P.S. 17 serves 405 learners in grade levels PreK-4. P.S. 17 landed in the lower 50% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 30-34% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 25-29% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The learner:teacher ratio of 12:1 is lower than the New York state level of 13:1. Minority enrollment is 89% of the learner body (majority Black), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino and Black).

School Overview: P.S. 17’s learner population of 405 learners has declined by 11% over five school years. The teacher population of 35 teachers has grown by 9% over five school years.

School Comparison: P.S. 17 is ranked within the lower 50% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The equity score of P.S. 17 is 0.59, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.71. The School equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school and middle school to P.S. 17 is Pine Hill Education Center (0.8 miles away)

The closest elementary school is P.S. 82 (0.8 miles away)