PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE

PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE operates as a reasonably sized elementary campus in NEW YORK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. Current enrollment sits at 655 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 48% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs 119 schools in total, collectively educating 54,599 students. PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE is one of those campuses.

Looking at the student body, PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE shows that White students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder consists of 16% Asian, 12% Hispanic, 9% multiracial. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 48% White, so the school skews meaningfully more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE shows 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 12% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 70.7%; this one delivers 88.2%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (New York County) records that median household income runs about $103,931, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE is one campus in the mix.

PS 169 ROBERT F KENNEDY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 82.8%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE has decreased 5%, going from 688 students in 2018 to 655 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 75% to 62%.

On the community side, the feed for PS 6 LILLIE D BLAKE typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.