Is Ps 33 Chelsea Prep a good school?

Ps 33 Chelsea Prep ranks 591 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 33 Chelsea Prep?

In the 2023-24 school year, 628 students attended Ps 33 Chelsea Prep.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 33 Chelsea Prep?

Students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep are 40% Hispanic, 20% White, 18% Asian, 14% African American, 7% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 33 Chelsea Prep attend?

Students who attend Ps 33 Chelsea Prep usually go on to attend: Middle : Middle School 297

Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Summary:

PS 33 Chelsea Prep is an elementary school located in New York City's District 2, serving 550 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating strong academic performance.

PS 33 Chelsea Prep has demonstrated impressive academic results, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students outperformed the New York City District 2 and statewide averages in both ELA and Math. The school's 5th-grade students also achieved high proficiency rates in Science, exceeding the district and state averages. This consistent academic excellence is reflected in the school's high statewide rankings, with PS 33 Chelsea Prep ranking among the top 25% of New York elementary schools in recent years.

While PS 33 Chelsea Prep excels in overall academic performance, the school's uneven results across different student subgroups are a concern. The significant achievement gaps between the school's Asian and White students, who consistently rank in the top 5% and top 10% of New York elementary schools, respectively, and the African American and Hispanic students, who rank in the bottom half, suggest that the school may need to address issues of equity and provide more targeted support for underperforming subgroups. Similarly, the lower rankings for English Language Learners and Special Education students indicate that the school could benefit from strengthening its programs and resources for these populations.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

281 9th Ave
New York, NY 10001-5799

(212) 244-6426

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

SchoolDigger Rank:
591^st of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $17,853

Students who attend Ps 33 Chelsea Prep usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 297

Student/teacher ratio: 15.3

Number of students: 628

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

40.4%

White:

19.7%

Asian:

17.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 58.6%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 33 Chelsea Prep ranks better than 75.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 31^st 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 72.25. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (40.4%), White (19.7%), Asian (17.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 58.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep is 15.3. 25 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 33 Chelsea Prep employs 41 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep is $17,853. 20 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 33 Chelsea Prep:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 33 Chelsea Prep 591^st of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 33 Chelsea Prep 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 33 Chelsea Prep

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Rank History for all students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	52.83	1288^th	2206	41.6%
2007	38.56	1577^th	2219	28.9%
2008	67.03	851^st	2227	61.8%
2009	74.35	538^th	2257	76.2%
2010	76.62	470^th	2263	79.2%
2011	60.62	996^th	2286	56.4%
2012	69.08	747^th	2320	67.8%
2013	71.15	574^th	2325	75.3%
2014	81.47	336^th	2345	85.7%
2015	85.40	260^th	2352	88.9%
2016	84.41	274^th	2366	88.4%
2017	81.76	358^th	2386	85.0%
2018	74.58	528^th	2395	78.0%
2019	78.00	470^th	2413	80.5%
2021	94.65	22^nd	2201	99.0%
2022	79.01	446^th	2434	81.7%
2023	75.58	550^th	2439	77.4%
2024	72.25	591^st	2445	75.8%

