MAURICE SENDAK COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) vs PS 114 RYDER ELEMENTARY

Maurice Sendak Community School holds a 1.3-point overall rating advantage over PS 114 Ryder Elementary — 9.3/10 versus 8.0/10. That gap translates into a stark state rank difference: Maurice Sendak sits at #10 of 4,742 schools in New York, placing it in the top 0.2% statewide, while PS 114 Ryder Elementary ranks #673 of 4,742 — still a strong showing, but 663 spots behind.

On academics, Maurice Sendak Community School scores 9.2/10 versus PS 114 Ryder Elementary's 7.9/10, a 1.3-point delta that reflects meaningfully higher tested proficiency. The growth picture flips the script: PS 114 Ryder Elementary edges ahead with a 9.8/10 growth score compared to Maurice Sendak's 9.5/10, meaning Ryder is pulling students forward at a marginally faster pace relative to their starting points. Both schools are strong on growth, but families prioritizing year-over-year academic gains will find Ryder's trajectory slightly steeper.

The demographic contrast between the two schools is the sharpest difference on the data sheet. Maurice Sendak Community School enrolls 199 students with 19% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. PS 114 Ryder Elementary serves 390 students — nearly double the enrollment — with 84% on free or reduced lunch. Student-teacher ratios are nearly identical at 11.7:1 and 11.5:1 respectively, so class size is not a differentiating factor. The socioeconomic gap, however, signals that the two schools serve very different communities and likely draw on different resource bases.

Maurice Sendak Community School serves grades KG–05, while PS 114 Ryder Elementary extends its range down to pre-kindergarten, offering PK–05 coverage. For families with children not yet at kindergarten age, Ryder provides a feeder pathway that keeps younger siblings in the same building. The two schools sit 4.6 miles apart within Brooklyn, making direct neighborhood overlap limited for most families, but both remain viable cross-borough choices for parents willing to travel for the right fit.