PS 138

PS 138 is a K-12 campus of reasonably sized scale in NEW YORK, New York, run under NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, works with 670 students in grades pre-K through 12. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so PS 138 sits 23% larger than that benchmark.

NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75 runs 60 schools in total, collectively educating 27,533 students. PS 138 is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 138 lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Black, 5% White, 3% Asian. That is considerably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 124 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting PS 138 tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 95% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (New York County) reports that median household income runs about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 138 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 30 HERNANDEZ/HUGHES, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 11%: 602 students in 2018 compared to 670 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 57% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has widened: from 4.3:1 in 2018 to 5.4:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.