PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH

PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH is an intimate elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. The school hosts 200 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 55% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH is among them.

On the student-mix side, PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 49%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 25% Asian, 20% Black, 3% White, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH lists 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 91% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above New York County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 41.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (New York County) reports that median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 126 JACOB AUGUST RIIS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 63.0%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH has decreased 37%, going from 318 students in 2018 to 200 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 53% to 25% across the same window.

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