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If you could change one rule at PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON, what would it be?
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Enrollment
428
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008301675
PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON
500 W 160TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10032 · (212) 928-0739 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL428 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
354 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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 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
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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
428
-132 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.6:1
was 13.7:1
% White
3%
was 0%
% Hispanic
86%
was 91%
% Black
8%
was 6%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON
As an average-sized elementary-level community in NEW YORK, New York, PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON serves 428 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON is one of 45 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, a district that works with 17,415 students overall.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%); the rest comes out to 8% Black, 3% White. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON shows 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.6:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 83% of students at PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is north of New York County's rate of about 70%.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.3%.
Across the wider county, 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 the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON is one.
The closest other public school is COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 45.5%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Over the past 7-year window. PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON's enrollment has declined 24% since 2018, when it stood at 560 (now 428). The Hispanic share of enrollment fell from 91% to 86% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.7:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 today.
Inside the community feed, members of the PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.
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
- COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS0.1 mi · 552
- WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 464
- PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS0.2 mi · 378
- MOTT HALL SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 316
- COMMUNITY MATH AND SCIENCE PREP0.3 mi · 115
- GREGORIO LUPERON HIGH SCHOOL FOR SCIENCE AND MATHEMATICS0.3 mi · 658
Frequently asked questions
About PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTONWhat is the total enrollment at PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON?
PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON enrolls approximately 428 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON serve?
PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON?
Approximately 12.6:1 students per teacher at PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON.
What is the student diversity at PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON?
Student demographics at PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON are roughly 3% White, 86% Hispanic, 8% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON public or private?
PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.