Is Ps 165 Robert E Simon a good school?

Ps 165 Robert E Simon ranks 1094 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 165 Robert E Simon?

In the 2022-23 school year, 383 students attended Ps 165 Robert E Simon.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 165 Robert E Simon?

Students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon are 48% Hispanic, 25% White, 16% African American, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more races.

Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Summary:

PS 165 Robert E Simon is an elementary school located in New York City's District 3, serving 383 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade.

While PS 165 Robert E Simon is generally on par with or slightly below the district and state averages in student performance, there are some notable differences. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math for 3rd-5th graders range from 44% to 58%, compared to the district's 62% to 68% and the state's 43% to 58%. Performance also varies across different student subgroups, with White and African American students tending to perform better than Hispanic and English Language Learner students. The school has a relatively high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with around 60% qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. However, the school's spending per student is higher than the district and state averages, suggesting a well-funded institution.

Compared to nearby schools, Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 4 significantly outperforms PS 165 Robert E Simon and the district as a whole in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. Other nearby schools, such as STEM Institute of Manhattan and PS 163 Alfred E Smith, also generally outperform PS 165 Robert E Simon, while PS 180 Hugo Newman has a more mixed performance. Despite the higher funding, PS 165 Robert E Simon's performance does not seem to be commensurate with the resources available, suggesting that factors beyond just funding may be influencing student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

234 W 109th St
New York, NY 10025-2228

(212) 678-2873

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

SchoolDigger Rank:
1094^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $21,424

Student/teacher ratio: 12.3

Number of students: 383

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.8%

White:

25.3%

African American:

15.9%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 61.4%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 165 Robert E Simon ranks better than 55.3% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 11^th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 52.51. (See more...)

Compare Details Ps 165 Robert E Simon is not ranked due for the most recent year due to insufficient test score data. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2018 the calculated Average Standard Score was 17.65. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 165 Robert E Simon is diverse. Racial makeup is: Hispanic (47.8%), White (25.3%), African American (15.9%). (See more...)

Compare Details 61.4% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 165 Robert E Simon is 12.3. 9 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 165 Robert E Simon employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 165 Robert E Simon is $21,424. 11 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 165 Robert E Simon:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 165 Robert E Simon 1094^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 165 Robert E Simon in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 3:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 3 494^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 165 Robert E Simon

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Rank History for all elementary school students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	22.64	1846^th	2206	16.3%
2007	24.27	1792^nd	2219	19.2%
2008	16.69	1978^th	2227	11.2%
2009	17.19	2018^th	2257	10.6%
2010	18.48	1964^th	2263	13.2%
2011	34.16	1651^st	2286	27.8%
2012	36.40	1627^th	2320	29.9%
2013	47.78	1181^st	2325	49.2%
2014	33.58	1631^st	2345	30.4%
2015	34.17	1603^rd	2352	31.8%
2016	46.44	1272^nd	2366	46.2%
2017	55.52	1034^th	2386	56.7%
2018	52.95	1120^th	2395	53.2%
2019	57.31	967^th	2413	59.9%
2021	56.29	926^th	2201	57.9%
2022	64.86	793^rd	2434	67.4%
2023	62.83	847^th	2439	65.3%
2024	52.51	1094^th	2445	55.3%

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Rank History for elementary school English Language Learner students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	61.04	232^nd	938	75.3%
2019	74.66	87^th	860	89.9%
2023	42.77	501^st	1001	50.0%
2024	34.58	732^nd	1066	31.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Special Education students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	43.50	943^rd	1941	51.4%
2019	48.10	748^th	1859	59.8%
2022	48.40	830^th	2031	59.1%
2023	48.30	828^th	2016	58.9%
2024	45.08	976^th	2110	53.7%

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Rank History for elementary school Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.36	942^nd	2045	53.9%
2019	50.72	856^th	2032	57.9%
2021	56.16	635^th	1678	62.2%
2022	46.05	1027^th	2099	51.1%
2023	52.19	854^th	2041	58.2%
2024	38.72	1241^st	2078	40.3%

