« District 17

P.S. 189 The Bilingual Center

17K189

0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 - Brooklyn, District 17

1100 EAST NEW YORK AVENUE (get directions)

$9.78/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

846 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $3,831,344 ($4,529/student)

Attendance: 90.1%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 87.8%

Math Course Pass Rate: 85.8%

Overview

P.S. 189 The Bilingual Center is a k-8 school (grades 0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08) in Brooklyn, Community School District 17.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	1,188
2014-15	1,092
2015-16	1,044
2016-17	1,059
2017-18	1,054
2018-19	1,060
2019-20	1,000
2020-21	936
2021-22	899
2022-23	906
2023-24	911
2024-25	908
2025-26	846

% female: 50.8% (2025-26)

% poverty: 94.8% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 18.7% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 23.6% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 3.9% (2025-26)

Black: 66.5% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 26.8% (2025-26)

White: 1.3% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.5% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.9% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.89 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 90.1%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 87.8%

Math Course Pass Rate: 85.8%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	90.1%
2024	ELA course pass rate	87.8%
2024	Math course pass rate	85.8%
2023	Attendance	90.3%
2023	ELA course pass rate	90.6%
2023	Math course pass rate	84.8%
2022	Attendance	90.8%
2022	ELA course pass rate	85.7%
2022	Math course pass rate	84.3%
2021	Attendance	89.4%
2021	ELA course pass rate	84.8%
2021	Math course pass rate	79.3%
2020	Attendance	92.4%
2020	ELA course pass rate	86.5%
2020	Math course pass rate	86.5%
2019	Attendance	94.1%
2019	ELA course pass rate	98.6%
2019	Math course pass rate	98%
2018	Attendance	93.1%
2018	ELA course pass rate	89.9%
2018	Math course pass rate	81.1%
2017	ELA course pass rate	88.1%
2017	Math course pass rate	82.8%
2016	ELA course pass rate	81.5%
2016	Math course pass rate	75.9%
2015	ELA course pass rate	98.2%
2015	Math course pass rate	96.1%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	3	ELA	437	26.4%	87
2026	3	Math	450	51.2%	86
2026	4	ELA	449	54.5%	88
2026	4	Math	454	63.2%	87
2026	5	ELA	437	22.5%	89
2026	5	Math	441	31.5%	89
2026	5	Science	439	26.1%	88
2026	6	ELA	437	28.7%	108
2026	6	Math	441	32.1%	109
2026	7	ELA	446	43.3%	104
2026	7	Math	447	40.2%	102
2026	8	ELA	455	65%	140
2026	8	Math	456	60.3%	141
2026	8	Science	460	70%	140
2025	3	ELA	453	62%	71
2025	3	Math	458	62.5%	72
2025	4	ELA	445	43.2%	74
2025	4	Math	457	61%	77
2025	5	ELA	441	41%	83
2025	5	Math	441	27.9%	86
2025	5	Science	438	27.1%	85
2025	6	ELA	446	50.5%	97
2025	6	Math	447	41.7%	103
2025	7	ELA	450	57.9%	133
2025	7	Math	454	58.3%	139
2025	8	ELA	450	52.6%	135
2025	8	Math	454	51.4%	138
2025	8	Science	446	44.7%	132
2024	3	ELA	438	28.4%	67
2024	3	Math	447	42.5%	73
2024	4	ELA	441	40.8%	71
2024	4	Math	456	60.8%	79
2024	5	ELA	442	44.7%	76
2024	5	Math	438	25.7%	74
2024	5	Science	437	27.9%	86
2024	6	ELA	450	59.3%	108
2024	6	Math	451	52.5%	122
2024	7	ELA	451	57.9%	126
2024	7	Math	451	52.9%	138
2024	8	ELA	452	62%	108
2024	8	Math	452	50%	92
2024	8	Science	447	41.9%	117
2023	3	ELA	443	39.2%	74
2023	3	Math	457	66.7%	75
2023	4	ELA	451	54.3%	70
2023	4	Math	454	58.9%	73
2023	5	ELA	449	51.9%	79
2023	5	Math	447	45.2%	84
2023	6	ELA	448	52.6%	116
2023	6	Math	454	52.1%	117
2023	7	ELA	447	46.3%	108
2023	7	Math	454	54%	113
2023	8	ELA	456	65.8%	117
2023	8	Math	454	57.5%	120
2022	3	ELA	603	58.5%	65
2022	3	Math	602	53.5%	71
2022	4	ELA	607	63.5%	85
2022	4	Math	605	60%	85
2022	5	ELA	599	33.3%	96
2022	5	Math	591	25.5%	94
2022	6	ELA	604	62.9%	105
2022	6	Math	594	32.1%	112
2022	7	ELA	608	55.8%	113
2022	7	Math	598	32.8%	119
2022	8	ELA	606	64.8%	108
2022	8	Math	603	41.2%	114
2019	3	ELA	602	61.4%	101
2019	3	Math	605	56.2%	105
2019	4	ELA	599	51.6%	126
2019	4	Math	598	40%	125
2019	5	ELA	597	33.3%	105
2019	5	Math	598	38.2%	110
2019	6	ELA	608	63.6%	118
2019	6	Math	605	56.1%	123
2019	7	ELA	602	39.8%	108
2019	7	Math	604	49.5%	111
2019	8	ELA	609	69.3%	137
2019	8	Math	614	66.2%	136
2018	3	ELA	603	60.2%	123
2018	3	Math	606	60.3%	126
2018	4	ELA	606	60%	95
2018	4	Math	603	53.9%	102
2018	5	ELA	602	42.6%	101
2018	5	Math	601	45.7%	105
2018	6	ELA	607	62.9%	105
2018	6	Math	606	60.7%	107
2018	7	ELA	608	58.6%	133
2018	7	Math	607	55%	131
2018	8	ELA	610	76.7%	103
2018	8	Math	614	63.9%	108

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	149	42	0-5	not reported
2024	119	35	0-5	not reported
2023	131	31	0-5	not reported
2022	123	54	0-5	not reported

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$3,831,344	not reported	$4,529
FY 2026	$3,732,296	not reported	$4,412

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$1,041,642
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$435,788
School Support Supplement	$404,529
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$350,951
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$231,162
Title I SWP STH	$221,794
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$212,934
Class Size Reduction Planning	$212,213
C4E Class Size Transition	$166,862
IDEA SBST Shared	$159,036
Title IV Community Coordinator	$93,622
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$84,211
IDEA RS IEP Para	$70,858
Title IIA Supplemental	$56,164
High Need Support for Title I	$26,791
Title III LEP	$23,105
Rollover Title IV Community Coordinator	$15,906
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$10,416
High Need Support for Title I STH	$5,705
Title III LEP Carryover	$4,720
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,935

PTA funding (LL171)

$9.78/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$3,144	$8,883	$7,290	$1,593

Sources & methodology

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Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.