Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

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Ps 255 Barbara Reing School is an elementary school located in Brooklyn, New York, serving 801 students in grades K-5 and part of the New York City Geographic District #22.

Ps 255 Barbara Reing School consistently performs above the district and state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 54.55% in 3rd grade ELA, 49.59% in 4th grade ELA, and 57.02% in 5th grade ELA, compared to the district averages of 44.71%, 50.62%, and 48.79%, respectively. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were 64.06% in 3rd grade, 64.52% in 4th grade, and 60.5% in 5th grade, outperforming the district averages. The school also performs particularly well in serving certain student subgroups, such as English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low-income families.

While Ps 197 Kings Highway Academy and Ps 206 Joseph F Lamb, both within the same district, perform slightly lower than Ps 255 Barbara Reing School, Ps 254 Dag Hammarskjold and Ps 222 Katherine R Snyder, located in a different district, outperform Ps 255 Barbara Reing School in both ELA and Math assessments. Despite having a high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, indicating a high proportion of students from low-income families, Ps 255 Barbara Reing School's performance on state assessments is strong, suggesting effective strategies in supporting students from disadvantaged backgrounds.


Detail:

Public K-5

 1866 E 17th St
       Brooklyn, NY  11229


(718) 376-8494

District: New York City Geographic District #22

SchoolDigger Rank:
741st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,135 Help


Students who attend Ps 255 Barbara Reing School usually attend:

Middle:    Junior High School 234 Arthur W Cunningham
High:    James Madison High School

Student/teacher ratio:  12.5 Help
Number of students:  801

Racial breakdown:

White:
54.7%
Asian:
29.2%
Hispanic:
10.6%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  81% Help


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Compare Details Ps 255 Barbara Reing School ranks better than 69.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 7th 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 66.37. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: White (54.7%), Asian (29.2%), Hispanic (10.6%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 81% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
Teachers
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School is 12.5, which is the 10th best among 26 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School is $19,135. 15 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #22 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 255 Barbara Reing School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 255 Barbara Reing School 741st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 255 Barbara Reing School 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 255 Barbara Reing School

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Rank History for all students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 56.14 1197th 2206 45.7%
2007 65.31 926th 2219 58.3%
2008 62.19 1022nd 2227 54.1%
2009 67.41 811th 2257 64.1%
2010 72.87 595th 2263 73.7%
2011 72.99 594th 2286 74.0%
2012 78.61 429th 2320 81.5%
2013 85.70 245th 2325 89.5%
2014 81.72 326th 2345 86.1%
2015 75.20 526th 2352 77.6%
2016 71.94 611th 2366 74.2%
2017 73.72 549th 2386 77.0%
2018 65.72 781st 2395 67.4%
2019 71.24 632nd 2413 73.8%
2021 56.40 924th 2201 58.0%
2022 66.05 765th 2434 68.6%
2023 63.47 833rd 2439 65.8%
2024 66.37 741st 2445 69.7%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 58.46 261st 938 72.2%
2019 65.07 153rd 860 82.2%
2021 39.44 273rd 454 39.9%
2022 38.10 607th 1027 40.9%
2023 53.17 330th 1001 67.0%
2024 66.06 196th 1066 81.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 76.31 230th 1941 88.2%
2019 80.61 167th 1859 91.0%
2021 42.31 545th 1044 47.8%
2022 79.82 210th 2031 89.7%
2023 67.90 426th 2016 78.9%
2024 75.35 318th 2110 84.9%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.86 488th 2045 76.1%
2019 77.93 326th 2032 84.0%
2021 66.48 430th 1678 74.4%
2022 75.68 345th 2099 83.6%
2023 68.58 497th 2041 75.6%
2024 74.02 383rd 2078 81.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 57.36 244th 730 66.6%
2019 82.50 51st 570 91.1%
2021 60.33 22nd 70 68.6%
2022 65.47 148th 622 76.2%
2023 70.41 129th 637 79.7%
2024 85.03 67th 766 91.3%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 67.53 712th 2338 69.5%
2019 68.82 685th 2357 70.9%
2021 60.25 733rd 1955 62.5%
2022 69.80 650th 2401 72.9%
2023 61.18 865th 2403 64.0%
2024 63.85 771st 2413 68.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.77 837th 2340 64.2%
2019 71.95 579th 2358 75.4%
2021 48.59 1002nd 1961 48.9%
2022 59.85 899th 2400 62.5%
2023 63.83 806th 2400 66.4%
2024 67.02 704th 2411 70.8%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 34.06 457th 601 24.0%
2019 42.51 382nd 548 30.3%
2021 27.48 358th 430 16.7%
2022 33.10 500th 671 25.5%
2023 32.03 465th 605 23.1%
2024 42.00 435th 662 34.3%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 71.15 304th 1392 78.2%
2022 48.97 702nd 1503 53.3%
2023 41.30 831st 1429 41.8%
2024 52.37 624th 1531 59.2%
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Rank History for White students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.13 729th 1408 48.2%
2019 58.14 543rd 1338 59.4%
2021 48.20 674th 1224 44.9%
2022 52.74 661st 1399 52.8%
2023 48.37 723rd 1337 45.9%
2024 49.17 712th 1392 48.9%
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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.

