81.2%
2024	68.99	163^rd	1066	84.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	53.88	655^th	1941	66.3%
2019	58.22	490^th	1859	73.6%
2022	70.96	344^th	2031	83.1%
2023	64.27	476^th	2016	76.4%
2024	55.99	664^th	2110	68.5%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	67.60	495^th	2045	75.8%
2019	70.82	438^th	2032	78.4%
2021	53.24	705^th	1678	58.0%
2022	67.47	509^th	2099	75.8%
2023	59.25	686^th	2041	66.4%
2024	59.10	668^th	2078	67.9%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	47.79	340^th	730	53.4%
2019	75.73	74^th	570	87.0%
2022	60.21	179^th	622	71.2%
2023	55.10	242^nd	637	62.0%
2024	55.63	258^th	766	66.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.31	1000^th	2338	57.2%
2019	69.94	649^th	2357	72.5%
2021	52.52	911^th	1955	53.4%
2022	69.31	656^th	2401	72.7%
2023	63.82	789^th	2403	67.2%
2024	53.21	1055^th	2413	56.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.94	713^th	2340	69.5%
2019	67.72	678^th	2358	71.2%
2021	67.02	589^th	1961	70.0%
2022	64.92	769^th	2400	68.0%
2023	52.59	1083^rd	2400	54.9%
2024	53.15	1062^nd	2411	56.0%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	16.92	536^th	601	10.8%
2019	24.65	463^rd	548	15.5%
2022	21.01	577^th	671	14.0%
2023	15.57	532^nd	605	12.1%
2024	17.54	574^th	662	13.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.80	55^th	948	94.2%
2021	95.92	16^th	427	96.3%
2022	86.82	84^th	936	91.0%
2023	71.49	178^th	857	79.2%
2024	70.73	203^rd	927	78.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.61	775^th	1392	44.3%
2019	33.17	892^nd	1315	32.2%
2022	83.55	152^nd	1503	89.9%
2023	56.83	516^th	1429	63.9%
2024	24.13	1262^nd	1531	17.6%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	56.97	610^th	1408	56.7%
2019	64.71	455^th	1338	66.0%
2021	37.38	822^nd	1224	32.8%
2022	54.09	641^st	1399	54.2%
2023	51.00	686^th	1337	48.7%
2024	44.59	787^th	1392	43.5%

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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 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	228	207	29	69	0	n/a	n/a	0	533
1990	254	218	34	90	0	n/a	n/a	0	596
1991	281	193	48	90	0	n/a	n/a	20	632
1992	278	212	51	111	0	n/a	n/a	0	652
1993	312	223	53	107	0	n/a	n/a	0	695
1994	319	242	47	95	0	n/a	n/a	0	703
1995	328	197	51	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
1996	328	197	51	124	0	n/a	n/a	0	700
1997	311	193	64	100	3	n/a	n/a	0	671
1998	311	178	64	113	5	n/a	n/a	0	671
1999	281	178	74	113	1	n/a	n/a	0	647
2000	273	187	78	121	4	n/a	n/a	0	663
2001	279	194	73	105	3	n/a	n/a	0	654
2002	242	206	63	110	3	n/a	n/a	0	624
2003	242	206	63	110	3	n/a	n/a	0	624
2004	220	155	64	90	2	n/a	n/a	0	531
2005	214	126	58	79	1	n/a	n/a	0	478
2006	215	106	52	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	455
2007	200	105	54	77	2	n/a	n/a	0	438
2008	200	120	57	94	3	n/a	n/a	0	474
2009	194	126	66	95	1	n/a	n/a	0	482
2010	233	123	58	96	0	n/a	n/a	0	510
2011	235	128	56	109	0	0	0	0	528
2012	257	123	53	121	2	0	0	0	556
2013	276	107	32	105	10	0	0	0	530
2014	300	99	39	97	12	0	0	0	547
2015	335	93	52	104	8	0	2	0	594
2016	366	73	55	104	16	0	3	0	617
2017	379	75	68	96	12	1	2	0	633
2018	408	69	81	81	13	0	4	0	656
2019	465	69	130	86	10	0	5	0	765
2020	495	66	187	84	8	0	7	0	847
2021	499	84	184	86	6	0	11	0	870
2022	477	74	196	88	7	0	10	0	852
2023	543	69	245	87	2	0	17	0	963

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 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	533	42.6	12.5	n/a
1990	596	37.7	15.8	n/a
1991	632	41.7	15.1	n/a
1992	652	42.4	15.3	n/a
1993	695	47.5	14.6	n/a
1994	703	48.0	14.6	n/a
1995	700	43.0	16.3	n/a
1996	700	43.0	16.3	n/a
1997	671	44.0	15.3	80
1998	671	49.0	13.7	75.7
1999	647	56.0	11.6	76
2000	663	56.3	11.8	83.6
2001	654	54.0	12.1	80.9
2002	624	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	624	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	531	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	478	43.5	11.0	0
2006	455	43.0	10.6	76.7
2007	438	43.0	10.2	76.5
2008	474	43.5	10.9	72.2
2009	482	48.0	10.0	72.4
2010	510	48.5	10.5	n/a
2011	528	48.0	10.9	72.9
2012	556	46.0	12.0	73
2013	530	42.0	12.6	72.1
2014	547	43.0	12.7	93.4
2015	594	43.0	13.8	58.2
2016	617	49.0	12.5	52.4
2017	633	50.9	12.4	50.7
2018	656	51.0	12.8	62.5
2019	765	57.0	13.4	60.7
2020	847	54.0	15.6	66.7
2021	870	58.5	14.8	66.1
2022	852	61.0	13.9	65.3
2023	963	64.8	14.8	73

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 197 Kings Highway Academy (The)

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	533	42.6	12.5	n/a
1990	596	37.7	15.8	n/a
1991	632	41.7	15.1	n/a
1992	652	42.4	15.3	n/a
1993	695	47.5	14.6	n/a
1994	703	48.0	14.6	n/a
1995	700	43.0	16.3	n/a
1996	700	43.0	16.3	n/a
1997	671	44.0	15.3	80
1998	671	49.0	13.7	75.7
1999	647	56.0	11.6	76
2000	663	56.3	11.8	83.6
2001	654	54.0	12.1	80.9
2002	624	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	624	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	531	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	478	43.5	11.0	0
2006	455	43.0	10.6	76.7
2007	438	43.0	10.2	76.5
2008	474	43.5	10.9	72.2
2009	482	48.0	10.0	72.4
2010	510	48.5	10.5	n/a
2011	528	48.0	10.9	72.9
2012	556	46.0	12.0	73
2013	530	42.0	12.6	72.1
2014	547	43.0	12.7	93.4
2015	594	43.0	13.8	58.2
2016	617	49.0	12.5	52.4
2017	633	50.9	12.4	50.7
2018	656	51.0	12.8	62.5
2019	765	57.0	13.4	60.7
2020	847	54.0	15.6	66.7
2021	870	58.5	14.8	66.1
2022	852	61.0	13.9	65.3
2023	963	64.8	14.8	73

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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