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Ps 158 Bayard Taylor

Public Grades PK, KG-5

113^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 95% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 158 Bayard Taylor is a high-performing elementary school in New York City's District 2, serving 620 students in grades PK-5. The school has consistently ranked among the top elementary schools in New York, with a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger and ranking in the top 5% of New York elementary schools in recent years.

PS 158 Bayard Taylor's academic performance is exceptional, with 93.83% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 79.55% for District 2 and 54.15% for New York state. The school also demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of New York elementary schools for female students, male students, white students, and English Language Learners. Additionally, the school's spending per student, ranging from $14,526 to $26,878 in recent years, is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

When compared to nearby schools, such as Yorkville Community School, PS 183 Robert L Stevenson, and Ella Baker School, PS 158 Bayard Taylor consistently outperforms them on academic measures, suggesting it is providing a higher-quality educational experience for its students. The school's success can be attributed to its effective teaching practices, equitable approach to serving diverse learners, and potential resource advantages.

605

Students ?

15.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,379

Per pupil spending ?

14%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1458 York Ave
New York, NY 10075-8898

(212) 744-6562

District: New York City Geographic District # 2

Students who attend Ps 158 Bayard Taylor usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner

Racial breakdown:

White:

67.4%

Asian:

13.4%

Hispanic:

8.9%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 99th percentile in 2015 → 95th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (87% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 5% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school87%

District avg78%

New York avg55%

113^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 5%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 1% (2015) to top 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 35Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 2

352^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 2 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	93.7	113 of 2445	95.4%	★★★★★
2024	94.4	105 of 2445	95.7%	★★★★★
2023	95.4	79 of 2439	96.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.1	122 of 2434	95.0%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	186 of 2201	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	94.4	96 of 2413	96.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	82 of 2395	96.6%	★★★★★
2017	95.0	38 of 2386	98.4%	★★★★★
2016	95.0	39 of 2366	98.4%	★★★★★
2015	96.3	13 of 2352	99.4%	★★★★★
2014	95.5	34 of 2345	98.6%	★★★★★
2013	96.0	21 of 2325	99.1%	★★★★★
2012	90.7	63 of 2320	97.3%	★★★★★
2011	92.7	31 of 2286	98.6%	★★★★★
2010	90.5	38 of 2263	98.3%	★★★★★
2009	82.3	154 of 2257	93.2%	★★★★★
2008	78.5	382 of 2227	82.8%	★★★★☆
2007	78.8	373 of 2219	83.2%	★★★★☆
2006	79.3	349 of 2206	84.2%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.6	149 of 696	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.0	57 of 662	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	80.3	86 of 605	85.8%	★★★★☆
2022	79.4	103 of 671	84.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.0	61 of 430	85.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	35 of 548	93.6%	★★★★★
2018	86.2	19 of 601	96.8%	★★★★★

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	97.4	19 of 1027	98.1%	★★★★★
2021	96.9	7 of 454	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	98.9	6 of 860	99.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.4	140 of 2409	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	93.7	107 of 2413	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.5	137 of 2403	94.3%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	103 of 2401	95.7%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	219 of 1955	88.8%	★★★★☆
2019	93.9	84 of 2357	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	93.0	59 of 2338	97.5%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.7	178 of 1569	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	84.9	158 of 1531	89.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	109 of 1429	92.4%	★★★★★
2019	84.1	144 of 1315	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	92.4	55 of 1392	96.0%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	121 of 2098	94.2%	★★★★★
2024	94.6	82 of 2078	96.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.9	131 of 2041	93.6%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	159 of 2099	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	93.6	51 of 1678	97.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.1	138 of 2032	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	89.1	128 of 2045	93.7%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.7	92 of 2407	96.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.8	114 of 2411	95.3%	★★★★★
2023	95.7	50 of 2400	97.9%	★★★★★
2022	91.2	134 of 2400	94.4%	★★★★★
2021	86.7	155 of 1961	92.1%	★★★★★
2019	93.1	107 of 2358	95.5%	★★★★★
2018	91.0	110 of 2340	95.3%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	56 of 287	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	88.0	36 of 279	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	39 of 289	86.5%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	93.0	110 of 2134	94.8%	★★★★★
2024	94.9	66 of 2110	96.9%	★★★★★
2023	93.2	75 of 2016	96.3%	★★★★★
2022	91.7	70 of 2031	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	63 of 1044	94.0%	★★★★★
2019	92.2	79 of 1859	95.8%	★★★★★
2018	93.9	63 of 1941	96.8%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	68 of 1402	95.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.8	77 of 1392	94.5%	★★★★★
2023	91.0	62 of 1337	95.4%	★★★★★
2022	86.0	106 of 1399	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	76.4	247 of 1224	79.8%	★★★★☆
2019	89.2	92 of 1338	93.1%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	105 of 1408	92.5%	★★★★★

