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Star Academy Ps 63 (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2017^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 18% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Star Academy PS 63 (The) is an elementary school in New York City's District 1, serving 207 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school has seen fluctuating performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 676 out of 2,395 New York elementary schools in 2017-2018 to 2,017 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025.

Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 7.5 students per teacher and higher per-student spending of $40,954 compared to nearby schools like Neighborhood School ($34,621 per student) and Children's Workshop School ($29,371 per student), Star Academy PS 63 (The) consistently underperforms the New York City Geographic District #1 and the state of New York in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 40% of 3rd graders, 45.45% of 4th graders, and 46.15% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 66.73%, 68.39%, and 65.83%, respectively.

The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools for both female and male students, as well as students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, in the 2024-2025 school year. These challenges suggest that the school may need to implement more targeted interventions and strategies to address the unique needs of its diverse student population and improve overall academic outcomes.

187

Students ?

7.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$51,165

Per pupil spending ?

78.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

121 E 3rd St
New York, NY 10009

(212) 674-3180

District: New York City Geographic District # 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.5%

African American:

15.0%

White:

11.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 40th percentile in 2014 → 18th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 7 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (35% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (18th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

2,017^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 18%▼ down 29 pts since 2015

From bottom 46% (2015) to bottom 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 14Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 1

511^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 1 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	22.1	2017 of 2445	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1878 of 2445	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.2	1433 of 2439	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1841 of 2434	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1597 of 2413	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	69.5	676 of 2395	71.8%	★★★★☆
2017	65.4	778 of 2386	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2016	51.7	1143 of 2366	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2015	45.9	1269 of 2352	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.2	1411 of 2345	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	27.4	1792 of 2325	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	37.4	1606 of 2320	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	47.5	1348 of 2286	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	37.8	1592 of 2263	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.3	1809 of 2257	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	17.7	1960 of 2227	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	28.6	1744 of 2219	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.3	1723 of 2206	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.8	1788 of 2409	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1858 of 2413	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	57.9	955 of 2403	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.2	1327 of 2357	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	67.8	706 of 2338	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	37.1	817 of 1315	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	79.4	198 of 1392	85.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	72.3	84 of 570	85.3%	★★★★☆
2018	91.2	41 of 730	94.4%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.5	1920 of 2098	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	76.4	332 of 2045	83.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	2080 of 2407	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1791 of 2411	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.3	1248 of 2400	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1719 of 2358	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	65.0	774 of 2340	66.9%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	36.2	1095 of 1859	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	78.0	210 of 1941	89.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2019)85th percentile+51 vs school

Special Education (2019)41st percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2019)38th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science46%~ state avg

English Language Arts44%-11 vs state

Math24%-33 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Star Academy Ps 63 (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	121 E 3rd St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 674-3180	187	25	7.3	78.6%	21 (11.2%)	28 (15.0%)	130 (69.5%)	6 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	22.1	2017^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.5%		25.7	1878^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.2%	139		40.0	45.5	46.2				16.7	31.3	26.7				46.2		$51,165	$3,675	$47,490
Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-5	121 E 3rd St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 387-0195	215	19	11.3	44.2%	89 (41.4%)	21 (9.8%)	75 (34.9%)	10 (4.7%)	2 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (7.9%)								(n/a)			66.7						16.7							$36,701	$1,797	$34,904
Ps 20 Anna Silver	Public	PK, KG-5	166 Essex St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 254-9577	313	31	9.9	84.0%	21 (6.7%)	48 (15.3%)	175 (55.9%)	55 (17.6%)	5 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.9%)	20.1	2075^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.1%		23.4	1965^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.6%	110		33.3	46.3	35.7				32.4	39.1	32.3				30.0		$40,395	$3,262	$37,134
Ps 64 Robert Simon	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E 6th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 673-6510	147	17	8.7	84.4%	7 (4.8%)	36 (24.5%)	98 (66.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)	1 (0.7%)	4 (2.7%)	23.9	1964^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.7%		38.3	1506^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.4%	458		46.7	38.9	38.1				68.8	47.4	14.3				4.8		$48,774	$2,965	$45,809
Earth School	Public	PK, KG-5	600 E 6th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 477-1735	175	16	10.9	61.7%	46 (26.3%)	17 (9.7%)	86 (49.1%)	6 (3.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (11.4%)	46.4	1288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.3%		45.6	1268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.1%	20		55.6	66.7	75.0				44.4	44.4	40.0				33.3		$42,609	$2,225	$40,384
East Village Community School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	185 1st Ave	New York	10003	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 533-5340	477	48	9.9	45.1%	184 (38.6%)	40 (8.4%)	164 (34.4%)	38 (8.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	49 (10.3%)	85.1	300^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.7%		79.8	429^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.5%	129		77.1	83.0	81.8				73.5	80.9	86.1				56.4		$39,986	$1,589	$38,398
Ps 140 Nathan Straus	Public	PK, KG-8	123 Ridge St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-4680	334	34	9.8	95.8%	11 (3.3%)	46 (13.8%)	269 (80.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	7.6	2350^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.9%		15.8	2193^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%	157	100.0	29.2	5.3	30.4	26.7	31.0	27.8	34.5	3.9	21.4	16.7	35.9	50.0	3.7	12.5	$41,564	$3,185	$38,380
Ps 15 Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-5	333 E 4th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 228-8730	159	23	7.0	91.2%	5 (3.1%)	35 (22.0%)	97 (61.0%)	13 (8.2%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	7 (4.4%)	58	990^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.5%		51.6	1127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%	137		47.4	75.0	84.0				57.9	80.0	48.2				33.3		$51,390	$3,828	$47,562
Manhattan Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	100 Attorney St	New York	10002	New York County	Manhattan Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 533-2743	184	18	10.2	87.0%	1 (0.5%)	53 (28.8%)	119 (64.7%)	4 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	5 (2.7%)	28.8	1810^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.0%		42.1	1381^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.5%	429		38.9	63.6	42.3				33.3	60.0	30.8				16.0		$24,218	$477	$23,741
Ps 142 Amalia Castro	Public	PK, KG-5	100 Attorney St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 598-3800	367	35	10.6	91.0%	8 (2.2%)	60 (16.3%)	283 (77.1%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	36.4	1573^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	35.7%		23.7	1957^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%	384		65.4	47.1	30.4				72.4	48.5	20.0				10.0		$41,036	$3,719	$37,317

Frequently Asked Questions about Star Academy Ps 63 (The)

What is the racial makeup of Star Academy Ps 63 (The)?

Students at Star Academy Ps 63 (The) are 70% Hispanic, 15% African American, 11% White, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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Star Academy Ps 63 (The) ranks in the bottom 17.5% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Star Academy Ps 63 (The) in?

New York City Geographic District # 1

How many students attend Star Academy Ps 63 (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 187 students attended Star Academy Ps 63 (The).

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