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PS 84 LILLIAN WEBER
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodology7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25About PS 84 LILLIAN WEBER
Set in NEW YORK, New York, PS 84 LILLIAN WEBER is a well-populated elementary-level community, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3. It educates 685 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 55% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.
PS 84 LILLIAN WEBER is one of 44 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3, a district that instructs 19,478 students overall.
In terms of who attends, PS 84 LILLIAN WEBER reports that the most-represented group is White (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest breaks down as 30% Hispanic, 10% Black, 7% multiracial, 2% Asian. Compared to New York County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.
Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 84 LILLIAN WEBER has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 34% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is south of New York County's rate of about 70%.
With demographic context factored in, PS 84 LILLIAN WEBER tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 62.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 67.8%.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for New York County put the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 84 LILLIAN WEBER is one.
The closest other public school is LAFAYETTE ACADEMY, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 84 LILLIAN WEBER ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 60.4%.
The campus sits in a city-core setting.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged up 6%: 648 students in 2018 compared to 685 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 37% to 30%. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 16.7:1 today.
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