Enrollment
179
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD·NCES 360122806736
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD
532 W 215TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10034 · (646) 964-2452 · New York County
GRADES KG–04ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 64% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
12 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
151 students
STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 26% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 22% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 28% smaller than its 4th grade class (39).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -6.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 55.0% | 58.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
53.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+9.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD's state test result (53.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD this school | 179 | 84.4% | 53.4% |
| PS 17 HENRY D WOODWORTH BROOKLYN | 197 | 87.8% | 38.8% |
| PS 179 BRONX | 198 | 90.4% | 35.0% |
| PS 112 JOSE CELSO BARBOSA NEW YORK | 221 | 83.7% | N/A |
| STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) NEW YORK | 187 | 78.6% | 32.3% |
| PS 170 BRONX | 147 | 92.5% | N/A |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.4% | #1,031 of 2,335 | #80 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,319 of 2,342 ▼ 316 | #88 of 151 ▼ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,373 of 2,343 ▼ 685 | #99 of 151 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #2,439 of 2,585 | #142 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #633 of 2,534 | #73 of 155 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 179 | 12 | 14.9:1 | 84% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 145 | 11.5 | 12.6:1 | 88% (128) |
| 2022-23 | 102 | 10 | 10.2:1 | 91% (93) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD.
About AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD is an elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, reachable at (646) 964-2452. Enrolled students number 179 students, in kindergarten through 4. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
The school serves as its own district in federal records.
Hispanic students make up a majority at AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD, at 78%. Other students are 17% Black and 3% White. That is higher than the 24% Hispanic share among all New York County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 36% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The teaching staff at AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD is 12 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 14.9:1. This ratio sits 2.1 above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 84%. That is higher than the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD is graded B by allk12, scoring above 64% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
The model predicts 44.0% for a school in New York with AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD's free or reduced-price lunch share. AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD posts 53.4%.
Among New York County residents, the median household income is $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD is one of 358 public schools in the county.
PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK is the public school closest to AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD, about 0.2 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD is 5th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale data from NCES put AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large). This is a charter school, which is a tuition-free public school operating under a charter.
Discussions about AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD may include science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
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Frequently asked questions
About AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOODWhat is the total enrollment at AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD?
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD enrolls approximately 179 students in grades KG-04.
What grades does AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD serve?
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD serves grades KG-04.
What is the student-teacher ratio at AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD?
The student-to-teacher ratio at AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD is approximately 14.9:1 (12 FTE teachers).
How diverse is AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD?
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD reports a student body of 3% White, 78% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD public or private?
AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD.
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