PS 18 PARK TERRACE

Set in NEW YORK, New York, PS 18 PARK TERRACE is a cozy elementary-level community, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6. It serves 179 students across grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 60% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, which oversees 45 schools and 17,415 students, PS 18 PARK TERRACE is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PS 18 PARK TERRACE lists that 93% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority; the rest looks like 5% Black. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 18 PARK TERRACE has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 7.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 18 PARK TERRACE tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above New York County's rate of about 70%.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 18 PARK TERRACE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.5%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for New York County put the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 18 PARK TERRACE is one.

Nearest neighbor: PAULA HEDBAVNY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 18 PARK TERRACE at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 49%: 349 students in 2018 compared to 179 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share fell from 97% to 93%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 12.2:1 in 2018 to 7.8:1 today.

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