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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3·NCES 360007802303

PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON

735 WEST END AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10025 · (212) 866-5400 · New York County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL453 STUDENTS
Enrollment
453
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
71 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
67%
305 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Kindergarten
81
Grade 1
79
Grade 2
53
Grade 3
82
Grade 4
76
Grade 5
82
Student demographics
White
10022%
DISTRICT 29% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
25256%
DISTRICT 37% · STATE 31%
Black
6514%
DISTRICT 17% · STATE 16%
Asian
153%
DISTRICT 9% · STATE 10%
Two+
164%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 4%
Native American
31%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
10%
DISTRICT 0% · STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
24053%
Female
21247%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
59.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
55.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
453
-109 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
6.3:1
was 7.5:1
% White
22%
was 15%
% Hispanic
56%
was 58%
% Black
14%
was 21%
% Asian
3%
was 2%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON

PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON is a moderately sized K-5 school in NEW YORK, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3. The school works with 453 students in grades K through 5.

PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON is one of 44 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, a district that enrolls 19,478 students overall.

On demographics, PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 56%. The remainder breaks down as 22% White, 14% Black, 4% multiracial, 3% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 71 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 6.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 67% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.2%, the actual is 55.6%, a residual of +5.4 points.

In the area at large, New York County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 75 EMILY DICKINSON is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: PS 163 ALFRED E SMITH, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON ranks 5th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 60.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 19%: 562 students in 2018 compared to 453 in 2025. The White share of enrollment edged up from 15% to 22% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 7.5:1 in 2018 to 6.3:1 in 2025.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.

New York County at a glance

View full county profile
Population
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

School name
PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3
Address
735 WEST END AVE, NEW YORK, NY 10025
Phone
(212) 866-5400
County
New York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–05
Total enrollment
453
Teachers (FTE)
71
Student–teacher ratio
6.3:1
Free/Reduced lunch
305 (67%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360007802303
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON
How large is PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON?
PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON enrolls approximately 453 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON serve?
PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON?
Approximately 6.3:1 students per teacher at PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON.
How diverse is PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON?
PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON reports a student body of 22% White, 56% Hispanic, 14% Black, 3% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON?
PS 75 EMILY DICKINSON is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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