SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL

SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL is a mid-sized K-5 school in NEW YORK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2. The school teaches 441 students in grades pre-K through 8.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 runs 119 schools in total, collectively educating 54,599 students. SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school records 23% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, 6% Black.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 24% of students at SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 66.2%; this one delivers 83.6%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (New York County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, roughly 64% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students).

The closest other public school is MANHATTAN EARLY COLLEGE SCHOOL FOR ADVERTISING, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL at 1st of 9; the average score across the group is 51.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 18%: 539 students in 2018 compared to 441 in 2025. The White share of enrollment contracted from 55% to 43% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

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