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Rank History for elementary school Homeless students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	65.80	171^st	730	76.6%
2019	57.84	180^th	570	68.4%
2022	54.28	231^st	622	62.9%
2023	32.86	431^st	637	32.3%
2024	25.96	619^th	766	19.2%

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Rank History for elementary school Female students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	55.04	1087^th	2338	53.5%
2019	59.10	913^th	2357	61.3%
2021	52.70	905^th	1955	53.7%
2022	58.91	937^th	2401	61.0%
2023	51.29	1121^st	2403	53.3%
2024	41.41	1411^th	2413	41.5%

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Rank History for elementary school Male students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	49.90	1170^th	2340	50.0%
2019	55.50	993^rd	2358	57.9%
2021	55.01	856^th	1961	56.3%
2022	67.43	705^th	2400	70.6%
2023	71.37	603^rd	2400	74.9%
2024	61.61	836^th	2411	65.3%

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Rank History for elementary school African American students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2022	72.68	212^th	936	77.4%
2023	69.42	197^th	857	77.0%
2024	36.98	574^th	927	38.1%

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Rank History for elementary school Hispanic students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	54.01	578^th	1392	58.5%
2019	51.55	549^th	1315	58.3%
2021	30.66	607^th	818	25.8%
2022	60.77	497^th	1503	66.9%
2023	58.40	491^st	1429	65.6%
2024	46.89	736^th	1531	51.9%

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Rank History for elementary school White students at Ps 165 Robert E Simon

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	83.09	154^th	1408	89.1%
2019	88.35	107^th	1338	92.0%
2022	67.54	423^rd	1399	69.8%
2024	91.88	56^th	1392	96.0%

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

Rank History for Ps 165 Robert E Simon

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Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Middle Schools	NY State Percentile
2010	9.31	1130^th	1243	9.1%
2011	18.79	1068^th	1295	17.5%
2012	17.03	1124^th	1337	15.9%
2013	17.37	1156^th	1373	15.8%
2014	19.57	1159^th	1401	17.3%
2015	16.88	1220^th	1407	13.3%
2016	13.49	1312^th	1429	8.2%
2017	17.78	1271^st	1455	12.6%
2018	17.65	1255^th	1438	12.7%

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

Data source: NY State Education Department

Review counts

All ratings (Avg rating: 4.2)

60%

20%

Reviews:

by a parent
Tuesday, January 25, 2022

My daughter currently attends PS 165 & having a gray experience. She looks forward to going to school everyday. The teachers communicate often via email, calls & texts (remind app). During these uncertain times they try daily to keep both students & staff safe, following the doe & cdc guidelines. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, April 17, 2019

Send your child to this school only if you don't have any other place. Close Quote

by a teacher
Wednesday, March 8, 2017

PS/MS 165 has amazing teachers and staff who are dedicated to providing a nurturing environment for all students. The school services all students in the community through their many educational programs: general education, special education, dual language Spanish, and gifted and talented. PS/MS 165 is a Showcase School for mathematics and the only Leader in Me School in Manhattan. Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, April 2, 2012

Our daughter is in PS 165's dual language kindergarten class. We are very happy with the school. Our daughter is thriving academically and is really happy. In our view, PS 165 is a great option for parents in the Morningside Heights/Columbia Univ. area. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 165 Robert E Simon

