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What's one thing PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
655
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007702058
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE
45 E 81ST ST, NEW YORK, NY 10028 · (212) 452-6650 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL655 STUDENTS
A+
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Scored higher than 95% of New York public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
17.6:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
12%
77 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 | 116 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 111 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 109 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 62 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (111) is 79% larger than its 5th grade class (62).
Student demographics
57%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
90.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
93.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 90 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 93 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 90.0% | 93.0% |
| 2023-24 | 90.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
88.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
70.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 88% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 71% 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 6 LILLIE D BLAKE
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE's state test result (88.2% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE this school | 655 | 11.8% | 88.2% |
| PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR NEW YORK | 605 | 14.0% | 83.9% |
| BURR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL COMMACK | 669 | 11.1% | 63.9% |
| HARRISON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HARRISON | 607 | 8.9% | 81.8% |
| MINNESAUKE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST SETAUKET | 644 | 13.8% | 74.0% |
| MAPLE EAST ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WILLIAMSVILLE | 597 | 13.6% | 80.8% |
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 6 LILLIE D BLAKE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.2% | #59 of 2,335 | #18 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 93.0% | #89 of 2,342 ▲ 3 | #22 of 151 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 90.0% | #76 of 2,343 ▼ 54 | #18 of 151 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 655 | #351 of 2,585 | #16 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 17.6:1 | #2,241 of 2,338 | #115 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.8% | #887 of 2,388 | #64 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 11.8% | #2,407 of 2,534 | #150 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.8% | #1,484 of 1,757 | #106 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
655
+60 (+10%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 809
Student : Teacher
17.6:1
was 18.6:1
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 | 655 | 37.3 | 17.6:1 | 12% (77) |
| 2023-24 | 598 | 34.4 | 17.4:1 | 10% (60) |
| 2022-23 | 587 | 32.8 | 17.9:1 | 11% (66) |
| 2020-21 | 595 | 32 | 18.6:1 | 11% (68) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 40 | 17.2:1 | 11% (78) |
| 2015-16 | 719 | 41 | 17.5:1 | 6% (45) |
| 2010-11 | 809 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 7% (57) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE.
About PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE is a medium-sized elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. A federal count lists 655 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 48% bigger than that.
A total of 119 schools make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, with 54,599 students enrolled.
A majority of students at PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE, 62%, are White. Next come 16% Asian, 12% Hispanic, and 9% multiracial. The county population is about 48% White. The chance that two students picked at random at PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 57%.
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE's 37.3 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 17.6:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 12%. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in New York County, the school's rate is lower.
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE is graded A+ by allk12, scoring above 95% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE is 17.5 points above its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (88.2% versus 70.7%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
According to the American Community Survey, in New York County, median household income is about $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. A total of 358 public schools operate in New York County, serving about 152,104 students.
Nearby, PS 169 ROBERT F KENNEDY is about 0.4 miles away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE ranks 3rd of 8 on average proficiency.
NCES assigns PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 10%, from 595 to 655. Its ratio of students to teachers was 18.6:1 in 2020-21, and 17.6:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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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Nearby schools
- PS 169 ROBERT F KENNEDY0.4 mi · 383
- JHS 167 ROBERT F WAGNER0.4 mi · 945
- PS 290 MANHATTAN NEW SCHOOL0.4 mi · 444
- ELEANOR ROOSEVELT HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 538
- YORKVILLE COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 320
- PS 527 EAST SIDE SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL ACTION0.7 mi · 378
Frequently asked questions
About PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKEHow large is PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE?
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE enrolls approximately 655 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE have?
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 17.6:1.
How diverse is PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE?
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE reports a student body of 62% White, 12% Hispanic, 1% Black, 16% Asian, 9% Two or more.
What district is PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE in?
PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE 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.