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PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (The)
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PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (The)

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

80 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn, NY 11238 · (718) 638-3260 · Part of Community School District 13

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Students
782
Students per teacher
16:1
Free or reduced lunch
37%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (The)

  • Its own letter, B: better results than 62% of New York State’s public schools
  • Reading / language arts 14 pts above the state
  • Enrollment down 9.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency57%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts77%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, B, places these results among New York State’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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80 Underhill Ave, Brooklyn

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K140
Kindergarten133
Grade 1123
Grade 2110
Grade 398
Grade 487
Grade 591
Enrollment over time
860’20
727’21
732’22
771’23
782’24

Down 9.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
White 33%Black 31%Hispanic 23%Asian 7%Two or more races 5%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about PS 9 Sarah Smith Garnet School (The) from New York City families.

Other schools in Community School District 13

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PS 11 Purvis J Behan
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
A
923 students19:1
Academy of Arts and Letters
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Brooklyn
B+
757 students13:1
PS 20 Clinton Hill
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
A−
689 students18:1
PS 133 William A Butler
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
B
611 students15:1
PS 282 Park Slope
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
B+
569 students15:1
PS 46 Edward C Blum
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Brooklyn
D
283 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York State’s other public schools; New York City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.