Enrollment
147
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1·NCES 360007604868
PS 64 ROBERT SIMON
600 E 6TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10009 · (212) 673-6510 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL147 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest 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
8.8:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
124 students
DISTRICT 77% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 27 | 18% |
| Kindergarten | 15 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 20 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (15) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (25).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
41.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 41 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 are down about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 41.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
38.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 64 ROBERT SIMON
PS 64 ROBERT SIMON's state test result (38.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 64 ROBERT SIMON this school | 147 | 84.4% | 38.1% |
| PS 147 ISSAC REMSEN BROOKLYN | 167 | 88.0% | 59.7% |
| MANHATTAN CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 184 | 87.0% | 41.0% |
| CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 182 | 87.4% | 23.5% |
| LEADERS OF EXCELLENCE ADVOCACY AND DISCOVERY BRONX | 192 | 81.8% | 95.8% |
| AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD NEW YORK | 179 | 84.4% | 53.4% |
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 64 ROBERT SIMON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.1% | #1,708 of 2,335 | #115 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,790 of 2,342 ▼ 461 | #116 of 151 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,721 of 2,343 ▼ 300 | #117 of 151 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 147 | #2,500 of 2,585 | #151 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 84.4% | #634 of 2,534 | #74 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -39.5% | #125 of 1,757 | #21 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
147
-73 (-33%) vs 2020
-54% since 2010-11, when it was 322
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 11.0:1
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 | 147 | 16.7 | 8.8:1 | 84% (124) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 19.1 | 9.8:1 | 90% (170) |
| 2022-23 | 185 | 18.8 | 9.9:1 | 93% (172) |
| 2020-21 | 220 | 20 | 11.0:1 | 91% (201) |
| 2017-18 | 243 | 23 | 10.6:1 | 92% (224) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 27 | 9.5:1 | 93% (238) |
| 2010-11 | 322 | 29 | 11.1:1 | 82% (263) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 64 ROBERT SIMON.
About PS 64 ROBERT SIMON
PS 64 ROBERT SIMON is a very small elementary school with an address in NEW YORK, New York. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 147 students. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1, which runs PS 64 ROBERT SIMON, has 26 schools and 9,363 students.
At PS 64 ROBERT SIMON, 67% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 24% Black, 5% White, and 3% multiracial. That is higher than the 24% Hispanic share among all New York County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 49%.
PS 64 ROBERT SIMON has 16.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 8.8:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 84% at PS 64 ROBERT SIMON. That rate is above the 70% average among public schools in New York County.
Among New York public elementary schools, PS 64 ROBERT SIMON outscored 35%, which works out to a C+ on the allk12 Grade.
The school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 38.1%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 44.0%.
In New York County, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, about 64% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Across New York County, 358 public schools serve about 152,104 students.
Of the public schools around it, PS 64 ROBERT SIMON is closest to TOMPKINS SQUARE MIDDLE SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, PS 64 ROBERT SIMON is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment decreased 33% over 4 years, reaching 147 in 2024-25. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 11.0:1 to 8.8:1.
PS 64 ROBERT SIMON has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 64 ROBERT SIMONHow many students attend PS 64 ROBERT SIMON?
PS 64 ROBERT SIMON enrolls approximately 147 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 64 ROBERT SIMON an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 64 ROBERT SIMON is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 64 ROBERT SIMON?
Approximately 8.8:1 students per teacher at PS 64 ROBERT SIMON.
How diverse is PS 64 ROBERT SIMON?
PS 64 ROBERT SIMON reports a student body of 5% White, 67% Hispanic, 24% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 64 ROBERT SIMON?
PS 64 ROBERT SIMON is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 in New York County.
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