Enrollment
348
Elementary
DISTRICT 339 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4·NCES 360007902061
PS 7 SAMUEL STERN
160 E 120TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10035 · (212) 860-5827 · New York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL348 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 12% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
7.2:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
315 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 42 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 8% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 33 | 9% |
| Grade 7 | 40 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 37 | 11% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 38% smaller than its 8th grade class (37).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 57% · 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
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +8.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 8 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
26.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 7 SAMUEL STERN
PS 7 SAMUEL STERN's state test result (26.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 7 SAMUEL STERN this school | 348 | 90.5% | 26.1% |
| BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 5 BRONX | 329 | 92.7% | 81.9% |
| PS 23 NEW CHILDREN'S SCHOOL (THE) BRONX | 332 | 92.8% | 20.5% |
| PS 11 HIGHBRIDGE BRONX | 386 | 94.0% | 25.6% |
| PS 57 CRESCENT BRONX | 331 | 96.1% | 23.1% |
| PS 93 ALBERT G OLIVER BRONX | 356 | 84.8% | 42.0% |
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 7 SAMUEL STERN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.1% | #2,131 of 2,335 | #148 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #2,143 of 2,342 ▲ 81 | #140 of 151 ▲ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,012 of 2,343 ▼ 309 | #134 of 151 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 348 | #1,678 of 2,585 | #86 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.2:1 | #29 of 2,338 | #4 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #1,309 of 2,388 | #92 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #389 of 2,534 | #51 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -2.2% | #1,644 of 1,757 | #110 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
348
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-19% since 2010-11, when it was 427
Student : Teacher
7.2:1
was 10.6:1
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 | 348 | 48.6 | 7.2:1 | 91% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 400 | 37.2 | 10.8:1 | 95% (379) |
| 2022-23 | 314 | 30.6 | 10.3:1 | 94% (296) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 33 | 10.6:1 | 91% (321) |
| 2017-18 | 356 | 31 | 11.5:1 | 91% (324) |
| 2015-16 | 370 | 31 | 11.9:1 | 80% (295) |
| 2010-11 | 427 | 31 | 13.8:1 | 72% (309) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 7 SAMUEL STERN.
About PS 7 SAMUEL STERN
Located in NEW YORK, New York, PS 7 SAMUEL STERN is a small elementary school. Grades offered run from pre-K through 8, with 348 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
PS 7 SAMUEL STERN is part of a district of 30 schools: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4, with 11,316 students.
At PS 7 SAMUEL STERN, Hispanic students make up 66% of the student body. Next come 28% Black and 3% White. The county population is about 24% Hispanic. PS 7 SAMUEL STERN's diversity index is 48%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school employs the equivalent of 48.6 full-time teachers, for a ratio of 7.2:1. That is 5.7 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The free or reduced-price lunch rate at PS 7 SAMUEL STERN is 91%. The rate at public schools in New York County averages 70%, lower than here.
The allk12 Grade for PS 7 SAMUEL STERN is D. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 12% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
PS 7 SAMUEL STERN posts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 26.1%, compared with a predicted 41.7%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Recent Census Bureau figures for New York County show that the median household income is $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 7 SAMUEL STERN is one of 358 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from PS 7 SAMUEL STERN to another public school is about 0.1 miles, to PS 96 JOSEPH LANZETTA. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PS 7 SAMUEL STERN ranks 5th of 7 on average proficiency.
NCES describes the area around PS 7 SAMUEL STERN as City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment went from 351 in 2020-21 to 348 in 2024-25, a change of 3 students. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.6:1 to 7.2:1.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at PS 7 SAMUEL STERN. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 7 SAMUEL STERNWhat is the total enrollment at PS 7 SAMUEL STERN?
PS 7 SAMUEL STERN enrolls approximately 348 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does PS 7 SAMUEL STERN serve?
PS 7 SAMUEL STERN serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PS 7 SAMUEL STERN?
Approximately 7.2:1 students per teacher at PS 7 SAMUEL STERN.
How diverse is PS 7 SAMUEL STERN?
PS 7 SAMUEL STERN reports a student body of 3% White, 66% Hispanic, 28% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 7 SAMUEL STERN?
PS 7 SAMUEL STERN is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.