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P.S. 251 Paerdegat

22K251

PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05 - Brooklyn, District 22

1037 EAST 54 STREET (get directions)

$3.23/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

323 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $2,054,180 ($6,360/student)

Attendance: 87.9%

Overview

P.S. 251 Paerdegat is a elementary school (grades PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05) in Brooklyn, Community School District 22.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	573
2014-15	609
2015-16	597
2016-17	563
2017-18	524
2018-19	478
2019-20	432
2020-21	390
2021-22	335
2022-23	310
2023-24	303
2024-25	339
2025-26	323

% female: 52% (2025-26)

% poverty: 83.6% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 27.9% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 9.6% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 4.3% (2025-26)

Black: 69.3% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 11.1% (2025-26)

White: 2.2% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 1.9% (2025-26)

Native American: 11.1% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.82 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 87.9%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	87.9%
2023	Attendance	87.1%
2022	Attendance	88.9%
2021	Attendance	86.2%
2020	Attendance	87.1%
2019	Attendance	91.1%
2018	Attendance	90.7%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	3	ELA	437	30.4%	46
2026	3	Math	438	33.3%	45
2026	4	ELA	435	37.7%	61
2026	4	Math	442	30%	60
2026	5	ELA	434	22.6%	53
2026	5	Math	439	30.8%	52
2026	5	Science	435	12%	50
2025	3	ELA	444	44.8%	67
2025	3	Math	440	33.8%	71
2025	4	ELA	438	30.2%	53
2025	4	Math	439	38.2%	55
2025	5	ELA	448	43.6%	39
2025	5	Math	444	36.8%	38
2025	5	Science	436	23.1%	39
2024	3	ELA	432	17%	53
2024	3	Math	429	17.2%	58
2024	4	ELA	439	31.4%	35
2024	4	Math	445	40.5%	37
2024	5	ELA	438	40.4%	47
2024	5	Math	435	21.3%	47
2024	5	Science	432	10%	50
2023	3	ELA	441	34.2%	38
2023	3	Math	445	35.9%	39
2023	4	ELA	442	31.1%	45
2023	4	Math	438	27.7%	47
2023	5	ELA	441	30%	50
2023	5	Math	440	30%	50
2022	3	ELA	592	31.8%	44
2022	3	Math	590	34.8%	46
2022	4	ELA	588	24.4%	45
2022	4	Math	581	10.6%	47
2022	5	ELA	593	19.6%	56
2022	5	Math	581	3.6%	56
2019	3	ELA	589	29.3%	75
2019	3	Math	590	24.3%	74
2019	4	ELA	590	26.7%	75
2019	4	Math	588	20.5%	73
2019	5	ELA	587	16.5%	79
2019	5	Math	588	13.8%	80
2018	3	ELA	593	29.7%	74
2018	3	Math	589	25.3%	75
2018	4	ELA	593	34.9%	86
2018	4	Math	593	27.5%	80
2018	5	ELA	593	21.4%	70
2018	5	Math	588	24.3%	70

Specialized high school offers

No SHSAT feeder-school row is published for this school. DOE reports this for middle schools whose 8th graders entered high-school admissions.

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$2,054,180	not reported	$6,360
FY 2026	$2,058,334	not reported	$6,373

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$326,091
School Support Supplement	$312,479
3K for All	$305,639
4K for All	$297,139
TL 09 C4E ICT	$142,163
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$116,164
CC Sub Abuse	$107,386
TL CB School Staff	$79,797
Title I SWP STH	$67,330
C4E Class Size Transition	$56,793
IDEA RS IEP Para	$52,489
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$49,508
Title IIA Supplemental	$42,427
TL C4E FSF	$39,824
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$28,662
Title III LEP	$12,465
High Need Support for Title I	$8,387
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$3,261
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,964
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,732

PTA funding (LL171)

$3.23/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$4,238	$1,096	$11,457	$2,877

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.