MAURICE SENDAK COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) vs PS 327 DR ROSE B ENGLISH

Maurice Sendak Community School and PS 327 Dr. Rose B. English sit 4.0 miles apart in Brooklyn, yet their overall ratings diverge sharply. Maurice Sendak earns a 9.3/10 versus PS 327's 7.4/10 — a 1.9-point gap that reflects consistently stronger outcomes across most measured dimensions. The state rank tells the same story in stark terms: Maurice Sendak sits at #10 of 4,742 New York schools, placing it in the top 0.2% statewide, while PS 327 ranks #1,330 of 4,742, a solid but distinctly different tier.

Academically, Maurice Sendak scores 9.2/10 against PS 327's 6.5/10 — a 2.7-point difference that indicates meaningfully higher tested proficiency. The growth picture reverses, however: PS 327 earns a perfect 10.0/10 growth score to Maurice Sendak's 9.5/10, signaling that students at PS 327 are advancing at an exceptional rate relative to their starting points. For families focused on trajectory rather than absolute performance levels, that 0.5-point edge at PS 327 is worth noting.

The demographic contrast between the two schools is the sharpest divide in the data. Maurice Sendak's free and reduced-price lunch rate is 19%, indicating a largely higher-income student body. PS 327's rate is 97%, reflecting a community where nearly every enrolled family qualifies based on income. Enrollment is closer: 250 students at PS 327 versus 199 at Maurice Sendak. Student-teacher ratios are nearly identical — 11.4:1 at PS 327 and 11.7:1 at Maurice Sendak — so class size is essentially a wash.

One structural difference: PS 327 serves pre-kindergarten through 5th grade, while Maurice Sendak begins at kindergarten. Families seeking a pre-K placement within a single school can only accomplish that at PS 327. Both schools cap out at 5th grade, so the transition to middle school is the same milestone for both.