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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 451 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2·NCES 360007706130
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL
12 SPRUCE ST, NEW YORK, NY 10018 · (212) 266-4800 · New York County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 94% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest 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
11.6:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
24%
105 students
DISTRICT 62% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 6 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 54 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 56 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (46) is 18% smaller than its 8th grade class (56).
Student demographics
72%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
87.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +2.0pp since 2023
Math
82.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 87 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 2 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 87.0% | 82.9% |
| 2023-24 | 85.0% | 86.7% |
% 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
83.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
66.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 84% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 66% 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 SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL's state test result (83.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL this school | 441 | 23.8% | 83.6% |
| GUILDERLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL GUILDERLAND | 470 | 25.1% | 67.0% |
| HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LONG ISLAND CITY | 497 | 28.0% | 76.0% |
| JOHN STREET SCHOOL FRANKLIN SQUARE | 483 | 19.7% | 68.9% |
| JAMES A DEVER SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 437 | 22.0% | 67.0% |
| CENTRAL BOULEVARD ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BETHPAGE | 491 | 28.1% | 52.7% |
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 SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 83.6% | #121 of 2,335 | #29 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 82.9% | #291 of 2,342 ▼ 122 | #42 of 151 ▼ 11 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 87.0% | #114 of 2,343 ▼ 62 | #28 of 151 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 441 | #1,117 of 2,585 | #55 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #1,094 of 2,338 | #59 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 72.0% | #138 of 2,388 | #15 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 23.8% | #2,130 of 2,534 | #135 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #699 of 1,757 | #79 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
441
-51 (-10%) vs 2020
+308% since 2010-11, when it was 108
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 441 | 38.1 | 11.6:1 | 24% (105) |
| 2023-24 | 450 | 38.5 | 11.7:1 | 20% (91) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 39 | 11.1:1 | 21% (90) |
| 2020-21 | 492 | 37 | 13.3:1 | 20% (100) |
| 2017-18 | 539 | 38 | 14.2:1 | 13% (72) |
| 2015-16 | 445 | 30 | 14.8:1 | 11% (48) |
| 2010-11 | 108 | 7 | 15.4:1 | 9% (10) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL.
About SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL, a medium-sized elementary school, is located in NEW YORK, New York. It educates 441 students in pre-K through 8.
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL is among 119 schools run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, which serves 54,599 students.
Enrollment at SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL is mixed, with White students the largest group at 43%. After that, the student body is 23% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 12% multiracial, and 6% Black. SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL has a diversity index of 72%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal records show a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1 at SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL, with 38.1 full-time-equivalent teachers. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 24% of enrollment. Among public schools in New York County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 66.2% for SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL. The school posts 83.6%, 17.3 points above the prediction.
Recent Census Bureau figures for New York County show that median household income is about $103,931, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the poverty rate is about 13%. Federal data list 358 public schools in New York County, with a combined enrollment of about 152,104.
URBAN ASSEMBLY MAKER ACADEMY is the public school closest to SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. Ranked by average proficiency, SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL places 1st out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
The school's setting, by NCES definition, is City: Large: inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL had 492 students in 2020-21 and 441 in 2024-25, a 10% decrease. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 13.3:1 in 2020-21 to 11.6:1 in 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome 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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Frequently asked questions
About SPRUCE STREET SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL?
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL serve?
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many teachers does SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL have?
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL employs 38 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.6:1.
What is the student diversity at SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL?
Student demographics at SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL are roughly 43% White, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 23% Asian, 12% Two or more.
What district is SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL in?
SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.