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What's the most underrated thing about PS 5 ELLEN LURIE that outsiders don't know?
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Enrollment
425
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008300519
PS 5 ELLEN LURIE
3703 10TH AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10034 · (212) 567-8109 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL425 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 20% 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
11.5:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
404 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 83 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 72 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (51) is 29% smaller than its 5th grade class (72).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
31.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 31 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 31.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 22.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
30.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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 →
Schools most like PS 5 ELLEN LURIE
PS 5 ELLEN LURIE's state test result (30.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 5 ELLEN LURIE this school | 425 | 95.1% | 30.1% |
| PS 310 MARBLE HILL BRONX | 403 | 96.0% | 37.9% |
| PS 25 BILINGUAL SCHOOL BRONX | 409 | 96.3% | 40.3% |
| PS 123 SUYDAM BROOKLYN | 446 | 95.1% | 32.2% |
| PS 152 DYCKMAN VALLEY NEW YORK | 456 | 94.5% | 40.0% |
| PS 189 NEW YORK | 421 | 93.3% | 49.3% |
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 5 ELLEN LURIE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.1% | #2,007 of 2,335 | #139 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,752 of 2,342 ▲ 110 | #114 of 151 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #2,086 of 2,343 ▲ 8 | #141 of 151 ▲ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 425 | #1,231 of 2,585 | #61 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #1,067 of 2,338 | #58 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 21.2% | #2,078 of 2,388 | #122 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.1% | #193 of 2,534 | #27 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #327 of 1,757 | #54 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
425
-98 (-19%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 425 | 36.9 | 11.5:1 | 95% (404) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 33.2 | 11.6:1 | 94% (360) |
| 2022-23 | 421 | 40 | 10.5:1 | 90% (377) |
| 2020-21 | 523 | 38 | 13.8:1 | 91% (478) |
| 2017-18 | 593 | 44 | 13.5:1 | 85% (504) |
| 2015-16 | 651 | 42 | 15.5:1 | 75% (486) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 52 | 15.0:1 | 84% (656) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 5 ELLEN LURIE.
About PS 5 ELLEN LURIE
PS 5 ELLEN LURIE is a public medium-sized elementary school in NEW YORK, New York. The school serves 425 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 is the local district for PS 5 ELLEN LURIE. It runs 45 schools with 17,415 students.
About 88% of the student body at PS 5 ELLEN LURIE is Hispanic. Smaller groups are 9% Black. County-wide, 24% of New York County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 21%, meaning two students picked at random have a 21% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school employs the equivalent of 36.9 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 11.5:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 95%. Across public schools in New York County, the average is 70%.
allk12 grades PS 5 ELLEN LURIE a C-. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 5 ELLEN LURIE is 40.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.1%.
Recent Census Bureau figures for New York County show that the median household income is $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. PS 5 ELLEN LURIE is one of 358 public schools in the county.
PAULA HEDBAVNY SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of PS 5 ELLEN LURIE, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 30.1% is below the 45.7% average for nearby schools.
PS 5 ELLEN LURIE has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Federal data show a 19% enrollment decrease, from 523 in 2020-21 to 425 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.8:1 in 2020-21 to 11.5:1 in 2024-25.
Discussions about PS 5 ELLEN LURIE may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 5 ELLEN LURIEHow many students attend PS 5 ELLEN LURIE?
PS 5 ELLEN LURIE enrolls approximately 425 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 5 ELLEN LURIE serve?
PS 5 ELLEN LURIE serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 5 ELLEN LURIE have?
PS 5 ELLEN LURIE employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
How diverse is PS 5 ELLEN LURIE?
PS 5 ELLEN LURIE reports a student body of 1% White, 88% Hispanic, 9% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 5 ELLEN LURIE in?
PS 5 ELLEN LURIE is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.