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The Caton School P.S. 249

The Caton School

District 17 NYC

Brooklyn, NY
Grades PK-5
Principal: Elisa Brown
The Caton School P.S. 249

ENROLLMENT: 713

Asian
5%
Latino/ Hispanic
42%
White
5%
Black/ African American
41%
Multi-racial
6%
Native American
1%
Students Meeting Low-income Criteria
92%
Students With Disabilities
21%
English Language Learners
20%

The Caton Elementary School PS 249 located in Brooklyn, NYC has consistently demonstrated the highest levels of student achievement. The high levels of teacher planning and rigorous expectations is evident throughout the school. The Caton School PS 249 has many accomplishments and accolades including being recognized as a National Blue Ribbon School in 2021. The school focus on powerful and consistent instructional strategies including methods that strengthen a reading and writing community of learners, a balanced math program that helps students to focus on conceptual understanding through problem solving and real-world application has enabled high levels of success across all grades. Student engagement is a priority across all grades and the path to college begins in Pre-Kindergarten.

The Caton School P.S. 249

AWARDS

2018 Title I National Distinguished Award for High Performance

2018 and 2019 Reward School Awards by the New York State Department of Education

2021 National Blue Ribbon Award

2021 Terrel H. Bell Award for Outstanding School Leadership

2023 NCUST America’s Best Schools Award

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