P.S. 244 Richard R. Green

The scores here are striking. In 2025, 74.1% of students hit ELA proficiency (vs. the district's 58.4%) and 84.2% hit math proficiency (vs. 61.4%). Third graders in particular are nearly universally proficient, with 97.3% meeting math standards and 94.1% meeting ELA. That's not a one-year fluke — the trajectory shows steady gains since 2016, when ELA sat at 43.3% and math at 33.3%. The school's overall quality review score of 3.17 out of 4 sits well above the district average of 2.39, placing it among the stronger elementaries in District 18.

There's a paradox worth naming: zero suspensions for three straight years is remarkable for a school where 86% of students are Black and the economic need index is 72%. Teachers report 94% safety and 90% on instruction quality, and parent-principal trust is an unusually high 96% — families clearly feel heard by leadership. But parent satisfaction sits at 81%, well below the district's 92.8%, suggesting parents appreciate the leadership relationship while feeling lukewarm about something else (likely homework load, communication style, or post-pandemic catch-up). Teacher-to-teacher trust is also slightly below the district average.

The student body is overwhelmingly Black (86%), with smaller Hispanic (8%), White (3%), Asian (2%), and multiracial (1%) populations. That mirrors the surrounding East Flatbush-Rugby census profile, where Caribbean-American households anchor the community. About 23% of students have IEPs, and with an economic need index of 72.2, most families qualify for free lunch.

East Flatbush-Rugby is a working- and middle-class neighborhood with a median household income of $71,298, a 13.4% poverty rate, and a 38.8% homeownership rate. Nearly a quarter of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and families with children make up 12.2% of households. The housing stock leans toward owner-occupied single-family homes, with a median value around $668,743 — modest by Brooklyn standards but typical for this stretch of the borough.

This is not a transit-served area — no subway stations are within a 20-minute walk. Most families arrive by car, school bus, or on foot from surrounding blocks.