P.S. 089 Cypress Hills

265 WARWICK STREET, BROOKLYN, NY 11207 · Brooklyn · K-8

DBN: 19K089

K-8

Unzoned

SchoolDigger Elementary: 2286 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 1064 (of 1500)

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 93.2%

76.5% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

21.2%(citywide avg: 32.4%)

ELA avg. rating

2.35 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.58 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

34.7%(citywide avg: 38.1%)

Math avg. rating

2.61 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.68 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

52.6%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

2.90 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

21.2%

Grade 3 Math

44.4%

Grade 4 ELA

7.7%

Grade 4 Math

12.2%

Grade 5 ELA

18.8%

Grade 5 Math

26%

Grade 6 ELA

16.3%

Grade 6 Math

31.8%

Grade 7 ELA

18.4%

Grade 7 Math

36.7%

Grade 8 ELA

38.6%

Grade 8 Math

52.6%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

11.6%(citywide avg: 19.4%)

English Language Learners -- Math

29.3%(citywide avg: 30.9%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

9.7%

Students with disabilities -- Math

22.2%

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

20.3%(citywide avg: 32.9%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

33.9%(citywide avg: 37.5%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

454 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 85.4%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

0.4%

Black

1.8%

Hispanic or Latino

97.4%

White

Multiracial

Native American

0.4%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

22%

English Language Learners

45.8%

Living in poverty

90.3%

Female

50.9%

Male

49.1%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Kindergarten admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Non-Zoned

50 seats

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

2. Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

There were no applicants who identified as English Language Learners last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

3. Students who live in the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

4. Students who live outside the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

Not enough data

There were no applicants who identified as English Language Learners last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

5. Other students who live in the district.

Not enough data

All applicants who identified as English Language Learners received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

6. Other students who live outside the district.

Not enough data

There were no applicants who identified as English Language Learners last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Language Criteria

50 seats

1 applicants per seat

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Priority to continuing students

~100% admitted

There were about 40 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~80% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Then to District 19 students and residents

~100% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~18% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

3. Then to New York City residents

~90% admitted

There were about 10 applicants in this group and less than 10 received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~18% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).