Enrollment
448
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3·NCES 360007802591
PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON
234 W 109TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10025 · (212) 678-2873 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL448 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 49% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.2:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
56%
251 students
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 36 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 71 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 73 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
69%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
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
49.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
54.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 165 ROBERT E SIMON
PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON's state test result (49.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON this school | 448 | 56.0% | 49.5% |
| PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN NEW YORK | 438 | 55.0% | 57.6% |
| PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY NEW YORK | 426 | 53.8% | 57.8% |
| BELMONT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL NORTH BABYLON | 375 | 52.8% | 37.4% |
| CHERRY LANE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SUFFERN | 413 | 51.3% | 39.7% |
| SCHOOL 30 YONKERS | 566 | 55.1% | 59.8% |
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 165 ROBERT E SIMON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.5% | #1,181 of 2,335 | #89 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,508 of 2,342 ▼ 233 | #100 of 151 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,052 of 2,343 ▼ 263 | #85 of 151 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 448 | #1,080 of 2,585 | #52 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.2:1 | #1,905 of 2,338 | #90 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.1% | #262 of 2,388 | #24 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 56.0% | #1,246 of 2,534 | #115 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #423 of 1,757 | #63 of 114 |
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
448
+50 (+13%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 769
Student : Teacher
14.2:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 448 | 31.7 | 14.2:1 | 56% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 425 | 31 | 13.7:1 | 60% (257) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 31 | 12.3:1 | 61% (235) |
| 2020-21 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 61% (243) |
| 2017-18 | 600 | 51 | 11.8:1 | 71% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 791 | 65 | 12.2:1 | 72% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 769 | 61 | 12.6:1 | 78% (603) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON.
About PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON
In NEW YORK, New York, PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON is a mid-sized elementary school. Total enrollment is 448 students, and the grades served are pre-K through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 has a total of 44 schools and 19,478 students, PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON among them.
The biggest share of students at PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON, 45%, is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 28% White, 13% Black, 9% Asian, and 4% multiracial. In New York County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 69%.
Based on 31.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON has a ratio of 14.2:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Income data for the school show 56% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. That is 14 points below the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
Among New York public elementary schools, PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON outscored 49%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 54.4%. PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON scores 49.5%.
The school's county is New York County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in New York County number 358, with about 152,104 students.
MOTT HALL II, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON ranks 4th in a group of 8 nearby schools.
PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
The 2020-21-to-2024-25 change in enrollment was a 13% rise, from 398 to 448. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.4:1 to 14.2:1 over the same years.
This page is set up for the PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON 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
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- MOTT HALL II0.0 mi · 347
- WEST PREP ACADEMY0.0 mi · 158
- JHS 54 BOOKER T WASHINGTON0.2 mi · 720
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- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL0.4 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About PS 165 ROBERT E SIMONHow large is PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON?
PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON enrolls approximately 448 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON is approximately 14.2:1 (32 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON?
PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON reports a student body of 28% White, 45% Hispanic, 13% Black, 9% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON?
PS 165 ROBERT E SIMON is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.