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Ps 142 Amalia Castro

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Ps 142 Amalia Castro ranks 1573 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1573^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 142 Amalia Castro is an elementary school located in New York City's District 1, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 373 students. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past decade, with a current statewide ranking of 1573 out of 2445 schools and a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ps 142 Amalia Castro struggles compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly lower than the district and state, with 5th-grade ELA and Math proficiency rates at just 30.43% and 20% respectively. The school's performance also varies greatly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic students and special education students performing relatively well, while female and male students perform much worse. Additionally, Ps 142 Amalia Castro has an extremely high percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 93.37% to 95.44% over the past three school years, indicating a high-need student population.

Interestingly, Ps 142 Amalia Castro performs poorly compared to the nearby Ps 110 Florence Nightingale and Ps 15 Roberto Clemente, both within a 0.4-mile radius, which significantly outperform Ps 142 Amalia Castro in academic proficiency across all grade levels and subject areas. The nearby Manhattan Charter School, located just 0.01 miles away, also outperforms Ps 142 Amalia Castro in academic proficiency, despite serving a similarly high-need student population. The school's inconsistent performance over the years, with its statewide ranking fluctuating between 1465 and 2092, suggests that it may be struggling to implement effective and sustainable strategies to improve student outcomes.

367

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,036

Per pupil spending ?

91%

Free/discounted lunch ?

100 Attorney St
New York, NY 10002

(212) 598-3800

District: New York City Geographic District # 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.1%

African American:

16.3%

White:

2.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2014 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 35 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

1,573^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▲ up 25 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	36.4	1573 of 2445	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.7	1957 of 2445	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.6	1767 of 2439	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	2024 of 2434	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.6	1465 of 2413	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1840 of 2395	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.0	1758 of 2386	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.4	2008 of 2366	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	2092 of 2352	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.9	2012 of 2345	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	21.5	1938 of 2325	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.0	1905 of 2320	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.3	1908 of 2286	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	19.3	1944 of 2263	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	26.7	1872 of 2257	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.6	1912 of 2227	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	2102 of 2219	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	16.2	1944 of 2206	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.4	1668 of 2409	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.7	1881 of 2413	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.7	2055 of 2403	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.0	2343 of 2401	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.1	1732 of 2357	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.8	2049 of 2338	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.2	437 of 1569	72.1%	★★★★☆
2024	48.2	704 of 1531	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	553 of 1315	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.3	925 of 1392	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	62.4	136 of 570	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.9	282 of 730	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	50.2	914 of 2045	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	1448 of 2407	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.6	1855 of 2411	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.0	1152 of 2400	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	1720 of 2400	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	1222 of 2358	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1548 of 2340	33.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	595 of 2134	72.1%	★★★★☆
2019	50.0	689 of 1859	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.5	1095 of 1941	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2019)76th percentile+37 vs school

Hispanic (2025)72nd percentile+36 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+36 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)55th percentile+32 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math50%-8 vs state

English Language Arts48%-7 vs state

Science10%-35 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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	Regents Life Science Biology 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 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 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 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 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 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 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
Manhattan Charter School II	Public, Charter	2-6	220 Henry St	New York	10002	New York County	Manhattan Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 964-3792	73	15	4.8	95.9%	1 (1.4%)	28 (38.4%)	44 (60.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	14.3	2211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.6%		9.6	2338^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.4%	127			25.0	41.7	30.0	42.1			0.0	33.3	0.0	10.5			20.0		$41,158	$1,261	$39,897
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 42 Benjamin Altman	Public	PK, KG-5	71 Hester St	New York	10002	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 226-8410	476	45	10.5	66.8%	47 (9.9%)	18 (3.8%)	77 (16.2%)	314 (66.0%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (3.8%)	85.2	298^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.8%		84.9	316^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.1%	18			75.6	73.8	75.4				81.0	75.8	93.0				68.4		$39,811	$2,113	$37,698

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 142 Amalia Castro

What is the racial makeup of Ps 142 Amalia Castro?

Students at Ps 142 Amalia Castro are 77% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

Is Ps 142 Amalia Castro a good school?

Ps 142 Amalia Castro ranks 1573^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 142 Amalia Castro in?

New York City Geographic District # 1

How many students attend Ps 142 Amalia Castro?

In the 2024-25 school year, 367 students attended Ps 142 Amalia Castro.

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