Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

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Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 655 students. This school is part of the New York City Geographic District #22, which is ranked 468 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold consistently outperforms the district and state averages in New York State Assessments for English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school had 65.31% of 4th graders proficient or better in ELA, compared to 50.62% for the district and 47.05% for the state. In Math, the school had 82.24% of 4th graders proficient or better, compared to 60.96% for the district and 58.03% for the state. The school has maintained a strong statewide ranking, placing in the top 15% of New York elementary schools in recent years, and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold also performs exceptionally well for several student subgroups, ranking in the top 12% of New York elementary schools for Asian students and the top 13% for English Language Learners in ELA.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 52 Sheepshead Bay and Ps 194 Raoul Wallenberg, Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold stands out as a high-performing school with significantly higher academic performance and statewide rankings. Despite having a relatively high percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, the school is able to achieve exceptional academic outcomes, suggesting it has effective strategies to support students from disadvantaged backgrounds.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 2469 E 18th St
       Brooklyn, NY  11235-3500


(718) 743-0890

District: New York City Geographic District #22

SchoolDigger Rank:
395th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $17,733 Help


Students who attend Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold usually attend:

Middle:    Junior High School 14 Shell Bank

Student/teacher ratio:  15.3 Help
Number of students:  655

Racial breakdown:

White:
64.6%
Asian:
24.3%
Hispanic:
7.5%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  65.2% Help


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Compare Details Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold ranks better than 83.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5th among 26 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 81.68. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (64.6%), Asian (24.3%), Hispanic (7.5%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 65.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold is 15.3. 23 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold is $17,733. 21 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold 395th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #22:

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


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Rank History for Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

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Rank History for all students at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 78.25 389th 2206 82.4%
2007 76.26 473rd 2219 78.7%
2008 78.44 385th 2227 82.7%
2009 81.16 222nd 2257 90.2%
2010 84.20 206th 2263 90.9%
2011 88.61 127th 2286 94.4%
2012 81.99 327th 2320 85.9%
2013 87.54 201st 2325 91.4%
2014 84.02 273rd 2345 88.4%
2015 89.60 153rd 2352 93.5%
2016 89.21 150th 2366 93.7%
2017 86.72 230th 2386 90.4%
2018 82.29 337th 2395 85.9%
2019 89.78 201st 2413 91.7%
2021 81.33 339th 2201 84.6%
2022 83.44 350th 2434 85.6%
2023 83.04 377th 2439 84.5%
2024 81.68 395th 2445 83.8%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 69.85 148th 938 84.2%
2019 69.19 118th 860 86.3%
2021 42.17 247th 454 45.6%
2022 79.69 108th 1027 89.5%
2023 72.77 143rd 1001 85.7%
2024 74.35 127th 1066 88.1%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 74.33 262nd 1941 86.5%
2019 89.43 96th 1859 94.8%
2022 79.61 211th 2031 89.6%
2023 82.08 199th 2016 90.1%
2024 78.87 265th 2110 87.4%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 84.22 190th 2045 90.7%
2019 89.03 163rd 2032 92.0%
2021 84.00 153rd 1678 90.9%
2022 86.45 179th 2099 91.5%
2023 87.34 188th 2041 90.8%
2024 84.01 212th 2078 89.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 50.22 277th 637 56.5%
2024 70.67 132nd 766 82.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 79.21 389th 2338 83.4%
2019 89.66 175th 2357 92.6%
2021 74.01 416th 1955 78.7%
2022 82.48 338th 2401 85.9%
2023 82.20 375th 2403 84.4%
2024 83.27 327th 2413 86.4%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 82.93 284th 2340 87.9%
2019 87.18 239th 2358 89.9%
2021 82.03 267th 1961 86.4%
2022 82.07 337th 2400 86.0%
2023 81.14 384th 2400 84.0%
2024 77.27 444th 2411 81.6%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 63.74 233rd 601 61.2%
2019 67.30 185th 548 66.2%
2022 66.74 240th 671 64.2%
2023 76.43 125th 605 79.3%
2024 77.83 130th 662 80.4%
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Rank History for White students at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.05 363rd 1408 74.2%
2019 83.99 171st 1338 87.2%
2021 66.54 405th 1224 66.9%
2022 69.91 386th 1399 72.4%
2023 63.63 490th 1337 63.4%
2024 63.30 483rd 1392 65.3%
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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.

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Reviews:
by a parent
Wednesday, April 28, 2021

Open Quote The worst school ever! Very lazy teachers!!! They do not want to teach kids, they put everything on kids parents Close Quote


by a citizen
Monday, May 21, 2012

Open Quote This school is great and me and my siblings loved this school when we went there. Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, November 19, 2011

