PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL

PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL is one of the tight-knit primary schools in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, with 364 students on its rolls from grades K through 5.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL is among them.

Looking at the student body, PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL shows that 45% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 34% White, 13% multiracial, 7% Hispanic. The wider county runs roughly 12% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 19 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 19.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 10% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 71.4%; PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL posts 98.9%, +27.5 points above that line.

In the surrounding community, New York County reports that median household income runs about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), PS 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

PS 198 ISADOR E IDA STRAUS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 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 77 LOWER LAB SCHOOL ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 54.3%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count held roughly steady: 357 students in 2018 compared to 364 in 2025. White enrollment moved from 51% to 34% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 22.3:1 in 2018 to 19.2:1 today.

On this page, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.