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Enrollment
738
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4·NCES 360007902605
PS 171 PATRICK HENRY
19 E 103RD ST, NEW YORK, NY 10029 · (212) 860-5801 · New York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL738 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 97% of New York public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A+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
15.8:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
582 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 74 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 69 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 61 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 71 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 90 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (90).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
90.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
94.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 94.5% |
| 2023-24 | 83.0% | 100.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
85.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+39.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 85% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 46% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 39 points, placing it in New York's top 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 171 PATRICK HENRY
PS 171 PATRICK HENRY's state test result (85.5% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 171 PATRICK HENRY this school | 738 | 78.9% | 85.5% |
| PS 22 GRANITEVILLE STATEN ISLAND | 717 | 83.8% | 39.8% |
| WILLIAM A CARTER SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 746 | 75.9% | 37.5% |
| GRAND CONCOURSE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 698 | 76.9% | 65.5% |
| GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 692 | 74.9% | 46.1% |
| PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEY BRONX | 598 | 83.8% | 40.8% |
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 171 PATRICK HENRY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 85.5% | #86 of 2,335 | #23 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.5% | #71 of 2,342 ▼ 67 | #18 of 151 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #78 of 2,343 ▼ 8 | #20 of 151 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 738 | #224 of 2,585 | #11 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.8:1 | #2,147 of 2,338 | #107 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #705 of 2,388 | #51 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.9% | #807 of 2,534 | #86 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.2% | #492 of 606 | #23 of 28 |
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
738
-34 (-4%) vs 2020
+14% since 2010-11, when it was 648
Student : Teacher
15.8:1
was 17.9:1
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 | 738 | 46.6 | 15.8:1 | 79% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 774 | 43.6 | 17.8:1 | 81% (627) |
| 2022-23 | 762 | 43.4 | 17.6:1 | 78% (598) |
| 2020-21 | 772 | 43 | 17.9:1 | 80% (614) |
| 2017-18 | 722 | 45 | 16.0:1 | 69% (500) |
| 2015-16 | 739 | 43 | 17.2:1 | 62% (458) |
| 2010-11 | 648 | 47 | 13.8:1 | 94% (612) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 171 PATRICK HENRY.
About PS 171 PATRICK HENRY
At 19 E 103RD ST in NEW YORK, New York, PS 171 PATRICK HENRY operates as a large elementary school. The school enrolls 738 students, from pre-K through 8. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 67% larger than that.
District-wide, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4 has 30 schools and 11,316 students.
By race and ethnicity, PS 171 PATRICK HENRY is 58% Hispanic. It is also 22% Black, 9% Asian, and 6% White. For comparison, the population of New York County is roughly 24% Hispanic. By the diversity index, PS 171 PATRICK HENRY comes in at 60%.
A ratio of 15.8:1 comes from the school's 46.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is lower than this school's figure. The lunch program counts 79% of students at PS 171 PATRICK HENRY as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. That is 9 points above the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 171 PATRICK HENRY receives an A+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
PS 171 PATRICK HENRY is in the top 10% of New York schools on the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure. Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 46.0%. The school's actual rate is 85.5%, 39.5 points higher.
PS 171 PATRICK HENRY is located in New York County, where median household income is about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 358 public schools in New York County, with a combined enrollment of about 152,104.
EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II is located about 0.2 miles from PS 171 PATRICK HENRY. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Among its closest neighbors with test data, PS 171 PATRICK HENRY is 1st of 8 on proficiency.
The NCES locale for PS 171 PATRICK HENRY is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 4%, from 772 to 738. The ratio of students to teachers went from 17.9:1 to 15.8:1 over the same years.
Discussion on this page can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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Nearby schools
- EAST HARLEM SCHOLARS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II0.2 mi · 346
- CENTRAL PARK EAST HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 481
- CENTRAL PARK EAST I0.2 mi · 169
- LEXINGTON ACADEMY (THE)0.2 mi · 433
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL0.2 mi · 446
- EDWARD A REYNOLDS WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 348
Frequently asked questions
About PS 171 PATRICK HENRYWhat is the total enrollment at PS 171 PATRICK HENRY?
PS 171 PATRICK HENRY enrolls approximately 738 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does PS 171 PATRICK HENRY serve?
PS 171 PATRICK HENRY serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 171 PATRICK HENRY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 171 PATRICK HENRY is approximately 15.8:1 (47 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 171 PATRICK HENRY?
PS 171 PATRICK HENRY reports a student body of 6% White, 58% Hispanic, 22% Black, 9% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 171 PATRICK HENRY?
PS 171 PATRICK HENRY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.