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Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island

Public Grades PK, KG-8
337th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 86% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island is a public elementary and middle school located in the affluent community of Roosevelt Island, New York, serving 681 students in grades PK-8. This school consistently delivers exceptional academic performance, often outperforming the New York City Geographic District #2 and the state of New York in various subject areas and grade levels.

Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island's academic excellence is evident in its strong proficiency rates, which exceed district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 74.42% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA, compared to the district's 79.55% and the state's 54.15%. The school also performed exceptionally well for certain student subgroups, ranking among the top elementary schools in New York for White, English Language Learner, and Multi-racial students. This suggests the school is providing equitable educational opportunities and support for its diverse learners.

The school's consistent high rankings, with a top 178 out of 2201 schools in New York in 2020-2021, and its relatively high spending per student, ranging from $13,332 to $24,014 over the past few years, may be contributing factors to its academic success. While Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island outperforms the nearby schools in the same district, other high-performing elementary schools, such as Ella Baker School, Ps 290 Manhattan New School, and Ps 183 Robert L Stevenson, also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting a concentration of quality elementary education in this part of New York City.

689
Students ?
16.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$24,921
Per pupil spending ?
29.5%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 645 Main St
       Roosevelt Island, NY  10044

(212) 980-0294

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Racial breakdown:

Asian:
31.9%
White:
31.5%
Hispanic:
17.1%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 74th percentile in 2015 → 86th in 2025
Strengths
Test scores above the New York average (73% vs 54% meeting standards)
Ranks in the top 14% of New York elementary schools
Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school73%
District avg71%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
337th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 14%▲ up 12 pts since 2015
From top 26% (2015) to top 14% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
520th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 35%▲ up 24 pts since 2015
From bottom 42% (2015) to top 35% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
23rd of 35Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2
352nd 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202583.9337 of 244586.2%★★★★☆
202485.8296 of 244587.9%★★★★☆
202388.4243 of 243990.0%★★★★★
202286.6270 of 243488.9%★★★★☆
202188.0178 of 220191.9%★★★★★
201987.8251 of 241389.6%★★★★☆
201880.9375 of 239584.3%★★★★☆
201787.1218 of 238690.9%★★★★★
201669.2673 of 236671.6%★★★★☆
201572.3602 of 235274.4%★★★★☆
201466.6716 of 234569.5%★★★☆☆
201355.6961 of 232558.7%★★★☆☆
201250.91294 of 232044.2%★★☆☆☆
201157.31078 of 228652.8%★★★☆☆
201058.91060 of 226353.2%★★★☆☆
200958.71138 of 225749.6%★★☆☆☆
200850.31357 of 222739.1%★★☆☆☆
200742.11514 of 221931.8%★★☆☆☆
200642.11536 of 220630.4%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202453.6376 of 92759.4%★★★☆☆
202358.6307 of 85764.2%★★★☆☆
202258.8320 of 93665.8%★★★☆☆
201965.5231 of 89174.1%★★★★☆
201867.9231 of 94875.6%★★★★☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202564.6271 of 69661.1%★★★☆☆
202464.0251 of 66262.1%★★★☆☆
202363.3240 of 60560.3%★★★☆☆
202268.5219 of 67167.4%★★★☆☆
202171.2124 of 43071.2%★★★★☆
201981.761 of 54888.9%★★★★☆
201861.2259 of 60156.9%★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202588.350 of 111795.5%★★★★★
202478.494 of 106691.2%★★★★★
202388.248 of 100195.2%★★★★★
202275.3145 of 102785.9%★★★★☆
202193.015 of 45496.7%★★★★★
201984.241 of 86095.2%★★★★★
201882.662 of 93893.4%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.2337 of 240986.0%★★★★☆
202488.3214 of 241391.1%★★★★★
202388.1229 of 240390.5%★★★★★
202285.9274 of 240188.6%★★★★☆
202185.3179 of 195590.8%★★★★★
201984.4302 of 235787.2%★★★★☆
201878.5407 of 233882.6%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202575.8281 of 156982.1%★★★★☆
202481.5196 of 153187.2%★★★★☆
202388.399 of 142993.1%★★★★★
202281.9166 of 150389.0%★★★★☆
202193.033 of 81896.0%★★★★★
201989.689 of 131593.2%★★★★★
201869.4338 of 139275.7%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202567.0543 of 209874.1%★★★★☆
202463.8568 of 207872.7%★★★★☆
202380.2290 of 204185.8%★★★★☆
202267.8503 of 209976.0%★★★★☆
202181.6179 of 167889.3%★★★★☆
201980.5289 of 203285.8%★★★★☆
201877.5315 of 204584.6%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202582.8324 of 240786.5%★★★★☆
202478.9415 of 241182.8%★★★★☆
202385.8275 of 240088.5%★★★★☆
202284.1289 of 240088.0%★★★★☆
202190.673 of 196196.3%★★★★★
201989.2199 of 235891.6%★★★★★
201881.6319 of 234086.4%★★★★☆

