Enrollment
175
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1·NCES 360007605619
EARTH SCHOOL
600 E 6TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10009 · (212) 477-1735 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL175 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 50% 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
10.9:1
16 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
62%
108 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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 | 15 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 33 | 19% |
| Grade 3 | 26 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (21) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (31).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
49.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
52.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 52% 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 EARTH SCHOOL
EARTH SCHOOL's state test result (49.0% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| EARTH SCHOOL this school | 175 | 61.7% | 49.0% |
| PS 295 BROOKLYN | 209 | 56.5% | 60.9% |
| SCHOOL 3 DUNKIRK | 157 | 67.5% | N/A |
| PS 958 BROOKLYN | 161 | 63.4% | N/A |
| CASTLE BRIDGE SCHOOL NEW YORK | 195 | 64.6% | 57.4% |
| 47 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LOWER SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 172 | 73.8% | 52.3% |
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 EARTH SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,198 of 2,335 | #91 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,751 of 2,342 ▼ 372 | #113 of 151 ▼ 18 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #587 of 2,343 ▲ 424 | #61 of 151 ▲ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 175 | #2,448 of 2,585 | #144 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 61.7% | #1,123 of 2,534 | #107 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.9% | #36 of 1,757 | #5 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
175
-120 (-41%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 338
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 175 | 16 | 10.9:1 | 62% (108) |
| 2023-24 | 194 | 19.4 | 10.0:1 | 58% (113) |
| 2022-23 | 217 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 61% (132) |
| 2020-21 | 295 | 23 | 12.8:1 | 55% (163) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 29 | 12.0:1 | 52% (183) |
| 2015-16 | 340 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 46% (157) |
| 2010-11 | 338 | 27 | 12.5:1 | 63% (212) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for EARTH SCHOOL.
About EARTH SCHOOL
This page covers EARTH SCHOOL, a small elementary school in NEW YORK, New York. The school serves 175 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 runs EARTH SCHOOL along with 25 other schools, enrolling 9,363 students in total.
Hispanic students form the largest group at EARTH SCHOOL, 49% of enrollment. The remaining shares are 26% White, 11% multiracial, 10% Black, and 3% Asian. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of New York County's population at about 24%. EARTH SCHOOL has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 16 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 62%. That is 8 points below the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
allk12 grades EARTH SCHOOL a B-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 52.3% at EARTH SCHOOL; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.0%.
EARTH SCHOOL is located in New York County, where median household income is about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Federal data list 358 public schools in New York County, with a combined enrollment of about 152,104.
The next-closest public school is TOMPKINS SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of EARTH SCHOOL. On proficiency, EARTH SCHOOL is ahead of the 44.1% nearby average, ranking 4th of 8.
EARTH SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 295 in 2020-21 and 175 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.8:1 to 10.9:1 over the same years.
The EARTH SCHOOL community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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Frequently asked questions
About EARTH SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at EARTH SCHOOL?
EARTH SCHOOL enrolls approximately 175 students in grades PK-05.
Is EARTH SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
EARTH SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at EARTH SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at EARTH SCHOOL.
What is the student diversity at EARTH SCHOOL?
Student demographics at EARTH SCHOOL are roughly 26% White, 49% Hispanic, 10% Black, 3% Asian, 11% Two or more.
Is EARTH SCHOOL public or private?
EARTH SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.