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)

English Language Learner (2022)98th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)96th percentile~ school

White (2025)95th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)94th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)89th percentile-7 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)80th percentile-15 vs school

Asian (2025)79th percentile-17 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts91%+36 vs state

Math88%+31 vs state

Science71%+26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, June 6, 2023

This is some of the worst leadership and administration I have ever experienced. The principal and Vice Principal try to bully the parents let alone the kids, it’s just laughable, or found it laughable. The academics are horrid! All they do is study those ridiculous nys tests that no one else in the country, or even private schools care about. The teachers don’t even give homework. I watched me kids get dumber the few years they were there. The vice Principal, I think it was Janice, had to do the most incompetent human being I ever met in my life. Her answer to everything was “get your kid on drugs.” Where’s her medical degree from?? Right. What I found most deplorable…we had the means to get our kids out, and after a few letters and legal counsel retention they knew to not f with us. But what they do is look for the kids who parents do not have the financial means to pivot somewhere else and try to bully them into terrible situations for the child, because he or she may have an LD. This staff does not like to work or do their jobs and cater to the mediocre, classic subpar nyc ps attitude. I told these parents not to let Janice and the rest of those buffoons bully you, they can’t force you into a poor section for tour child. I hope they took my
Advice. Oh, and that social worker should be brought up on child abuse charges - talk about an awful human being - victim shaming and a bully
Too. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, July 19, 2012

Collaboration between principal/vice principal and teachers/parents need a lot of improvement. My child has attended PK - 4th grade. Most teachers are very good, but there are below par ones as well. Close Quote

