PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND

PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND is one of the expansive elementary schools in ROOSEVELT ISLAND, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, with 689 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND sits 56% larger than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 comprises 119 schools with combined enrollment of 54,599 students; PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND is among them.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND records that the largest single group is Asian at 32%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school reports 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Black, 5% multiracial. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 12%.

Looking at school resources, PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND shows 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 29% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 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/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.2%; this one delivers 69.3%.

In the broader community, New York County reports that median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND is one.

PS 76 WILLIAM HALLET is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.4 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 65.5%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS/IS 217 ROOSEVELT ISLAND has edged up 11%, going from 621 students in 2018 to 689 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 38% to 31% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.8:1 in 2018 to 16.5:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.