Enrollment
225
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5·NCES 360008102489
PS 133 FRED R MOORE
2121 5TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10037 · (212) 690-5936 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL225 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 57% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test 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
8.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
211 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 49 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 30 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 12% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (36) is 33% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
56.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 56 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 56.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
47.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 133 FRED R MOORE
PS 133 FRED R MOORE's state test result (47.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 133 FRED R MOORE this school | 225 | 93.8% | 47.8% |
| MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) BRONX | 222 | 94.1% | 37.0% |
| PS 197 JOHN B RUSSWURM NEW YORK | 224 | 94.2% | 32.4% |
| SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL II BRONX | 248 | 91.5% | 90.7% |
| PS 76 A PHILLIP RANDOLPH NEW YORK | 236 | 97.0% | 29.1% |
| PS 202 ERNEST S JENKYNS BROOKLYN | 249 | 92.8% | 29.7% |
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 133 FRED R MOORE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.8% | #1,261 of 2,335 | #94 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 56.0% | #1,215 of 2,342 ▲ 57 | #83 of 151 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #961 of 2,343 ▲ 245 | #76 of 151 ▲ 18 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 225 | #2,300 of 2,585 | #125 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #140 of 2,338 | #15 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.4% | #733 of 2,388 | #53 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #263 of 2,534 | #36 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +6.1% | #369 of 606 | #18 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
225
+18 (+9%) vs 2020
-26% since 2010-11, when it was 304
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 8.3:1
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 | 225 | 25.8 | 8.7:1 | 94% (211) |
| 2023-24 | 187 | 25 | 7.5:1 | 95% (178) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 20.8 | 8.9:1 | 91% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 207 | 25 | 8.3:1 | 94% (195) |
| 2017-18 | 212 | 23 | 9.2:1 | 93% (198) |
| 2015-16 | 194 | 19 | 10.2:1 | 90% (174) |
| 2010-11 | 304 | 28 | 10.9:1 | 66% (200) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 133 FRED R MOORE.
About PS 133 FRED R MOORE
PS 133 FRED R MOORE operates as a low-enrollment elementary school in NEW YORK, New York. Enrolled students number 225 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 49% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
Federal data list 28 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, with 7,761 students enrolled.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at PS 133 FRED R MOORE. The largest is Black students, at 49%. The next largest groups are 40% Hispanic and 8% White. In New York County overall, about 14% of residents are Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 59% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school reported 25.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 8.7:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Eligible students account for 94% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. Across public schools in New York County, the average is 70%.
The allk12 Grade for PS 133 FRED R MOORE is B. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 57% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 133 FRED R MOORE is 40.5%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.8%.
In the county around the school, New York County, the median household income is $103,931, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 13%. New York County is home to 358 public schools and about 152,104 public school students.
CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS 133 FRED R MOORE. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PS 133 FRED R MOORE is 3rd on average proficiency.
PS 133 FRED R MOORE is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal data show a 9% enrollment gain, from 207 in 2020-21 to 225 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater at PS 133 FRED R MOORE. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 PS 133 FRED R MOOREHow many students attend PS 133 FRED R MOORE?
PS 133 FRED R MOORE enrolls approximately 225 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 133 FRED R MOORE serve?
PS 133 FRED R MOORE serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 133 FRED R MOORE?
Approximately 8.7:1 students per teacher at PS 133 FRED R MOORE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 133 FRED R MOORE?
At PS 133 FRED R MOORE, the student body is approximately 8% White, 40% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is PS 133 FRED R MOORE public or private?
PS 133 FRED R MOORE is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.