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Ps 87 William Sherman

Public Grades PK, KG-5

142^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 94% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 87 William Sherman is an exceptional elementary school located in New York City's District 3, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 726. This school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New York, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and maintaining a statewide ranking between 32nd and 196th out of over 2,000 elementary schools over the past 10 years.

What sets PS 87 William Sherman apart is its outstanding academic performance. The school consistently outperforms the New York City District 3 and the overall New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates for grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 87.83%, compared to 70.45% for District 3 and 54.15% for New York state. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 New York elementary schools for female, male, white, and special education students, as well as in the top 400 for Asian and Hispanic students.

Despite having a relatively low percentage of students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, PS 87 William Sherman maintains its high academic performance, ranking in the top 500 New York elementary schools for this subgroup. The school's success may be attributed to its high per-student spending, ranging from $18,002 to $27,994 per student over the past few years. While PS 87 William Sherman outperforms the nearby schools, some other schools in the district, such as PS 166 Richard Rogers School Of The Arts & Science and PS 9 Sarah Anderson, also demonstrate strong academic performance and high rankings.

751

Students ?

15.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,844

Per pupil spending ?

13.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

160 W 78th St
New York, NY 10024-6701

(212) 678-2826

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

Racial breakdown:

White:

60.1%

Hispanic:

17.2%

Two or more races:

10.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 98th percentile in 2015 → 94th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (86% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 6% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 3

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school86%

District avg69%

New York avg55%

142^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 6%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 2% (2015) to top 6% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 19Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3

507^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 3 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	92.6	142 of 2445	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	95.9	65 of 2445	97.3%	★★★★★
2023	93.5	136 of 2439	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.5	32 of 2434	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.1	196 of 2201	91.1%	★★★★★
2019	94.3	99 of 2413	95.9%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	84 of 2395	96.5%	★★★★★
2017	91.8	119 of 2386	95.0%	★★★★★
2016	91.8	97 of 2366	95.9%	★★★★★
2015	93.9	54 of 2352	97.7%	★★★★★
2014	95.5	33 of 2345	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	94.1	60 of 2325	97.4%	★★★★★
2012	88.2	136 of 2320	94.1%	★★★★★
2011	88.0	144 of 2286	93.7%	★★★★★
2010	84.0	215 of 2263	90.5%	★★★★★
2009	75.6	476 of 2257	78.9%	★★★★☆
2008	76.6	448 of 2227	79.9%	★★★★☆
2007	73.3	620 of 2219	72.1%	★★★★☆
2006	76.3	470 of 2206	78.7%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	83.6	115 of 948	87.9%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	174 of 696	75.0%	★★★★☆
2024	82.3	88 of 662	86.7%	★★★★☆
2022	81.5	86 of 671	87.2%	★★★★☆
2021	54.2	239 of 430	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.3	98 of 548	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.8	145 of 601	75.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	404 of 1117	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.5	431 of 1066	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	47.8	424 of 1001	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	110 of 2409	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	95.3	67 of 2413	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.6	164 of 2403	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	95.9	32 of 2401	98.7%	★★★★★
2021	84.3	209 of 1955	89.3%	★★★★☆
2019	91.9	127 of 2357	94.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.3	93 of 2338	96.0%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.1	382 of 1569	75.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	173 of 1531	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	207 of 1429	85.5%	★★★★☆
2022	94.6	50 of 1503	96.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	59 of 818	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.3	92 of 1315	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.3	97 of 1392	93.0%	★★★★★

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	427 of 792	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.6	403 of 766	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	492 of 2098	76.5%	★★★★☆
2024	70.8	445 of 2078	78.6%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	580 of 2041	71.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	493 of 2099	76.5%	★★★★☆
2019	90.0	142 of 2032	93.0%	★★★★★
2018	87.1	156 of 2045	92.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	167 of 2407	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	94.8	74 of 2411	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.1	111 of 2400	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	95.7	35 of 2400	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	189 of 1961	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	69 of 2358	97.1%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	73 of 2340	96.9%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.2	71 of 287	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	89.1	29 of 279	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	93.4	13 of 223	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	76.0	45 of 143	68.5%	★★★★☆
2019	92.2	8 of 180	95.6%	★★★★★
2018	95.9	4 of 202	98.0%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	94.1	100 of 2134	95.3%	★★★★★
2024	95.5	59 of 2110	97.2%	★★★★★
2023	96.1	51 of 2016	97.5%	★★★★★
2022	95.5	40 of 2031	98.0%	★★★★★
2021	76.7	141 of 1044	86.5%	★★★★☆
2019	94.5	60 of 1859	96.8%	★★★★★
2018	95.8	44 of 1941	97.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.1	43 of 1402	96.9%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	31 of 1392	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	92.3	46 of 1337	96.6%	★★★★★
2022	93.9	21 of 1399	98.5%	★★★★★
2021	79.7	196 of 1224	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	90.7	67 of 1338	95.0%	★★★★★
2018	88.8	60 of 1408	95.7%	★★★★★

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+3 vs school

Female (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

African American (2018)88th percentile-9 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile-18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)76th percentile-19 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)75th percentile-19 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile-30 vs school

Homeless (2025)46th percentile-48 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts88%+33 vs state

