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How has PS 173 changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
597
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008302609
PS 173
306 FT WASHINGTON AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10033 · (212) 927-7850 · New York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL597 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of New York public elementary schools
- C-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
13.2:1
45 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
528 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 | 93 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 42 | 7% |
| Grade 7 | 58 | 10% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 94% larger than its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
26%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
35.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 173
PS 173's state test result (35.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 173 this school | 597 | 88.4% | 35.9% |
| LORETTA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 639 | 90.6% | 34.5% |
| SOUTHEAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 533 | 89.1% | 35.9% |
| OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAY SHORE | 678 | 88.8% | 25.7% |
| PS 108 SAL ABBRACCIAMENTO BROOKLYN | 649 | 89.2% | 70.1% |
| PS 24 BROOKLYN | 544 | 91.2% | 34.5% |
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 173 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.9% | #1,797 of 2,335 | #122 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,715 of 2,342 ▲ 29 | #112 of 151 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,015 of 2,343 ▼ 182 | #137 of 151 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 597 | #477 of 2,585 | #22 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #1,688 of 2,338 | #80 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 26.1% | #1,977 of 2,388 | #118 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.4% | #477 of 2,534 | #61 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +23.3% | #113 of 606 | #9 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
597
+160 (+37%) vs 2020
-13% since 2010-11, when it was 685
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 597 | 45.1 | 13.2:1 | 88% (528) |
| 2023-24 | 566 | 40.2 | 14.1:1 | 87% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 410 | 29.6 | 13.8:1 | 85% (348) |
| 2020-21 | 437 | 36 | 12.1:1 | 82% (359) |
| 2017-18 | 484 | 36 | 13.4:1 | 90% (435) |
| 2015-16 | 584 | 43 | 13.6:1 | 84% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 685 | 49 | 14.0:1 | 91% (622) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 173.
About PS 173
Families in NEW YORK, New York, are served by PS 173, a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 597 students in pre-K through 8. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 enrolls 17,415 students, and its 45 schools include PS 173.
About 85% of the student body at PS 173 is Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 6% White, 5% Black, and 2% Asian. In New York County overall, about 24% of residents are Hispanic. PS 173's diversity index is 26%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.2:1, with 45.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. That matches the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York fairly closely. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 88% of enrollment. The rate at public schools in New York County averages 70%, lower than here.
allk12 grades PS 173 a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PS 173 would score about 42.5%. It scores 35.9%, 6.6 points below that figure.
Census estimates describe New York County this way: the median household income is $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. Besides PS 173, New York County has 357 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is PS 115 ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT, about 0.3 miles away. PS 173 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 44.0% on proficiency, and PS 173 is below that at 35.9%.
The federal government classifies PS 173's location as City: Large.
Over 4 years, PS 173's enrollment grew 37%, to 597. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.1:1 to 13.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at PS 173. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
- A PHILIP RANDOLPH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,421 students
- WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOLCombined · 908 students
- PS/IS 187 HUDSON CLIFFSElementary · 744 students
- GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICSHigh · 658 students
- CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTSHigh · 573 students
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTSHigh · 552 students
Other schools in NEW YORK
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
Nearby schools
- PS 115 ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT0.3 mi · 350
- SCHOOL IN THE SQUARE PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 728
- PS 128 AUDUBON0.3 mi · 441
- CASTLE BRIDGE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 195
- IS 528 BEA FULLER RODGERS SCHOOL0.4 mi · 230
- DOS PUENTES ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 416
Frequently asked questions
About PS 173How many students attend PS 173?
PS 173 enrolls approximately 597 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PS 173 serve?
PS 173 serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 173?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 173 is approximately 13.2:1 (45 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 173?
PS 173 reports a student body of 6% White, 85% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 173?
PS 173 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.