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What's the most underrated thing about PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
490
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3·NCES 360007802525
PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE)
150 W 105TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10025 · (212) 678-2857 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL490 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 28% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
13.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
372 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 106 | 22% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 56 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 71 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (71).
Student demographics
66%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE)
PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) this school | 490 | 75.9% | 37.0% |
| KENNETH L RUTHERFORD SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 466 | 79.4% | 18.8% |
| GEORGE L COOKE SCHOOL MONTICELLO | 590 | 74.7% | N/A |
| WATERSIDE CHILDREN'S STUDIO SCHOOL ROCKAWAY PARK | 432 | 69.4% | 65.5% |
| NORTH STREET ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GENEVA | 498 | 68.5% | 27.2% |
| PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON NEW YORK | 453 | 67.3% | 55.6% |
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 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,753 of 2,335 | #119 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,630 of 2,342 ▼ 76 | #106 of 151 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,771 of 2,343 ▲ 106 | #121 of 151 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 490 | #877 of 2,585 | #37 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,783 of 2,338 | #85 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.0% | #409 of 2,388 | #35 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 75.9% | #869 of 2,534 | #93 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +28.6% | #88 of 606 | #8 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
490
+100 (+26%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 484
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 12.2:1
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 | 490 | 36 | 13.6:1 | 76% (372) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 32 | 15.2:1 | 76% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 445 | 31.9 | 14.0:1 | 73% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 69% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 381 | 36 | 10.6:1 | 81% (307) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 33 | 11.2:1 | 67% (248) |
| 2010-11 | 484 | 35 | 13.8:1 | 82% (396) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE).
About PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE)
PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) is a mid-sized elementary school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, located in NEW YORK, New York. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 490 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 has 44 schools; together they serve 19,478 students.
The biggest share of students at PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE), 47%, is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 29% White, 19% Black, 3% Asian, and 2% multiracial. In New York County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 66%.
PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) reported 36 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 13.6:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. There are 372 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 76% of enrollment.
PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 28% of New York public elementary schools.
PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 37.0% and a predicted 47.1%.
For New York County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $103,931, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. There are 358 public schools in the county, enrolling about 152,104, PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) among them.
About 0.2 miles separate PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) from the closest public school, EDWARD A REYNOLDS WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) ranks 7th of 8 nearby schools, at 37.0% versus a 52.1% average.
The NCES locale for PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 26% rise, from 390 to 490. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.2:1 to 13.6:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) community to discuss special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
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Nearby schools
- EDWARD A REYNOLDS WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 185
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL0.2 mi · 360
- JHS 54 BOOKER T WASHINGTON0.2 mi · 720
- WEST PREP ACADEMY0.2 mi · 158
- PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON0.2 mi · 448
- MOTT HALL II0.2 mi · 347
Frequently asked questions
About PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE)How many students attend PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 490 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) serve?
PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) is approximately 13.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE)?
At PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE), the student body is approximately 29% White, 47% Hispanic, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) public or private?
PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.