Enrollment
140
Elementary
DISTRICT 436 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3·NCES 360007803550
STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN
240 W 113TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10026 · (212) 678-2898 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL140 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% 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.
- C+Beats 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
7.9:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
133 students
DISTRICT 65% · 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 | 28 | 20% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 15 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 11 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 118% larger than its 5th grade class (11).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 73% · 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
36.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
32.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN
STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN's state test result (32.5% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN this school | 140 | 95.0% | 32.5% |
| LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAR ROCKAWAY | 157 | 96.2% | 22.3% |
| PS 194 COUNTEE CULLEN NEW YORK | 144 | 100.0% | 26.5% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX 5 LOWER BRONX | 145 | 93.8% | N/A |
| PS 67 CHARLES A DORSEY BROOKLYN | 163 | 96.3% | 26.7% |
| PS 256 BENJAMIN BANNEKER BROOKLYN | 178 | 94.9% | 25.2% |
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 STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 32.5% | #1,936 of 2,335 | #127 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,007 of 2,342 ▼ 9 | #131 of 151 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,942 of 2,343 ▼ 1 | #130 of 151 ▲ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 140 | #2,515 of 2,585 | #154 of 158 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.0% | #197 of 2,534 | #28 of 155 |
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
140
+41 (+41%) vs 2020
-10% since 2010-11, when it was 155
Student : Teacher
7.9:1
was 6.6:1
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 | 140 | 17.8 | 7.9:1 | 95% (133) |
| 2023-24 | 133 | 14 | 9.5:1 | 92% (123) |
| 2022-23 | 103 | 13.5 | 7.6:1 | 92% (95) |
| 2020-21 | 99 | 15 | 6.6:1 | 93% (92) |
| 2017-18 | 133 | 16 | 8.3:1 | 92% (122) |
| 2015-16 | 114 | 9 | 12.7:1 | 92% (105) |
| 2010-11 | 155 | 18 | 8.6:1 | 94% (146) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN.
About STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN
STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN is a small elementary school in NEW YORK, New York, (ZIP code 10026). Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 140 students. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 has 44 schools; together they serve 19,478 students.
At 54%, Black students outnumber all other groups at STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN combined. The school is also 39% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% Native American. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 14%. STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 7.9:1 comes from the school's 17.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 95% in 2024-25. Compared with the 70% average for public schools in New York County, the school's rate is higher.
allk12 grades STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 32.5% and a predicted 40.1%.
According to the American Community Survey, in New York County, median household income is about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 13% of residents live below the federal poverty line. A total of 358 public schools operate in New York County, serving about 152,104 students.
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 4 is the public school closest to STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN, less than a tenth of a mile away. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment records show 99 in 2020-21 and 140 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Its ratio of students to teachers was 6.6:1 in 2020-21, and 7.9:1 in 2024-25.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTANHow many students attend STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN?
STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN enrolls approximately 140 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN serve?
STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN have?
STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN employs 18 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 7.9:1.
What is the student diversity at STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN?
Student demographics at STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN are roughly 2% White, 39% Hispanic, 54% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN in?
STEM INSTITUTE OF MANHATTAN is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3.
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