PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE)

PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) operates as a reasonably sized K-5 school in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3. Current enrollment sits at 607 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) sits 37% larger than that benchmark.

PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) is one of 44 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, a district that educates 19,478 students overall.

Looking at the student body, PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) lists that 53% of students identify as White, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 16% Hispanic, 13% multiracial, 13% Asian, 5% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 19% of students at PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 67.8%; this one delivers 90.3%, a residual of +22.4 points.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for New York County put 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 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 53.7%.

PS 166 RICHARD ROGERS SCHOOL OF THE ARTS & SCIENCE (THE) operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 6%: 649 students in 2018 compared to 607 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 57% to 53% over that span.

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