Enrollment
344
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3·NCES 360007805524
PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN
370 W 120TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10027 · (212) 678-2849 · New York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL344 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 38% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest 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
9.6:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
273 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 60 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 31 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 7 | 20 | 6% |
| Grade 8 | 31 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is about the same size as its 8th grade class (31).
Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
40.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -26.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 down about 27 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 40.3% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 67.0% |
% 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
40.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 180 HUGO NEWMAN
PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN's state test result (40.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN this school | 344 | 79.4% | 40.6% |
| SCHOOL 52-FRANK FOWLER DOW ROCHESTER | 332 | 81.0% | 24.3% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 4 NEW YORK | 391 | 83.4% | 86.1% |
| TEACHERS COLLEGE COMMUNITY SCHOOL NEW YORK | 295 | 75.3% | 56.9% |
| PENINSULA PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL FAR ROCKAWAY | 313 | 74.4% | 85.3% |
| SCHOOL 8-ROBERTO CLEMENTE ROCHESTER | 436 | 77.5% | 9.3% |
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 180 HUGO NEWMAN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.6% | #1,581 of 2,335 | #108 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.3% | #1,838 of 2,342 ▼ 1,167 | #120 of 151 ▼ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,163 of 2,343 ▼ 219 | #91 of 151 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 344 | #1,703 of 2,585 | #88 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.6:1 | #314 of 2,338 | #27 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.8% | #715 of 2,388 | #52 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 79.4% | #788 of 2,534 | #85 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -37.2% | #155 of 1,757 | #28 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
344
-86 (-20%) vs 2020
-45% since 2010-11, when it was 624
Student : Teacher
9.6:1
was 12.7:1
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 | 344 | 35.9 | 9.6:1 | 79% (273) |
| 2023-24 | 346 | 35.8 | 9.7:1 | 81% (280) |
| 2022-23 | 338 | 34.5 | 9.8:1 | 76% (257) |
| 2020-21 | 430 | 34 | 12.7:1 | 70% (301) |
| 2017-18 | 548 | 46 | 11.9:1 | 72% (394) |
| 2015-16 | 595 | 44 | 13.5:1 | 69% (413) |
| 2010-11 | 624 | 52 | 12.0:1 | 73% (457) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN.
About PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN
PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN operates as a small elementary school in NEW YORK, New York. The school had 344 students in pre-K through 8 in 2024-25. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 22% smaller than that.
PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN reports to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, which has 44 schools and 19,478 students.
Enrollment at PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 49%. Beyond that, enrollment is 39% Hispanic and 11% White. In New York County overall, about 14% of residents are Black. By the diversity index, PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN comes in at 60%.
Teachers at PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN total 35.9 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 9.6:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. The school counts 273 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 79%. That is 9 points above the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 38% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN's results are 5.2 points below predicted: 40.6% against 45.8%.
PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN 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.
The nearest other public school, NEW YORK FRENCH-AMERICAN CHARTER SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN ranks 6th of 9 on average proficiency.
PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 20%, from 430 to 344. The ratio of students to teachers went from 12.7:1 to 9.6:1 over the same years.
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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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- COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 714
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 180 HUGO NEWMANWhat is the total enrollment at PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN?
PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN enrolls approximately 344 students in grades PK-08.
Is PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN is approximately 9.6:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN?
At PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN, the student body is approximately 11% White, 39% Hispanic, 49% Black, 1% Asian.
Is PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN public or private?
PS 180 HUGO NEWMAN is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.