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PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE)
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 2% |
| Kindergarten | 94 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 94 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 100 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 125 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 154 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 157 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 5 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (94) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (157).
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 51.8% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 49.1% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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%.
Schools most like PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE)
PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE)'s state test result (44.4% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) this school | 1,049 | 89.9% | 44.4% |
| PS/IS 30 MARY WHITE OVINGTON BROOKLYN | 849 | 82.6% | 55.1% |
| PS 177 MARLBORO (THE) BROOKLYN | 883 | 89.8% | 58.0% |
| PS 197 KINGS HIGHWAY ACADEMY (THE) BROOKLYN | 1,074 | 81.4% | 56.8% |
| PS 52 SHEEPSHEAD BAY BROOKLYN | 695 | 85.5% | 44.9% |
| PS 226 ALFRED DE B MASON BROOKLYN | 877 | 85.7% | 50.9% |
Where PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Kings County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 44.4% | #1,416 of 2,335 | #204 of 290 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 51.8% | #1,390 of 2,342 ▼ 73 | #199 of 290 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,883 of 2,343 ▼ 81 | #255 of 290 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,049 | #35 of 2,585 | #10 of 306 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.6:1 | #1,505 of 2,338 | #135 of 249 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.4% | #643 of 2,388 | #87 of 263 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #422 of 2,534 | #112 of 300 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.2% | #388 of 606 | #39 of 49 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,049 | 83.1 | 12.6:1 | 90% (943) |
| 2023-24 | 1,002 | 91.3 | 11.0:1 | 89% (894) |
| 2022-23 | 963 | 85.4 | 11.3:1 | 84% (806) |
| 2020-21 | 949 | 82 | 11.6:1 | 83% (789) |
| 2017-18 | 997 | 74 | 13.5:1 | 78% (777) |
| 2015-16 | 1,013 | 75 | 13.5:1 | 58% (591) |
| 2010-11 | 861 | 78 | 11.0:1 | 80% (685) |
About PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE)
PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) is an elementary school located in BROOKLYN, New York, in Kings County. It offers pre-K through 8 and has 1,049 students enrolled. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 137% higher.
PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) is a school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #21. The district has 40 schools and 33,610 students.
More than half of enrollment at PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) is White: 54%. The remaining shares are 25% Hispanic and 17% Asian. Kings County as a whole is about 38% White, so the school's share is higher. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) scores 61%.
The school has 83.1 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 12.6 students per teacher. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is similar, at 12.8:1. Of all students at PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE), 90% are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Kings County average 79%.
PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) holds a B- allk12 Grade, placing it above 50% of New York public elementary schools.
A school with PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE)'s lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 41.9%. PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) scores 44.4%, 2.4 points above that line.
American Community Survey estimates for Kings County show that median household income comes to about $80,263, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 42% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 15%. The county's public schools total 583, with about 291,697 students.
The closest school to PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) is PS 771, located less than a tenth of a mile away. PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Local comparison: PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE) ranks 6th of 7 nearby schools, at 44.4% versus a 65.6% average.
The federal government classifies PS 225 EILEEN E ZAGLIN (THE)'s location as City: Large.
The school's student count increased 11% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The school's ratio increased from 11.6:1 to 12.6:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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