PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN

PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN is a reasonably sized elementary campus in NEW YORK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. The school educates 476 students in grades pre-K through 5.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs 119 schools in total, collectively educating 54,599 students. PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN shows that the largest single group is Asian, at 66% of enrollment. The remainder comes out to 16% Hispanic, 10% White, 4% Black, 4% multiracial. That is meaningfully more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN lists 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 50.4%; PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN posts 74.5%, +24.1 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, New York County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

Nearest neighbor: URBAN ASSEMBLY ACADEMY OF GOVERNMENT AND LAW, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN at 4th of 9; the average score across the group is 63.5%.

PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN operates from a metropolitan location.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 42 BENJAMIN ALTMAN's enrollment has decreased 27% since 2018, when it stood at 655 (now 476). Asian enrollment moved from 88% to 66% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

On allk12, recent activity here tends to focus on school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.