Enrollment
187
Elementary
DISTRICT 288 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1·NCES 360007602270
STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)
121 E 3RD ST, NEW YORK, NY 10009 · (212) 674-3180 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL187 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 19% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
7.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
79%
147 students
DISTRICT 77% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 31 | 17% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 28 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 24 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 12% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 32% larger than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 72% · 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
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
24.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 24 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 24.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 25.0% |
% 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
32.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 32% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)
STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)'s state test result (32.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) this school | 187 | 78.6% | 32.3% |
| PS 112 JOSE CELSO BARBOSA NEW YORK | 221 | 83.7% | N/A |
| PS 18 EDWARD BUSH BROOKLYN | 149 | 75.2% | 27.1% |
| AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL INWOOD NEW YORK | 179 | 84.4% | 53.4% |
| 47 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LOWER SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 172 | 73.8% | 52.3% |
| LEADERS OF EXCELLENCE ADVOCACY AND DISCOVERY BRONX | 192 | 81.8% | 95.8% |
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 STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.3% | #1,944 of 2,335 | #129 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 24.0% | #2,201 of 2,342 ▼ 66 | #145 of 151 ▼ 6 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,580 of 2,343 ▼ 314 | #110 of 151 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 187 | #2,414 of 2,585 | #137 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 78.6% | #814 of 2,534 | #87 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -7.0% | #1,339 of 1,757 | #101 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
187
-27 (-13%) vs 2020
+3% since 2010-11, when it was 181
Student : Teacher
7.4:1
was 10.2:1
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 | 187 | 25.3 | 7.4:1 | 79% (147) |
| 2023-24 | 207 | 27.4 | 7.5:1 | 80% (165) |
| 2022-23 | 178 | 28.5 | 6.2:1 | 77% (137) |
| 2020-21 | 214 | 21 | 10.2:1 | 79% (168) |
| 2017-18 | 201 | 18 | 11.2:1 | 83% (166) |
| 2015-16 | 201 | 19 | 10.6:1 | 84% (169) |
| 2010-11 | 181 | 23 | 7.9:1 | 83% (150) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE).
About STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)
STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) is a small elementary school with its address in NEW YORK, New York. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 187 students. That puts enrollment 58% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1 is the district for STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE). It has 26 schools and 9,363 students.
At STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE), 70% of students are Hispanic. Other students are 15% Black, 11% White, and 3% Asian. That is higher than the 24% Hispanic share among all New York County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 48%.
Classroom staffing at STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) totals 25.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 7.4:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) is about 79%. It compares with 70% for public schools in New York County.
STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 19% of New York public elementary schools.
Test results at STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) are 13.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (32.3% actual, 46.1% predicted).
In the wider New York County area, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 64% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) shares New York County with 357 other public schools.
NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL is the nearest public school to STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE), less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) ranks 7th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 13%, from 214 to 187. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 7.4:1, from 10.2:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)How large is STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)?
STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) enrolls approximately 187 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) serve?
STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)?
Approximately 7.4:1 students per teacher at STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE).
How diverse is STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE)?
STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) reports a student body of 11% White, 70% Hispanic, 15% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) public or private?
STAR ACADEMY PS 63 (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 1.
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