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Ps 255 Barbara Reing School Test Scores
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Data source: NY State Education Department

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Reviews:
by a parent
Friday, August 23, 2019

Open Quote The school is way overrated. The reason why I gave only 2 stars is because the school and principal does very little to help kids to prepare for the tests. Even though the majority of the teachers are nice, the quality and teaching standards are poor. Kids don’t learn computers and there was no science teacher for 5th grade! Check how low their test scores among NYC public schools. It says everything. Close Quote


Facebook Profile Picture by a student on FaceBook
Sunday, October 17, 2010

Open Quote This school is an awsome school i attended here from kindergarten through half of my 5th grade year. this school is a fun and warm school, teachers are awsome staff are super nice and all.. The teachers i would love to thanks are Mrs.O'grady, Mrs. Sullivan, Mrs. Kelmas (retired) Mrs. Eisner and Mrs. McCoy and Ms. Banhazal.. thank you all!! Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 351 171 84 125 2 n/a n/a 0 733
1990 385 161 80 138 1 n/a n/a 0 765
1991 422 140 73 112 1 n/a n/a 40 788
1992 476 147 109 132 0 n/a n/a 0 864
1993 503 153 103 132 0 n/a n/a 0 891
1994 488 143 116 123 0 n/a n/a 0 870
1995 517 147 136 126 2 n/a n/a 0 928
1996 517 147 136 126 2 n/a n/a 0 928
1997 472 149 143 119 2 n/a n/a 0 885
1998 490 155 155 118 2 n/a n/a 0 920
1999 488 144 157 116 1 n/a n/a 0 906
2000 451 104 157 116 3 n/a n/a 0 831
2001 454 89 170 101 1 n/a n/a 0 815
2002 394 93 173 103 1 n/a n/a 0 764
2003 394 93 173 103 1 n/a n/a 0 764
2004 401 89 188 97 1 n/a n/a 0 776
2005 377 87 188 89 3 n/a n/a 0 744
2006 371 87 189 90 3 n/a n/a 0 740
2007 367 68 172 104 1 n/a n/a 0 712
2008 386 61 161 110 1 n/a n/a 0 719
2009 400 51 175 106 1 n/a n/a 0 733
2010 428 47 195 109 1 n/a n/a 0 780
2011 437 39 195 127 1 0 0 0 799
2012 480 36 191 118 3 1 4 0 833
2013 510 27 200 116 4 1 8 0 866
2014 499 24 219 112 5 0 7 0 866
2015 549 22 220 104 5 0 11 0 911
2016 561 26 210 103 4 0 10 0 914
2017 604 26 215 105 6 0 9 0 965
2018 596 23 200 96 5 0 11 0 931
2019 562 22 193 87 7 0 10 0 881
2020 535 20 190 98 8 0 8 0 859
2021 472 19 209 91 8 0 10 0 809
2022 429 22 216 89 11 1 10 0 778
2023 438 23 234 85 7 1 13 0 801

