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WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

528 W 162ND ST, NEW YORK, NY 10032 · (844) 489-0817 · New York County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL464 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 41% of New York public elementary schools
  • CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • BBeats 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

Enrollment
464
Elementary
STATE 443
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
49 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
405 students
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

GradeStudentsShare
Kindergarten6013%
Grade 15913%
Grade 25913%
Grade 35412%
Grade 45412%
Grade 55111%
Grade 64810%
Grade 75111%
Grade 8266%
Ungraded20%

This year's kindergarten class (60) is 131% larger than its 8th grade class (26).

Student demographics
35%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
STATE 72% · US 70%
White
163%
STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
36980%
STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
5813%
STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
31%
STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
123%
STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
31%
STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
STATE 0% · US 0%
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
Male
21647%
Female
24853%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
36.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 36 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 yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2548.0%36.0%
2023-2444.0%37.0%
% 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 · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
40.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-2.1pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 41% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (40.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL this school46487.3%40.8%
PS 145 ANDREW JACKSON
BROOKLYN
42887.6%34.7%
ELLA FITZGERALD ACADEMY
YONKERS
47084.3%32.2%
PS 37 MULTIPLE INTELLIGENCE SCHOOL
BRONX
44290.7%36.2%
PS 65
BROOKLYN
51289.6%66.0%
BARACK OBAMA ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HEMPSTEAD
43982.9%36.0%
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 WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn New York County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
40.8%#1,577 of 2,335#107 of 154
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
36.0%#1,960 of 2,342
▼ 158
#127 of 151
▼ 8
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
48.0%#1,418 of 2,343
▼ 297
#106 of 151
▼ 17
Enrollment
ranked largest first
464#1,004 of 2,585#45 of 158
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
9.5:1#287 of 2,338#22 of 122
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
35.0%#1,756 of 2,388#110 of 133
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
87.3%#526 of 2,534#65 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 2024-25
Enrollment
464
+241 (+108%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-25464499.5:187% (405)
2023-244203910.8:1N/A
2022-2333437.29.0:1N/A
2020-212232110.6:1N/A
2017-18797.510.5:162% (49)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.

About WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is a medium-sized elementary school in NEW YORK, New York. The school enrolls 464 students, from kindergarten through 8.

In federal data, the district for WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is the school itself.

WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment is 80% Hispanic. Other groups make up 13% Black, 3% White, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 24% of New York County residents are Hispanic. By the diversity index, WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL comes in at 35%.

Its 49 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 9.5:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. The school's lunch program data list 87% of students as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. The rate at public schools in New York County averages 70%, lower than here.

allk12 grades WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL a C+. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.

After adjusting for student poverty, WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 40.8%; the prediction is 42.9%.

Recent Census Bureau figures for New York County show that median household income is about $103,931, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 64%, and about 13% of people live in poverty. WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 358 public schools in New York County, which together enroll about 152,104 students.

PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL's average proficiency of 40.8% compares with 46.4% for its nearest scored neighbors.

Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. The school is classified as a charter school in federal data.

The 2020-21 count was 223 students and the 2024-25 count was 464. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.6:1 to 9.5:1.

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New York County at a glance

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Population
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

School name
WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
District
WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
Address
528 W 162ND ST, NEW YORK, NY 10032
Phone
(844) 489-0817
County
New York County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
KG–08
Total enrollment
464
Teachers (FTE)
49
Student–teacher ratio
9.5:1
Free and reduced lunch
405 (87%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360115506608
Charter school
Yes
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
How large is WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 464 students in grades KG-08.
What grades does WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL serve?
WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL serves grades KG-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is approximately 9.5:1 (49 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
At WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 80% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.
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