Ps 87 William Sherman

Public PK, KG-5

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


(212) 678-2826

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

SchoolDigger Rank:
136th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $19,795 Help


Student/teacher ratio:  14.8 Help
Number of students:  667

Racial breakdown:

White:
59.7%
Hispanic:
17.1%
Two or more races:
10.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  10.9% Help


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Compare Details Ps 87 William Sherman ranks better than 94.4% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5th among 19 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.47. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Ps 87 William Sherman has the largest elementary school student body size in the New York City Geographic District # 3. Racial makeup is: White (59.7%), Hispanic (17.1%), two or more races (10.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 87 William Sherman is 14.8. 15 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 87 William Sherman is $19,795. 13 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3 spend more per student.
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 87 William Sherman:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 87 William Sherman 136th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 87 William Sherman in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 3:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 3 479th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 87 William Sherman

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Rank History for all students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 76.27 470th 2206 78.7%
2007 73.27 620th 2219 72.1%
2008 76.55 448th 2227 79.9%
2009 75.62 476th 2257 78.9%
2010 84.02 215th 2263 90.5%
2011 88.03 144th 2286 93.7%
2012 88.24 136th 2320 94.1%
2013 94.12 60th 2325 97.4%
2014 95.49 33rd 2345 98.6%
2015 93.88 54th 2352 97.7%
2016 91.77 97th 2366 95.9%
2017 91.77 119th 2386 95.0%
2018 93.00 84th 2395 96.5%
2019 94.26 99th 2413 95.9%
2021 87.07 196th 2201 91.1%
2022 96.49 32nd 2434 98.7%
2023 93.47 136th 2439 94.4%
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Rank History for Multi-racial students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.92 4th 202 98.0%
2019 92.18 8th 180 95.6%
2021 76.01 45th 143 68.5%
2023 93.37 13th 223 94.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2023 47.85 424th 1001 57.6%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 95.80 44th 1941 97.7%
2019 94.49 60th 1859 96.8%
2021 76.69 141st 1044 86.5%
2022 95.52 40th 2031 98.0%
2023 96.13 51st 2016 97.5%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.07 156th 2045 92.4%
2019 89.95 142nd 2032 93.0%
2022 68.24 493rd 2099 76.5%
2023 63.78 580th 2041 71.6%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 91.28 93rd 2338 96.0%
2019 91.85 127th 2357 94.6%
2021 84.27 209th 1955 89.3%
2022 95.85 32nd 2401 98.7%
2023 91.64 164th 2403 93.2%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 92.96 73rd 2340 96.9%
2019 95.19 69th 2358 97.1%
2021 85.67 189th 1961 90.4%
2022 95.75 35th 2400 98.5%
2023 93.15 111th 2400 95.4%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 72.83 145th 601 75.9%
2019 77.32 98th 548 82.1%
2021 54.18 239th 430 44.4%
2022 81.54 86th 671 87.2%
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Rank History for African American students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 83.64 115th 948 87.9%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 87.30 97th 1392 93.0%
2019 89.32 92nd 1315 93.0%
2021 87.40 59th 818 92.8%
2022 94.64 50th 1503 96.7%
2023 78.32 207th 1429 85.5%
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Rank History for White students at Ps 87 William Sherman

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 88.84 60th 1408 95.7%
2019 90.74 67th 1338 95.0%
2021 79.75 196th 1224 84.0%
2022 93.85 21st 1399 98.5%
2023 92.33 46th 1337 96.6%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a student
Wednesday, November 2, 2016

Open Quote 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

Open Quote 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



Enrollment information for Ps 87 William Sherman

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 529 215 60 245 2 n/a n/a 0 1051
1990 571 200 68 246 0 n/a n/a 0 1085
1991 571 207 81 237 0 n/a n/a 0 1096
1992 554 220 90 263 0 n/a n/a 0 1127
1993 549 211 82 255 1 n/a n/a 0 1098
1994 529 239 85 256 3 n/a n/a 0 1112
1995 513 259 79 235 6 n/a n/a 0 1092
1996 513 259 79 235 6 n/a n/a 0 1092
1997 508 254 75 235 6 n/a n/a 0 1078
1998 472 249 79 222 6 n/a n/a 0 1028
1999 457 224 64 213 1 n/a n/a 0 959
2000 424 222 58 219 1 n/a n/a 0 924
2001 426 209 59 208 1 n/a n/a 0 903
2002 396 198 77 225 1 n/a n/a 0 897
2003 396 198 77 225 1 n/a n/a 0 897
2004 406 196 73 224 1 n/a n/a 0 900
2005 407 195 74 227 1 n/a n/a 0 904
2006 406 192 73 217 1 n/a n/a 0 889
2007 434 165 73 201 1 n/a n/a 0 874
2008 493 151 62 191 2 n/a n/a 0 899
2009 536 143 52 182 6 n/a n/a 0 919
2010 623 127 66 184 4 n/a n/a 0 1004
2011 653 100 65 158 4 0 0 0 980
2012 662 76 70 145 5 1 4 0 963
2013 647 57 64 140 7 2 32 0 949
2014 608 43 65 132 7 0 47 0 902
2015 572 41 59 129 4 0 55 0 860
2016 553 42 58 126 6 0 76 0 861
2017 550 52 55 125 5 4 82 0 873
2018 565 36 55 124 4 10 87 0 881
2019 580 32 61 128 3 8 83 0 895
2020 574 23 54 135 1 8 77 0 872
2021 425 21 44 107 1 7 78 0 683
2022 373 18 51 107 0 6 74 0 629
2023 398 17 61 114 0 4 73 0 667

