Is Ps 1 Alfred E Smith a good school?

Ps 1 Alfred E Smith ranks 1550 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 1 Alfred E Smith?

In the 2022-23 school year, 192 students attended Ps 1 Alfred E Smith.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 1 Alfred E Smith?

Students at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith are 36% Asian, 31% Hispanic, 23% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races, 2% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 1 Alfred E Smith attend?

Students who attend Ps 1 Alfred E Smith usually go on to attend: Middle : Middle School 131

Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

Summary:

Ps 1 Alfred E Smith is an elementary school located in New York City's New York City Geographic District # 2, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 192 students.

Ps 1 Alfred E Smith has a history of fluctuating performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 589 out of 2,386 New York elementary schools in 2016-2017 (rated 4 out of 5 stars) to its current ranking of 1,550 out of 2,445 schools (rated 2 out of 5 stars) for the 2023-2024 school year. The school's test scores are generally lower than the New York City District 2 and statewide averages across various grade levels and subject areas, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranging from 25% to 61.54% and in Math from 38.1% to 59.26%. However, the school ranks particularly well for English Language Learner (ELL) students, ranking in the top 15% of New York elementary schools in this category for the past three school years.

The data reveals a stark contrast in performance between Ps 1 Alfred E Smith and some of the nearby schools within the same district, such as Ps 126 Jacob August Riis, Ps 124 Yung Wing, and Spruce Street School, all of which consistently rank in the top 15% of New York elementary schools and outperform Ps 1 Alfred E Smith across all subject areas and grade levels. The school's high percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 74.43% to 77.6%, suggests that it serves a predominantly economically disadvantaged population, which may be a significant contributor to the school's lower academic performance.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

8 Henry St
New York, NY 10038-1078

(212) 267-4133

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
1550^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $32,416

Students who attend Ps 1 Alfred E Smith usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 131

Student/teacher ratio: 10.1

Number of students: 192

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.9%

Hispanic:

31.3%

African American:

22.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 77.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 1 Alfred E Smith ranks worse than 63.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks last among 36 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 36.49. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (35.9%), Hispanic (31.3%), African American (22.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 77.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith is 10.1, which is the 3^rd best among 36 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2. (See more...)

Compare Ps 1 Alfred E Smith employs 18.9 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith is $32,416, which is the 2^nd highest among 36 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 1 Alfred E Smith:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 1 Alfred E Smith 1550^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 1 Alfred E Smith in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 2:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 2 335^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

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Rank History for all students at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	64.08	970^th	2206	56.0%
2007	65.50	915^th	2219	58.8%
2008	59.78	1095^th	2227	50.8%
2009	53.97	1289^th	2257	42.9%
2010	57.36	1103^rd	2263	51.3%
2011	55.90	1117^th	2286	51.1%
2012	55.00	1179^th	2320	49.2%
2013	66.34	703^rd	2325	69.8%
2014	65.42	753^rd	2345	67.9%
2015	65.99	745^th	2352	68.3%
2016	64.99	780^th	2366	67.0%
2017	72.54	589^th	2386	75.3%
2018	63.15	860^th	2395	64.1%
2019	62.83	831^st	2413	65.6%
2021	62.96	782^nd	2201	64.5%
2022	40.92	1432^nd	2434	41.2%
2023	36.27	1549^th	2439	36.5%
2024	36.49	1550^th	2445	36.6%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	84.53	52^nd	938	94.5%
2019	64.61	160^th	860	81.4%
2021	60.33	127^th	454	72.0%
2022	71.14	175^th	1027	83.0%
2023	48.60	402^nd	1001	59.8%
2024	73.27	134^th	1066	87.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.30	989^th	1941	49.0%
2019	27.56	1468^th	1859	21.0%
2022	22.15	1859^th	2031	8.5%
2023	39.26	1117^th	2016	44.6%
2024	35.42	1322^nd	2110	37.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.02	390^th	2045	80.9%
2019	66.68	518^th	2032	74.5%
2022	45.52	1050^th	2099	50.0%
2023	45.43	1026^th	2041	49.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.26	970^th	2338	58.5%
2019	64.95	770^th	2357	67.3%
2021	34.79	1335^th	1955	31.7%
2022	35.68	1595^th	2401	33.6%
2023	29.06	1766^th	2403	26.5%
2024	37.91	1511^th	2413	37.4%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.69	751^st	2340	67.9%
2019	56.63	961^st	2358	59.2%
2021	58.50	790^th	1961	59.7%
2022	47.82	1216^th	2400	49.3%
2023	46.79	1236^th	2400	48.5%
2024	38.78	1474^th	2411	38.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.68	209^th	601	65.2%
2019	55.21	287^th	548	47.6%
2022	44.48	427^th	671	36.4%
2023	39.08	424^th	605	29.9%
2024	47.32	387^th	662	41.5%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.09	772^nd	948	18.6%
2019	42.43	463^rd	891	48.0%
2022	32.13	652^nd	936	30.3%
2023	28.88	620^th	857	27.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.18	991^st	1392	28.8%
2022	15.13	1408^th	1503	6.3%
2023	30.09	1055^th	1429	26.2%
2024	36.91	975^th	1531	36.3%

