PS 51 ELIAS HOWE

PS 51 ELIAS HOWE operates as an average-sized K-5 school in NEW YORK, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. Current enrollment sits at 451 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

PS 51 ELIAS HOWE is one of 119 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, a district that teaches 54,599 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 51 ELIAS HOWE lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 63%. The remainder is composed of 14% White, 13% Black, 7% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 77% of students at PS 51 ELIAS HOWE qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 51 ELIAS HOWE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 46.8%; this one delivers 50.1%.

In the broader community, census data for New York County shows the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 51 ELIAS HOWE is one.

Nearest neighbor: BEACON HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 51 ELIAS HOWE. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 51 ELIAS HOWE at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 68.3%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 457 students in 2018 compared to 451 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked up from 46% to 63% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 12.0:1 today.

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