SIXTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

SIXTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, a cozy K-5 school in NEW YORK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, caters to 299 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 33% below typical.

SIXTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 119 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, a district that teaches 54,599 students overall.

On demographics, SIXTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL shows that the most-represented group is White (49%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest consists of 23% Hispanic, 15% multiracial, 9% Asian, 4% Black. That mix tracks the wider county fairly closely.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 24% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is south of New York County's rate of about 70%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SIXTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 66.3%, the actual is 76.6%, a residual of +10.3 points.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (New York County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 SIXTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: HARVEST COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SIXTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 80.3%.

SIXTH AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a high-density location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 8%: 278 students in 2018 compared to 299 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 64% to 49% over that span.

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