PS 150

PS 150 operates as a close-knit elementary campus in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. Current enrollment sits at 287 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 35% smaller than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs 119 schools in total, collectively educating 54,599 students. PS 150 is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, PS 150 records that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder breaks down as 30% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 11% multiracial, 5% Black. That is considerably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 48%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 150 higher than the state norm the norm. About 23% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below New York County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 150 sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 66.5%; actual is 91.4%, +24.8 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for New York County put the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 150 is one.

NEW YORK CITY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE ARTS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 150. On composite proficiency, PS 150 comes 1st of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 55.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 150's enrollment has increased 53% since 2018, when it stood at 188 (now 287). The White share of enrollment contracted from 59% to 39% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 19.6:1 today.

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