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Enrollment information for Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 229 101 62 47 0 n/a n/a 0 439
1990 280 100 66 48 0 n/a n/a 0 494
1991 267 90 87 42 0 n/a n/a 39 525
1992 292 71 99 49 0 n/a n/a 0 511
1993 308 57 125 67 0 n/a n/a 0 557
1994 318 49 144 64 0 n/a n/a 0 575
1995 293 38 151 61 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1996 293 38 151 61 0 n/a n/a 0 543
1997 290 37 159 62 0 n/a n/a 0 548
1998 303 32 177 56 0 n/a n/a 0 568
1999 289 33 196 60 0 n/a n/a 0 578
2000 255 36 196 65 1 n/a n/a 0 553
2001 243 71 202 58 0 n/a n/a 0 574
2002 230 107 227 66 1 n/a n/a 0 631
2003 230 107 227 66 1 n/a n/a 0 631
2004 241 103 241 67 2 n/a n/a 0 654
2005 223 79 234 63 1 n/a n/a 0 600
2006 233 73 228 61 1 n/a n/a 0 596
2007 221 70 238 57 1 n/a n/a 0 587
2008 230 54 244 62 0 n/a n/a 0 590
2009 261 48 234 61 1 n/a n/a 0 605
2010 261 47 227 62 1 n/a n/a 0 598
2011 301 37 221 61 3 0 0 0 623
2012 319 32 222 65 3 1 0 0 642
2013 364 25 241 63 4 0 1 0 698
2014 380 19 241 59 4 0 1 0 704
2015 417 15 237 59 4 0 1 0 733
2016 438 11 253 71 3 0 1 0 777
2017 458 11 231 75 3 1 2 0 781
2018 472 7 235 78 2 1 1 0 796
2019 466 6 225 64 3 1 1 0 766
2020 476 6 214 54 1 1 2 0 754
2021 429 5 194 52 1 2 4 0 687
2022 383 8 165 48 2 3 9 0 618
2023 423 9 159 49 1 1 13 0 655

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 254 Dag Hammarskjold

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 439 28.9 15.1 n/a
1990 494 24.4 20.2 n/a
1991 525 29.4 17.8 n/a
1992 511 26.4 19.3 n/a
1993 557 25.5 21.8 n/a
1994 575 26.0 22.1 n/a
1995 543 27.0 20.1 n/a
1996 543 27.0 20.1 n/a
1997 548 28.0 19.6 65.3
1998 568 26.0 21.8 53.7
1999 578 30.0 19.3 55
2000 553 33.0 16.8 62.6
2001 574 29.0 19.8 70.2
2002 631 n/a n/a n/a
2003 631 n/a n/a n/a
2004 654 n/a n/a n/a
2005 600 41.5 14.5 0
2006 596 40.0 14.9 78
2007 587 47.0 12.5 78.2
2008 590 48.0 12.3 73.1
2009 605 49.0 12.3 65.3
2010 598 50.0 11.9 n/a
2011 623 48.0 12.9 65.5
2012 642 44.0 14.5 63.4
2013 698 43.0 16.2 63.6
2014 704 42.0 16.7 59.1
2015 733 42.0 17.4 62.5
2016 777 42.0 18.5 59.2
2017 781 43.8 17.8 56.9
2018 796 48.0 16.5 57.4
2019 766 48.0 15.9 56.3
2020 754 44.0 17.1 56.2
2021 687 46.0 14.9 54.1
2022 618 42.0 14.7 60.2
2023 655 42.5 15.3 65.2

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 254 Dag Hammarskjold

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 439 28.9 15.1 n/a
1990 494 24.4 20.2 n/a
1991 525 29.4 17.8 n/a
1992 511 26.4 19.3 n/a
1993 557 25.5 21.8 n/a
1994 575 26.0 22.1 n/a
1995 543 27.0 20.1 n/a
1996 543 27.0 20.1 n/a
1997 548 28.0 19.6 65.3
1998 568 26.0 21.8 53.7
1999 578 30.0 19.3 55
2000 553 33.0 16.8 62.6
2001 574 29.0 19.8 70.2
2002 631 n/a n/a n/a
2003 631 n/a n/a n/a
2004 654 n/a n/a n/a
2005 600 41.5 14.5 0
2006 596 40.0 14.9 78
2007 587 47.0 12.5 78.2
2008 590 48.0 12.3 73.1
2009 605 49.0 12.3 65.3
2010 598 50.0 11.9 n/a
2011 623 48.0 12.9 65.5
2012 642 44.0 14.5 63.4
2013 698 43.0 16.2 63.6
2014 704 42.0 16.7 59.1
2015 733 42.0 17.4 62.5
2016 777 42.0 18.5 59.2
2017 781 43.8 17.8 56.9
2018 796 48.0 16.5 57.4
2019 766 48.0 15.9 56.3
2020 754 44.0 17.1 56.2
2021 687 46.0 14.9 54.1
2022 618 42.0 14.7 60.2
2023 655 42.5 15.3 65.2

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely Immunized
201597.4%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $591 (4.4%) $12,909 (95.6%) $13,499
2020 $233 (1.6%) $13,942 (98.4%) $14,174
2021 $797 (5.0%) $14,992 (95.0%) $15,788
2022 $2,208 (11.6%) $16,758 (88.4%) $18,965
2023 $1,533 (8.6%) $16,200 (91.4%) $17,733

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 201st of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 377th of 2439 Elementary schools
 7.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold)7161.2
 9.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #22)5648.6
 7.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold)8282
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #22)5856.4
 1.6%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold)7158.5
 12.5%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #22)5356.4
 3.4%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold)8672.2
 13.8%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #22)5457.9
 3.9%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold)6569.6
 4.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #22)4153
 12%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold)7774.4
 2.6%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #22)5054.8
 4.8%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students766655
 14.5%
African American69
 50%
American Indian31
 66.7%
Asian225159
 29.3%
Hispanic6449
 23.4%
Pacific Islander11
White466423
 9.2%
Two or More Races113
 1200%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients56.3%65.2%
 8.9%


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Students who attend Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 14 Shell Bank

In the 2022-23 school year, 655 students attended Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold.

Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold ranks 395th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Students at Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold are 65% White, 24% Asian, 7% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 1% African American.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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