Is Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray a good school?

Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray ranks 495 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray?

In the 2022-23 school year, 353 students attended Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray?

Students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray are 42% White, 23% Hispanic, 22% Asian, 7% African American, 5% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray attend?

Students who attend Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray usually go on to attend: Middle : Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch

Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Summary:

PS 116 Mary Lindley Murray is an elementary school located in New York City's District 2, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 353. The school has consistently maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger over the past decade, indicating strong academic performance.

PS 116 consistently outperforms the New York state average in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 3-5, with a 4th grade ELA proficiency rate of 83.78% compared to the state average of 47.05% in 2023-2024. However, the school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment is an area for improvement, with a proficiency rate of 34.21% in 2023-2024, lower than the state average of 35%. While PS 116 performs well for its Asian and White student subgroups, the school's performance for its Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups is an area of concern, with rankings in the bottom 30-40% of New York elementary schools. The school has a relatively high per-student spending of $21,732 in 2022-2023 and a student-teacher ratio of 14.1, which is slightly lower than the state average.

When comparing PS 116 to nearby schools, such as PS 40 Augustus Saint-Gaudens and Sixth Avenue Elementary School, both located within a mile of PS 116, these schools consistently outperform PS 116 in ELA and Math proficiency across grades 3-5 and have maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger. These nearby schools have lower per-student spending compared to PS 116, yet they achieve higher academic outcomes, suggesting that PS 116 may have opportunities to optimize its resource allocation and explore best practices from its higher-performing peers.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

210 E 33rd St
New York, NY 10016-4894

(212) 685-4366

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,732

Students who attend Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch

Student/teacher ratio: 14.1

Number of students: 353

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.2%

Hispanic:

22.7%

Asian:

22.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 34%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray ranks better than 79.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 30^th 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 77.08. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.2%), Hispanic (22.7%), Asian (22.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 34% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray is 14.1. 21 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray employs 25 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray is $21,732, which is the 9^th highest among 36 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray 495^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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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 116 Mary Lindley Murray

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Rank History for all students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	77.12	446^th	2206	79.8%
2007	83.21	201^st	2219	90.9%
2008	78.15	393^rd	2227	82.4%
2009	82.12	165^th	2257	92.7%
2010	82.79	258^th	2263	88.6%
2011	86.98	164^th	2286	92.8%
2012	84.31	239^th	2320	89.7%
2013	92.84	90^th	2325	96.1%
2014	91.89	108^th	2345	95.4%
2015	84.91	267^th	2352	88.6%
2016	80.79	373^rd	2366	84.2%
2017	78.13	437^th	2386	81.7%
2018	81.52	356^th	2395	85.1%
2019	84.23	325^th	2413	86.5%
2021	72.26	557^th	2201	74.7%
2022	69.38	680^th	2434	72.1%
2023	85.16	336^th	2439	86.2%
2024	77.08	495^th	2445	79.8%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	57.33	292^nd	1027	71.6%
2024	32.96	770^th	1066	27.8%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.69	403^rd	1941	79.2%
2019	70.85	283^rd	1859	84.8%
2022	63.23	468^th	2031	77.0%
2023	65.75	454^th	2016	77.5%
2024	69.47	395^th	2110	81.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	62.56	602^nd	2045	70.6%
2019	62.03	605^th	2032	70.2%
2022	44.33	1089^th	2099	48.1%
2023	64.66	561^st	2041	72.5%
2024	52.93	827^th	2078	60.2%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.73	145^th	730	80.1%
2019	44.95	307^th	570	46.1%
2022	38.38	382^nd	622	38.6%
2023	48.39	289^th	637	54.6%
2024	32.53	531^st	766	30.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	79.89	371^st	2338	84.1%
2019	75.67	493^rd	2357	79.1%
2022	66.07	734^th	2401	69.4%
2023	80.29	427^th	2403	82.2%
2024	75.99	491^st	2413	79.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	80.59	351^st	2340	85.0%
2019	88.31	215^th	2358	90.9%
2022	71.45	598^th	2400	75.1%
2023	86.21	267^th	2400	88.9%
2024	75.77	485^th	2411	79.9%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	69.54	172^nd	601	71.4%
2019	84.43	47^th	548	91.4%
2022	64.85	257^th	671	61.7%
2023	85.72	45^th	605	92.6%
2024	66.70	230^th	662	65.3%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	44.53	486^th	948	48.7%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.20	277^th	1392	80.1%
2019	80.29	181^st	1315	86.2%
2022	53.52	618^th	1503	58.9%
2024	30.83	1108^th	1531	27.6%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	78.77	232^nd	1408	83.5%
2019	78.14	266^th	1338	80.1%
2021	41.73	762^nd	1224	37.7%
2022	62.27	508^th	1399	63.7%
2023	80.58	223^rd	1337	83.3%
2024	77.64	263^rd	1392	81.1%

