ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE)

ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) operates as a medium-sized elementary-level community in NEW YORK, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3. Current enrollment sits at 521 students spanning grades K through 8.

ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) is one of 44 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, a district that instructs 19,478 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) lists that 43% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder comes out to 32% Asian, 11% multiracial, 11% Hispanic, 3% Black.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 18.3:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 9% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 71.6%; actual is 98.3%, +26.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Around the school, ACS estimates for New York County put median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) is one.

Nearest neighbor: MS 245 COMPUTER SCHOOL (THE), around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) at 1st of 8; the average score across the group is 64.9%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 3%: 539 students in 2018 compared to 521 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 43% across the same window.

Within the allk12 community for this school, the feed for ANDERSON SCHOOL (THE) typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.