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Enrollment
416
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008306381
DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
185 WADSWORTH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10033 · (212) 781-1803 · New York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL416 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% 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.
- 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
12.8:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
272 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 64 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 77 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 68 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +17.0pp 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 68 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
55.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
51.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 55% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (55.3% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 416 | 65.4% | 55.3% |
| PARK AVENUE SCHOOL PORT CHESTER | 432 | 60.2% | 42.4% |
| CONNOLLY SCHOOL GLEN COVE | 329 | 63.5% | 35.4% |
| DEAUVILLE GARDENS WEST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL COPIAGUE | 427 | 65.8% | 41.3% |
| EAST RAMAPO EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER AT KAKIAT SPRING VALLEY | 386 | 66.8% | N/A |
| MOUNT KISCO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MOUNT KISCO | 503 | 56.5% | 35.5% |
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 DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #950 of 2,335 | #77 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #762 of 2,342 ▲ 466 | #62 of 151 ▲ 24 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #876 of 2,343 ▲ 140 | #74 of 151 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 416 | #1,271 of 2,585 | #63 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.8:1 | #1,548 of 2,338 | #72 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.6% | #1,576 of 2,388 | #102 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #1,066 of 2,534 | #102 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +18.9% | #146 of 606 | #11 of 28 |
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
416
-1 (0%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.8:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 416 | 32.5 | 12.8:1 | 65% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 434 | 32.8 | 13.2:1 | 67% (291) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 65% (275) |
| 2020-21 | 417 | 33 | 12.6:1 | 64% (267) |
| 2017-18 | 350 | 28.5 | 12.3:1 | 70% (244) |
| 2015-16 | 201 | 16 | 12.6:1 | 76% (152) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, administered by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6. It offers kindergarten through 5 and has 416 students enrolled.
In NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, 45 schools enroll a combined 17,415 students.
About 74% of the student body at DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is Hispanic. Other groups include 20% White and 3% multiracial. By comparison, New York County residents are about 24% Hispanic. A diversity index of 41% means there is a 41% chance two randomly chosen students at DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL are from different groups.
The school's 32.5 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. At DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, 65% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of New York public elementary schools.
A school with DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 51.0%. DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL scores 55.3%, 4.3 points above that line.
American Community Survey estimates for New York County show that median household income comes to about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. New York County counts 358 public schools with about 152,104 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, PS 132 JUAN PABLO DUARTE, is less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 1st in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is City: Large.
Enrollment went from 417 in 2020-21 to 416 in 2024-25, a change of 1 student.
The allk12 page for DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
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Nearby schools
- PS 132 JUAN PABLO DUARTE0.0 mi · 197
- IS 528 BEA FULLER RODGERS SCHOOL0.0 mi · 230
- SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 728
- WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL0.2 mi · 908
- JHS 143 ELEANOR ROOSEVELT0.2 mi · 158
- PS 48 PO MICHAEL J BUCZEK0.2 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 416 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 12.8:1 students per teacher at DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 20% White, 74% Hispanic, 1% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY 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.