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Not Specified	Total
1989	3	71	7	679	0	n/a	n/a	0	760
1990	5	33	13	632	0	n/a	n/a	0	683
1991	7	35	19	581	0	n/a	n/a	29	671
1992	2	46	29	589	1	n/a	n/a	0	667
1993	9	46	22	536	1	n/a	n/a	0	614
1994	20	62	29	553	0	n/a	n/a	0	664
1995	73	95	34	618	2	n/a	n/a	0	822
1996	73	95	34	618	2	n/a	n/a	0	822
1997	104	112	41	631	5	n/a	n/a	0	893
1998	118	166	53	622	4	n/a	n/a	0	963
1999	149	197	53	650	2	n/a	n/a	0	1051
2000	12	90	24	532	2	n/a	n/a	0	660
2001	17	101	15	529	2	n/a	n/a	0	664
2002	31	103	27	497	2	n/a	n/a	0	660
2003	31	103	27	497	2	n/a	n/a	0	660
2004	34	109	26	485	4	n/a	n/a	0	658
2005	40	102	28	470	3	n/a	n/a	0	643
2006	47	96	29	446	3	n/a	n/a	0	621
2007	38	100	26	445	1	n/a	n/a	0	610
2008	35	103	19	431	2	n/a	n/a	0	590
2009	43	128	20	460	3	n/a	n/a	0	654
2010	40	131	21	493	3	n/a	n/a	0	688
2011	48	141	20	549	11	0	0	0	769
2012	64	132	27	594	9	0	0	0	826
2013	80	121	23	614	10	0	2	0	850
2014	85	135	25	604	8	0	4	0	861
2015	93	113	35	573	8	0	6	0	828
2016	109	108	28	530	10	0	6	0	791
2017	116	96	33	464	9	3	6	0	727
2018	108	87	28	363	8	1	5	0	600
2019	96	59	16	250	2	1	4	0	428
2020	102	66	30	232	2	0	6	0	438
2021	100	63	28	200	0	1	6	0	398
2022	81	61	28	180	0	0	6	0	356
2023	97	61	29	183	1	0	12	0	383

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 165 Robert E Simon

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	760	45.9	16.5	n/a
1990	683	45.0	15.1	n/a
1991	671	36.4	18.4	n/a
1992	667	30.9	21.5	n/a
1993	614	39.2	15.7	n/a
1994	664	33.2	20.0	n/a
1995	822	36.2	22.7	n/a
1996	822	36.2	22.7	n/a
1997	893	39.2	22.8	74.6
1998	963	36.0	26.8	71.1
1999	1051	32.8	32.0	61.2
2000	660	41.9	15.8	95.9
2001	664	44.4	15.0	94
2002	660	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	660	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	658	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	643	47.0	13.7	0
2006	621	49.0	12.7	81.5
2007	610	49.0	12.4	82.8
2008	590	42.0	14.0	86.9
2009	654	50.0	13.1	81.2
2010	688	57.0	12.0	n/a
2011	769	61.0	12.5	78.4
2012	826	65.0	12.7	74.7
2013	850	62.0	13.7	77.5
2014	861	56.0	15.3	75.6
2015	828	64.0	12.9	76.3
2016	791	66.0	11.9	72.1
2017	727	61.6	11.7	74.7
2018	600	51.0	11.7	71.3
2019	428	38.0	11.2	66.1
2020	438	34.0	12.8	61.9
2021	398	32.0	12.4	61.1
2022	356	29.0	12.2	60.4
2023	383	31.0	12.3	61.4

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 165 Robert E Simon

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	760	45.9	16.5	n/a
1990	683	45.0	15.1	n/a
1991	671	36.4	18.4	n/a
1992	667	30.9	21.5	n/a
1993	614	39.2	15.7	n/a
1994	664	33.2	20.0	n/a
1995	822	36.2	22.7	n/a
1996	822	36.2	22.7	n/a
1997	893	39.2	22.8	74.6
1998	963	36.0	26.8	71.1
1999	1051	32.8	32.0	61.2
2000	660	41.9	15.8	95.9
2001	664	44.4	15.0	94
2002	660	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	660	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	658	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	643	47.0	13.7	0
2006	621	49.0	12.7	81.5
2007	610	49.0	12.4	82.8
2008	590	42.0	14.0	86.9
2009	654	50.0	13.1	81.2
2010	688	57.0	12.0	n/a
2011	769	61.0	12.5	78.4
2012	826	65.0	12.7	74.7
2013	850	62.0	13.7	77.5
2014	861	56.0	15.3	75.6
2015	828	64.0	12.9	76.3
2016	791	66.0	11.9	72.1
2017	727	61.6	11.7	74.7
2018	600	51.0	11.7	71.3
2019	428	38.0	11.2	66.1
2020	438	34.0	12.8	61.9
2021	398	32.0	12.4	61.1
2022	356	29.0	12.2	60.4
2023	383	31.0	12.3	61.4

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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