PS 173

PS 173 operates as a moderately sized elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6. Current enrollment sits at 597 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 35% larger than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 17,415 students; PS 173 is among them.

Demographically, PS 173 logs that 85% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. The remainder is composed of 6% White, 5% Black, 2% Asian. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 173 reports 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.2:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 88% of students at PS 173 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 173 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 42.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 35.9%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for New York County indicate median household income runs about $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. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 173 is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 115 ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT, around 0.3 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 173. On composite proficiency, PS 173 comes 8th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 44.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 23%: 484 students in 2018 compared to 597 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment contracted from 92% to 85% over that span.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.