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 255 Barbara Reing School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 733 50.9 14.4 n/a
1990 765 47.9 15.9 n/a
1991 788 50.0 15.7 n/a
1992 864 51.0 16.9 n/a
1993 891 54.0 16.5 n/a
1994 870 54.0 16.1 n/a
1995 928 50.0 18.6 n/a
1996 928 50.0 18.6 n/a
1997 885 54.1 16.4 72
1998 920 56.0 16.4 69.2
1999 906 56.2 16.1 67.7
2000 831 61.2 13.6 77.4
2001 815 60.8 13.4 78.4
2002 764 n/a n/a n/a
2003 764 n/a n/a n/a
2004 776 n/a n/a n/a
2005 744 55.0 13.5 0
2006 740 54.0 13.7 74.1
2007 712 61.0 11.7 76.1
2008 719 56.0 12.8 71.8
2009 733 61.0 12.0 71.8
2010 780 65.0 12.0 n/a
2011 799 68.5 11.6 69.7
2012 833 62.0 13.4 72.4
2013 866 66.9 12.9 73.4
2014 866 60.0 14.4 71.9
2015 911 67.0 13.5 74.4
2016 914 66.0 13.8 74.4
2017 965 60.5 15.9 75.4
2018 931 71.0 13.1 76.6
2019 881 64.0 13.7 76.8
2020 859 65.0 13.2 75.3
2021 809 68.0 11.8 77.1
2022 778 65.0 11.9 77.4
2023 801 63.6 12.5 81

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 255 Barbara Reing School

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 733 50.9 14.4 n/a
1990 765 47.9 15.9 n/a
1991 788 50.0 15.7 n/a
1992 864 51.0 16.9 n/a
1993 891 54.0 16.5 n/a
1994 870 54.0 16.1 n/a
1995 928 50.0 18.6 n/a
1996 928 50.0 18.6 n/a
1997 885 54.1 16.4 72
1998 920 56.0 16.4 69.2
1999 906 56.2 16.1 67.7
2000 831 61.2 13.6 77.4
2001 815 60.8 13.4 78.4
2002 764 n/a n/a n/a
2003 764 n/a n/a n/a
2004 776 n/a n/a n/a
2005 744 55.0 13.5 0
2006 740 54.0 13.7 74.1
2007 712 61.0 11.7 76.1
2008 719 56.0 12.8 71.8
2009 733 61.0 12.0 71.8
2010 780 65.0 12.0 n/a
2011 799 68.5 11.6 69.7
2012 833 62.0 13.4 72.4
2013 866 66.9 12.9 73.4
2014 866 60.0 14.4 71.9
2015 911 67.0 13.5 74.4
2016 914 66.0 13.8 74.4
2017 965 60.5 15.9 75.4
2018 931 71.0 13.1 76.6
2019 881 64.0 13.7 76.8
2020 859 65.0 13.2 75.3
2021 809 68.0 11.8 77.1
2022 778 65.0 11.9 77.4
2023 801 63.6 12.5 81

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
201598.5%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,097 (6.1%) $16,817 (93.9%) $17,913
2020 $770 (4.4%) $16,619 (95.6%) $17,389
2021 $1,300 (7.1%) $17,018 (92.9%) $18,318
2022 $2,164 (10.5%) $18,441 (89.5%) $20,605
2023 $1,389 (7.3%) $17,747 (92.7%) $19,135

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 255 Barbara Reing School

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 632nd of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 833rd of 2439 Elementary schools
 8%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 255 Barbara Reing School)5440.7
 13.3%
   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 255 Barbara Reing School)6357.1
 5.9%
   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 255 Barbara Reing School)5756.8
 0.2%
   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 255 Barbara Reing School)6866.7
 1.3%
   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 255 Barbara Reing School)4954.7
 5.7%
   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 255 Barbara Reing School)7361.1
 11.9%
   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 Students881801
 9.1%
African American2223
 4.5%
American Indian77
Asian193234
 21.2%
Hispanic8785
 2.3%
Pacific Islander01
White562438
 22.1%
Two or More Races1013
 30%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients76.8%81%
 4.2%


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Students at Ps 255 Barbara Reing School are 55% White, 29% Asian, 11% Hispanic, 3% African American, 2% Two or more races.

In the 2022-23 school year, 801 students attended Ps 255 Barbara Reing School.

Ps 255 Barbara Reing School ranks 741st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.


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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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