The top reported proficiency rate is 51% in Social studies. The lowest is 28% in Math.
Original Research by School Decision on Ps 67 Charles a Dorsey
PS 67 Charles A. Dorsey is a small elementary school in Brooklyn serving pre-K through fifth grade. It enrolls a cohesive, economically vulnerable population: nearly all students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the enrollment is majority Black and Hispanic, with smaller populations of Native American, Asian, and other students. The school's size is typical for its grade band, with just under two hundred students spread across pre-K through fifth grade, creating a compact community structure.
The school's academic performance is weak. In math, students across grades three through five show proficiency rates in the range of roughly one in five to one in three. English language arts is slightly stronger, particularly in fifth grade where about half of students meet proficiency, but grades three and four fall into the low-to-mid range. Science proficiency in fifth grade was below one in three. When measured against other districts in Kings County on overall proficiency across tested subjects and grades, PS 67 falls into the bottom quartile. This is an important context for a parent to know: students are not meeting grade-level standards at the rates needed to keep pace with their peers elsewhere in the county.
The specific counts of students with disabilities and English learners were not available in the data, so a parent may want to ask the school directly about enrollment in special education and English as a new language programs, since understanding the school's support infrastructure for these populations matters for any family. The school's participations rates on state tests were generally good, ranging from the low eighties to one hundred percent, suggesting the data reflect the school's full cohort rather than missing results for portions of the student body.
Brooklyn itself is a dense, highly walkable urban borough where daily life unfolds in neighborhood corridors and on transit-served streets rather than in isolated suburban spaces. The neighborhood around the school is part of a dynamic housing market; home values in the school's zip code have been rising, and rents have climbed as well, though most families in the school's attendance zone qualify for free or reduced lunch, suggesting many live in rent-stabilized units or face economic pressure despite the neighborhood's growth. The borough is experiencing strong residential development, with new housing coming online steadily, and major employers in healthcare, education, and a growing tech sector anchor employment.
In District 13, beginning in 2021, all middle schools shifted to screen-free, lottery-based admissions with seats reserved for students from low-income families and those in temporary housing. This is a structural feature of middle-school access for families whose children move up from PS 67. The district has also made lasting changes to arts and school options through mergers and restructuring. For a family at PS 67, the pathway forward includes these reformed middle-school entry points, which are designed to prioritize access rather than screens.
The school is not a magnet or charter; it is a regular public school, open and part of the standard district enrollment process. A parent considering PS 67 should view this as a neighborhood elementary school with below-grade-level academic outcomes, where the teaching and support environment are not captured in the data provided. The school serves a majority low-income population in a neighborhood experiencing demographic and housing change. Whether the school's size, community, and instructional approach fit a family's needs is a question best answered through direct conversation with the school and other families, since the test results alone do not tell the full story of classroom experience or school culture.
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