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Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos

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Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos ranks 1529 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

1529^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 37% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 161 Pedro Albizu Campos is an elementary school located in New York City's District 5, serving grades K-8 with an enrollment of 550 students. The school faces significant challenges, with consistently low academic performance and a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students.

PS 161 Pedro Albizu Campos has ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 38.1% to 62.86% in English Language Arts and 26.79% to 56.25% in Math, compared to the district's 42.03% to 46.15% in ELA and 32.29% to 43.82% in Math, and the state's 50.86% to 56.61% in ELA and 46.74% to 59.7% in Math. The school's performance on the Regents Algebra I exam is also significantly lower than the district and state, with a 31.25% proficiency rate compared to 35.41% for the district and 56.07% for the state.

While the nearby public schools in District 5, such as PS 125 Ralph Bunche, PS 129 John H Finley, and Teachers College Community School, generally perform better on state assessments, the charter schools in the area, including KIPP Star College Prep Charter School, Success Academy Charter School - Norwood, and Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem, outperform both PS 161 Pedro Albizu Campos and the other nearby public schools on state assessments, despite serving a similar or higher proportion of economically disadvantaged students.

527

Students ?

9.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,652

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

499 W 133rd St
New York, NY 10027

(212) 690-5945

District: New York City Geographic District # 5

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.9%

African American:

19.0%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 15th percentile in 2015 → 37th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 53% meeting standards)

!Algebra I scores 25 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg39%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,529^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 37%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 37% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

1,023^rd of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 32%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 19% (2015) to bottom 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 16Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 5

701^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 5 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	1529 of 2445	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2202 of 2445	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.4	2263 of 2439	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2086 of 2434	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.2	1708 of 2201	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1776 of 2413	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.0	2042 of 2395	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	20.6	1992 of 2386	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.6	1898 of 2366	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.4	1990 of 2352	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.0	1923 of 2345	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.8	1890 of 2325	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.3	1944 of 2320	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	19.8	1928 of 2286	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	15.2	2032 of 2263	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	28.7	1836 of 2257	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	23.8	1843 of 2227	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	25.3	1778 of 2219	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.9	1829 of 2206	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	28.7	731 of 948	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.5	200 of 1117	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	29.8	848 of 1066	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.9	953 of 1001	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	887 of 1027	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.1	385 of 860	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.8	491 of 938	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1398 of 2409	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	2043 of 2413	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	2218 of 2403	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2096 of 2401	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1687 of 1955	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1785 of 2357	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.6	2036 of 2338	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.7	708 of 1569	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.1	1310 of 1531	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	1268 of 1429	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1136 of 1503	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.4	683 of 1315	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.3	1024 of 1392	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	397 of 792	49.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	523 of 766	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.6	494 of 637	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.3	391 of 622	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.4	199 of 570	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.2	466 of 730	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	23.7	1685 of 2041	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.7	1157 of 1678	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1683 of 2407	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	11.6	2275 of 2411	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.3	2217 of 2400	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.4	1978 of 2400	17.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.1	1288 of 1961	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1701 of 2358	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.8	1953 of 2340	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	755 of 2134	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.6	1124 of 2110	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1556 of 2016	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.4	1526 of 2031	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.8	1034 of 1859	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.3	1191 of 1941	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	1023 of 1500	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1145 of 1504	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.4	1218 of 1500	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1183 of 1479	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	620 of 1242	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	31.9	979 of 1439	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1153 of 1438	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.4	1194 of 1455	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.2	1102 of 1429	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	21.9	1136 of 1407	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.5	1143 of 1401	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.7	1168 of 1373	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	18.7	1106 of 1337	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	1176 of 1295	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	979 of 1243	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	39.0	425 of 706	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.1	511 of 653	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.5	573 of 663	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	17.1	327 of 374	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.8	144 of 646	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	35.7	409 of 615	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.9	224 of 591	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.0	180 of 581	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.2	17 of 118	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	36.3	283 of 473	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.1	310 of 503	38.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.9	805 of 1457	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1101 of 1465	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.5	1244 of 1463	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1245 of 1454	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.1	523 of 1066	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	30.9	984 of 1370	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.1	1103 of 1353	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.6	509 of 965	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	646 of 953	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.1	654 of 943	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.3	588 of 914	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	46.3	394 of 826	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	511 of 810	36.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.4	314 of 603	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.6	347 of 594	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.7	356 of 543	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.7	214 of 487	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	83.2	4 of 49	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	61.0	99 of 392	74.7%	★★★★☆
2018	36.7	297 of 457	35.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	39.9	775 of 1288	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	69.7	200 of 935	78.6%	★★★★☆
2019	34.5	818 of 1241	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	850 of 1245	31.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.1	1206 of 1455	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.9	1133 of 1464	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.3	1117 of 1464	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	1049 of 1455	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.3	470 of 1071	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.1	894 of 1366	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.8	1106 of 1352	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	483 of 1298	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	485 of 1303	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.2	856 of 1307	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	906 of 1283	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.8	572 of 1139	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	896 of 1170	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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)82nd percentile+45 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)55th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2025)50th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)42nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)30th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2018)23rd percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)17th percentile+10 vs school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+46 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+31 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+16 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)45th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)40th percentile+21 vs school

