PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS

PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS is an elementary campus of tight-knit scale in NEW YORK, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1, caters to 334 students in grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 25% below typical.

Across the 26 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 (9,363 students total), PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (81%). Other groups include 14% Black, 3% White. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 96% of students at PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably above New York County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.8%, the actual is 27.5%, a residual of -12.3 points.

Around the school, 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 140 NATHAN STRAUS is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 142 AMALIA CASTRO, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.3%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS has fell 10%, going from 371 students in 2018 to 334 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 5% to 1% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.0:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.