PS 172 Beacon School Of Excellence, BROOKLYN, NY Rating, Test Scores and Rank

Overview

Student Enrollment

597

Best Elementary School in New York

Rating	10 out of 10
Grades	Pre-Kindergarten to 5th grade
School District	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
Type	Public

Phone	(718)965-4200
Location	825 4TH AVE BROOKLYN, NY 11232
Charter School	No

PS 172 Beacon School Of Excellence has an academic rating significantly above the average for New York elementary schools based on its high test performance. It is ranked 8th in the best public elementary schools in New York.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The PS 172 Beacon School Of Excellence student body is mostly Hispanic with a smaller White population and has low racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	12.2%	73
Black	3.9%	23
Hispanic	77.4%	462
Asian Pacific	6.2%	37
Native American Indian	0.3%	2
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0%	0
Two or more races	0%	0

Family Income

vs. other New York elementary schools

Lower 16.4%

80.2% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the New York elementary school median of 44.7%. By this measure, PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE students are largely lower income and rank 2097th in New York for elementary school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
Pre-K	54
Kindergarten	87
1st Grade	88
2nd Grade	101
3rd Grade	90
4th Grade	94
5th Grade	80
Total	597

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

87%

Rank in New York

8th

Rating

10 out of 10

Students at PS 172 Beacon School Of Excellence scored an average 87% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the New York State Education Department. Performance is significantly above the state elementary school median of 36% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 1.3% of New York elementary schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	95% or more^*	80% to 84%^*
Boys	95% or more^*	70% to 74%^*

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	-	-
Asian & Pacific Islander	50% or more^*	50% or more^*
Black	50% or more^*	50% or more^*
Hispanic	95% or more^*	70% to 74%^*
Multiracial	-	-
White	80% or more^*	80% or more^*
With Disabilites	95% or more^*	60% to 64%^*
Limited English	90% or more^*	60% to 69%^*

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

Location

PS 172 Beacon School Of Excellence
825 4TH AVE
BROOKLYN, NY
11232
(718)965-4200

District

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #15
BROOKLYN, NY

PS 172 Beacon School Of Excellence