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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008302872

PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY

501-503 W 152ND ST, NEW YORK, NY 10031 · (212) 283-0012 · New York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL399 STUDENTS
Enrollment
399
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
360 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
Pre-K
14
Kindergarten
42
Grade 1
45
Grade 2
38
Grade 3
49
Grade 4
43
Grade 5
31
Grade 6
38
Grade 7
54
Grade 8
45
Student demographics
White
72%
DISTRICT 6% · STATE 39%
Hispanic
37594%
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 31%
Black
62%
DISTRICT 8% · STATE 16%
Asian
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 10%
Pacific Islander
92%
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
19549%
Female
20451%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
62.7%
NY avg 57.4% . -19.3pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 19 points.

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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation

What this means: About 53% 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 →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
399
-22 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.2:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
94%
was 97%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY

PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY is a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6. The school educates 399 students in grades pre-K through 8.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, which oversees 45 schools and 17,415 students, PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY lists that 94% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Other groups include 2% Pacific Islander. The wider county runs roughly 24% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, On paper, PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY tighter than the state norm the norm. About 90% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above New York County's rate of about 70%.

With demographic context factored in, PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.1%.

In the surrounding community, census data for New York County shows median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY is one.

The closest other public school is NEW HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 45.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 5%: 421 students in 2018 compared to 399 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.

New York County at a glance

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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/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Address
501-503 W 152ND ST, NEW YORK, NY 10031
Phone
(212) 283-0012
County
New York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–08
Total enrollment
399
Teachers (FTE)
34
Student–teacher ratio
11.6:1
Free/Reduced lunch
360 (90%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360008302872
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY
What is the total enrollment at PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY?
PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY enrolls approximately 399 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY serve?
PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY?
Approximately 11.6:1 students per teacher at PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY.
What is the student diversity at PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY?
Student demographics at PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY are roughly 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 2% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY in?
PS/IS 210 21ST CENTURY ACADEMY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.
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