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What's the vibe like in the hallways at PS 189 right now?
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Enrollment
421
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008302648
PS 189
2580 AMSTERDAM AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10040 · (212) 927-8303 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL421 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
43 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
93%
393 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
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
49.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 49% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 2024-25Enrollment
421
-389 (-48%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 13.6:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
93%
was 95%
% Black
5%
was 1%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 189
As a medium-sized primary school in NEW YORK, New York, PS 189 teaches 421 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 comprises 45 schools with combined enrollment of 17,415 students; PS 189 is among them.
On demographics, PS 189 lists that nearly all students (93%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 5% Black, 2% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 24%.
In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 93% of students at PS 189 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is noticeably above New York County's rate of about 70%.
With demographic context factored in, PS 189 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 40.7%, the actual is 49.3%, a residual of +8.7 points.
In the broader community, New York County reports that median household income runs about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), PS 189 is one campus in the mix.
HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PS 189 comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.7%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 48%: 810 students in 2018 compared to 421 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.
On the community side, members of the PS 189 community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
- A PHILIP RANDOLPH CAMPUS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,421 students
- WASHINGTON HEIGHTS EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOLCombined · 908 students
- PS/IS 187 HUDSON CLIFFSElementary · 744 students
- GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICSHigh · 658 students
- PS 173Elementary · 597 students
- CITY COLLEGE ACADEMY OF THE ARTSHigh · 573 students
Other schools in NEW YORK
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,261 students
- FIORELLO H LAGUARDIA HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,251 students
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS & HUMAN SERVICESHigh · 1,728 students
- MANHATTAN CENTER FOR SCIENCE & MATHEMATICSHigh · 1,657 students
- NEW EXPLORATIONS INTO SCIENCETECH AND MATH HIGH SCHOOLCombined · 1,620 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 1Combined · 1,520 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR HEALTH CAREERS & SCIENCES0.2 mi · 424
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW & PUBLIC SERVICE0.2 mi · 505
- COLLEGE ACADEMY (THE)0.2 mi · 347
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR MEDIA & COMMUNICATIONS0.2 mi · 359
- EQUITY PROJECT CHARTER SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 1,075
- PS 48 PO MICHAEL J BUCZEK0.3 mi · 368
Frequently asked questions
About PS 189What is the total enrollment at PS 189?
PS 189 enrolls approximately 421 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 189 serve?
PS 189 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 189?
Approximately 9.8:1 students per teacher at PS 189.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 189?
At PS 189, the student body is approximately 2% White, 93% Hispanic, 5% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PS 189 in?
PS 189 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.