PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL

PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL, a mid-tier elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, instructs 387 students, covering grades pre-K through 5.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 17,415 students; PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL is among them.

On demographics, PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL shows that 71% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder comes out to 20% Black, 6% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL lists 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is north of New York County's rate of about 70%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 32.8%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (New York County) shows that median household earnings sit near $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL is one.

WILLIAM LYNCH SCHOOL (THE) is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL ranks 8th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 59.6%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL has fell 34%, going from 590 students in 2018 to 387 in 2025.

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