PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE

PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE is an elementary school of very small scale in NEW YORK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1, educateing 159 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE sits 64% smaller than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 comprises 26 schools with combined enrollment of 9,363 students; PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE is among them.

In terms of who attends, PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 61% of enrollment; the rest reads as 22% Black, 8% Asian, 4% multiracial, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.0:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 91% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is north of typical.

With demographic context factored in, PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.5%; this one delivers 52.6%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (New York County) records that median household earnings sit near $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

The closest other public school is PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE), roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 53.9%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. PS 15 ROBERTO CLEMENTE's enrollment has decreased 17% since 2018, when it stood at 191 (now 159). The Black share of enrollment edged down from 27% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 9.6:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

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