PS 255 Barbara Reing School

Grades K–5 Public District: New York City Geographic District #22

1866 E 17th St, Brooklyn, NY 11229 Map

Math (met standard)
73%
+15 state 57% · 2024-25
English (met standard)
68%
+13 state 55% · 2024-25
Science (met standard)
41%
−4 state 45% · 2024-25
Low income
82%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
800
2024-25
Students per teacher
12.2
2024-25

Test score trends

Share of students who met or exceeded the state standard each year.

Latest results by grade

Grade Math English Science
Grade 3 84% state 60% · 2024-25 75% state 54% · 2024-25 —
Grade 4 72% state 59% · 2024-25 68% state 54% · 2024-25 —
Grade 5 64% state 54% · 2024-25 62% state 57% · 2024-25 41% state 45% · 2024-25
All grades 73% state 57% · 2024-25 68% state 55% · 2024-25 41% state 45% · 2024-25
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2024-25 73% state 57% 68% state 55% 41% state 45%
2023-24 63% state 54% 54% state 45% 39% state 35%
2022-23 61% state 52% 51% state 46% —
2021-22 54% state 42% 49% state 42% —
2018-19 68% state 50% 54% state 46% —
2017-18 60% state 48% 52% state 44% —
2016-17 62% state 45% 53% state 40% —
2015-16 58% state 43% 50% state 39% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

Year-by-year history is loaded from the NCES Common Core of Data (2017-18 onward).

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Subject percentages show the share of students who met or exceeded the state standard.

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PS 153 Homecrest
Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #21
0.3 mi
50%
−7 vs state
44%
−11 vs state
41%
−4 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 49% in 2022-23 → 47% in 2024-25 90% 509 White 39%
PS 238 Anne Sullivan
Grades PK–8 · New York City Geographic District #21
0.6 mi
41%
−13 vs state
49%
−5 vs state
34%
−10 vs state
10% Average of math, English and science: 35% in 2022-23 → 45% in 2024-25 93% 538 Hispanic 43%
PS 197 Kings Highway Academy (the)
Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #22
0.6 mi
76%
+19 vs state
61%
+6 vs state
51%
+6 vs state
15% Average of math, English and science: 54% in 2022-23 → 69% in 2024-25 81% 1,074 White 55%
PS 206 Joseph F Lamb
Grades K–8 · New York City Geographic District #22
0.6 mi
62%
+6 vs state
59%
+6 vs state
49%
+4 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 56% in 2022-23 → 61% in 2024-25 76% 1,508 White 45%
PS 215 Morris H Weiss
Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #21
0.7 mi
64%
+7 vs state
66%
+11 vs state
47%
+2 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 60% in 2022-23 → 65% in 2024-25 77% 686 White 43%
PS 199 Frederick Wachtel
Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #21
0.9 mi
51%
−6 vs state
56%
+1 vs state
33%
−12 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 50% in 2022-23 → 54% in 2024-25 88% 508 White 47%
PS 254 Dag Hammarskjold
Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #22
0.9 mi
73%
+15 vs state
69%
+14 vs state
55%
+10 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 70% in 2022-23 → 71% in 2024-25 70% 719 White 63%
PS 177 Marlboro (the)
Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #21
1.0 mi
67%
+10 vs state
66%
+11 vs state
49%
+4 vs state
14% Average of math, English and science: 52% in 2022-23 → 66% in 2024-25 90% 883 White 39%
PS 222 Katherine R Snyder
Grades K–5 · New York City Geographic District #22
1.1 mi
77%
+20 vs state
77%
+22 vs state
60%
+15 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 71% in 2022-23 → 77% in 2024-25 62% 706 Asian 35%
PS 95 Gravesend (the)
Grades K–8 · New York City Geographic District #21
1.2 mi
76%
+20 vs state
65%
+12 vs state
48%
+3 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 65% in 2022-23 → 70% in 2024-25 83% 916 Hispanic 34%