African American (2022)40th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2018)13th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts46%-7 vs state

Math41%-14 vs state

Algebra I31%-25 vs state

Science29%-16 vs state

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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 Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (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 Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government 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 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 Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos	Public	K-8	499 W 133rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5945	527	55	9.5	95.1%	10 (1.9%)	100 (19.0%)	405 (76.9%)	7 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	37.7	1529^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.5%		15.6	2202^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.9%	673					31.3	50.0	62.9	47.6	46.6	40.0	38.1	44.4	41.0	34.0	56.3	43.9	26.8	26.5	30.7	$39,652	$3,924	$35,728
Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-5	71-111 Convent Ave	New York	10027	New York County	Sisulu-Walker Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 663-8216	152	12	12.6	84.9%	1 (0.7%)	108 (71.1%)	34 (22.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.3%)	1 (0.7%)	3 (2.0%)	72.6	626^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.4%		63.5	814^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.7%	188						66.7	61.1	80.0				71.4	50.0	68.0				70.8		$24,701	$595	$24,106
Ps 129 John H Finley	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 130th St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5932	229	21	11.0	97.4%	6 (2.6%)	90 (39.3%)	125 (54.6%)	5 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	16.6	2158^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.7%		27.4	1826^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.3%	332						21.7	38.7	51.9				16.0	31.3	38.5				14.3		$47,591	$3,812	$43,778
Ps 192 Jacob H Schiff	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9560	224	20	11.3	94.2%	6 (2.7%)	6 (2.7%)	209 (93.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.6	774^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.9	514^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.0%	260						60.9	35.7	52.9				85.2	83.9	75.0				68.8		$44,204	$4,787	$39,417
Teachers College Community School	Public	PK, KG-8	168 Morningside Ave	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	No	(212) 316-8080	295	29	10.2	75.3%	23 (7.8%)	129 (43.7%)	114 (38.6%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.4%)	3 (1.0%)	16 (5.4%)	65.5	809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.9%		62.8	827^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%	18	44.4			66.7	27.0	69.2	73.7	82.4	42.4	71.4	56.7	61.5	81.3	82.4	21.1	82.8		81.3	33.3	$32,179	$2,787	$29,392
Ps 92 Mary McLeod Bethune	Public	PK, KG-5	222 W 134th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5915	165	18	9.1	95.2%	7 (4.2%)	73 (44.2%)	76 (46.1%)	4 (2.4%)	2 (1.2%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	57.6	1000^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%		36.2	1556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.4%	556						13.3	55.0	73.7				40.0	76.2	68.4				57.9		$54,839	$4,345	$50,495
Ps 123 Mahalia Jackson	Public	PK, KG-8	301 W 140th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6200	394	47	8.3	97.2%	16 (4.1%)	183 (46.4%)	183 (46.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15.5	2181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%		19.2	2088^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.6%	93						29.4	43.8	40.0	29.7	20.0	45.0	35.3	36.8	30.0	18.9	20.6	20.0	21.2	20.0	$41,444	$3,756	$37,688
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 140th St-3rd Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 380-2580	733			81.9%	12 (1.6%)	473 (64.5%)	207 (28.2%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.8%)	95	83^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%	33	86.7	98.0	24.3		99.1	81.8	88.0	88.5	90.0	97.6		98.5	96.4	98.4	98.0	97.5		63.9		$18,738	$00	$18,738
KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	433 W 123rd St-4th Fl	New York	10027	New York County	KIPP Star College Prep Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2650	748	40	18.7	86.9%	16 (2.1%)	408 (54.5%)	285 (38.1%)	7 (0.9%)	7 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	24 (3.2%)	75.1	553^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	77.4%		75.7	520^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.7%	33					73.7	93.7	86.3	69.7	52.1	69.2	72.6	98.4	96.0	52.1	61.1	86.8		50.6	66.7	$22,647	$22,647	$00
Ps 125 Ralph Bunche	Public	PK, KG-5	425 W 123rd St	New York	10027	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 666-6400	260	24	10.6	58.8%	58 (22.3%)	75 (28.8%)	86 (33.1%)	22 (8.5%)	2 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (6.5%)	85	302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	87.6%		82.5	372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.8%	70						93.8	87.5	69.6				93.8	93.8	62.5				68.2		$40,185	$3,610	$36,575

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos

What district is Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos in?

New York City Geographic District # 5

How many students attend Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos?

In the 2024-25 school year, 527 students attended Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos.

Is Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos a good school?

Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos ranks 1529^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos?

Students at Ps 161 Pedro Albizu Campos are 77% Hispanic, 19% African American, 2% White, 1% Asian.

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