P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos School (13K054) is a public school in District 13, Bedford, Brooklyn, serving grades pre-K, K–5. In 2026, 36% of tested students were proficient in reading and 49% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 178 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 20.2 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading proficiency is 36%, about typical for NYC elementary schools, including those with similar economic need; down 26 points from 2025; with only 34 students tested, scores can swing from year to year.
Also worth knowing: Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students (2024–25).
Students here gain less than at most schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.41 · 24th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
36%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
39 students tested
Mathematics
49%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
41 students tested
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 21% | 22% |
| 2019 | 31% | 33% |
| 2022 | 15% | 7% |
| 2023 | 12% | — |
| 2024 | 29% | 34% |
| 2025 | 62% | 50% |
| 2026 | 36% | 49% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 35%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 38%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 45%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 42%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 84%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 82%
Economic need index: 88%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 87%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 35%0.9 mi away
Economic need index: 38%1.0 mi away
Economic need index: 45%0.6 mi away
Economic need index: 42%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 82%
Economic need index: 88%0.3 mi away
Economic need index: 84%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 87%0.8 mi away
| Measure | P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos School | P.S. 256 - The Benjamin Banneker Magnet School of Architecture and Engineering |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 36% (-26 points vs 2025) | 28% (0 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 49% (-1 points vs 2025) | 42% (+18 points vs 2025) |
| Average K–5 class size (2025–26) | 20.2 | 19.7 |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 178 | 182 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 9.1 | 8.8 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 85% | 92% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 96% | 93% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 95% | 99% |
| Leadership (2026) | 98% | 95% |
| Distance between schools | 0.3 mi | |
P.S. 54 The Detective Rafael Ramos School has higher reading proficiency than P.S. 256 - The Benjamin Banneker Magnet School of Architecture and Engineering (36% vs 28%) and higher math proficiency (49% vs 42%).
Enrollment
178 students
pre-K, K–5 · about the same over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
20.2
children in the average K–5 class; about 9.1 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
19%
was 21% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
78% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 82% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
28%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 3% White, 49% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 38% Black, 3% multiracial, 43% female, 57% male.
Economic need index: 82% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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