Ps 150 Christopher, Brooklyn NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 150 Christopher

PS 150 Christopher is a small elementary school on Sackman Street in Brooklyn, serving children from pre-K through fifth grade. The school enrolls just over one hundred students, making it intimate in scale. The student body is predominantly Black and Hispanic, with a substantial majority—nearly all—qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, which signals that families here face economic strain and that the school operates as a resource-intensive community anchor.

The school's academic performance, based on the most recent state testing data, sits notably below where most would want it to be. Across grades three, four, and five in math and English language arts, proficiency rates cluster in the mid-to-high thirties and low forties at best; fifth-grade math proficiency dropped to near one-quarter. Fifth-grade science proficiency was especially low, in the low teens. These results place PS 150 in the bottom quartile of proficiency when compared with other schools in Kings County. The state assessments show solid participation rates and reasonable testing samples, so these figures reflect genuine performance gaps rather than testing logistics. A parent considering this school would want to look into further what instructional supports, tutoring, or targeted intervention the school has in place to address these gaps, and what the school's growth trajectory looks like year to year.

The school sits within New York City Geographic District 23, which has undergone significant instructional change in recent years. In the 2023-24 school year, the district adopted the Into Reading curriculum for all elementary classrooms as part of NYC Reads, the citywide mandate to shift toward science-of-reading phonics instruction. This means every student in the school is learning to read through a standardized, structured phonics approach rather than prior balanced-literacy methods. Separately, the district and citywide system have also shifted middle and high school admissions away from pandemic-era lottery systems back toward academic screening, though this does not directly affect an elementary school like PS 150.

District 23 has experienced sustained enrollment decline over the past decade. The district is one of only three in NYC with no zoned elementary or middle schools, meaning families have districtwide choice of schools rather than guaranteed neighborhood seats. This choice structure exists alongside the broader enrollment pressure.

The neighborhood surrounding PS 150 is in central Brooklyn, an area of dense residential streets with high walkability and extensive transit access. Housing in the school's zip code reflects strong appreciation, and rents are in the mid-range for Brooklyn. The area is a working-class neighborhood with active street life and community services, well-served by transit.

For a family in this neighborhood seeking an elementary school, PS 150 offers proximity and an intimate, community-embedded setting. The academic performance data, however, suggests significant challenges that deserve direct conversation with school leadership about curriculum implementation, teacher capacity, and what learning supports exist for students who are not yet proficient.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 59% · ▼ 24 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 35 pts below county median

Grade 436%

School 36% · District 50% · ▼ 14 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 31 pts below county median

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 39% · ▼ 16 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 34 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 56% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 16 pts below state median · ▼ 29 pts below county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 48% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 45% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▼ 13 pts below state median · ▼ 20 pts below county median

Science

Grade 512%

School 12% · District 22% · ▼ 10 pts below district

▼ 30 pts below state median · ▼ 28 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 543%

School 43% · district not reported

▼ 48 pts below state median · ▼ 39 pts below county median

Grade 823%

School 23% · district not reported

▼ 55 pts below state median · ▼ 19 pts below county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #23, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.