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Enrollment
451
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007702225
PS 51 ELIAS HOWE
525 W 44TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10036 · (212) 315-7160 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL451 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 57% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.0:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
77%
346 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 60 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 70 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 69 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 64 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (64).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
50.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 51 ELIAS HOWE
PS 51 ELIAS HOWE's state test result (50.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 51 ELIAS HOWE this school | 451 | 76.7% | 50.1% |
| PS 111 ADOLPH S OCHS NEW YORK | 398 | 76.9% | 48.2% |
| BRONX DELTA SCHOOL BRONX | 399 | 80.5% | 48.3% |
| PS 172 BEACON SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE BROOKLYN | 380 | 74.2% | 88.8% |
| PS 304 EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL BRONX | 551 | 76.8% | 62.3% |
| SCHOOL 5 YONKERS | 572 | 71.5% | 34.2% |
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 51 ELIAS HOWE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.1% | #1,162 of 2,335 | #88 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,420 of 2,342 ▼ 147 | #92 of 151 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,162 of 2,343 ▼ 303 | #90 of 151 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 451 | #1,070 of 2,585 | #51 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #1,262 of 2,338 | #66 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #948 of 2,388 | #68 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.7% | #860 of 2,534 | #92 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -1.3% | #1,699 of 1,757 | #112 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
451
-11 (-2%) vs 2020
+33% since 2010-11, when it was 339
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 451 | 37.6 | 12.0:1 | 77% (346) |
| 2023-24 | 468 | 34.7 | 13.5:1 | 75% (351) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 33 | 12.5:1 | 65% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 462 | 34 | 13.6:1 | 57% (264) |
| 2017-18 | 457 | 31 | 14.7:1 | 59% (270) |
| 2015-16 | 371 | 32 | 11.6:1 | 47% (175) |
| 2010-11 | 339 | 24 | 14.1:1 | 77% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 51 ELIAS HOWE.
About PS 51 ELIAS HOWE
PS 51 ELIAS HOWE is a mid-sized elementary school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, located in NEW YORK, New York. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 451 students.
Besides PS 51 ELIAS HOWE, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs 118 other schools. The district enrolls 54,599 students.
Federal enrollment data show PS 51 ELIAS HOWE is 63% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 14% White, 13% Black, 7% Asian, and 2% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of New York County's population at about 24%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS 51 ELIAS HOWE scores 56%.
Its staff includes 37.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 12.0 students per teacher. The gap from the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is 0.9 students per teacher. Roughly 77% of students at PS 51 ELIAS HOWE can receive free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, PS 51 ELIAS HOWE lands at B, ahead of 57% of New York public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 51 ELIAS HOWE is 46.8%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 50.1%.
For the population of New York County, median household income comes to about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of people live in poverty. New York County's 358 public schools enroll about 152,104 students and include PS 51 ELIAS HOWE.
BEACON HIGH SCHOOL sits less than a tenth of a mile from PS 51 ELIAS HOWE. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. On state test proficiency, PS 51 ELIAS HOWE ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2020-21, PS 51 ELIAS HOWE enrolled 462; in 2024-25, 451. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.6:1 to 12.0:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at PS 51 ELIAS HOWE. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 51 ELIAS HOWEHow large is PS 51 ELIAS HOWE?
PS 51 ELIAS HOWE enrolls approximately 451 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 51 ELIAS HOWE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 51 ELIAS HOWE is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 51 ELIAS HOWE?
Approximately 12.0:1 students per teacher at PS 51 ELIAS HOWE.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 51 ELIAS HOWE?
At PS 51 ELIAS HOWE, the student body is approximately 14% White, 63% Hispanic, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PS 51 ELIAS HOWE in?
PS 51 ELIAS HOWE is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.