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SCHOOL COMMUNITY·WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360115506608

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
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
Kindergarten
60
Grade 1
59
Grade 2
59
Grade 3
54
Grade 4
54
Grade 5
51
Grade 6
48
Grade 7
51
Grade 8
26
Ungraded
2
Student demographics
White
163%
STATE 39%
Hispanic
36980%
STATE 31%
Black
5813%
STATE 16%
Asian
31%
STATE 10%
Two+
123%
STATE 4%
Native American
31%
STATE 1%
Pacific Islander
31%
STATE 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
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
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

7-year change

SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
464
+385 (+487%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
9.5:1
was 10.5:1
% White
3%
was 9%
% Hispanic
80%
was 67%
% Black
13%
was 23%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

About WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL

WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is a reasonably sized elementary-level community in NEW YORK, New York, overseen by WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL. The school caters to 464 students in grades K through 8.

WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is the operating authority for WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, handling staffing, calendars, and reporting to the state department of education.

In terms of who attends, WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 80%. Other groups include 13% Black, 3% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL has 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 87% of students at WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against New York County (around 70%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.9%, the actual is 40.8%, a residual of -2.1 points.

Around the school, community-level numbers for New York County indicate the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is one.

PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 46.4%.

The campus sits in an urban setting. WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL has climbed 487%, going from 79 students in 2018 to 464 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 67% to 80% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 10.5:1 in 2018 to 9.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.

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/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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