Is Ps 140 Nathan Straus a good school?

Ps 140 Nathan Straus ranks in the bottom 10.3% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 140 Nathan Straus?

In the 2023-24 school year, 368 students attended Ps 140 Nathan Straus.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 140 Nathan Straus?

Students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus are 80% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% White, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Summary:

PS 140 Nathan Straus is an elementary school located in New York City's District 1, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 295 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 2193 out of 2445 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 140 Nathan Straus struggles significantly with academic achievement, with the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA and Math ranging from 0% to 45.83%, well below the district and state averages. The school's performance is particularly concerning for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, who rank in the bottom 5% of New York elementary schools in ELA. Despite the school's high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 86.59% to 95.21%, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school's increasing per-student spending has not translated into improved academic outcomes.

When comparing PS 140 Nathan Straus to nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 142 Amalia Castro and PS 15 Roberto Clemente, there are notable differences in academic performance, with these schools performing significantly better than PS 140 Nathan Straus in both ELA and Math, despite still being below district and state averages. This suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the practices and strategies of these higher-performing schools to help address the root causes of PS 140 Nathan Straus's struggles and support the academic growth and success of its students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

123 Ridge St
New York, NY 10002

(212) 677-4680

District: New York City Geographic District # 1

SchoolDigger Rank:
2193^rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $29,849

Student/teacher ratio: 10.8

Number of students: 368

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.6%

African American:

14.9%

White:

3.0%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 95.1%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 140 Nathan Straus ranks worse than 89.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 12^th among 14 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 1. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 15.75. (See more...)

Compare Details Ps 140 Nathan Straus ranks worse than 75.7% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 28.24. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (79.6%), African American (14.9%), White (3%). (See more...)

Compare Details 95.1% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 140 Nathan Straus is 10.8. 8 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 1 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 140 Nathan Straus employs 34 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 140 Nathan Straus is $29,849, which is the 5^th highest among 14 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 1.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 140 Nathan Straus:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 140 Nathan Straus 2193^rd of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 140 Nathan Straus in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Ps 140 Nathan Straus 1139^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Ps 140 Nathan Straus in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 1:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 1 488^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 140 Nathan Straus

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	10.52	2062^nd	2206	6.5%
2007	19.88	1873^rd	2219	15.6%
2008	13.05	2035^th	2227	8.6%
2009	17.50	2013^th	2257	10.8%
2010	12.02	2093^rd	2263	7.5%
2011	16.56	2005^th	2286	12.3%
2012	8.32	2196^th	2320	5.3%
2013	10.16	2233^rd	2325	4.0%
2014	17.11	2026^th	2345	13.6%
2015	12.71	2162^nd	2352	8.1%
2016	12.62	2175^th	2366	8.1%
2017	15.51	2128^th	2386	10.8%
2018	15.97	2122^nd	2395	11.4%
2019	12.48	2215^th	2413	8.2%
2022	19.23	2065^th	2434	15.2%
2023	12.20	2268^th	2439	7.0%
2024	15.75	2193^rd	2445	10.3%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	13.99	1001^st	1001	0.0%
2024	22.17	995^th	1066	6.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	24.36	1726^th	1941	11.1%
2019	17.75	1809^th	1859	2.7%
2022	22.71	1837^th	2031	9.6%
2023	26.79	1580^th	2016	21.6%
2024	22.95	1848^th	2110	12.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2019	19.59	1799^th	2032	11.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.83	471^st	730	35.5%
2019	48.48	264^th	570	53.7%
2022	47.48	282^nd	622	54.7%
2023	16.05	610^th	637	4.2%
2024	16.29	725^th	766	5.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.72	2112^th	2338	9.7%
2019	9.39	2272^nd	2357	3.6%
2022	21.75	1990^th	2401	17.1%
2023	13.94	2210^th	2403	8.0%
2024	15.78	2192^nd	2413	9.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.52	2071^st	2340	11.5%
2019	20.09	1975^th	2358	16.2%
2022	19.58	2061^st	2400	14.1%
2023	13.60	2208^th	2400	8.0%
2024	19.76	2080^th	2411	13.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.96	997^th	1392	28.4%
2022	32.17	1087^th	1503	27.7%
2023	23.35	1181^st	1429	17.4%
2024	10.36	1496^th	1531	2.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Rank History for all middle school students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	10.75	981^st	1095	10.4%
2007	18.00	928^th	1123	17.4%
2008	24.86	945^th	1185	20.3%
2009	24.12	984^th	1224	19.6%
2010	28.48	937^th	1243	24.6%
2011	17.92	1078^th	1295	16.8%
2012	24.42	1055^th	1337	21.1%
2013	19.15	1122^nd	1373	18.3%
2014	28.34	1024^th	1401	26.9%
2015	24.88	1080^th	1407	23.2%
2016	27.70	1067^th	1429	25.3%
2017	25.87	1123^rd	1455	22.8%
2018	25.82	1110^th	1438	22.8%
2019	25.04	1120^th	1439	22.2%
2022	23.01	1210^th	1479	18.2%
2023	30.38	1088^th	1500	27.5%
2024	28.24	1139^th	1504	24.3%

