Enrollment
179
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008300523
PS 18 PARK TERRACE
3761 10TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10034 · (917) 521-2220 · New York County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL179 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% 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.
- C+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
7.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
176 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 1 | 9 | 5% |
| Grade 2 | 13 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 16 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 31 | 17% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 36 | 20% |
Student demographics
14%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% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
35.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.4pp 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 35 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 35.3% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 38.7% |
% 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
31.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 18 PARK TERRACE
PS 18 PARK TERRACE's state test result (31.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 18 PARK TERRACE this school | 179 | 98.3% | 31.5% |
| PS 132 JUAN PABLO DUARTE NEW YORK | 197 | 99.5% | 44.2% |
| PS 315 LAB SCHOOL BRONX | 202 | 96.5% | 40.2% |
| PS 155 WILLIAM PACA NEW YORK | 192 | 98.4% | 21.9% |
| PS 192 JACOB H SCHIFF NEW YORK | 224 | 94.2% | 64.1% |
| PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER BRONX | 185 | 96.2% | 44.8% |
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 18 PARK TERRACE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 31.5% | #1,966 of 2,335 | #135 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,973 of 2,342 ▼ 227 | #128 of 151 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,014 of 2,343 ▼ 308 | #136 of 151 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 179 | #2,437 of 2,585 | #141 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.3% | #32 of 2,534 | #8 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -48.7% | #44 of 1,757 | #7 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
179
-138 (-44%) vs 2020
-55% since 2010-11, when it was 402
Student : Teacher
7.8:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 179 | 23 | 7.8:1 | 98% (176) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 28.8 | 7.7:1 | 97% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 234 | 26 | 9.0:1 | 92% (216) |
| 2020-21 | 317 | 29 | 10.9:1 | 90% (284) |
| 2017-18 | 349 | 28.5 | 12.2:1 | 93% (323) |
| 2015-16 | 396 | 27 | 14.7:1 | 75% (296) |
| 2010-11 | 402 | 31 | 13.0:1 | 93% (373) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 18 PARK TERRACE.
About PS 18 PARK TERRACE
In NEW YORK, New York, part of New York County, PS 18 PARK TERRACE is an elementary school. It reported 179 students in kindergarten through 8 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
PS 18 PARK TERRACE is one school in a 45-school district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, which enrolls 17,415 students.
Hispanic students account for 93% of the school's enrollment. Other reported shares: 5% Black. New York County's residents are about 24% Hispanic, 68 points below the school's share. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 14, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 23 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 98% of the student body. For comparison, public schools in New York County average 70%.
PS 18 PARK TERRACE holds a C allk12 Grade, placing it above 26% of New York public elementary schools.
A school with PS 18 PARK TERRACE's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 38.8%. PS 18 PARK TERRACE scores 31.5%, 7.3 points below that line.
In the wider New York County area, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. PS 18 PARK TERRACE shares New York County with 357 other public schools.
PAULA HEDBAVNY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts PS 18 PARK TERRACE at 8th of 9.
In the federal locale system, PS 18 PARK TERRACE is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, federal data counted 317 students at PS 18 PARK TERRACE; in 2024-25, 179. The grades served may not have been the same in both years. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 7.8:1, from 10.9:1.
This page is set up for the PS 18 PARK TERRACE 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
Related schools
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- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
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Nearby schools
- PAULA HEDBAVNY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 258
- PS 5 ELLEN LURIE0.2 mi · 425
- WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY0.3 mi · 463
- INWOOD ACADEMY FOR LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 955
- PS 152 DYCKMAN VALLEY0.4 mi · 456
- PROFESSOR JUAN BOSCH PUBLIC SCHOOL0.4 mi · 254
Frequently asked questions
About PS 18 PARK TERRACEHow large is PS 18 PARK TERRACE?
PS 18 PARK TERRACE enrolls approximately 179 students in grades KG-08.
Is PS 18 PARK TERRACE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 18 PARK TERRACE is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does PS 18 PARK TERRACE have?
PS 18 PARK TERRACE employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.8:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 18 PARK TERRACE?
Student demographics at PS 18 PARK TERRACE are roughly 1% White, 93% Hispanic, 5% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is PS 18 PARK TERRACE in?
PS 18 PARK TERRACE is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.