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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007702635

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
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
Pre-K
36
Kindergarten
87
Grade 1
90
Grade 2
88
Grade 3
97
Grade 4
72
Grade 5
70
Grade 12
1
Student demographics
White
31258%
DISTRICT 24% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
6813%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31%
Black
102%
DISTRICT 13% · STATE 16%
Asian
11722%
DISTRICT 20% · STATE 10%
Two+
336%
DISTRICT 5% · STATE 4%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.

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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
541
-48 (-8%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.5:1
% White
58%
was 68%
% Hispanic
13%
was 9%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
22%
was 16%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON

As a middle-of-the-pack K-12 campus in NEW YORK, New York, PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON enrolls 541 students from grades pre-K through 12, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON lists that 58% of the student body identifies as White. Beyond that, the school lists 22% Asian, 13% Hispanic, 6% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.1:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 8.7:1, putting PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 12% of students at PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than New York County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 70.7%, the actual is 87.2%, a residual of +16.5 points.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for New York County put median household income runs about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON is one.

Nearest neighbor: VANGUARD HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 74.5%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count fell 8%: 589 students in 2018 compared to 541 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 68% to 58% across the same window.

On this page, members of the PS 183 ROBERT L STEVENSON community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.

New York County at a glance

View full county profile
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/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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