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Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy

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Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy ranks 1294 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-8

1294^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 47% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy is a public magnet elementary and middle school in New York City's District 6, serving 423 students in grades PK-8. The school generally performs better than the district and state averages on state assessments, with particularly strong results for certain student subgroups.

In 2024-2025, 57.58% of 3rd graders at Ps/Is 210 were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 46.79% for District 6 and 54.15% for New York state. The school also had impressive 7th and 8th grade math proficiency rates of 78% and 70%, respectively, outpacing the district's 51.37% and 54.81%. Ps/Is 210 ranked highly for English Language Learners in ELA and Special Education students in math, earning 4-star ratings in those categories.

While Ps/Is 210 appears to be a relatively strong-performing school, it still has room for improvement, as evidenced by its 2-star overall rating. The school serves a high-need student population, with over 88% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch. Interestingly, the school's per-student spending has increased significantly in recent years, from $18,677 in 2020-2021 to $33,305 in 2023-2024, which may have contributed to its improved academic outcomes. Compared to nearby schools, Ps/Is 210 generally outperforms its neighbors, though the Neighborhood Charter School of Harlem outperforms Ps/Is 210 on several key metrics.

399

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,485

Per pupil spending ?

90.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

501-503 W 152nd St
New York, NY 10031

(212) 283-0012

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

94.0%

Pacific Islander:

2.3%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 39th percentile in 2015 → 47th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school57%

District avg47%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,294^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 47%▲ up 8 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

476^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 32%▲ up 38 pts since 2015

From bottom 30% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^th of 25Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6

642^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 6 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	46.1	1294 of 2445	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.3	897 of 2445	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.1	1437 of 2439	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	1442 of 2434	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.7	1593 of 2201	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	65.6	771 of 2413	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.4	937 of 2395	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.7	1234 of 2386	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	45.5	1293 of 2366	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.3	1442 of 2352	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2014	33.5	1632 of 2345	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2013	31.6	1671 of 2325	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.9	1886 of 2320	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	31.2	1726 of 2286	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.0	1805 of 2263	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	14.0	2075 of 2257	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.4	2010 of 2227	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.9	2140 of 2219	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	25.9	1796 of 2206	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	214 of 1117	80.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.0	145 of 1066	86.4%	★★★★☆
2023	58.9	260 of 1001	74.0%	★★★★☆
2022	53.3	343 of 1027	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	76.1	79 of 860	90.8%	★★★★★
2018	78.2	80 of 938	91.5%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.7	1417 of 2409	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.1	863 of 2413	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	1551 of 2403	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1592 of 2401	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.9	947 of 2357	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.6	1098 of 2338	53.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.9	734 of 1569	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.0	417 of 1531	72.8%	★★★★☆
2023	60.3	464 of 1429	67.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.7	576 of 1503	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.6	420 of 818	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	73.4	239 of 1315	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	70.0	321 of 1392	76.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	787 of 2098	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.2	582 of 2078	72.0%	★★★★☆
2022	51.4	876 of 2099	58.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.0	1149 of 2407	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	58.8	924 of 2411	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.7	1295 of 2400	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.6	1257 of 2400	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.1	646 of 2358	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	62.3	842 of 2340	64.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.6	411 of 2134	80.7%	★★★★☆
2024	74.3	329 of 2110	84.4%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	391 of 2016	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	56.9	605 of 2031	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	69.4	303 of 1859	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	431 of 1941	77.8%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	476 of 1500	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	619 of 1504	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.9	874 of 1500	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.3	763 of 1479	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.8	817 of 1242	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.1	501 of 1439	65.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.4	831 of 1438	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.2	945 of 1455	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	34.9	951 of 1429	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	32.4	982 of 1407	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	21.4	1129 of 1401	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	22.8	1075 of 1373	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.5	1189 of 1337	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.4	1141 of 1295	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	14.4	1064 of 1243	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	20.5	1014 of 1224	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.1	998 of 1185	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	19.6	917 of 1123	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	22.4	882 of 1095	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.5	91 of 646	85.9%	★★★★☆
2024	60.6	125 of 615	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	60.7	117 of 591	80.2%	★★★★☆
2022	62.7	110 of 581	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	58.3	105 of 473	77.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.8	80 of 503	84.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	386 of 1457	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	611 of 1465	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.0	981 of 1463	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	838 of 1454	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.1	671 of 1066	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.0	690 of 1370	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.0	843 of 1353	37.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	62.5	287 of 953	69.9%	★★★★☆
2023	60.8	307 of 943	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.9	315 of 914	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	43.2	238 of 449	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.1	190 of 826	77.0%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	353 of 810	56.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	228 of 1283	82.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.7	333 of 1296	74.3%	★★★★☆
2023	54.3	518 of 1288	59.8%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.9	599 of 1455	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.3	647 of 1464	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.3	665 of 1464	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.7	636 of 1455	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	39.5	652 of 1071	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.9	299 of 1366	78.1%	★★★★☆
2018	42.8	765 of 1352	43.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.5	154 of 1298	88.1%	★★★★☆
2024	74.2	179 of 1303	86.3%	★★★★☆
2023	58.3	374 of 1307	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	38.5	748 of 1283	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	84.0	84 of 1139	92.6%	★★★★★
2018	68.2	194 of 1170	83.4%	★★★★☆

