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
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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
225
+13 (+6%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 9.2:1
% White
8%
was 5%
% Hispanic
40%
was 42%
% Black
49%
was 48%
% Asian
1%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 133 FRED R MOORE
As a low-enrollment elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, PS 133 FRED R MOORE instructs 225 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 133 FRED R MOORE sits 49% leaner than that benchmark.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5 comprises 28 schools with combined enrollment of 7,761 students; PS 133 FRED R MOORE is among them.
Looking at the student body, PS 133 FRED R MOORE reports that 49% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 40% Hispanic, 8% White. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school skews considerably more Black than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school currently runs with 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 133 FRED R MOORE tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is higher than New York County's rate of about 70%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 133 FRED R MOORE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.5%; this one delivers 47.8%.
In the area at large, census data for New York County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), PS 133 FRED R MOORE is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 133 FRED R MOORE at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 41.2%.
Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.
Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 133 FRED R MOORE has increased 6%, going from 212 students in 2018 to 225 in 2025.
On this page, members of the PS 133 FRED R MOORE community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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
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- CAPITAL PREPARATORY (CP) HARLEM CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 185
- HARLEM RENAISSANCE HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 165
- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR GLOBAL COMMERCE (THE)0.2 mi · 157
- DEMOCRACY PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 583
- PS 197 JOHN B RUSSWURM0.3 mi · 224
- HARLEM CHILDREN'S ZONE PROMISE ACADEMY II CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,053
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.