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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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by a parent
Tuesday, September 4, 2018

Declining test score, no homework. my child is so far behind his peers at other schools in math and reading comprehension. administration is question able as well. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	157	171	54	228	0	n/a	n/a	610
1990	159	188	75	246	0	n/a	n/a	668
1991	179	192	92	245	0	n/a	n/a	708
1992	170	205	79	244	2	n/a	n/a	700
1993	175	203	79	228	2	n/a	n/a	687
1994	226	212	107	245	3	n/a	n/a	793
1995	326	185	127	218	5	n/a	n/a	861
1996	326	185	127	218	5	n/a	n/a	861
1997	326	164	110	203	5	n/a	n/a	808
1998	347	156	105	196	6	n/a	n/a	810
1999	368	166	125	202	4	n/a	n/a	865
2000	365	148	121	201	3	n/a	n/a	838
2001	350	137	107	200	2	n/a	n/a	796
2002	334	125	129	175	5	n/a	n/a	768
2003	334	125	129	175	5	n/a	n/a	768
2004	336	126	158	176	4	n/a	n/a	800
2005	319	101	138	166	4	n/a	n/a	728
2006	322	96	153	168	2	n/a	n/a	741
2007	331	82	151	169	0	n/a	n/a	733
2008	357	94	166	172	5	n/a	n/a	794
2009	371	91	152	161	7	n/a	n/a	782
2010	400	83	159	141	5	n/a	n/a	788
2011	393	85	154	144	9	0	0	785
2012	356	75	179	158	14	2	5	789
2013	335	91	152	151	15	3	31	778
2014	313	63	135	155	15	0	38	719
2015	310	63	132	145	12	0	32	694
2016	284	58	127	138	10	0	31	648
2017	236	61	121	123	8	0	30	579
2018	224	60	116	108	3	0	34	545
2019	213	45	114	97	2	0	31	502
2020	219	40	107	93	2	0	31	492
2021	179	36	88	74	1	0	26	404
2022	167	29	82	77	1	0	26	382
2023	149	26	78	80	1	0	19	353

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 116 Mary Lindley Murray

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	610	29.9	20.4	n/a
1990	668	31.9	20.9	n/a
1991	708	38.9	18.2	n/a
1992	700	36.9	18.9	n/a
1993	687	39.0	17.6	n/a
1994	793	40.1	19.8	n/a
1995	861	45.1	19.1	n/a
1996	861	45.1	19.1	n/a
1997	808	37.0	21.8	50.7
1998	810	38.0	21.3	46.9
1999	865	40.3	21.5	37.3
2000	838	43.5	19.3	44
2001	796	41.0	19.4	40.5
2002	768	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	768	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	800	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	728	43.0	16.9	0
2006	741	46.0	16.1	29.3
2007	733	47.0	15.6	26.6
2008	794	48.0	16.5	24.9
2009	782	47.6	16.4	29
2010	788	51.8	15.2	n/a
2011	785	49.2	15.9	27.1
2012	789	45.8	17.2	29.9
2013	778	48.0	16.2	35.9
2014	719	46.0	15.6	37.3
2015	694	43.0	16.1	35.3
2016	648	42.0	15.4	33.3
2017	579	41.4	13.9	35.8
2018	545	40.0	13.6	34.9
2019	502	36.0	13.9	32.3
2020	492	32.0	15.3	30.7
2021	404	29.0	13.9	31.2
2022	382	27.0	14.1	33
2023	353	25.0	14.1	34

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 116 Mary Lindley Murray

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	610	29.9	20.4	n/a
1990	668	31.9	20.9	n/a
1991	708	38.9	18.2	n/a
1992	700	36.9	18.9	n/a
1993	687	39.0	17.6	n/a
1994	793	40.1	19.8	n/a
1995	861	45.1	19.1	n/a
1996	861	45.1	19.1	n/a
1997	808	37.0	21.8	50.7
1998	810	38.0	21.3	46.9
1999	865	40.3	21.5	37.3
2000	838	43.5	19.3	44
2001	796	41.0	19.4	40.5
2002	768	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	768	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	800	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	728	43.0	16.9	0
2006	741	46.0	16.1	29.3
2007	733	47.0	15.6	26.6
2008	794	48.0	16.5	24.9
2009	782	47.6	16.4	29
2010	788	51.8	15.2	n/a
2011	785	49.2	15.9	27.1
2012	789	45.8	17.2	29.9
2013	778	48.0	16.2	35.9
2014	719	46.0	15.6	37.3
2015	694	43.0	16.1	35.3
2016	648	42.0	15.4	33.3
2017	579	41.4	13.9	35.8
2018	545	40.0	13.6	34.9
2019	502	36.0	13.9	32.3
2020	492	32.0	15.3	30.7
2021	404	29.0	13.9	31.2
2022	382	27.0	14.1	33
2023	353	25.0	14.1	34

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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