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)81st percentile+34 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+34 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+15 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)41st percentile-6 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)88th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)86th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)82nd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)74th percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2024)70th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)59th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I68%+12 vs state

Math62%+7 vs state

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Science43%~ state avg

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Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	501-503 W 152nd St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 283-0012	399	34	11.6	90.2%	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.5%)	375 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46.1	1294^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.1%		60.3	897^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.3%	397			67.7	57.6	50.0	65.2	46.9	54.4	48.6	57.9	58.3	45.5	48.7	78.0	70.0	21.7	55.0	$34,485	$2,788	$31,697
Ps 28 Wright Brothers	Public	PK, KG-5	475 W 155th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-3014	378	44	8.6	91.8%	15 (4.0%)	51 (13.5%)	302 (79.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	26.2	1887^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.8%		32.3	1679^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.3%	208				34.1	43.3	43.9				43.5	49.2	44.2				23.3		$45,496	$3,863	$41,633
Ps 153 Adam Clayton Powell	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-8611	387	29	13.5	89.1%	22 (5.7%)	77 (19.9%)	275 (71.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18.2	2126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%		37.2	1534^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%	592				23.3	31.7	19.4				46.8	39.6	42.9				27.9		$37,407	$3,085	$34,322
William Lynch School (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 862-9940	315	29	10.6	68.3%	61 (19.4%)	65 (20.6%)	177 (56.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	47.5	1257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.6%		59.2	921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	62.3%	336				52.5	41.9	50.0	28.6			70.7	39.4	71.9	45.2			59.4		$32,907	$2,776	$30,131
Ps 4 Duke Ellington	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 160th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-0739	428	34	12.5	82.7%	13 (3.0%)	34 (7.9%)	368 (86.0%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	51.3	1174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.8	1393^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.0%	219				45.3	44.2	68.2				72.7	58.6	57.8				41.3		$36,740	$3,426	$33,314
Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-8	691 St Nicholas Ave	New York	10031	New York County	Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 701-7117	623			92.9%	11 (1.8%)	239 (38.4%)	342 (54.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	64.3	845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.4%		64.5	792^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.6%	53	90.2	51.3	90.5	59.3	57.8	51.8	68.3	64.2	74.0	79.3	66.1	60.7	80.4	78.9	89.4	36.5		$32,328	$2,252	$30,075
Ps 46 Arthur Tappan	Public	PK, KG-8	2987 Frederick Douglas Blvd	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1519	363	38	9.6	95.9%	10 (2.8%)	158 (43.5%)	188 (51.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26.1	1892^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.6%		27	1842^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.7%	50				42.4	42.3	35.7	37.9	44.0	49.0	50.0	44.8	31.0	46.7	65.4	52.8	17.2	45.3	$42,267	$4,338	$37,930
Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School	Public	K-5	276 W 151st St	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 368-8731	134	12	11.4	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	102 (76.1%)	27 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	36.2	1576^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%		27.2	1835^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%	259				46.4	68.4	65.2				34.5	57.9	34.8				17.4		$43,452	$3,742	$39,710
Whin Music Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	528 W 162nd St	New York	10032	New York County	Whin Music Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(844) 489-0817	464	49	9.4	87.3%	16 (3.4%)	58 (12.5%)	369 (79.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.6%)	27.1	1855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.1%		37	1539^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.1%	316				50.0	42.6	46.9	46.7	52.1	50.0	45.8	27.8	33.3	25.0	46.9	37.5	34.0	47.8	$22,305	$721	$21,584
Ps 200 James McCune Smith School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2589 7th Ave	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 491-6636	274	27	10.1	95.6%	11 (4.0%)	152 (55.5%)	89 (32.5%)	2 (0.7%)	18 (6.6%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	18.2	2125^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.1%		25.2	1893^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.6%	232				50.0	32.6	38.6				56.3	30.4	18.2				11.9		$49,150	$4,797	$44,353

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy

What is the racial makeup of Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy?

Students at Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy are 94% Hispanic, 2% Pacific Islander, 2% White, 2% African American.

What district is Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy in?

New York City Geographic District # 6

How many students attend Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 399 students attended Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy.

Is Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy a good school?

Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy ranks 1294^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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