PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN

PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN is one of the medium-sized primary schools in NEW YORK, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, with 438 students on its rolls from grades K through 8.

Across the 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 (19,478 students total), PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN records that 42% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 30% White, 17% Black, 7% multiracial, 4% Asian. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 9.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 55% of students at PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 57.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for New York County put median household earnings sit near $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. PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

Nearest neighbor: COMMUNITY ACTION SCHOOL-MS 258, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN. On composite proficiency, PS 333 MANHATTAN SCHOOL FOR CHILDREN comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.7%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 42%: 755 students in 2018 compared to 438 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 59% to 30% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 in 2025.

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