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Ps 15 Roberto Clemente

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Ps 15 Roberto Clemente ranks 990 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

990^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 15 Roberto Clemente is an elementary school located in New York City's District 1, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 190 students.

The school has seen fluctuations in its statewide ranking over the past decade, ranging from a high of 4 stars out of 5 in 2017-2018 to a low of 1 star in 2021-2022. Currently, PS 15 Roberto Clemente is rated 3 stars out of 5 for the 2024-2025 school year. While the school's overall performance on state assessments is mixed compared to district and state averages, it has shown stronger results for certain student subgroups, such as male students and homeless students. The school's higher per-student spending compared to the district and state averages suggests a focus on providing additional resources and support for its high-needs student population.

When comparing PS 15 Roberto Clemente to nearby schools in the same district, such as The Children's Workshop School and PS 188 Island School (The), there are notable differences in performance and student demographics. These comparisons could provide valuable insights for identifying best practices and strategies that could be implemented at PS 15 Roberto Clemente.

159

Students ?

7.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,390

Per pupil spending ?

91.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

333 E 4th St
New York, NY 10009

(212) 228-8730

District: New York City Geographic District # 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.0%

African American:

22.0%

Asian:

8.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (60% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 56 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

!Science scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school60%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

990^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▲ up 55 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

5^th of 14Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 1

511^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 1 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.0	990 of 2445	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.6	1127 of 2445	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.0	1388 of 2439	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	1901 of 2434	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	79.6	371 of 2201	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	72.8	597 of 2413	75.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.7	585 of 2395	75.6%	★★★★☆
2017	44.0	1344 of 2386	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2016	15.4	2112 of 2366	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	9.5	2250 of 2352	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.4	2222 of 2345	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.0	2282 of 2325	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	7.4	2214 of 2320	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	5.6	2218 of 2286	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.8	2245 of 2263	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.1	2217 of 2257	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.1	2180 of 2227	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	9.3	2070 of 2219	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.9	2077 of 2206	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	555 of 928	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.6	210 of 927	77.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.8	1231 of 2409	48.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.2	1502 of 2413	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	1630 of 2403	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.3	2203 of 2401	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	74.3	529 of 2357	77.6%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	678 of 2338	71.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.7	633 of 1569	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.9	607 of 1531	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.6	827 of 1429	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1161 of 1503	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	68.3	305 of 1315	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	212 of 1392	84.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	133 of 792	83.2%	★★★★☆
2024	70.9	128 of 766	83.3%	★★★★☆
2023	61.1	201 of 637	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.9	262 of 622	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.5	145 of 570	74.6%	★★★★☆
2018	76.5	107 of 730	85.3%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	81.7	238 of 2045	88.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.5	747 of 2407	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	72.1	565 of 2411	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	52.7	1081 of 2400	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.9	1279 of 2400	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	67.4	685 of 2358	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	555 of 2340	76.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.7	936 of 2134	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.9	408 of 2110	80.7%	★★★★☆
2023	45.3	902 of 2016	55.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	33.1	1394 of 2031	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.0	295 of 1859	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	86.5	113 of 1941	94.2%	★★★★★

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)88th percentile+13 vs school

Homeless (2025)83rd percentile+24 vs school

Male (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)56th percentile-3 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile-11 vs school

African American (2025)40th percentile-19 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts70%+15 vs state

Math61%+3 vs state

Science33%-12 vs state

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by a parent
Saturday, January 7, 2023

It is a small school, but the G&T teachers and all the other teachers are very supportive and trying their bests.
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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 15 Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E 4th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 228-8730	159	23	7.0	91.2%	5 (3.1%)	35 (22.0%)	97 (61.0%)	13 (8.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.4%)	58	990^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.5%		51.6	1127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%	137			47.4	75.0	84.0				57.9	80.0	48.2				33.3		$51,390	$3,828	$47,562
Ps 188 Island School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	442 E Houston St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-5710	332	38	8.7	97.3%	5 (1.5%)	83 (25.0%)	226 (68.1%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	48.3	1238^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.4%		52.6	1091^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.4%	147	97.8	46.7	76.7	73.1	27.3	26.5	78.1	36.0	80.7	70.4	26.5	66.7	97.6		26.7		$46,736	$4,014	$42,722
Ps 64 Robert Simon	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E 6th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 673-6510	147	17	8.7	84.4%	7 (4.8%)	36 (24.5%)	98 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	23.9	1964^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.7%		38.3	1506^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.4%	458			46.7	38.9	38.1				68.8	47.4	14.3				4.8		$48,774	$2,965	$45,809
Earth School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E 6th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 477-1735	175	16	10.9	61.7%	46 (26.3%)	17 (9.7%)	86 (49.1%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.4%)	46.4	1288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.3%		45.6	1268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.1%	20			55.6	66.7	75.0				44.4	44.4	40.0				33.3		$42,609	$2,225	$40,384
Ps 140 Nathan Straus	Public	PK, KG-8	123 Ridge St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-4680	334	34	9.8	95.8%	11 (3.3%)	46 (13.8%)	269 (80.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7.6	2350^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.9%		15.8	2193^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%	157	100.0		29.2	5.3	30.4	26.7	31.0	27.8	34.5	3.9	21.4	16.7	35.9	50.0	3.7	12.5	$41,564	$3,185	$38,380
Ps 34 Franklin D Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-8	730 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 228-4433	184	30	6.1	99.5%	6 (3.3%)	74 (40.2%)	100 (54.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17.7	2140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.5%		14.7	2224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%	84	36.4	19.1	33.3	45.8	31.6	33.3	43.8	34.8	66.7	36.0	14.3	5.6	33.3		20.0		$51,446	$3,162	$48,284
Manhattan Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Attorney St	New York	10002	New York County	Manhattan Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 533-2743	184	18	10.2	87.0%	1 (0.5%)	53 (28.8%)	119 (64.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	28.8	1810^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.0%		42.1	1381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.5%	429			38.9	63.6	42.3				33.3	60.0	30.8				16.0		$24,218	$477	$23,741
Ps 142 Amalia Castro	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Attorney St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 598-3800	367	35	10.6	91.0%	8 (2.2%)	60 (16.3%)	283 (77.1%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	36.4	1573^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.7%		23.7	1957^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%	384			65.4	47.1	30.4				72.4	48.5	20.0				10.0		$41,036	$3,719	$37,317
Ps 20 Anna Silver	Public	PK, KG-5	166 Essex St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 254-9577	313	31	9.9	84.0%	21 (6.7%)	48 (15.3%)	175 (55.9%)	55 (17.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	20.1	2075^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%		23.4	1965^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.6%	110			33.3	46.3	35.7				32.4	39.1	32.3				30.0		$40,395	$3,262	$37,134
Children's Workshop School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	610 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 614-9531	277	25	11.2	51.6%	103 (37.2%)	24 (8.7%)	101 (36.5%)	20 (7.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	71.9	637^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.9%		51.1	1140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.4%	503			74.2	80.6	63.3				56.7	75.0	60.0				60.0		$33,049	$1,638	$31,411

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 15 Roberto Clemente

What district is Ps 15 Roberto Clemente in?

New York City Geographic District # 1

How many students attend Ps 15 Roberto Clemente?

In the 2024-25 school year, 159 students attended Ps 15 Roberto Clemente.

Is Ps 15 Roberto Clemente a good school?

Ps 15 Roberto Clemente ranks 990^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 15 Roberto Clemente?

Students at Ps 15 Roberto Clemente are 61% Hispanic, 22% African American, 8% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% White.

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