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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
Ps 158 Bayard Taylor	Public	PK, KG-5	1458 York Ave	New York	10075	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 744-6562	605	39	15.5	14.0%	408 (67.4%)	15 (2.5%)	54 (8.9%)	81 (13.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	45 (7.4%)	93.7	113^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.4%		94.4	105^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.7%	8		93.8	90.1	90.4				90.4	87.7	87.4				71.3		$27,379	$1,497	$25,882
Ps 290 Manhattan New School	Public	PK, KG-5	311 E 82nd St	New York	10028	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 734-7127	444	28	15.7	12.8%	274 (61.7%)	5 (1.1%)	40 (9.0%)	74 (16.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	50 (11.3%)	96.1	51^st of 2445 public elementary schools	97.9%		95.2	85^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.5%	34		88.5	100.0	92.7				95.1	96.2	97.6				78.1		$29,060	$1,452	$27,608
Ps/Is 217 Roosevelt Island	Public	PK, KG-8	645 Main St	Roosevelt Island	10044	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 980-0294	689	42	16.4	29.5%	217 (31.5%)	78 (11.3%)	118 (17.1%)	220 (31.9%)	4 (0.6%)	18 (2.6%)	34 (4.9%)	83.9	337^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.2%		85.8	296^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.9%	41	75.0	74.4	75.0	80.3	48.2	46.4	60.9	76.1	81.7	87.0	60.7	60.0		74.0	63.0	$24,921	$1,323	$23,598
Ella Baker School	Public	PK, KG-8	317 E 67th St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 717-8809	337	32	10.5	50.7%	106 (31.5%)	51 (15.1%)	125 (37.1%)	33 (9.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (6.5%)	77.8	488^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.0%		79.4	441^st of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%	47		90.0	71.4	85.0	55.6	54.6	66.7	95.0	54.2	71.4	61.1	50.0	66.7	66.7	66.7	$34,202	$1,828	$32,374
Yorkville Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	421 E 88th St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 722-5240	320	31	10.3	29.4%	158 (49.4%)	30 (9.4%)	77 (24.1%)	27 (8.4%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	26 (8.1%)	79.1	450^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.6%		78.4	465^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.0%	15		71.8	66.7	79.1				70.0	76.2	81.8				58.1		$35,009	$1,456	$33,553
Ps 6 Lillie D Blake	Public	PK, KG-5	45 E 81st St	New York	10028	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 452-6650	655	37	17.5	11.8%	406 (62.0%)	7 (1.1%)	79 (12.1%)	104 (15.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	59 (9.0%)	95.1	78^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.8%		97	41^st of 2445 public elementary schools	98.3%	37		90.9	88.2	89.8				92.6	94.9	89.8				79.3		$26,666	$1,410	$25,256
Ps 527 East Side School For Social Action	Public	K-5	323 E 91st St	New York	10128	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 828-2710	378	31	12.2	22.0%	197 (52.1%)	19 (5.0%)	69 (18.3%)	50 (13.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	42 (11.1%)	91	177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.8%		94.3	109^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.5%	68		83.9	75.0	87.3				87.5	85.3	90.5				71.2		$29,234	$1,949	$27,285
Ps 76 William Hallet	Public	PK, KG-5	36-36 10th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-7464	397	45	8.7	89.9%	49 (12.3%)	83 (20.9%)	238 (59.9%)	21 (5.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	39.5	1490^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.1%		32.6	1670^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.7%	180		37.5	52.2	50.0				58.1	50.0	51.2				40.0		$49,237	$2,680	$46,557
East Side Elementary School-Ps 267	Public	K-5	213 E 63rd St	New York	10065	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 2	No	No	No	No	(212) 888-7848	353	24	14.7	17.3%	203 (57.5%)	11 (3.1%)	51 (14.4%)	67 (19.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (5.9%)	95.9	61^st of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%		96.6	47^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.1%	14		86.9	91.8	100.0				96.8	92.2	97.4				82.1		$26,910	$1,411	$25,498
Voice Charter School Of New York	Public, Charter	K-8	36-24 12th St	Long Island City	11106	Queens County	Voice Charter School Of New York	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 361-1694	849	67	12.6	92.2%	36 (4.2%)	124 (14.6%)	608 (71.6%)	61 (7.2%)	7 (0.8%)	3 (0.4%)	10 (1.2%)	39.8	1478^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.6%		44.3	1313^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.3%	165	73.5	39.1	34.3	46.4	64.0	53.9	62.5	57.8	43.8	38.4	74.2	61.3	73.0	21.1	56.4	$23,378	$608	$22,770

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 158 Bayard Taylor

How many students attend Ps 158 Bayard Taylor?

In the 2024-25 school year, 605 students attended Ps 158 Bayard Taylor.

What district is Ps 158 Bayard Taylor in?

New York City Geographic District # 2

Is Ps 158 Bayard Taylor a good school?

Yes! Ps 158 Bayard Taylor is one of the best elementary schools in the state. It ranks 113^th of 2445 New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 158 Bayard Taylor?

Students at Ps 158 Bayard Taylor are 67% White, 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ps 158 Bayard Taylor attend?

Students who attend Ps 158 Bayard Taylor usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 167 Robert F Wagner

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