PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS

Set in NEW YORK, New York, PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS is a middle-of-the-pack primary school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. It serves 538 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 21% bigger than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS is among them.

Demographically, PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS reports that the largest single group is White, at 56% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 16% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 11% Asian, 4% Black.

On the resource side, On paper, PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 16% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is below New York County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 80.4%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for New York County put median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS is one.

MS 255 SALK SCHOOL OF SCIENCE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 40 AUGUSTUS SAINT-GAUDENS at 4th of 7; the average score across the group is 73.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 21%: 679 students in 2018 compared to 538 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged down from 61% to 56% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 16.6:1 in 2018 to 14.9:1 in 2025.

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