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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	92.88	8^th	289	97.2%
2023	93.46	12^th	223	94.6%
2024	91.45	16^th	279	94.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	29.15	797^th	1001	20.4%
2024	35.75	711^th	1066	33.3%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.57	635^th	1941	67.3%
2019	58.60	484^th	1859	74.0%
2022	36.65	1247^th	2031	38.6%
2023	58.71	567^th	2016	71.9%
2024	62.49	520^th	2110	75.4%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	38.24	1290^th	2045	36.9%
2019	39.41	1208^th	2032	40.6%
2021	90.59	78^th	1678	95.4%
2022	33.35	1448^th	2099	31.0%
2023	38.56	1210^th	2041	40.7%
2024	33.85	1387^th	2078	33.3%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.21	402^nd	730	44.9%
2019	33.32	426^th	570	25.3%
2022	25.66	524^th	622	15.8%
2023	17.82	594^th	637	6.8%
2024	28.70	580^th	766	24.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.59	614^th	2338	73.7%
2019	75.00	513^th	2357	78.2%
2021	93.35	29^th	1955	98.5%
2022	71.90	598^th	2401	75.1%
2023	67.09	722^nd	2403	70.0%
2024	61.94	819^th	2413	66.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.46	460^th	2340	80.3%
2019	75.07	502^nd	2358	78.7%
2021	93.68	20^th	1961	99.0%
2022	81.67	352^nd	2400	85.3%
2023	80.13	404^th	2400	83.2%
2024	77.01	452^nd	2411	81.3%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.61	24^th	601	96.0%
2019	86.92	36^th	548	93.4%
2021	84.23	16^th	430	96.3%
2022	86.83	27^th	671	96.0%
2023	84.45	55^th	605	90.9%
2024	85.03	58^th	662	91.2%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.70	689^th	948	27.3%
2019	20.97	765^th	891	14.1%
2022	24.50	746^th	936	20.3%
2023	27.02	643^rd	857	25.0%
2024	38.07	556^th	927	40.0%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	45.73	740^th	1392	46.8%
2019	58.26	445^th	1315	66.2%
2022	53.06	625^th	1503	58.4%
2023	39.82	863^rd	1429	39.6%
2024	37.66	944^th	1531	38.3%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	94.07	7^th	1408	99.5%
2019	94.54	21^st	1338	98.4%
2021	93.33	6^th	1224	99.5%
2022	93.66	22^nd	1399	98.4%
2023	93.49	30^th	1337	97.8%
2024	90.19	72^nd	1392	94.8%

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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

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.1)

78%

22%

Reviews:

by a parent
Friday, March 12, 2021

My son attends this school and his reading and math has improved 10 fold! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 24, 2018

PS33 is a gem! The teachers are phenomenal, and what makes them even better is the way they come together as a team to make sure the teaching is top notch.
It is true that there has been some issues with some parents not liking the new principal, Cindy Wang. But, in my 4 years at the school, I have seen a strong leader who has stayed firm regarding the changes she wants to make. Many of the changes were not welcomed at first, but now parents are starting to see the fruits, and are starting to warm up to Cindy. More than anything, Cindy has brought the community together, which before, under the past principal, was completely segregated.
The parent coordinator is so wonderful and helpful, and a great resource.
The parent community is the BEST!!! Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, May 24, 2018

My children have thrived at PS 33. The teachers are the best in the city, and the parent community is extremely tight. Plus, the school size is great -- two G&T, two gen-ed per grade. Love it there! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, May 12, 2018

PS33 is a wonderful school with very strong, rigorous academics. The parent community is very involved, and the PTA raises a lot of money that support wonderful programs for the school, such as robotics, and incredible arts and music programs. Teachers are absolutely outstanding! There has been a learning curve with the new principal, since she did bring in a few changes.. she has certainly managed to integrate the Gen Ed and G&T much more (which some parents don't like), and her main goal is to build a strong community! :) Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, October 11, 2017

Wonderful G & T . Top teachers and parent coordinators who really give their all fro whaI can see so far. My son loves his school...I can see why. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, November 29, 2016

They are less sanitary than I imagined when I joined. Most of the teachers are nice but a few are super strict. I am sorta kinda glad I'm going to middle school. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, November 12, 2016

Has become a very violent school under the new principal. Lots of bullying—and now the kids who are bullied are pulled out of class to play with the bullies (who then pound the living daylights out of them.) Also a lot of the awesome experienced teachers have left. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 33 Chelsea Prep

