Is Spruce Street School a good school?

Yes! Spruce Street School is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 110 th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Spruce Street School?

In the 2023-24 school year, 450 students attended Spruce Street School.

What is the racial makeup of Spruce Street School?

Students at Spruce Street School are 42% White, 24% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 6% African American.

What schools do graduates of Spruce Street School attend?

Students who attend Spruce Street School usually go on to attend: Middle : Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch

Spruce Street School

Summary:

Spruce Street School is a highly-regarded elementary school serving grades PK-8 in New York City's New York City Geographic District # 2, with 431 students. This moderately-sized school has consistently earned a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating its exceptional performance among New York elementary schools.

Spruce Street School stands out for its strong academic achievement, consistently outperforming New York City District 2 and statewide averages on standardized tests. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math are significantly higher than the district and state across all grade levels. Additionally, Spruce Street School excels in supporting diverse student populations, ranking in the top 10-20% of New York elementary schools for female, male, African American, Hispanic, and white students, as well as for students with special needs and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds. This exceptional subgroup performance suggests the school has effective strategies in place to address the unique needs of all learners.

Spruce Street School's success is likely bolstered by its relatively high per-student spending of around $19,000 and a low student-teacher ratio of 11:1. The school's proximity to other highly-ranked elementary schools, such as PS 150, PS 124 Yung Wing, and PS 234 Independence School, suggests a strong commitment to educational excellence in the local community. However, the nearby PS 1 Alfred E. Smith has significantly lower proficiency rates, highlighting the potential for inequities in educational opportunities within the same district.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-8

12 Spruce St
New York, NY 10306

(212) 266-4800

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $19,064

Students who attend Spruce Street School usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch

Student/teacher ratio: 11.6

Number of students: 450

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.2%

Asian:

24.2%

Hispanic:

16.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 20.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Spruce Street School ranks better than 95.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 13^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 94.24. (See more...)

Compare Details Spruce Street School ranks better than 95.5% of middle schools in New York. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 95.15. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Spruce Street School is diverse. Racial makeup is: White (42.2%), Asian (24.2%), Hispanic (16.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 20.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Spruce Street School is 11.6, which is the 7^th best among 36 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Spruce Street School is $19,064, which is the 14^th highest among 36 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Spruce Street School:

SchoolDigger ranks Spruce Street School 110^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Spruce Street School in the ranking list.)

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SchoolDigger ranks Spruce Street School 68^th of 1504 New York public middle schools. (See Spruce Street School 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 Spruce Street School

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2014	91.32	118^th	2345	95.0%
2015	91.93	103^rd	2352	95.6%
2016	90.29	131^st	2366	94.5%
2017	91.13	128^th	2386	94.6%
2018	94.60	51^st	2395	97.9%
2019	91.01	170^th	2413	93.0%
2021	82.91	308^th	2201	86.0%
2022	91.43	156^th	2434	93.6%
2023	95.11	86^th	2439	96.5%
2024	94.24	110^th	2445	95.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Multi-racial students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	93.16	7^th	202	96.5%
2019	95.71	1^st	180	99.4%
2023	87.41	37^th	223	83.4%
2024	79.02	73^rd	279	73.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	97.18	33^rd	1941	98.3%
2019	85.94	120^th	1859	93.5%
2022	90.57	84^th	2031	95.9%
2023	91.93	87^th	2016	95.7%
2024	88.42	128^th	2110	93.9%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.16	153^rd	2045	92.5%
2019	67.72	496^th	2032	75.6%
2022	74.38	369^th	2099	82.4%
2023	95.71	70^th	2041	96.6%
2024	86.11	178^th	2078	91.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	91.81	85^th	2338	96.4%
2019	90.16	161^st	2357	93.2%
2021	80.19	295^th	1955	84.9%
2022	89.03	186^th	2401	92.3%
2023	95.05	64^th	2403	97.3%
2024	92.51	132^nd	2413	94.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	95.31	29^th	2340	98.8%
2019	90.98	156^th	2358	93.4%
2021	79.98	310^th	1961	84.2%
2022	88.11	208^th	2400	91.3%
2023	92.82	124^th	2400	94.8%
2024	91.11	160^th	2411	93.4%

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Rank History for elementary school Asian students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.04	365^th	601	39.3%
2019	64.66	207^th	548	62.2%
2021	48.59	268^th	430	37.7%
2022	62.41	287^th	671	57.2%
2023	60.05	269^th	605	55.5%
2024	77.59	132^nd	662	80.1%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2024	86.54	85^th	927	90.8%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	95.41	32^nd	1392	97.7%
2019	68.51	304^th	1315	76.9%
2022	81.44	176^th	1503	88.3%
2024	97.88	32^nd	1531	97.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.16	43^rd	1408	96.9%
2019	88.81	98^th	1338	92.7%
2021	72.19	316^th	1224	74.2%
2022	88.56	71^st	1399	94.9%
2023	91.25	58^th	1337	95.7%
2024	91.75	59^th	1392	95.8%

