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Ps 140 Nathan Straus

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2350^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 140 Nathan Straus is an elementary school (grades PK-8) located in New York City's District 1, which is ranked 511 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school has 368 students and has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a 0-1 star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ps 140 Nathan Straus consistently underperforms compared to the New York City District 1 average and the statewide average on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 29.17% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 66.73% in District 1 and 54.15% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in Math, with only 3.85% of 4th graders and 16.67% of 6th graders proficient or better in 2024-2025.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $39,284 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the New York City District 1 average, the school's academic outcomes have not improved significantly. This raises questions about the effectiveness of the school's resource allocation and the need to ensure that additional funding is being used in a way that directly supports student learning and achievement.

334

Students ?

9.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,564

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

123 Ridge St
New York, NY 10002

(212) 677-4680

District: New York City Geographic District # 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.5%

African American:

13.8%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 14th percentile in 2014 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 10 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg63%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,350^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,316^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 12%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 12% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	2350 of 2445	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2193 of 2445	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	12.2	2268 of 2439	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2065 of 2434	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2215 of 2413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.0	2122 of 2395	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	15.5	2128 of 2386	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	12.6	2175 of 2366	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.7	2162 of 2352	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	17.1	2026 of 2345	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.2	2233 of 2325	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	8.3	2196 of 2320	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.6	2005 of 2286	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	12.0	2093 of 2263	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.5	2013 of 2257	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.0	2035 of 2227	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	19.9	1873 of 2219	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.5	2062 of 2206	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.0	1056 of 1117	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	995 of 1066	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.0	1001 of 1001	0.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.4	2318 of 2409	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.8	2192 of 2413	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2210 of 2403	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1990 of 2401	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2272 of 2357	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	2112 of 2338	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1488 of 1569	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	1496 of 1531	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1181 of 1429	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1087 of 1503	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.0	997 of 1392	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	766 of 792	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	725 of 766	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	610 of 637	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	47.5	282 of 622	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.5	264 of 570	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.8	471 of 730	35.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	19.6	1799 of 2032	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	2296 of 2407	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	2080 of 2411	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.6	2208 of 2400	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2061 of 2400	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	1975 of 2358	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	2071 of 2340	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.7	1562 of 2134	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.9	1848 of 2110	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1580 of 2016	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1837 of 2031	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.8	1809 of 1859	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1726 of 1941	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.4	1316 of 1500	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.2	1139 of 1504	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.4	1088 of 1500	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.0	1210 of 1479	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.0	1120 of 1439	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1110 of 1438	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.9	1123 of 1455	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	27.7	1067 of 1429	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.9	1080 of 1407	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	28.3	1024 of 1401	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	19.1	1122 of 1373	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	24.4	1055 of 1337	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	17.9	1078 of 1295	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	28.5	937 of 1243	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	24.1	984 of 1224	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	24.9	945 of 1185	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.0	928 of 1123	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	981 of 1095	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	23.3	590 of 705	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	51.6	271 of 663	59.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.8	540 of 646	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.1	538 of 615	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.1	440 of 591	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.3	1304 of 1457	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.3	1051 of 1465	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1114 of 1463	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.5	1243 of 1454	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.5	1186 of 1370	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1031 of 1353	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.4	771 of 965	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.6	585 of 953	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.0	532 of 943	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.5	630 of 914	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.8	560 of 826	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.8	575 of 810	29.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	531 of 603	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	316 of 594	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	375 of 543	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	297 of 487	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.4	240 of 392	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	369 of 457	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	39.4	789 of 1288	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	892 of 1306	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.1	989 of 1241	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	819 of 1245	34.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1223 of 1455	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.5	1140 of 1464	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.9	1016 of 1464	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1032 of 1455	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.7	916 of 1366	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.3	1113 of 1352	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	746 of 1298	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.5	850 of 1303	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	647 of 1307	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.4	873 of 1283	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.5	865 of 1139	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	976 of 1170	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)27th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)11th percentile+3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)5th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)39th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

African American (2024)16th percentile-8 vs school

Male (2025)16th percentile+4 vs school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile~ school

Female (2025)11th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

Math29%-26 vs state

English Language Arts26%-27 vs state

Science9%-36 vs state

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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 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
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 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 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
Ps 188 Island School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	442 E Houston St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 677-5710	332	38	8.7	97.3%	5 (1.5%)	83 (25.0%)	226 (68.1%)	5 (1.5%)	6 (1.8%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	48.3	1238^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.4%		52.6	1091^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.4%	147	97.8	46.7	76.7	73.1	27.3	26.5	78.1	36.0	80.7	70.4	26.5	66.7	97.6		26.7		$46,736	$4,014	$42,722
Ps 110 Florence Nightingale	Public	PK, KG-5	285 Delancey St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 674-2690	227	31	7.2	70.9%	34 (15.0%)	30 (13.2%)	132 (58.1%)	22 (9.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.3%)	6 (2.6%)	68.1	737^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.9%		78.2	470^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.8%	267			55.6	72.2	82.1				58.3	83.3	59.0				48.7		$34,909	$2,598	$32,311
Ps 134 Henrietta Szold	Public	PK, KG-5	293 E Broadway	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 673-4470	164	19	8.7	98.8%	3 (1.8%)	51 (31.1%)	97 (59.1%)	6 (3.7%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	4 (2.4%)	12.2	2260^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.6%		10.9	2319^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.2%	59			20.0	50.0	6.7				19.1	47.1	6.7				6.7		$53,740	$4,376	$49,364
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 140 Nathan Straus

What is the racial makeup of Ps 140 Nathan Straus?

Students at Ps 140 Nathan Straus are 81% Hispanic, 14% African American, 3% White, 1% Asian.

Is Ps 140 Nathan Straus a good school?

Ps 140 Nathan Straus ranks in the bottom 3.9% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 140 Nathan Straus?

In the 2024-25 school year, 334 students attended Ps 140 Nathan Straus.

What district is Ps 140 Nathan Straus in?

New York City Geographic District # 1

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