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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 1 Alfred E Smith

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	0	78	333	104	0	n/a	n/a	0	515
1990	2	62	409	121	1	n/a	n/a	0	595
1991	7	70	404	111	0	n/a	n/a	98	690
1992	8	89	473	109	0	n/a	n/a	0	679
1993	10	78	472	92	1	n/a	n/a	0	653
1994	12	85	475	93	0	n/a	n/a	0	665
1995	11	64	586	94	2	n/a	n/a	0	757
1996	11	64	586	94	2	n/a	n/a	0	757
1997	6	66	547	80	3	n/a	n/a	0	702
1998	7	59	535	82	4	n/a	n/a	0	687
1999	11	53	550	78	4	n/a	n/a	0	696
2000	8	53	545	85	3	n/a	n/a	0	694
2001	4	52	540	93	3	n/a	n/a	0	692
2002	5	51	511	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	635
2003	5	51	511	67	1	n/a	n/a	0	635
2004	7	52	518	66	2	n/a	n/a	0	645
2005	4	54	485	81	1	n/a	n/a	0	625
2006	10	65	448	85	3	n/a	n/a	0	611
2007	10	65	449	78	2	n/a	n/a	0	604
2008	10	63	400	92	2	n/a	n/a	0	567
2009	8	65	390	90	3	n/a	n/a	0	556
2010	10	56	386	85	5	n/a	n/a	0	542
2011	10	63	374	91	6	0	0	0	544
2012	2	67	366	81	2	0	0	0	518
2013	2	68	358	92	1	0	1	0	522
2014	1	63	342	102	1	0	1	0	510
2015	5	49	304	96	1	0	1	0	456
2016	4	48	259	89	1	0	2	0	403
2017	11	41	216	82	1	0	3	0	354
2018	6	59	170	79	1	0	3	0	318
2019	7	51	143	87	1	1	3	0	293
2020	16	55	112	64	0	0	1	0	248
2021	10	58	113	53	0	0	1	0	235
2022	14	55	87	58	0	0	5	0	219
2023	9	44	69	60	3	1	6	0	192

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

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 1 Alfred E Smith

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	515	36.0	14.3	n/a
1990	595	35.9	16.5	n/a
1991	690	36.2	19.0	n/a
1992	679	41.7	16.2	n/a
1993	653	43.0	15.2	n/a
1994	665	41.6	16.0	n/a
1995	757	38.1	19.9	n/a
1996	757	38.1	19.9	n/a
1997	702	38.0	18.5	92.2
1998	687	39.0	17.6	82.1
1999	696	40.0	17.4	82.3
2000	694	39.0	17.8	87.6
2001	692	36.0	19.2	89
2002	635	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	635	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	645	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	625	40.0	15.6	0
2006	611	46.0	13.3	91.2
2007	604	49.0	12.3	86.6
2008	567	43.0	13.2	84.1
2009	556	43.0	12.9	82.9
2010	542	40.0	13.5	n/a
2011	544	39.5	13.7	65.4
2012	518	39.0	13.2	65.1
2013	522	36.9	14.1	64.6
2014	510	37.0	13.7	89.8
2015	456	40.0	11.4	66
2016	403	39.0	10.3	61.3
2017	354	36.0	9.8	55.1
2018	318	33.0	9.6	78.9
2019	293	25.0	11.7	75.4
2020	248	24.0	10.3	75.4
2021	235	22.0	10.6	77.4
2022	219	21.0	10.4	74.4
2023	192	18.9	10.1	77.6

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 1 Alfred E Smith

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	515	36.0	14.3	n/a
1990	595	35.9	16.5	n/a
1991	690	36.2	19.0	n/a
1992	679	41.7	16.2	n/a
1993	653	43.0	15.2	n/a
1994	665	41.6	16.0	n/a
1995	757	38.1	19.9	n/a
1996	757	38.1	19.9	n/a
1997	702	38.0	18.5	92.2
1998	687	39.0	17.6	82.1
1999	696	40.0	17.4	82.3
2000	694	39.0	17.8	87.6
2001	692	36.0	19.2	89
2002	635	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	635	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	645	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	625	40.0	15.6	0
2006	611	46.0	13.3	91.2
2007	604	49.0	12.3	86.6
2008	567	43.0	13.2	84.1
2009	556	43.0	12.9	82.9
2010	542	40.0	13.5	n/a
2011	544	39.5	13.7	65.4
2012	518	39.0	13.2	65.1
2013	522	36.9	14.1	64.6
2014	510	37.0	13.7	89.8
2015	456	40.0	11.4	66
2016	403	39.0	10.3	61.3
2017	354	36.0	9.8	55.1
2018	318	33.0	9.6	78.9
2019	293	25.0	11.7	75.4
2020	248	24.0	10.3	75.4
2021	235	22.0	10.6	77.4
2022	219	21.0	10.4	74.4
2023	192	18.9	10.1	77.6

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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