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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 Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2017	92.84	81^st	1455	94.4%
2018	93.55	73^rd	1438	94.9%
2019	87.41	150^th	1439	89.6%
2021	93.46	54^th	1242	95.7%
2022	94.50	69^th	1479	95.3%
2023	94.57	78^th	1500	94.8%
2024	95.15	68^th	1504	95.5%

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Rank History for middle school Multi-racial students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	88.67	20^th	190	89.5%

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Rank History for middle school Special Education students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	96.81	21^st	1170	98.2%
2019	83.16	92^nd	1139	91.9%
2022	87.91	61^st	1283	95.2%
2023	93.10	52^nd	1307	96.0%
2024	90.10	67^th	1303	94.9%

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Rank History for middle school Low Socio Economic Status students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	88.55	91^st	1245	92.7%
2019	78.16	190^th	1241	84.7%
2022	84.00	131^st	1306	90.0%
2023	82.18	163^rd	1288	87.3%
2024	90.30	87^th	1296	93.3%

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Rank History for middle school Female students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	85.56	142^nd	1353	89.5%
2019	83.24	191^st	1370	86.1%
2021	86.40	94^th	1066	91.2%
2022	88.52	113^th	1454	92.2%
2023	95.49	50^th	1463	96.6%
2024	95.58	47^th	1465	96.8%

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Rank History for middle school Male students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	96.27	44^th	1352	96.7%
2019	88.84	127^th	1366	90.7%
2021	95.96	26^th	1071	97.6%
2022	96.54	46^th	1455	96.8%
2023	89.33	129^th	1464	91.2%
2024	92.42	93^rd	1464	93.6%

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Rank History for middle school Asian students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	60.77	171^st	374	54.3%
2019	66.27	125^th	369	66.1%
2021	89.94	4^th	236	98.3%
2022	75.63	80^th	381	79.0%
2023	65.96	144^th	388	62.9%
2024	74.79	91^st	396	77.0%

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Rank History for middle school Hispanic students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	88.12	54^th	810	93.3%
2019	68.91	200^th	826	75.8%
2024	87.66	77^th	953	91.9%

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Rank History for middle school White students at Spruce Street School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	90.17	50^th	763	93.4%
2019	86.29	72^nd	716	89.9%
2021	79.76	96^th	614	84.4%
2022	91.08	49^th	748	93.4%
2023	92.40	36^th	772	95.3%
2024	92.17	40^th	778	94.9%

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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
Monday, April 30, 2018

The school lacks competent leadership, the police are used to control very small children, and a small minority of staff are abusive to children and parents alike. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Spruce Street School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
2010	35	0	8	5	0	n/a	n/a	48
2011	71	2	14	21	0	0	0	108
2012	133	9	62	37	5	1	6	253
2013	171	6	60	42	5	0	33	317
2014	204	10	56	44	4	0	41	359
2015	247	11	61	53	4	0	51	427
2016	261	12	60	55	5	0	52	445
2017	279	17	78	65	6	0	62	507
2018	297	18	85	74	6	0	59	539
2019	296	22	92	90	7	0	52	559
2020	309	18	90	86	8	1	48	560
2021	238	17	98	82	5	0	52	492
2022	208	21	92	67	2	0	50	440
2023	197	21	101	60	1	0	51	431
2024	190	27	109	74	0	0	50	450

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

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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 Spruce Street School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	48	4.0	12.0	n/a
2011	108	7.0	15.4	9.3
2012	253	14.5	17.4	8.3
2013	317	17.0	18.6	7.9
2014	359	22.0	16.3	6.4
2015	427	29.0	14.7	8.9
2016	445	31.0	14.3	10.8
2017	507	33.2	15.2	12.6
2018	539	38.0	14.1	13.4
2019	559	38.0	14.6	17.4
2020	560	42.8	13.0	17.5
2021	492	37.2	13.2	20.3
2022	440	40.7	10.7	23.2
2023	431	38.9	11.0	20.9
2024	450	38.4	11.6	20.2

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 Spruce Street School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
2010	48	4.0	12.0	n/a
2011	108	7.0	15.4	9.3
2012	253	14.5	17.4	8.3
2013	317	17.0	18.6	7.9
2014	359	22.0	16.3	6.4
2015	427	29.0	14.7	8.9
2016	445	31.0	14.3	10.8
2017	507	33.2	15.2	12.6
2018	539	38.0	14.1	13.4
2019	559	38.0	14.6	17.4
2020	560	42.8	13.0	17.5
2021	492	37.2	13.2	20.3
2022	440	40.7	10.7	23.2
2023	431	38.9	11.0	20.9
2024	450	38.4	11.6	20.2

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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