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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008305643

AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

4862 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10034 · (212) 544-8021 · New York County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL391 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% of New York public elementary schools
  • B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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

Enrollment
391
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
321 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten4311%
Grade 14512%
Grade 24411%
Grade 34512%
Grade 4379%
Grade 54110%
Grade 64311%
Grade 74512%
Grade 84712%
Ungraded10%

This year's kindergarten class (43) is 9% smaller than its 8th grade class (47).

Student demographics
8%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
51%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
37596%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
51%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
31%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1% · US 1%
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
Male
20352%
Female
18848%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
67.4%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.6pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2561.0%67.4%
2023-2454.0%66.8%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
60.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.2pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 60% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL's state test result (60.0% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL this school39182.1%60.0%
PS 48 PO MICHAEL J BUCZEK
NEW YORK
36885.6%28.7%
PS 128 AUDUBON
NEW YORK
44185.9%42.2%
PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON
NEW YORK
42882.7%48.3%
PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY
NEW YORK
39990.2%53.1%
LAWRENCE PRIMARY SCHOOL AT #2 SCHOOL
INWOOD
41981.1%38.3%
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 AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn New York County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
60.0%#742 of 2,335#65 of 154
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
67.4%#788 of 2,342
▼ 111
#63 of 151
▲ 4
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
61.0%#875 of 2,343
▼ 180
#73 of 151
▼ 1
Enrollment
ranked largest first
391#1,411 of 2,585#71 of 158
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.3:1#252 of 2,338#20 of 122
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
8.0%#2,334 of 2,388#133 of 133
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
82.1%#704 of 2,534#80 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.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
391
-13 (-3%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 420
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2539141.99.3:182% (321)
2023-2439341.79.4:184% (330)
2022-2339240.89.6:185% (334)
2020-214043710.9:180% (323)
2017-183912814.0:181% (315)
2015-164182814.9:176% (319)
2010-114202914.5:179% (331)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL.

About AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in NEW YORK, New York. Students in kindergarten through 8 attend, and enrollment is 391 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 enrolls 17,415 students in 45 schools, including AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL.

Hispanic students make up 96% of enrollment at AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all New York County residents. The school's diversity index is 8%, meaning two students picked at random have an 8% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.3:1, with 41.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Lunch subsidy eligibility at AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL is 82%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in New York County is 70%.

The allk12 Grade for AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL is A-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 76% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.

The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 60.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.8%.

Across New York County, the median household income is $103,931, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. New York County is home to 358 public schools and about 152,104 public school students.

The nearest other public school, MUSCOTA, is less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 45.8%; AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL's is 60.0%, ranking 3rd of 9.

The NCES locale for AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.

Enrollment is down 3% from 2020-21, when AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL had 404 students, to 2024-25, when it had 391. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 9.3:1, from 10.9:1.

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New York County at a glance

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Population
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

Quick facts

School name
AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Address
4862 BROADWAY, NEW YORK, NY 10034
Phone
(212) 544-8021
County
New York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
391
Teachers (FTE)
42
Student–teacher ratio
9.3:1
Free and reduced lunch
321 (82%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360008305643
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL
What is the total enrollment at AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 391 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL serve?
AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.3:1 students per teacher at AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
At AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 96% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL?
AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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