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Rank History for middle school English Language Learner students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	32.07	440^th	591	25.5%
2024	27.10	538^th	615	12.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.97	976^th	1170	16.6%
2019	30.50	865^th	1139	24.1%
2022	34.45	873^rd	1283	32.0%
2023	43.26	647^th	1307	50.5%
2024	34.50	850^th	1303	34.8%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	35.85	819^th	1245	34.2%
2019	26.13	989^th	1241	20.3%
2022	33.45	892^nd	1306	31.7%
2023	39.39	789^th	1288	38.7%

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Rank History for middle school Homeless students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	27.41	369^th	457	19.3%
2019	39.44	240^th	392	38.8%
2022	38.94	297^th	487	39.0%
2023	34.63	375^th	543	30.9%
2024	43.38	316^th	594	46.8%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	29.01	1031^st	1353	23.8%
2019	19.53	1186^th	1370	13.4%
2022	20.48	1243^rd	1454	14.5%
2023	28.92	1114^th	1463	23.9%
2024	32.31	1051^st	1465	28.3%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.29	1113^th	1352	17.7%
2019	32.65	916^th	1366	32.9%
2022	31.29	1032^nd	1455	29.1%
2023	32.93	1016^th	1464	30.6%
2024	27.46	1140^th	1464	22.1%

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Rank History for middle school African American students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	51.64	271^st	663	59.1%
2024	23.26	590^th	705	16.3%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.81	575^th	810	29.0%
2019	32.75	560^th	826	32.2%
2022	33.50	630^th	914	31.1%
2023	42.01	532^nd	943	43.6%
2024	38.56	585^th	953	38.6%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 140 Nathan Straus

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	16	60	14	429	1	n/a	n/a	0	520
1990	10	43	16	445	0	n/a	n/a	0	514
1991	3	49	13	415	3	n/a	n/a	28	511
1992	9	49	12	447	0	n/a	n/a	0	517
1993	12	43	9	471	0	n/a	n/a	0	535
1994	12	39	10	458	3	n/a	n/a	0	522
1995	10	47	25	433	3	n/a	n/a	0	518
1996	10	47	25	433	3	n/a	n/a	0	518
1997	8	64	28	415	3	n/a	n/a	0	518
1998	11	65	39	419	3	n/a	n/a	0	537
1999	11	59	42	402	3	n/a	n/a	0	517
2000	9	63	38	371	2	n/a	n/a	0	483
2001	11	54	41	362	1	n/a	n/a	0	469
2002	17	50	33	388	1	n/a	n/a	0	489
2003	17	50	33	388	1	n/a	n/a	0	489
2004	15	57	27	386	1	n/a	n/a	0	486
2005	12	62	24	393	0	n/a	n/a	0	491
2006	10	65	24	402	1	n/a	n/a	0	502
2007	12	86	17	369	1	n/a	n/a	0	485
2008	10	79	19	340	2	n/a	n/a	0	450
2009	6	72	25	322	1	n/a	n/a	0	426
2010	6	67	21	321	1	n/a	n/a	0	416
2011	7	56	14	318	2	0	0	0	397
2012	7	66	17	317	0	0	0	0	407
2013	8	61	18	318	0	4	1	0	410
2014	11	53	22	311	0	0	1	0	398
2015	15	42	21	306	2	0	0	0	386
2016	13	48	20	292	4	0	0	0	377
2017	11	47	18	303	4	1	0	0	384
2018	11	44	20	292	2	2	0	0	371
2019	8	51	18	308	0	1	0	0	386
2020	7	60	10	292	1	1	0	0	371
2021	12	76	6	260	1	0	0	0	355
2022	15	67	8	248	1	0	4	0	343
2023	9	62	6	213	1	0	4	0	295
2024	11	55	5	293	0	0	4	0	368

