Enrollment
274
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5·NCES 360008102680
PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE)
2589 7TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10039 · (212) 491-6636 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL274 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
10.2:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
262 students
DISTRICT 88% · 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 | 35 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 42 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (30) is 36% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
30.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 →
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PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (30.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) this school | 274 | 95.6% | 30.8% |
| PS 224 HALE A WOODRUFF BROOKLYN | 269 | 95.2% | 31.3% |
| PS 329 SURFSIDE BROOKLYN | 279 | 94.6% | 25.2% |
| PS 52 JAMAICA | 270 | 94.1% | 28.3% |
| PS 178 SAINT CLAIR MCKELWAY BROOKLYN | 313 | 92.7% | 33.6% |
| PS 76 A PHILLIP RANDOLPH NEW YORK | 236 | 97.0% | 29.1% |
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 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.8% | #1,989 of 2,335 | #138 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #2,028 of 2,342 ▼ 84 | #132 of 151 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,817 of 2,343 ▼ 117 | #123 of 151 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 274 | #2,129 of 2,585 | #113 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #492 of 2,338 | #38 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.1% | #800 of 2,388 | #58 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #166 of 2,534 | #23 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -29.7% | #289 of 1,757 | #47 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
274
-27 (-9%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 503
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.2:1
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 | 274 | 26.9 | 10.2:1 | 96% (262) |
| 2023-24 | 282 | 27 | 10.4:1 | 96% (270) |
| 2022-23 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 95% (270) |
| 2020-21 | 301 | 27 | 11.2:1 | 89% (269) |
| 2017-18 | 390 | 38 | 10.3:1 | 91% (356) |
| 2015-16 | 488 | 43 | 11.3:1 | 87% (426) |
| 2010-11 | 503 | 52 | 9.7:1 | 68% (342) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE).
About PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE)
PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) is a low-enrollment elementary school found in NEW YORK, New York. The school's 274 students are in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 38% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5 has 7,761 students in 28 schools, and PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) is one of those schools.
Black students are the majority at PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE), with 55% of enrollment. Other groups make up 32% Hispanic, 7% Native American, and 4% White. New York County as a whole is about 14% Black, so the school's share is higher. The school's diversity index is 58%, meaning two students picked at random have a 58% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) counts 26.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 10.2 students for each one. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 10.2:1 here. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. By comparison, the figure for public schools in New York County is 70%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) is 9.1 points below its prediction. Actual: 30.8%. Predicted: 39.8%.
New York County has these Census figures: the median household income is $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. In all, New York County has 358 public schools and roughly 152,104 students.
The shortest distance from PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 49.2% proficiency; PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) posts 30.8%.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE)'s enrollment dropped from 301 in 2020-21 to 274 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE). Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Frequently asked questions
About PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE)What is the total enrollment at PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 274 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) serve?
PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) is approximately 10.2:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE)?
At PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE), the student body is approximately 4% White, 32% Hispanic, 55% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) public or private?
PS 200 JAMES MCCUNE SMITH SCHOOL (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5.
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