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Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray

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Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray ranks 1306 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1306^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 116 Mary Lindley Murray is a high-performing elementary school in New York City's District 2, serving grades PK-6 with a total enrollment of 362 students. The school has a history of strong academic performance, consistently ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools over the past decade and earning a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 116 students consistently outperform the district and state averages on New York State Assessments across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, 65.22% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 81.12% in District 2 and 56.61% statewide. The school also demonstrates strong performance across diverse student subgroups, with Asian students ranking in the top 5% of New York elementary schools for ELA and Math proficiency. Additionally, PS 116 maintains relatively high proficiency rates for White, Special Education, and English Language Learner students compared to district and state averages.

While PS 116's statewide ranking has fluctuated over the years, the school's sustained excellence in core academic areas and its ability to support students from various backgrounds make it a standout institution within the New York City public school system. The school's investment in resources, small class sizes, and effective instructional practices contribute to its success, outperforming many nearby schools in the district, including PS 40 Augustus Saint-Gaudens, Sixth Avenue Elementary, and PS 59 Beekman Hill International.

426

Students ?

15.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,513

Per pupil spending ?

53.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(212) 685-4366

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Students who attend Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 104 Simon Baruch

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

36.9%

White:

30.3%

Asian:

14.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 89th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 42 percentile points since 2015

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

!Math scores 11 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg78%

New York avg55%

1,306^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 11% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

32^nd 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	45.7	1306 of 2445	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	77.1	495 of 2445	79.8%	★★★★☆
2023	85.2	336 of 2439	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	69.4	680 of 2434	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	72.3	557 of 2201	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.2	325 of 2413	86.5%	★★★★☆
2018	81.5	356 of 2395	85.1%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	437 of 2386	81.7%	★★★★☆
2016	80.8	373 of 2366	84.2%	★★★★☆
2015	84.9	267 of 2352	88.6%	★★★★☆
2014	91.9	108 of 2345	95.4%	★★★★★
2013	92.8	90 of 2325	96.1%	★★★★★
2012	84.3	239 of 2320	89.7%	★★★★☆
2011	87.0	164 of 2286	92.8%	★★★★★
2010	82.8	258 of 2263	88.6%	★★★★☆
2009	82.1	165 of 2257	92.7%	★★★★★
2008	78.1	393 of 2227	82.4%	★★★★☆
2007	83.2	201 of 2219	90.9%	★★★★★
2006	77.1	446 of 2206	79.8%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	44.5	486 of 948	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.5	256 of 696	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.7	230 of 662	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	85.7	45 of 605	92.6%	★★★★★
2022	64.9	257 of 671	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	84.4	47 of 548	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	69.5	172 of 601	71.4%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.8	1068 of 1117	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	770 of 1066	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	57.3	292 of 1027	71.6%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	1226 of 2409	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	76.0	491 of 2413	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	80.3	427 of 2403	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.1	734 of 2401	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	493 of 2357	79.1%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	371 of 2338	84.1%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1178 of 1569	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1108 of 1531	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.5	618 of 1503	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	80.3	181 of 1315	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	73.2	277 of 1392	80.1%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	669 of 792	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.5	531 of 766	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	289 of 637	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	38.4	382 of 622	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.0	307 of 570	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.7	145 of 730	80.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.7	1762 of 2098	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	52.9	827 of 2078	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.7	561 of 2041	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	44.3	1089 of 2099	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.0	605 of 2032	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	62.6	602 of 2045	70.6%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1371 of 2407	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	75.8	485 of 2411	79.9%	★★★★☆
2023	86.2	267 of 2400	88.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.5	598 of 2400	75.1%	★★★★☆
2019	88.3	215 of 2358	90.9%	★★★★★
2018	80.6	351 of 2340	85.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1397 of 2134	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.5	395 of 2110	81.3%	★★★★☆
2023	65.8	454 of 2016	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	63.2	468 of 2031	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	70.8	283 of 1859	84.8%	★★★★☆
2018	65.7	403 of 1941	79.2%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.0	668 of 1402	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	77.6	263 of 1392	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	223 of 1337	83.3%	★★★★☆
2022	62.3	508 of 1399	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	41.7	762 of 1224	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	78.1	266 of 1338	80.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.8	232 of 1408	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Asian (2025)63rd percentile+17 vs school

White (2025)52nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)49th percentile+3 vs school

African American (2018)49th percentile-36 vs school

Male (2025)43rd percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)35th percentile-12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)25th percentile-22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)16th percentile-31 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile-31 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)4th percentile-42 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts58%+3 vs state

Science48%+3 vs state

Math47%-11 vs state

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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

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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
River School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	425 E 35th St	New York	10016	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 251-6640	499	32	15.5	22.0%	179 (35.9%)	36 (7.2%)	82 (16.4%)	177 (35.5%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	20 (4.0%)	92.3	150^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.9%		88.4	240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.2%	90					93.2	86.2	85.0				97.9	95.2	78.7				66.7	$24,866	$1,524	$23,342
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
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
Hunters Point Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1-35 57th Ave	Long Island City	11101	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 391-4667	497	34	14.7	28.0%	173 (34.8%)	55 (11.1%)	109 (21.9%)	115 (23.1%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	42 (8.5%)	84	335^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.3%		90.4	193^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.1%	142					80.0	85.4	88.0				73.3	74.4	84.6				61.5	$26,997	$1,297	$25,700
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/Is 78	Public	PK, KG-8	48-09 Center Blvd	Long Island City	11109	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	No	(718) 392-5402	799	48	16.5	23.2%	287 (35.9%)	36 (4.5%)	154 (19.3%)	250 (31.3%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	61 (7.6%)	91.2	173^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.9%		93	147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.0%	26			100.0	67.3	87.4	80.0	85.2	82.9	81.3	75.6	85.6	88.0	80.0	79.7	84.0	52.9	71.3	$23,471	$1,296	$22,175
East Village Community School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	185 1st Ave	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 533-5340	477	48	9.9	45.1%	184 (38.6%)	40 (8.4%)	164 (34.4%)	38 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	85.1	300^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.7%		79.8	429^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.5%	129					77.1	83.0	81.8				73.5	80.9	86.1				56.4	$39,986	$1,589	$38,398
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 116 Mary Lindley Murray

Is Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray a good school?

Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray ranks 1306^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray?

In the 2024-25 school year, 426 students attended Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray.

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

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

Students at Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray are 37% Hispanic, 30% White, 14% Asian, 12% African American, 5% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What district is Ps 116 Mary Lindley Murray in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

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