Multi-racial

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202393.414 of 22393.7%★★★★★
202281.756 of 28980.6%★★★★☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202573.2378 of 213482.3%★★★★☆
202466.9438 of 211079.2%★★★★☆
202373.1327 of 201683.8%★★★★☆
202278.1232 of 203188.6%★★★★☆
201961.5427 of 185977.0%★★★★☆
201870.9309 of 194184.1%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202587.3115 of 140291.8%★★★★★
202487.5117 of 139291.6%★★★★★
202382.1196 of 133785.3%★★★★☆
202286.4101 of 139992.8%★★★★★
202184.3105 of 122491.4%★★★★★
201988.3108 of 133891.9%★★★★★
201877.6249 of 140882.3%★★★★☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202561.9520 of 150065.3%★★★☆☆
202475.9292 of 150480.6%★★★★☆
202372.6350 of 150076.7%★★★★☆
202271.5325 of 147978.0%★★★★☆
202173.2257 of 124279.3%★★★★☆
201947.0698 of 143951.5%★★★☆☆
201864.5454 of 143868.4%★★★☆☆
201757.7554 of 145561.9%★★★☆☆
201643.3799 of 142944.1%★★☆☆☆
201541.2822 of 140741.6%★★☆☆☆
201439.3858 of 140138.8%★★☆☆☆
201343.3758 of 137344.8%★★☆☆☆
201239.7883 of 133734.0%★★☆☆☆
201143.7815 of 129537.1%★★☆☆☆
201031.2921 of 124325.9%★☆☆☆☆
200943.4852 of 122430.4%★★☆☆☆
200841.9821 of 118530.7%★★☆☆☆
200736.7802 of 112328.6%★☆☆☆☆
200631.6806 of 109526.4%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202536.2450 of 67633.4%★★☆☆☆
202447.4342 of 70551.5%★★★☆☆
202243.9372 of 70647.3%★★☆☆☆
201934.3423 of 65335.2%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.3226 of 40644.3%★★☆☆☆
202462.1162 of 39659.1%★★★☆☆
202352.2220 of 38843.3%★★☆☆☆
202233.0284 of 38125.5%★☆☆☆☆
201855.2200 of 37446.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202578.043 of 64693.3%★★★★★
202270.671 of 58187.8%★★★★☆
201978.024 of 47394.9%★★★★★
201877.640 of 50392.0%★★★★★

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.9526 of 145763.9%★★★☆☆
202474.8308 of 146579.0%★★★★☆
202365.0458 of 146368.7%★★★☆☆
202267.1388 of 145473.3%★★★★☆
201936.1895 of 137034.7%★★☆☆☆
201861.3497 of 135363.3%★★★☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202488.772 of 95392.4%★★★★★
202387.181 of 94391.4%★★★★★
202284.281 of 91491.1%★★★★★
201969.9192 of 82676.8%★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.3470 of 128363.4%★★★☆☆
202467.5327 of 129674.8%★★★★☆
202370.9260 of 128879.8%★★★★☆
202266.0311 of 130676.2%★★★★☆
202187.571 of 93592.4%★★★★★
201943.8609 of 124150.9%★★★☆☆
201865.7312 of 124574.9%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.7507 of 145565.2%★★★☆☆
202474.7280 of 146480.9%★★★★☆
202377.4262 of 146482.1%★★★★☆
202273.3286 of 145580.3%★★★★☆
201959.0484 of 136664.6%★★★☆☆
201862.9437 of 135267.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.1388 of 129870.1%★★★★☆
202430.7948 of 130327.2%★☆☆☆☆
202376.7160 of 130787.8%★★★★☆
202275.4148 of 128388.5%★★★★☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.3398 of 77548.6%★★☆☆☆
202477.8150 of 77880.7%★★★★☆
202363.4270 of 77265.0%★★★☆☆
202270.1193 of 74874.2%★★★★☆
201925.5564 of 71621.2%★☆☆☆☆
201855.4345 of 76354.8%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+9 vs school
Multi-racial (2023)94th percentile+4 vs school
White (2025)92nd percentile+6 vs school
Male (2025)87th percentile~ school
Female (2025)86th percentile~ school
Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school
Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile-12 vs school
Asian (2025)61st percentile-25 vs school
African American (2024)59th percentile-28 vs school
Middle school
English Language Learner (2025)93rd percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2024)92nd percentile+12 vs school
Special Education (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)65th percentile~ school
Female (2025)64th percentile~ school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)63rd percentile~ school
White (2025)49th percentile-17 vs school
Asian (2025)44th percentile-21 vs school
African American (2025)33rd percentile-32 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math77%+21 vs state
Algebra I75%+19 vs state
Science71%+27 vs state
English Language Arts70%+17 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, December 22, 2023

Open Quote A tale of two schools....G&T program is great. Special Education is poor at best. If you need SE go elsewhere. If there is a LD in reading, avoid! Almost as bad for LD in writing. Related services is mixed. Purely depends on actual therapist. We had one therapist that was one of the best providers we've worked with in PS system....and another that was the worst. Close Quote


by a parent
Saturday, November 4, 2017

Open Quote We are very happy at PS/IS 217. From Pre-K on up, our children are challenged academically. An emphasis is put on creating prosocial behaviors which allows children to form strong social connections and helps them flourish. The PTA raises money through many celebrations and fundraisers throughout the year to offer additional enrichment programs in the arts, technology, and the environment. Nearby Cornell Tech offers a computer science program in the school to support teachers and students. In addition, the school is very cosmopolitan with families from countries around the world. There is a great community vibe at the school where the kids are happy and supported. Close Quote


by a citizen
Wednesday, October 21, 2015

Open Quote wonderful environment with diverse student body from all over the world Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 689 students attended Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island.

Students at Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island are 32% Asian, 31% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% African American, 5% Two or more races, 3% Pacific Islander.

Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island ranks 337th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.


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