Enrollment
337
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007703348
ELLA BAKER SCHOOL
317 E 67TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10065 · (212) 717-8809 · New York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL337 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 81% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
10.6:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
51%
171 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 29 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 37 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 40 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 24 | 7% |
| Grade 8 | 19 | 6% |
This year's kindergarten class (44) is 132% larger than its 8th grade class (19).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
73.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 73 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 65.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
67.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 67% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 ELLA BAKER SCHOOL
ELLA BAKER SCHOOL's state test result (67.4% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELLA BAKER SCHOOL this school | 337 | 50.7% | 67.4% |
| STAGECOACH SCHOOL SELDEN | 351 | 52.7% | 38.1% |
| PS 212 MIDTOWN WEST NEW YORK | 308 | 50.6% | 59.1% |
| BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH BABYLON | 375 | 52.8% | 37.4% |
| WOODS ROAD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH BABYLON | 355 | 45.6% | 24.7% |
| CENTRAL VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL CENTRAL VALLEY | 375 | 46.9% | 46.8% |
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 ELLA BAKER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.4% | #472 of 2,335 | #55 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #761 of 2,342 ▼ 203 | #61 of 151 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #419 of 2,343 ▼ 66 | #54 of 151 ▼ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 337 | #1,749 of 2,585 | #90 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #640 of 2,338 | #43 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.7% | #114 of 2,388 | #11 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 50.7% | #1,381 of 2,534 | #119 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +5.0% | #391 of 606 | #20 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
337
-8 (-2%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 327
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 15.7:1
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 | 337 | 31.8 | 10.6:1 | 51% (171) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 30.2 | 10.8:1 | 46% (151) |
| 2022-23 | 337 | 29.5 | 11.4:1 | 38% (129) |
| 2020-21 | 345 | 22 | 15.7:1 | 27% (93) |
| 2017-18 | 321 | 21 | 15.3:1 | 34% (108) |
| 2015-16 | 337 | 23 | 14.7:1 | 39% (133) |
| 2010-11 | 327 | 22 | 14.9:1 | 45% (148) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELLA BAKER SCHOOL.
About ELLA BAKER SCHOOL
ELLA BAKER SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in New York, located in NEW YORK. The school counted 337 students in 2024-25, covering pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 24% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
Across its 119 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 enrolls 54,599 students. ELLA BAKER SCHOOL is one of those schools.
No group is above 50% at ELLA BAKER SCHOOL; the largest is Hispanic, at 37%. The school is also 31% White, 15% Black, 10% Asian, and 7% multiracial. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 24%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ELLA BAKER SCHOOL scores 73%.
The school's 31.8 full-time-equivalent teachers translate to a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 2.3 more students per teacher than here. Income data for the school show 51% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is lower than the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
ELLA BAKER SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 81% of New York public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, ELLA BAKER SCHOOL is 11.0 points above its prediction. Actual: 67.4%. Predicted: 56.3%.
In the surrounding county, New York County, median household income comes to about $103,931, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. The county has 358 public schools and about 152,104 students.
TALENT UNLIMITED HIGH SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Local comparison: ELLA BAKER SCHOOL ranks 7th of 9 nearby schools, at 67.4% versus a 78.6% average.
ELLA BAKER SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Enrollment was essentially flat over 4 years: 345 in 2020-21, 337 in 2024-25. Federal data show the ratio falling from 15.7:1 to 10.6:1.
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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
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- TALENT UNLIMITED HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 463
- URBAN ACADEMY LABORATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 128
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- VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL0.0 mi · 396
- PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON0.2 mi · 541
- EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-PS 2670.2 mi · 353
Frequently asked questions
About ELLA BAKER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ELLA BAKER SCHOOL?
ELLA BAKER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 337 students in grades PK-08.
Is ELLA BAKER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELLA BAKER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at ELLA BAKER SCHOOL?
Approximately 10.6:1 students per teacher at ELLA BAKER SCHOOL.
How diverse is ELLA BAKER SCHOOL?
ELLA BAKER SCHOOL reports a student body of 31% White, 37% Hispanic, 15% Black, 10% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Who oversees ELLA BAKER SCHOOL?
ELLA BAKER SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 in New York County.
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