Enrollment
426
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007702433
PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY
210 E 33RD ST, NEW YORK, NY 10016 · (212) 685-4366 · New York County
GRADES PK–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL426 STUDENTS
B+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 65% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.9:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
54%
229 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 | 77 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 57 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
74%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
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -16.0pp since 2023
Math
47.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 47 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 20 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 47.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
57.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
55.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 55% 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 PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY
PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY's state test result (57.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY this school | 426 | 53.8% | 57.8% |
| HAWKINS PATH SCHOOL SELDEN | 385 | 55.6% | 32.5% |
| PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON NEW YORK | 448 | 56.0% | 49.5% |
| STAGECOACH SCHOOL SELDEN | 351 | 52.7% | 38.1% |
| ELLA BAKER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 337 | 50.7% | 67.4% |
| KAHLIL GIBRAN SCHOOL YONKERS | 539 | 49.2% | 60.0% |
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 PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.8% | #852 of 2,335 | #69 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,558 of 2,342 ▼ 898 | #101 of 151 ▼ 37 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,012 of 2,343 ▼ 824 | #81 of 151 ▼ 37 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 426 | #1,226 of 2,585 | #60 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.9:1 | #2,157 of 2,338 | #109 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.6% | #89 of 2,388 | #9 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 53.8% | #1,304 of 2,534 | #117 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.8% | #552 of 1,757 | #69 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
426
+22 (+5%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 785
Student : Teacher
15.9:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 426 | 26.8 | 15.9:1 | 54% (229) |
| 2023-24 | 362 | 26 | 13.9:1 | 46% (168) |
| 2022-23 | 353 | 25 | 14.1:1 | 34% (120) |
| 2020-21 | 404 | 29 | 13.9:1 | 31% (126) |
| 2017-18 | 545 | 40 | 13.6:1 | 35% (190) |
| 2015-16 | 648 | 42 | 15.4:1 | 33% (216) |
| 2010-11 | 785 | 49 | 16.0:1 | 27% (213) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY.
About PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY
PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in NEW YORK, New York. The school had 426 students in pre-K through 6 in 2024-25.
PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY reports to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which has 119 schools and 54,599 students.
Federal enrollment data show Hispanic students as the largest group at PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY, at 37%. The rest of enrollment is 30% White, 14% Asian, 12% Black, and 5% multiracial. Among all residents of New York County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. The school's diversity index is 74%, meaning two students picked at random have a 74% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The count of teachers at PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY is 26.8 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 15.9:1. That is 3.1 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Around 54% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. That rate is below the 70% average among public schools in New York County.
The allk12 Grade for PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY is B+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY's results are 2.6 points above predicted: 57.8% against 55.2%.
New York County has about 1,629,477 residents, and the median household income is $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY, New York County has 357 other public schools.
UNITY CENTER FOR URBAN TECHNOLOGIES is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY. Among the 8 closest schools with test data, this one included, PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY's enrollment climbed 5%, to 426. By 2024-25, the school had 15.9 students per teacher, compared with 13.9 in 2020-21.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY covering things like sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAYWhat is the total enrollment at PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY?
PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY enrolls approximately 426 students in grades PK-06.
What age range does PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY serve?
PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY serves students from grade PK through grade 06.
How many students per teacher at PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY?
Approximately 15.9:1 students per teacher at PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY?
At PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY, the student body is approximately 30% White, 37% Hispanic, 12% Black, 14% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY public or private?
PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
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