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Ps 64 Robert Simon

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1964^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 20% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 64 Robert Simon is an elementary school located in New York City's District 1, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 188 students. The school has consistently ranked in the lower half of New York elementary schools over the past several years, with a current statewide ranking of 1964 out of 2445 schools and a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, PS 64 Robert Simon's performance, as measured by proficiency rates on New York state assessments, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 46.67%, compared to 66.73% for the district and 54.15% for the state. Similarly, the 5th grade math proficiency rate was just 14.29%, compared to 57.46% for the district and 54.16% for the state. The school's performance is particularly weak in science, with only 4.76% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 48.75% for the district and 45.02% for the state.

Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending of $43,261 in 2023-2024 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.8, the data reveals significant disparities in academic achievement between different student subgroups. For instance, male students at PS 64 Robert Simon outperformed their female counterparts in both ELA and math, while the school's special education students performed significantly better than the overall student population. These findings suggest that targeted interventions and support may be needed to address the specific needs of different student populations and improve overall academic outcomes at the school.

147

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48,774

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

600 E 6th St
New York, NY 10009

(212) 673-6510

District: New York City Geographic District # 1

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.7%

African American:

24.5%

White:

4.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 20th percentile in 2015 → 20th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (20th percentile)

!Science scores 40 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school35%

District avg63%

New York avg55%

1,964^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 20%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	23.9	1964 of 2445	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.3	1506 of 2445	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	1680 of 2439	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	2144 of 2434	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.4	1812 of 2201	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	47.6	1217 of 2413	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1794 of 2395	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	29.9	1730 of 2386	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	23.5	1906 of 2366	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	22.1	1883 of 2352	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	18.3	1998 of 2345	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.1	2116 of 2325	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	16.3	2036 of 2320	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.9	2099 of 2286	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	19.9	1937 of 2263	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	50.5	1386 of 2257	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2008	53.7	1271 of 2227	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2007	32.8	1682 of 2219	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	29.1	1741 of 2206	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.3	782 of 928	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.7	2167 of 2409	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	1528 of 2413	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	29.5	1752 of 2403	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	9.4	2315 of 2401	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	38.7	1443 of 2357	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1948 of 2338	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.4	1308 of 1569	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	53.4	599 of 1531	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.3	774 of 1429	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.7	1116 of 1503	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.1	546 of 818	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.2	446 of 1315	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.7	831 of 1392	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	42.6	331 of 637	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.2	529 of 622	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	1451 of 2407	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.6	1388 of 2411	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1445 of 2400	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.8	1764 of 2400	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.2	1313 of 1961	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.7	1060 of 2358	55.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.5	1547 of 2340	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.2	204 of 2134	90.4%	★★★★★
2024	60.3	570 of 2110	73.0%	★★★★☆
2023	40.3	1071 of 2016	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.3	1428 of 2031	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.7	555 of 1044	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.4	704 of 1859	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.9	1258 of 1941	35.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)90th percentile+71 vs school

Homeless (2023)48th percentile+17 vs school

Male (2025)40th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)17th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)16th percentile-4 vs school

Female (2025)10th percentile-10 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math41%-16 vs state

English Language Arts41%-14 vs state

Science5%-40 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 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
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
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
Children's Workshop School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	610 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	No	(212) 614-9531	277	25	11.2	51.6%	103 (37.2%)	24 (8.7%)	101 (36.5%)	20 (7.2%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (9.4%)	71.9	637^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.9%		51.1	1140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.4%	503			74.2	80.6	63.3				56.7	75.0	60.0				60.0		$33,049	$1,638	$31,411
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 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 34 Franklin D Roosevelt	Public	PK, KG-8	730 E 12th St	New York	10009	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 1	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 228-4433	184	30	6.1	99.5%	6 (3.3%)	74 (40.2%)	100 (54.3%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	17.7	2140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.5%		14.7	2224^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%	84	36.4	19.1	33.3	45.8	31.6	33.3	43.8	34.8	66.7	36.0	14.3	5.6	33.3		20.0		$51,446	$3,162	$48,284
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 64 Robert Simon

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New York City Geographic District # 1

What is the racial makeup of Ps 64 Robert Simon?

Students at Ps 64 Robert Simon are 67% Hispanic, 24% African American, 5% White, 3% Two or more races.

Is Ps 64 Robert Simon a good school?

Ps 64 Robert Simon ranks in the bottom 19.7% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 64 Robert Simon?

In the 2024-25 school year, 147 students attended Ps 64 Robert Simon.

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