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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) this year?
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Enrollment
662
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007702076
PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)
320 W 21ST ST, NEW YORK, NY 10011 · (212) 929-1743 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL662 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
35%
229 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
85.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 85 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
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
79.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
62.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 80% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 62% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
662
-258 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.9:1
% White
42%
was 47%
% Hispanic
26%
was 24%
% Black
7%
was 6%
% Asian
18%
was 16%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)
Located at 320 W 21ST ST, in NEW YORK, New York, PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) is a moderately sized elementary school that hosts 662 students (grades pre-K through 5), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) sits 49% larger than that benchmark.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which oversees 119 schools and 54,599 students, PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the system.
Demographically, PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) shows that 42% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% Black, 6% multiracial.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 35% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 79.7%.
In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for New York County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).
Nearest neighbor: HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 64.2%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) has fell 28%, going from 920 students in 2018 to 662 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 47% to 42%.
Inside the community feed, the feed for PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- ART AND DESIGN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,485 students
- HIGH SCHOOL OF FASHION INDUSTRIES (THE)High · 1,455 students
- JHS 104 SIMON BARUCHMiddle · 1,023 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL STUDIESHigh · 1,007 students
Other schools in NEW YORK
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
Nearby schools
- HUDSON HIGH SCHOOL OF LEARNING TECHNOLOGIES0.1 mi · 189
- HUMANITIES PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.1 mi · 261
- MANHATTAN BUSINESS ACADEMY0.1 mi · 441
- LANDMARK HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 289
- JAMES BALDWIN SCHOOL-A SCHOOL FOR EXPEDITIONARY LRNING0.1 mi · 138
- QUEST TO LEARN0.1 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)What is the total enrollment at PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 662 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) serve?
PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) is approximately 15.1:1 (44 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 42% White, 26% Hispanic, 7% Black, 18% Asian, 6% Two or more.
What district is PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) in?
PS 11 SARAH J GARNETT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.