Ps 198, Brooklyn NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 198

PS 198 is a regular public elementary school serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in Brooklyn. The school serves a small enrollment spread across seven grades, with the largest classes in the kindergarten and first-grade years.

The enrollment is predominantly Black, with a substantial Asian and Hispanic presence and very few white students. A large majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the school's location in a lower-income neighborhood. Data on English learners and students with IEPs was not available.

In state testing, PS 198's performance is mixed across grades and subjects. In English language arts, fifth-grade students show the strongest performance, with roughly seven in ten reaching proficiency. Fourth-grade ELA proficiency is also solid, just above the midpoint, while third-grade ELA proficiency falls below it. Math proficiency shows a downward trend as grades progress: third grade performs best at roughly two in three students, fourth grade drops to about three in five, and by fifth grade it falls below three in five. Science proficiency in fifth grade, the only grade tested in science, is slightly above one in two students, the lowest performance the school reports. Testing participation rates are high, generally in the low to mid-90s across grades and subjects.

Relative to other districts in Kings County, PS 198's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, meaning it outperforms the median district on its tested grades and subjects. However, this is a within-county comparison; parents may want to examine how the school compares more broadly or to look at the subject-by-subject and grade-by-grade details to understand where the school's strengths and softer areas lie.

The school has no graduation rate, as it does not serve high school grades. Chronic absenteeism data was not available.

Brooklyn as a place is dense, highly walkable, and mixed in character across neighborhoods. Schools are embedded in residential and commercial neighborhoods rather than on campuses. Major employers include healthcare institutions like Maimonides Medical Center and SUNY Downstate, higher education, city government and schools, and a growing tech sector. The borough is in active growth, with strong housing development underway, particularly in Downtown Brooklyn and Williamsburg. Housing values in the 11210 zip code where the school is located are elevated and have appreciated year over year, while rents have declined slightly. Mortgage rates are in the upper six percent range.

The school's location in Brooklyn places it in a neighborhood with dense transit access and active street life, where families can walk to schools, shops, and services. The neighborhood is undergoing housing development and economic change. A parent considering PS 198 should weigh the school's mixed performance in math and science, particularly in the upper elementary grades, against its stronger showing in English language arts and its standing relative to peers in the county.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 367%

School 67% · District 65% · ▲ 1 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Grade 461%

School 61% · District 62% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▼ 5 pts below county median

Grade 557%

School 57% · District 60% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 1 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 358%

School 58% · District 61% · ▼ 3 pts below district

▲ 6 pts above state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 463%

School 63% · District 59% · ▲ 4 pts above district

▲ 11 pts above state median · ▲ 1 pts above county median

Grade 569%

School 69% · District 62% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 15 pts above state median · ▲ 8 pts above county median

Science

Grade 551%

School 51% · District 45% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 10 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 573%

School 73% · district not reported

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #22, 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.

Proficiency by household income

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income65%Higher-income80%15 pp gap