Enrollment
169
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4·NCES 360007905633
CENTRAL PARK EAST I
1573 MADISON AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10029 · (212) 860-5821 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL169 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 73% 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.
- B+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
13.7:1
12 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
81 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 23 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 24 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (24).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
64.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 CENTRAL PARK EAST I
CENTRAL PARK EAST I's state test result (64.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CENTRAL PARK EAST I this school | 169 | 47.9% | 64.1% |
| NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL NEW YORK | 215 | 44.2% | 46.0% |
| FORT MONTGOMERY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FORT MONTGOMERY | 187 | 51.3% | N/A |
| JOHN PAULDING SCHOOL TARRYTOWN | 166 | 40.4% | N/A |
| EMMA C CHASE SCHOOL WURTSBORO | 219 | 54.3% | 47.6% |
| PS 295 BROOKLYN | 209 | 56.5% | 60.9% |
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 CENTRAL PARK EAST I ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.1% | #594 of 2,335 | #60 of 154 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 169 | #2,461 of 2,585 | #146 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 47.9% | #1,473 of 2,534 | #121 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -15.5% | #830 of 1,757 | #84 of 114 |
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 2024-25Enrollment
169
+13 (+8%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 207
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 12.0:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 169 | 12.4 | 13.7:1 | 48% (81) |
| 2023-24 | 156 | 11.3 | 13.8:1 | 49% (76) |
| 2022-23 | 173 | 12 | 14.4:1 | 50% (87) |
| 2020-21 | 156 | 13 | 12.0:1 | 47% (73) |
| 2017-18 | 200 | 14 | 14.3:1 | 42% (84) |
| 2015-16 | 198 | 13 | 15.2:1 | 31% (61) |
| 2010-11 | 207 | 17 | 12.2:1 | 0% (0) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CENTRAL PARK EAST I.
About CENTRAL PARK EAST I
Federal records list CENTRAL PARK EAST I as an elementary school in NEW YORK, New York. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 169 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 62% smaller than that.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, has 11,316 students enrolled across 30 schools.
Hispanic students form the largest group at CENTRAL PARK EAST I, 40% of enrollment. Next come 26% White, 17% Black, 9% multiracial, and 7% Asian. That compares with about 24% Hispanic among all New York County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at CENTRAL PARK EAST I belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 73%.
The school employs the equivalent of 12.4 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 13.7:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at CENTRAL PARK EAST I is 48%. It compares with 70% for public schools in New York County.
CENTRAL PARK EAST I is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 73% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 57.4% for CENTRAL PARK EAST I. The school posts 64.1%, 6.7 points above the prediction.
County data help place the school in context: in New York County, median household income is about $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. CENTRAL PARK EAST I is among the 358 public schools in New York County.
The closest public school, EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II, is less than a tenth of a mile from CENTRAL PARK EAST I. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, CENTRAL PARK EAST I ranks 3rd on average proficiency.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count climbed from 156 to 169. There were more students per teacher in 2024-25 (13.7:1) than in 2020-21 (12.0:1).
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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
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
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- TAG YOUNG SCHOLARSElementary · 576 students
- ESPERANZA PREPARATORY ACADEMYHigh · 528 students
- JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SCHOOLElementary · 516 students
- CENTRAL PARK EAST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 481 students
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- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
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- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
Nearby schools
- EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II0.0 mi · 346
- CENTRAL PARK EAST HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 481
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL0.1 mi · 446
- EDWARD A REYNOLDS WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 348
- PS 108 ASSEMBLYMAN ANGELO DEL TORO EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX0.1 mi · 367
- HERITAGE SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 223
Frequently asked questions
About CENTRAL PARK EAST IHow many students attend CENTRAL PARK EAST I?
CENTRAL PARK EAST I enrolls approximately 169 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CENTRAL PARK EAST I serve?
CENTRAL PARK EAST I serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CENTRAL PARK EAST I?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CENTRAL PARK EAST I is approximately 13.7:1 (12 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CENTRAL PARK EAST I?
At CENTRAL PARK EAST I, the student body is approximately 26% White, 40% Hispanic, 17% Black, 7% Asian, 9% Two or more.
Is CENTRAL PARK EAST I public or private?
CENTRAL PARK EAST I is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.