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 87 William Sherman

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1051 50.6 20.7 n/a
1990 1085 53.9 20.1 n/a
1991 1096 53.9 20.3 n/a
1992 1127 56.9 19.8 n/a
1993 1098 56.0 19.6 n/a
1994 1112 58.0 19.2 n/a
1995 1092 57.0 19.2 n/a
1996 1092 57.0 19.2 n/a
1997 1078 58.0 18.6 23.2
1998 1028 57.0 18.0 26.6
1999 959 57.5 16.7 23.5
2000 924 56.7 16.3 29.5
2001 903 55.5 16.3 28.9
2002 897 n/a n/a n/a
2003 897 n/a n/a n/a
2004 900 n/a n/a n/a
2005 904 55.0 16.4 0
2006 889 51.0 17.4 49.4
2007 874 54.5 16.0 21.6
2008 899 57.0 15.8 19.4
2009 919 58.2 15.8 16.4
2010 1004 59.8 16.7 n/a
2011 980 64.3 15.2 12.3
2012 963 60.2 15.9 9.1
2013 949 61.0 15.5 9.4
2014 902 59.0 15.2 8.5
2015 860 55.0 15.6 9.2
2016 861 61.0 14.1 7
2017 873 55.7 15.6 8.7
2018 881 63.0 13.9 11.7
2019 895 62.0 14.4 10.2
2020 872 56.9 15.3 8
2021 683 50.0 13.6 10.4
2022 629 47.8 13.1 11
2023 667 44.8 14.8 10.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 87 William Sherman

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1051 50.6 20.7 n/a
1990 1085 53.9 20.1 n/a
1991 1096 53.9 20.3 n/a
1992 1127 56.9 19.8 n/a
1993 1098 56.0 19.6 n/a
1994 1112 58.0 19.2 n/a
1995 1092 57.0 19.2 n/a
1996 1092 57.0 19.2 n/a
1997 1078 58.0 18.6 23.2
1998 1028 57.0 18.0 26.6
1999 959 57.5 16.7 23.5
2000 924 56.7 16.3 29.5
2001 903 55.5 16.3 28.9
2002 897 n/a n/a n/a
2003 897 n/a n/a n/a
2004 900 n/a n/a n/a
2005 904 55.0 16.4 0
2006 889 51.0 17.4 49.4
2007 874 54.5 16.0 21.6
2008 899 57.0 15.8 19.4
2009 919 58.2 15.8 16.4
2010 1004 59.8 16.7 n/a
2011 980 64.3 15.2 12.3
2012 963 60.2 15.9 9.1
2013 949 61.0 15.5 9.4
2014 902 59.0 15.2 8.5
2015 860 55.0 15.6 9.2
2016 861 61.0 14.1 7
2017 873 55.7 15.6 8.7
2018 881 63.0 13.9 11.7
2019 895 62.0 14.4 10.2
2020 872 56.9 15.3 8
2021 683 50.0 13.6 10.4
2022 629 47.8 13.1 11
2023 667 44.8 14.8 10.9

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely Immunized
201597.1%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 87 William Sherman

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $248 (1.7%) $14,428 (98.3%) $14,676
2020 $343 (2.4%) $14,109 (97.6%) $14,452
2021 $1,570 (8.7%) $16,433 (91.3%) $18,002
2022 $2,800 (14.1%) $16,994 (85.8%) $19,795

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 87 William Sherman

The coronavirus has had a profound impact on education in America. Learning shifted online overnight, attendance numbers dwindled, and enrollment decreased. SchoolDigger.com is making it easier for you to better assess how COVID-19 has impacted your school. Through the collection of pre-pandemic (2019) and current data, SchoolDigger.com is sharing test scores, enrollment numbers and school demographics from schools across the country – and we make it easy to see how impacted schools compare locally and statewide.

Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 99th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 136th of 2439 Elementary schools
 1.5%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 87 William Sherman)7785.9
 8.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District # 3)6566.4
 1.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 87 William Sherman)8277.6
 4.4%
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District # 3)6765.6
 1.4%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 87 William Sherman)9797.7
 0.7%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District # 3)7171.3
 0.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 87 William Sherman)9492.6
 1.4%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District # 3)6766.9
 0.1%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 87 William Sherman)7883.8
 5.8%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District # 3)5865.9
 7.9%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 87 William Sherman)8073.9
 6.1%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District # 3)6065
 5%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students895667
 25.5%
African American3217
 46.9%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian6161
Hispanic128114
 10.9%
Pacific Islander84
 50%
White580398
 31.4%
Two or More Races8373
 12%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients10.2%10.9%
 0.8%


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Yes. Ps 87 William Sherman ranks in the top 5.6% of New York elementary schools.

In the 2022-23 school year, 667 students attended Ps 87 William Sherman.

Students at Ps 87 William Sherman are 60% White, 17% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 9% Asian, 3% African American.


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