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Enrollment
901
Elementary
DISTRICT 588 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22·NCES 360015302717
PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL
1100 NEWKIRK AVE, BROOKLYN, NY 11230 · (718) 434-6960 · Kings County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL901 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 61% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
67 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
772 students
DISTRICT 78% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 53 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 150 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 135 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 144 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 139 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (134) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (139).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 76% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 51.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
50.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL
PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL's state test result (50.7% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL this school | 901 | 85.7% | 50.7% |
| RALPH A FABRIZIO SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 828 | 90.5% | 70.6% |
| PS 99 ISAAC ASIMOV BROOKLYN | 847 | 86.7% | 46.3% |
| PS 204 VINCE LOMBARDI BROOKLYN | 994 | 78.3% | 64.4% |
| PS 97 HIGHLAWN (THE) BROOKLYN | 882 | 77.6% | 64.7% |
| PS 176 OVINGTON BROOKLYN | 1,037 | 85.2% | 69.7% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.7% | #1,138 of 2,335 | #170 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,179 of 2,342 ▲ 69 | #182 of 290 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,024 of 2,343 ▼ 31 | #181 of 290 ▼ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 901 | #79 of 2,585 | #22 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.4:1 | #1,744 of 2,338 | #164 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #522 of 2,388 | #75 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.7% | #586 of 2,534 | #168 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.3% | #505 of 1,757 | #111 of 225 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
901
-151 (-14%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 1,365
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 901 | 67.1 | 13.4:1 | 86% (772) |
| 2023-24 | 918 | 64.6 | 14.2:1 | 83% (762) |
| 2022-23 | 876 | 65.6 | 13.4:1 | 78% (680) |
| 2020-21 | 1,052 | 73 | 14.4:1 | 77% (806) |
| 2017-18 | 1,175 | 76 | 15.5:1 | 77% (899) |
| 2015-16 | 1,224 | 83 | 14.8:1 | 63% (775) |
| 2010-11 | 1,365 | 93 | 14.7:1 | 88% (1,208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL.
About PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL
PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL is the name of a high-enrollment elementary school in BROOKLYN, New York. The school's enrollment of 901 students covers pre-K through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22 has a total of 40 schools and 30,207 students, PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL among them.
PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL is 54% Asian by enrollment. Other reported shares: 19% White, 18% Hispanic, and 6% Black. That compares with about 12% Asian among all Kings County residents. The school's diversity index is 64%, meaning two students picked at random have a 64% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Its 67.1 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 13.4:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 86%.
allk12 grades PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
A school with PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 43.5%. PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL scores 50.7%, 7.2 points above that line.
Among Kings County residents, the median household income is $80,263, 42% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 15% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL is one of 583 public schools in the county.
BROOKLYN DREAMS CHARTER SCHOOL is located about 0.2 miles from PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL ranks 5th on average proficiency.
Under the NCES locale system, PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL is City: Large.
Enrollment at PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL dropped 14% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 1,052 to 901 students.
Discussions about PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Kings County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,631,580
Census ACS
Median income
$80,263
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
42%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
15%
Below federal line
Schools in county
583
291,697 students
Quick facts
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- MIDWOOD HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,657 students
- EDWARD R MURROW HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,503 students
- FRANKLIN DELANO ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,403 students
Nearby schools
- BROOKLYN DREAMS CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 489
- PS 1340.4 mi · 500
- JHS 62 DITMAS0.4 mi · 857
- PS 139 ALEXINE A FENTY0.5 mi · 706
- SCHOOL OF SCIENCE &TECHNOLOGY0.6 mi · 522
- PS 3150.6 mi · 555
Frequently asked questions
About PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL?
PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 901 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL serve?
PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL.
How diverse is PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL?
PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL reports a student body of 19% White, 18% Hispanic, 6% Black, 54% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL in?
PS 217 COLONEL DAVID MARCUS SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.