Enrollment
184
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360013705766
MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL
100 ATTORNEY ST, NEW YORK, NY 10002 · (212) 533-2743 · New York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL184 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.2:1
18 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
160 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 22% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (20) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
50%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
41.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL
MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (41.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 184 | 87.0% | 41.0% |
| CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 182 | 87.4% | 23.5% |
| PS 147 ISSAC REMSEN BROOKLYN | 167 | 88.0% | 59.7% |
| LEADERS OF EXCELLENCE ADVOCACY AND DISCOVERY BRONX | 192 | 81.8% | 95.8% |
| FORT HILL COLLABORATIVE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL STATEN ISLAND | 182 | 91.2% | 35.9% |
| PS 299 THOMAS WARREN FIELD SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 229 | 90.4% | 40.6% |
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 MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,566 of 2,335 | #106 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,760 of 2,342 ▼ 270 | #115 of 151 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,412 of 2,343 ▼ 182 | #103 of 151 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 184 | #2,424 of 2,585 | #139 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.0% | #537 of 2,534 | #67 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -30.0% | #280 of 1,757 | #45 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
184
-46 (-20%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 263
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
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 | 184 | 18 | 10.2:1 | 87% (160) |
| 2023-24 | 182 | 17 | 10.7:1 | 88% (161) |
| 2022-23 | 179 | 16 | 11.2:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 18 | 12.8:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 263 | 17 | 15.5:1 | 96% (253) |
| 2015-16 | 268 | 18 | 14.9:1 | N/A |
| 2010-11 | 263 | 15 | 17.5:1 | 79% (209) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL.
About MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL
MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL is a low-enrollment elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, (ZIP code 10002). It is open to students in kindergarten through 5 and enrolls 184 students. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 58% lower.
MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL is its own local education agency in federal data.
The share of Hispanic students at MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL is 65%, a majority. After that, the student body is 29% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. Census figures show New York County is about 24% Hispanic. A diversity index of 50% means there is a 50% chance two randomly chosen students at MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL are from different groups.
On staff are 18 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.2:1. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 2.6 more students per teacher than here. MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 87%. For comparison, public schools in New York County average 70%.
Among New York public elementary schools, MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL outscored 42%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 41.0% and a predicted 43.0%.
In the surrounding county, New York County, median household income comes to about $103,931, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. The county has 358 public schools and about 152,104 students.
PS 142 AMALIA CASTRO sits less than a tenth of a mile from MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. By average proficiency, MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL is 5th among 9 schools close by.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL is run as a public charter school.
The school's student count decreased 20% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 10.2 students per teacher, compared with 12.8 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL?
MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 184 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 10.2:1 (18 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL?
At MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 65% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL in?
MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL is part of MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL.
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