Enrollment
342
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007703328
PS 89
201 WARREN ST, NEW YORK, NY 10282 · (212) 571-5659 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL342 STUDENTS
A+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 95% of New York public elementary schools
- A+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
13.7:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
9%
32 students
DISTRICT 62% · 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 | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 68 | 20% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 41 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (68) is 66% larger than its 5th grade class (41).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
97.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
94.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 97 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 94 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 97.0% | 94.0% |
| 2023-24 | 81.0% | 93.0% |
% 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
88.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
71.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 89% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 72% 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 89
PS 89's state test result (88.7% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 89 this school | 342 | 9.4% | 88.7% |
| HAROLD D FAYETTE SCHOOL NORTH MERRICK | 286 | 8.7% | 80.4% |
| STRAWTOWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WEST NYACK | 314 | 13.4% | 73.4% |
| NORTH RIDGE SCHOOL COMMACK | 335 | 9.3% | N/A |
| GLENWOOD LANDING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GLEN HEAD | 386 | 9.3% | 86.3% |
| EAST SIDE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL-PS 267 NEW YORK | 353 | 17.3% | 88.6% |
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 89 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 88.7% | #51 of 2,335 | #13 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 94.0% | #74 of 2,342 ▲ 7 | #20 of 151 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 97.0% | #13 of 2,343 ▲ 79 | #4 of 151 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 342 | #1,713 of 2,585 | #89 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,813 of 2,338 | #86 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.5% | #343 of 2,388 | #29 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 9.4% | #2,435 of 2,534 | #152 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.8% | #582 of 1,757 | #71 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
342
-4 (-1%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 523
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 342 | 24.9 | 13.7:1 | 9% (32) |
| 2023-24 | 330 | 25.3 | 13.1:1 | 8% (25) |
| 2022-23 | 340 | 25 | 13.6:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2020-21 | 346 | 30 | 11.5:1 | 5% (18) |
| 2017-18 | 432 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 20% (85) |
| 2015-16 | 426 | 28 | 15.2:1 | 4% (15) |
| 2010-11 | 523 | 36 | 14.5:1 | 8% (44) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 89.
About PS 89
NEW YORK, New York, is home to PS 89, a low-enrollment elementary school. The school offers pre-K through 5 and enrolls 342 students. The school is 23% below the average for elementary schools in New York.
PS 89 sits within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which has 119 schools and 54,599 students.
No group is above 50% at PS 89; the largest is White, at 50%. Other reported shares: 17% multiracial, 16% Asian, 15% Hispanic, and 2% Black. Among New York County residents, the White share is about 48%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS 89 scores 67%.
Classroom staffing at PS 89 totals 24.9 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.7:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is higher. Federal data show 9% of students (32) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Among public schools in New York County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
PS 89 earns an A+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 95% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 71.5% at PS 89; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 88.7%.
For the population of New York County, median household income comes to about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. New York County's 358 public schools enroll about 152,104 students and include PS 89.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates PS 89 from the closest public school, IS 289. The five-mile area around PS 89 holds at least 8 other public schools. PS 89 ranks 3rd of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 88.7% against a local average of 73.0%.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment stayed close to where it was, going from 346 to 342. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.5:1 in 2020-21, and 13.7:1 in 2024-25.
The discussion board for PS 89 is open to topics like pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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Other Ps 89 schools
One other US public school is named Ps 89. PS 89 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- PS 89BRONX, NY · 1,169 students
Nearby schools
- IS 2890.0 mi · 253
- STUYVESANT HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 3,261
- PS 234 INDEPENDENCE SCHOOL0.1 mi · 460
- HIGH SCHOOL OF ECONOMICS & FINANCE0.5 mi · 644
- SCHOOL WITHOUT WALLS0.6 mi · 204
- LEADERSHIP & PUBLIC SERVICE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 264
Frequently asked questions
About PS 89How many students attend PS 89?
PS 89 enrolls approximately 342 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 89 an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 89 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 89?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 89 is approximately 13.7:1 (25 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 89?
Student demographics at PS 89 are roughly 50% White, 15% Hispanic, 2% Black, 16% Asian, 17% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 89?
PS 89 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.