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PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON

419 E 66TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10065 · (212) 734-7719 · New York County
GRADES PK–12COMBINED11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL541 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of New York public K-12 schools
  • A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • ABeats 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 K-12 schools

Enrollment
541
Combined
DISTRICT 459 · STATE 544
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 8.7:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
63 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other combined schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K367%
Kindergarten8716%
Grade 19017%
Grade 28816%
Grade 39718%
Grade 47213%
Grade 57013%
Grade 1210%

This year's kindergarten class (87) is 24% larger than its 5th grade class (70).

Student demographics
60%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
31258%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
6813%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
11722%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
336%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
28453%
Female
25748%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
93.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
96.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 93 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 96 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2593.0%96.0%
2023-2485.0%92.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
87.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.5pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 87% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON

PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON's state test result (87.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON this school54111.6%87.2%
ROSLYN HEIGHTS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ROSLYN HEIGHTS
30720.5%N/A
SPECIAL MUSIC SCHOOL
NEW YORK
30524.3%98.9%
NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOL
NEW YORK
1,62027.0%98.7%
MANOR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL
HONEOYE FALLS
61522.6%77.6%
SACKETS HARBOR CENTRAL SCHOOL
SACKETS HARBOR
41128.5%61.8%
Matched among New York K-12 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 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON ranks

Among K-12 schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn New York County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
87.2%#4 of 101#3 of 7
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
96.0%#3 of 101
▲ 3
#2 of 7
▲ 1
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
93.0%#5 of 101
▲ 1
#3 of 7
no change
Enrollment
ranked largest first
541#44 of 192#6 of 13
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
15.1:1#141 of 146#11 of 12
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
60.1%#39 of 152#5 of 13
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
11.6%#134 of 136#13 of 13
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-8.1%#71 of 95#3 of 6
Ranked against other public K-12 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 2024-25
Enrollment
541
-8 (-1%) vs 2020
-16% since 2010-11, when it was 646
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 14.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2554135.915.1:112% (63)
2023-245343316.2:112% (62)
2022-234983215.6:110% (48)
2020-215493714.8:111% (62)
2017-185893815.5:111% (66)
2015-165623516.1:18% (45)
2010-116464315.0:112% (79)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON.

About PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON

PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON is a public combined-grade school in NEW YORK, New York. A federal count lists 541 students at the school, in pre-K through 12.

PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON is run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, whose 119 schools enroll 54,599 students.

At PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON, White students make up 58% of the student body. The next largest groups are 22% Asian, 13% Hispanic, and 6% multiracial. The school's White share is 9 points above the 48% share among New York County residents. The school's diversity index is 60%, meaning two students picked at random have a 60% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.

Teacher staffing is 35.9 full-time equivalents, or about 15.1 students per teacher. This ratio sits 6.4 above the 8.7:1 average for combined schools in New York. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 12%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in New York County, the school's rate is lower.

allk12 grades PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON an A+. The grade compares the school only with New York public K-12 schools, because each state gives its own test.

PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON is 16.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (87.2% versus 70.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.

In New York County (population about 1,629,477), the median household income is $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON is one of 358 public schools in the county.

Of nearby public schools, MANHATTAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL is the closest, at about 0.2 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON ranks 4th on average proficiency.

Locale data from NCES put PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).

Federal data show 549 students in 2020-21 and 541 in 2024-25, a difference of under 3%.

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New York County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2
Address
419 E 66TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10065
Phone
(212) 734-7719
County
New York County
Level
Combined
Grade range
PK–12
Total enrollment
541
Teachers (FTE)
36
Student–teacher ratio
15.1:1
Free and reduced lunch
63 (12%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360007702635
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON
How many students attend PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON?
PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON enrolls approximately 541 students in grades PK-12.
What grades does PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON serve?
PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON serves grades PK-12.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON is approximately 15.1:1 (36 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON?
Student demographics at PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON are roughly 58% White, 13% Hispanic, 2% Black, 22% Asian, 6% Two or more.
Is PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON public or private?
PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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