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Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-5

190^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 92% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) is a high-performing public elementary school in New York City's District 2, serving 739 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has consistently ranked among the top 10% of New York elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) excels academically, with students outperforming the New York City District 2 and statewide averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th-grade students achieved proficiency rates of 83.5%, 85.29%, and 85.47% in ELA, respectively, compared to the district's 79.55%, 77.56%, and 81.12%, and the state's 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. The school's performance across different student subgroups is also noteworthy, with the school ranking among the top 10% of New York elementary schools for White, Asian, and Multi-racial students.

While Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) consistently outperforms nearby schools like Ps 41 Greenwich Village and Sixth Avenue Elementary School, it faces some challenges with African American and English Language Learner (ELL) students, whose performance lags behind the school's overall averages and the district and state benchmarks. Additionally, the analysis includes data from two nearby Success Academy Charter School-Union Square and Success Academy Charter School-Hudson Yards, which consistently outperform Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) and the state averages in both ELA and Math, highlighting the potential for public schools to learn from the successful practices of high-performing charter schools.

662

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,800

Per pupil spending ?

34.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

320 W 21st St
New York, NY 10011-3399

(212) 929-1743

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Students who attend Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch
	Middle School 297

Racial breakdown:

White:

42.4%

Hispanic:

25.7%

Asian:

18.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 90th percentile in 2015 → 92nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (82% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 8% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school82%

District avg78%

New York avg55%

190^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 8%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^th of 35Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2

352^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 2 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	90.2	190 of 2445	92.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	150 of 2445	93.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	196 of 2439	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	88.4	226 of 2434	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	92.0	71 of 2201	96.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.6	208 of 2413	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	239 of 2395	90.0%	★★★★★
2017	83.6	305 of 2386	87.2%	★★★★☆
2016	86.3	233 of 2366	90.2%	★★★★★
2015	86.8	224 of 2352	90.5%	★★★★★
2014	87.6	190 of 2345	91.9%	★★★★★
2013	90.6	135 of 2325	94.2%	★★★★★
2012	77.6	468 of 2320	79.8%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	505 of 2286	77.9%	★★★★☆
2010	76.9	456 of 2263	79.8%	★★★★☆
2009	57.6	1174 of 2257	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	44.5	1485 of 2227	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	47.6	1400 of 2219	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.6	1297 of 2206	41.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	59.2	299 of 927	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.3	324 of 936	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	498 of 891	44.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	614 of 948	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.7	89 of 696	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	16 of 662	97.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.3	7 of 605	98.8%	★★★★★
2022	87.5	24 of 671	96.4%	★★★★★
2021	79.5	53 of 430	87.7%	★★★★☆
2019	83.3	53 of 548	90.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	30 of 601	95.0%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	136 of 1117	87.8%	★★★★☆
2024	37.3	664 of 1066	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.2	924 of 1001	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	50.5	374 of 938	60.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	177 of 2409	92.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	157 of 2413	93.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.2	254 of 2403	89.4%	★★★★☆
2022	88.8	190 of 2401	92.1%	★★★★★
2021	91.0	67 of 1955	96.6%	★★★★★
2019	88.4	199 of 2357	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	85.2	237 of 2338	89.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.5	283 of 1569	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	71.8	317 of 1531	79.3%	★★★★☆
2023	55.5	545 of 1429	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.2	623 of 1503	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.7	288 of 1315	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.3	424 of 1392	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	655 of 792	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	649 of 766	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.8	403 of 637	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.4	212 of 622	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.4	159 of 570	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	43.4	397 of 730	45.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	469 of 2098	77.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	567 of 2078	72.7%	★★★★☆
2023	57.8	725 of 2041	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.8	690 of 2099	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	92.5	61 of 1678	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	74.6	380 of 2032	81.3%	★★★★☆
2018	60.0	654 of 2045	68.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	201 of 2407	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.6	145 of 2411	94.0%	★★★★★
2023	91.4	162 of 2400	93.3%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	248 of 2400	89.7%	★★★★☆
2021	89.8	84 of 1961	95.7%	★★★★★
2019	88.2	218 of 2358	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	84.9	239 of 2340	89.8%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.2	58 of 287	79.8%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	53 of 279	81.0%	★★★★☆
2022	94.6	2 of 289	99.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	14 of 180	92.2%	★★★★★
2018	97.3	1 of 202	99.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	449 of 2134	79.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.5	202 of 2110	90.4%	★★★★★
2023	90.7	102 of 2016	94.9%	★★★★★
2022	79.4	215 of 2031	89.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.5	274 of 1859	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	70.4	320 of 1941	83.5%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.8	36 of 1402	97.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	28 of 1392	98.0%	★★★★★
2023	94.5	18 of 1337	98.7%	★★★★★
2022	90.7	43 of 1399	96.9%	★★★★★
2021	83.7	116 of 1224	90.5%	★★★★★
2019	93.7	31 of 1338	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	90.1	45 of 1408	96.8%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)97th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)88th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)87th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-10 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-12 vs school