Math86%+28 vs state

Science74%+29 vs state

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What people are saying

by a student
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

I went to this school for three years. Before moving to a different state and changing schools I never realize what a bad situation I was in at William Sherman. I had a problem in my my mouth which made my tooth look a little weird this led to relentless bullying kids had thrown rocks and sticks at me called me ugly to my face and even my third grade teachers basically called me up to their desks in the middle of class work and had me show them my tooth one teacher then told the other " Wouldn't you like to look at that all day" My own teachers had called my disgusting to my face almost every day my mom had to write the school a note telling the principal and my teachers about a bullying situation. Close Quote

by a parent
Wednesday, March 4, 2015

The Dual Language program in this school is amazing and feel extremely lucky to be part of it.
The fact that my daughter will be bilingual from a public school education is notable and commend worthy. More schools should have programs such as this. Language is a powerful tool. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 87 William Sherman	Public	PK, KG-5	160 W 78th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2826	751	49	15.3	13.2%	451 (60.1%)	24 (3.2%)	129 (17.2%)	63 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.9%)	92.6	142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.2%		95.9	65^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.3%	77								87.8	88.4	89.1				88.3	87.6	80.9			74.2	$27,844	$1,760	$26,084
Anderson School (The)	Public	K-8	100 W 77th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 595-7193	521	29	18.2	9.2%	223 (42.8%)	17 (3.3%)	57 (10.9%)	166 (31.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	58 (11.1%)	98.2	4^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%		99	3^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	99.9%	1			100.0		100.0	100.0		98.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.3	100.0	98.2	100.0	98.0	100.0	96.6	93.9	$25,230	$1,253	$23,977
Ps 9 Sarah Anderson	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2812	529	36	14.6	14.6%	324 (61.2%)	13 (2.5%)	82 (15.5%)	46 (8.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.7%)	93.3	121^st of 2445 public elementary schools	95.1%		95.6	73^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.0%	48								79.3	90.5	92.5				89.3	86.5	88.2			85.3	$29,348	$1,511	$27,836
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Public, Charter	K-8	145 W 84th St-2nd Fl	New York	10024	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 274-1580	1,002			56.3%	177 (17.7%)	191 (19.1%)	372 (37.1%)	198 (19.8%)	22 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.9%)	97.9	10^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.6	9^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	92.2	100.0		64.8		98.6		94.6	91.6	96.6	95.6	100.0		96.4	97.2	97.0	96.7	98.8	92.6	$17,949	$00	$17,949
Ps 199 Jessie Isador Straus	Public	K-5	270 W 70th St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 799-1033	570	42	13.5	23.9%	291 (51.1%)	20 (3.5%)	106 (18.6%)	111 (19.5%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	40 (7.0%)	91.8	161^st of 2445 public elementary schools	93.4%		89.9	205^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.6%	44								89.2	83.5	88.7				84.9	88.6	85.1			68.5	$30,023	$1,753	$28,271
Ps 166 Richard Rogers School Of The Arts & Science (The)	Public	K-5	132 W 89th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2829	607	37	16.4	19.4%	319 (52.6%)	28 (4.6%)	99 (16.3%)	79 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.3%)	96	57^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.1	40^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.4%	17								91.2	93.5	91.9				96.2	91.6	92.1			87.4	$24,931	$1,713	$23,218
Ps 84 Lillian Weber	Public	PK, KG-5	32 W 92nd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 799-2534	685	41	16.6	34.0%	344 (50.2%)	69 (10.1%)	206 (30.1%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)	81.9	372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.8%		75.5	523^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.6%	151								77.1	73.2	78.2				77.4	70.1	75.9			69.1	$29,743	$2,087	$27,656
Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children	Public	K-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 222-1450	438	45	9.7	55.0%	132 (30.1%)	73 (16.7%)	182 (41.6%)	18 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	62.3	887^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.7%		79.8	432^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.3%	455						16.2	39.4	87.1	58.7	75.6	43.3	60.0	54.1	90.6	52.2	60.5	37.5	39.3	48.7	$41,006	$2,565	$38,441
Ps 452	Public	PK, KG-5	210 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 259-6222	404	24	16.8	34.9%	150 (37.1%)	39 (9.7%)	112 (27.7%)	77 (19.1%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	23 (5.7%)	82.6	362^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	85.2%		87.2	272^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.9%	90								75.0	73.2	71.9				77.6	81.0	83.9			60.0	$28,744	$1,531	$27,213
Riverside School For Makers And Artists (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	300 W 61st St	New York	10023	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	Yes	No	Yes	(347) 478-5228	480	50	9.5	86.0%	43 (9.0%)	87 (18.1%)	312 (65.0%)	24 (5.0%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.5%)	6.5	2374^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.9%		7.4	2378^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.7%	4						14.3	23.1	7.1	20.7	31.3	9.1	19.2	17.1	20.7	25.9	11.8	22.2	17.2	21.2	$37,154	$3,628	$33,526

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 87 William Sherman

What district is Ps 87 William Sherman in?

New York City Geographic District # 3

What is the racial makeup of Ps 87 William Sherman?

Students at Ps 87 William Sherman are 60% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 8% Asian, 3% African American.

Is Ps 87 William Sherman a good school?

Yes. Ps 87 William Sherman ranks in the top 5.8% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 87 William Sherman?

In the 2024-25 school year, 751 students attended Ps 87 William Sherman.

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