PS 121 Nelson A Rockefeller

Grades K–8 Public District: New York City Geographic District #21

5301 20th Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11204 Map

Math (met standard)
65%
+11 state 54% · 2024-25
English (met standard)
66%
+13 state 53% · 2024-25
Science (met standard)
58%
+13 state 44% · 2024-25
Low income
80%
free or reduced-price lunch
Students
295
2024-25
Students per teacher
7.1
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 79% state 60% · 2024-25 84% state 54% · 2024-25 —
Grade 4 69% state 59% · 2024-25 67% state 54% · 2024-25 —
Grade 5 71% state 54% · 2024-25 64% state 57% · 2024-25 59% state 45% · 2024-25
Grade 6 52% state 51% · 2024-25 63% state 51% · 2024-25 —
Grade 7 49% state 57% · 2024-25 55% state 51% · 2024-25 —
Grade 8 76% state 47% · 2024-25 70% state 52% · 2024-25 57% state 44% · 2024-25
All grades 65% state 54% · 2024-25 66% state 53% · 2024-25 58% state 44% · 2024-25
Results by year (all grades)
School year Math English Science
2024-25 65% state 54% 66% state 53% 58% state 44%
2023-24 62% state 51% 54% state 46% 47% state 34%
2022-23 59% state 49% 65% state 48% —
2021-22 46% state 37% 60% state 46% —
2018-19 61% state 46% 56% state 45% —
2017-18 58% state 44% 59% state 46% —
2016-17 47% state 41% 43% state 39% —
2015-16 49% state 39% 51% state 38% —

Students

Race and ethnicity, 2024-25

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

Nearby schools

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

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PS 192 Magnet School for Math and Science Inquiry (the)
Grades PK–8 · New York City Geographic District #20
0.4 mi
60%
+6 vs state
64%
+11 vs state
36%
−8 vs state
8% Average of math, English and science: 54% in 2022-23 → 62% in 2024-25 92% 592 Hispanic 39%
PS 48 Mapleton
Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #20
0.5 mi
53%
−4 vs state
62%
+7 vs state
33%
−12 vs state
4% Average of math, English and science: 53% in 2022-23 → 57% in 2024-25 87% 487 Hispanic 43%
PS 226 Alfred de B Mason
Grades PK–8 · New York City Geographic District #21
0.5 mi
51%
−4 vs state
51%
−2 vs state
32%
−12 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 48% in 2022-23 → 51% in 2024-25 86% 877 White 35%
Seeall Academy (the)
Grades PK–8 · New York City Geographic District #20
0.6 mi
74%
+21 vs state
67%
+15 vs state
69%
+25 vs state
5% Average of math, English and science: 66% in 2022-23 → 71% in 2024-25 90% 851 Asian 41%
PS 99 Isaac Asimov
Grades PK–8 · New York City Geographic District #21
0.7 mi
53%
−1 vs state
44%
−9 vs state
48%
+4 vs state
7% Average of math, English and science: 42% in 2022-23 → 49% in 2024-25 87% 847 Asian 45%
PS 134
Grades K–5 · New York City Geographic District #22
0.7 mi
90%
+33 vs state
77%
+22 vs state
63%
+18 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 83% in 2022-23 → 84% in 2024-25 88% 500 Asian 44%
PS 205 Clarion
Grades PK–5 · New York City Geographic District #20
0.7 mi
79%
+21 vs state
70%
+15 vs state
66%
+21 vs state
6% Average of math, English and science: 69% in 2022-23 → 75% in 2024-25 80% 1,093 Asian 55%
Brooklyn Dreams Charter School
Grades K–8 Charter · Brooklyn Dreams Charter School
0.8 mi
40%
−14 vs state
60%
+7 vs state
43%
−1 vs state
Average of math, English and science: 49% in 2022-23 → 50% in 2024-25 78% 489 Black 60%
JHS 223 Montauk (the)
Grades 6–8 · New York City Geographic District #20
0.8 mi
58%
+6 vs state
54%
+3 vs state
37%
−7 vs state
3% Average of math, English and science: 59% in 2022-23 → 56% in 2024-25 95% 625 Asian 52%
Urban Assembly School for Leadership and Empowerment
Grades 6–12 · New York City Geographic District #20
0.8 mi
54%
−1 vs state
66%
+15 vs state
43%
−14 vs state
30% Average of math, English and science: 73% in 2021-22 → 43% in 2024-25 87% 487 Asian 50%