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	28	105	21	251	4	n/a	n/a	0	409
1990	28	100	32	238	3	n/a	n/a	0	401
1991	14	75	27	229	1	n/a	n/a	19	365
1992	12	82	24	220	3	n/a	n/a	0	341
1993	26	74	40	196	4	n/a	n/a	0	340
1994	19	87	35	197	5	n/a	n/a	0	343
1995	16	90	37	204	4	n/a	n/a	0	351
1996	16	90	37	204	4	n/a	n/a	0	351
1997	18	88	48	203	2	n/a	n/a	0	359
1998	21	74	44	177	2	n/a	n/a	0	318
1999	24	83	64	197	1	n/a	n/a	0	369
2000	22	119	59	227	4	n/a	n/a	0	431
2001	21	103	62	236	2	n/a	n/a	0	424
2002	25	115	60	234	1	n/a	n/a	0	435
2003	25	115	60	234	1	n/a	n/a	0	435
2004	14	102	59	199	2	n/a	n/a	0	376
2005	9	84	49	175	0	n/a	n/a	0	317
2006	12	85	50	159	0	n/a	n/a	0	306
2007	30	85	55	160	0	n/a	n/a	0	330
2008	27	87	48	169	5	n/a	n/a	0	336
2009	35	79	44	163	2	n/a	n/a	0	323
2010	49	83	52	169	2	n/a	n/a	0	355
2011	59	86	82	152	2	0	0	0	381
2012	78	74	118	163	4	2	20	0	459
2013	103	86	122	185	4	1	20	0	521
2014	138	81	141	171	3	0	30	0	564
2015	161	76	158	192	3	0	40	0	630
2016	166	75	160	187	3	0	39	0	630
2017	163	91	140	175	5	1	48	0	623
2018	146	100	145	181	2	1	53	0	628
2019	130	121	148	180	4	1	54	0	638
2020	129	105	145	171	5	0	47	0	602
2021	110	96	155	146	5	3	41	0	556
2022	100	87	130	142	3	1	36	0	499
2023	108	90	119	187	2	2	42	0	550
2024	124	88	110	254	6	3	43	0	628

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 33 Chelsea Prep

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	409	30.3	13.4	n/a
1990	401	28.3	14.1	n/a
1991	365	25.1	14.5	n/a
1992	341	18.7	18.2	n/a
1993	340	18.8	18.1	n/a
1994	343	18.0	19.1	n/a
1995	351	15.0	23.4	n/a
1996	351	15.0	23.4	n/a
1997	359	17.2	20.9	86.6
1998	318	15.8	20.1	95
1999	369	11.7	31.5	77
2000	431	8.0	53.9	79.1
2001	424	36.0	11.8	84.4
2002	435	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	435	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	376	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	317	n/a	n/a	0
2006	306	27.0	11.3	93.8
2007	330	29.0	11.4	88.5
2008	336	28.9	11.6	86.9
2009	323	28.9	11.2	83.6
2010	355	29.9	11.8	n/a
2011	381	30.2	12.5	74.8
2012	459	32.9	13.9	62.7
2013	521	34.0	15.3	58.5
2014	564	34.0	16.5	49.8
2015	630	36.0	17.5	48.7
2016	630	31.0	20.3	47
2017	623	34.1	18.2	45.3
2018	628	39.0	16.0	46.3
2019	638	42.0	15.1	48.6
2020	602	35.0	17.2	46.7
2021	556	37.0	15.0	49.1
2022	499	39.0	12.7	49.9
2023	550	39.0	14.1	54.4
2024	628	41.0	15.3	58.6

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 33 Chelsea Prep

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	409	30.3	13.4	n/a
1990	401	28.3	14.1	n/a
1991	365	25.1	14.5	n/a
1992	341	18.7	18.2	n/a
1993	340	18.8	18.1	n/a
1994	343	18.0	19.1	n/a
1995	351	15.0	23.4	n/a
1996	351	15.0	23.4	n/a
1997	359	17.2	20.9	86.6
1998	318	15.8	20.1	95
1999	369	11.7	31.5	77
2000	431	8.0	53.9	79.1
2001	424	36.0	11.8	84.4
2002	435	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	435	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	376	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	317	n/a	n/a	0
2006	306	27.0	11.3	93.8
2007	330	29.0	11.4	88.5
2008	336	28.9	11.6	86.9
2009	323	28.9	11.2	83.6
2010	355	29.9	11.8	n/a
2011	381	30.2	12.5	74.8
2012	459	32.9	13.9	62.7
2013	521	34.0	15.3	58.5
2014	564	34.0	16.5	49.8
2015	630	36.0	17.5	48.7
2016	630	31.0	20.3	47
2017	623	34.1	18.2	45.3
2018	628	39.0	16.0	46.3
2019	638	42.0	15.1	48.6
2020	602	35.0	17.2	46.7
2021	556	37.0	15.0	49.1
2022	499	39.0	12.7	49.9
2023	550	39.0	14.1	54.4
2024	628	41.0	15.3	58.6

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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