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

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Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 140 Nathan Straus

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	520	31.9	16.3	n/a
1990	514	31.9	16.1	n/a
1991	511	32.9	15.5	n/a
1992	517	28.9	17.8	n/a
1993	535	32.1	16.7	n/a
1994	522	31.0	16.8	n/a
1995	518	30.1	17.2	n/a
1996	518	30.1	17.2	n/a
1997	518	30.0	17.3	94.2
1998	537	31.0	17.3	90.9
1999	517	29.0	17.8	94.4
2000	483	33.0	14.6	96.5
2001	469	32.0	14.7	99.4
2002	489	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	489	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	486	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	491	34.7	14.1	0
2006	502	39.0	12.9	84.3
2007	485	38.0	12.8	87.2
2008	450	37.0	12.2	93.1
2009	426	38.1	11.2	92.7
2010	416	36.0	11.5	n/a
2011	397	32.6	12.1	70.5
2012	407	29.0	14.0	69.5
2013	410	29.0	14.1	69.5
2014	398	25.0	15.9	97.2
2015	386	29.0	13.3	75.1
2016	377	28.0	13.4	76.4
2017	384	29.1	13.1	72.7
2018	371	31.0	11.9	87.6
2019	386	30.4	12.6	83.9
2020	371	37.0	10.0	88.9
2021	355	37.0	9.5	95.2
2022	343	37.3	9.1	86.6
2023	295	43.7	6.7	89.5
2024	368	34.0	10.8	95.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 140 Nathan Straus

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	520	31.9	16.3	n/a
1990	514	31.9	16.1	n/a
1991	511	32.9	15.5	n/a
1992	517	28.9	17.8	n/a
1993	535	32.1	16.7	n/a
1994	522	31.0	16.8	n/a
1995	518	30.1	17.2	n/a
1996	518	30.1	17.2	n/a
1997	518	30.0	17.3	94.2
1998	537	31.0	17.3	90.9
1999	517	29.0	17.8	94.4
2000	483	33.0	14.6	96.5
2001	469	32.0	14.7	99.4
2002	489	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	489	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	486	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	491	34.7	14.1	0
2006	502	39.0	12.9	84.3
2007	485	38.0	12.8	87.2
2008	450	37.0	12.2	93.1
2009	426	38.1	11.2	92.7
2010	416	36.0	11.5	n/a
2011	397	32.6	12.1	70.5
2012	407	29.0	14.0	69.5
2013	410	29.0	14.1	69.5
2014	398	25.0	15.9	97.2
2015	386	29.0	13.3	75.1
2016	377	28.0	13.4	76.4
2017	384	29.1	13.1	72.7
2018	371	31.0	11.9	87.6
2019	386	30.4	12.6	83.9
2020	371	37.0	10.0	88.9
2021	355	37.0	9.5	95.2
2022	343	37.3	9.1	86.6
2023	295	43.7	6.7	89.5
2024	368	34.0	10.8	95.1

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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