Special Education (2025)79th percentile-13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile-15 vs school

African American (2024)68th percentile-26 vs school

Homeless (2025)17th percentile-75 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts85%+30 vs state

Math84%+27 vs state

Science67%+22 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, November 17, 2009

PS11 has an amazing principal, Bob Bender. Together with some very committed parents this school is now one of the most sought after schools in district 2. It's overcrowded at the moment, but if the middle school is relocated as the DOE promises, it will be fantastic. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	320 W 21st St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 929-1743	662	44	15.0	34.6%	281 (42.4%)	46 (6.9%)	170 (25.7%)	120 (18.1%)	4 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	41 (6.2%)	90.2	190^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.2%		92.9	150^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.9%	40				83.5	85.3	85.5			84.5	88.6	80.0			66.7	$27,800	$1,919	$25,880
Ps 33 Chelsea Prep	Public	PK, KG-5	281 9th Ave	New York	10001	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 244-6426	606	42	14.5	59.9%	112 (18.5%)	94 (15.5%)	249 (41.1%)	100 (16.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	44 (7.3%)	61.8	900^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.2%		72.2	591^st of 2445 public elementary schools	75.8%	309				70.2	53.6	66.7			62.8	53.3	60.7			59.1	$30,426	$2,244	$28,182
Sixth Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	590 6th Ave	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(917) 305-1000	299	21	14.1	23.7%	146 (48.8%)	11 (3.7%)	69 (23.1%)	27 (9.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	46 (15.4%)	86.9	258^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.4%		89.2	223^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.9%	35				83.3	85.0	95.7			80.6	75.0	78.3			60.9	$32,153	$2,235	$29,918
Ps 41 Greenwich Village	Public	PK, KG-5	116 W 11th St	New York	10011	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 675-2756	478	29	16.4	7.9%	313 (65.5%)	9 (1.9%)	55 (11.5%)	34 (7.1%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	66 (13.8%)	94.3	96^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.1%		95.7	70^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.1%	26				96.8	80.0	91.8			98.4	86.0	91.8			73.8	$29,632	$1,417	$28,216
Ps 3 Charrette School	Public	PK, KG-5	490 Hudson St	New York	10014	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 691-1183	563	44	12.7	22.9%	327 (58.1%)	32 (5.7%)	97 (17.2%)	52 (9.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	52 (9.2%)	80.4	411^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.2%		86.8	277^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.7%	134				75.0	65.7	83.7			80.8	74.7	67.9			69.4	$36,306	$1,674	$34,632
Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Public, Charter	K-8	40 Irving Pl-2nd Fl	New York	10003	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Union Square	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2161	967			58.8%	144 (14.9%)	217 (22.4%)	317 (32.8%)	233 (24.1%)	7 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	46 (4.8%)	97	27^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.9%		97.6	24^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%	3	97.0	54.5	99.0	91.9	94.2	92.8	95.1	98.3	98.0	96.5	96.7	97.6	98.3	79.6	$17,817	$00	$17,817
Success Academy Charter School-Hudson Yards	Public, Charter	K-5	500 W 41st St	New York	10036	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Hudson Yards	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 845-9683	365			64.4%	49 (13.4%)	71 (19.5%)	149 (40.8%)	60 (16.4%)	5 (1.4%)	1 (0.3%)	30 (8.2%)	95.1	79^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.8%		96.5	52^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.9%	27				86.6	93.7				89.6	98.7					$18,987	$00	$18,987
47 American Sign Language And English Lower School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	223 E 23rd St	New York	10010	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 326-6609	172	34	5.0	73.8%	30 (17.4%)	30 (17.4%)	93 (54.1%)	10 (5.8%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	6 (3.5%)	30.6	1751^st of 2445 public elementary schools	28.4%		64.8	785^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.9%	966				40.0		83.3		44.4	30.0		33.3		75.0	33.3	$82,485	$2,335	$80,150
Ps 40 Augustus Saint-Gaudens	Public	PK, KG-5	320 E 20th St	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 475-5500	538	36	14.9	15.6%	300 (55.8%)	19 (3.5%)	84 (15.6%)	58 (10.8%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	73 (13.6%)	92.2	153^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	93.7%		91.6	170^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.0%	17				87.4	83.7	88.5			89.6	87.1	86.4			69.3	$27,725	$1,746	$25,979
Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray	Public	PK, KG-6	210 E 33rd St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 685-4366	426	27	15.8	53.8%	129 (30.3%)	49 (11.5%)	157 (36.9%)	61 (14.3%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	23 (5.4%)	45.7	1306^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.6%		77.1	495^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.8%	811				56.4	50.0	65.2			50.0	40.0	50.0			48.1	$32,513	$2,035	$30,479

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The)

Is Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) a good school?

Yes. Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) ranks in the top 7.8% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

What schools do graduates of Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch
Middle : Middle School 297

What is the racial makeup of Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The)?

Students at Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The) are 42% White, 26% Hispanic, 18% Asian, 7% African American, 6% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 662 students attended Ps 11 Sarah J Garnett Elementary School (The).

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