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Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children

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Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children ranks 887 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-8

887^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 64% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children is a highly-ranked public elementary school serving 473 students in grades K-8 in New York City's District 3. The school has consistently outperformed the district and state averages on academic assessments, with impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels.

In 2024-2025, 87.1% of 3rd graders at Ps 333 were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 70.45% in District 3 and 54.15% statewide. In Math, 90.63% of 3rd graders at Ps 333 were proficient or better, compared to 73.41% in District 3 and 59.7% statewide. The school also performs well on Regents exams, with 16.22% of students proficient or better in Algebra I and 39.39% in Living Environment Biology. Ps 333's academic achievements are particularly impressive when compared to nearby public schools like Ps 145 Bloomingdale School, Ps 165 Robert E Simon, and Ps 75 Emily Dickinson, which have significantly lower proficiency rates.

While Ps 333 has a relatively low percentage of free/reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting a more affluent student population, the school still performs well for its low-SES students, ranking 719 out of 2,041 NY elementary schools in 2022-2023 for this subgroup. The nearby Success Academy Charter School-Upper West outperforms Ps 333 on most academic measures, which could provide valuable insights for the public school. Overall, Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children is a high-performing institution that offers a strong educational foundation for its diverse student population.

438

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,006

Per pupil spending ?

55%

Free/discounted lunch ?

154 W 93rd St
New York, NY 10025-7530

(212) 222-1450

District: New York City Geographic District # 3

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

41.6%

White:

30.1%

African American:

16.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 86th percentile in 2015 → 64th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (64th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 22 percentile points since 2015

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

!Algebra I scores 40 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school55%

District avg63%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

887^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 36%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 14% (2015) to top 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

830^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 42 pts since 2015

From top 13% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →

★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 19Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 3

507^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 3 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	62.3	887 of 2445	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	79.8	432 of 2445	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.7	446 of 2439	81.7%	★★★★☆
2022	83.8	343 of 2434	85.9%	★★★★☆
2021	83.8	286 of 2201	87.0%	★★★★☆
2019	86.3	287 of 2413	88.1%	★★★★☆
2018	85.6	255 of 2395	89.4%	★★★★☆
2017	86.7	231 of 2386	90.3%	★★★★★
2016	83.7	300 of 2366	87.3%	★★★★☆
2015	82.9	318 of 2352	86.5%	★★★★☆
2014	87.4	198 of 2345	91.6%	★★★★★
2013	86.1	236 of 2325	89.8%	★★★★☆
2012	83.5	273 of 2320	88.2%	★★★★☆
2011	86.8	168 of 2286	92.7%	★★★★★
2010	64.0	898 of 2263	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2009	61.9	1034 of 2257	54.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	66.3	875 of 2227	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	70.5	728 of 2219	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	66.0	893 of 2206	59.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.1	429 of 928	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.3	429 of 927	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	424 of 857	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.0	306 of 936	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	89.7	34 of 427	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	59.4	278 of 891	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.4	239 of 948	74.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	80.1	95 of 671	85.8%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	758 of 2409	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	76.7	479 of 2413	80.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	332 of 2403	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	86.7	250 of 2401	89.6%	★★★★☆
2021	83.3	231 of 1955	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	86.0	265 of 2357	88.8%	★★★★☆
2018	82.4	306 of 2338	86.9%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	865 of 1569	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.7	694 of 1531	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.3	440 of 1429	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.8	325 of 1503	78.4%	★★★★☆
2021	65.6	222 of 818	72.9%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	452 of 1315	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.2	489 of 1392	64.9%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	489 of 792	38.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.5	1442 of 2098	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.7	906 of 2078	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.2	719 of 2041	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	52.6	845 of 2099	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	67.7	412 of 1678	75.4%	★★★★☆
2019	50.9	853 of 2032	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.7	578 of 2045	71.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	975 of 2407	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.2	427 of 2411	82.3%	★★★★☆
2023	72.5	578 of 2400	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	486 of 2400	79.8%	★★★★☆
2021	78.1	347 of 1961	82.3%	★★★★☆
2019	82.9	325 of 2358	86.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.3	211 of 2340	91.0%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	82.9	54 of 289	81.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.2	809 of 2134	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.0	350 of 2110	83.4%	★★★★☆
2023	75.7	275 of 2016	86.4%	★★★★☆
2022	81.6	188 of 2031	90.7%	★★★★★
2021	87.4	59 of 1044	94.3%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	56 of 1859	97.0%	★★★★★
2018	93.8	64 of 1941	96.7%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.9	281 of 1402	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	90.3	69 of 1392	95.0%	★★★★★
2023	83.9	168 of 1337	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.4	137 of 1399	90.2%	★★★★★
2021	80.5	183 of 1224	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	87.8	116 of 1338	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	117 of 1408	91.7%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	830 of 1500	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	64.5	466 of 1504	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.9	569 of 1500	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.0	262 of 1479	82.3%	★★★★☆
2021	92.6	65 of 1242	94.8%	★★★★★
2019	89.8	124 of 1439	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	84.3	180 of 1438	87.5%	★★★★☆
2017	79.6	233 of 1455	84.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.1	286 of 1429	80.0%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	189 of 1407	86.6%	★★★★☆
2014	81.0	188 of 1401	86.6%	★★★★☆
2013	67.1	382 of 1373	72.2%	★★★★☆
2012	55.1	665 of 1337	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	52.0	713 of 1295	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	44.5	789 of 1243	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.8	741 of 1224	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2008	57.7	638 of 1185	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	61.8	509 of 1123	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2006	58.9	518 of 1095	52.7%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	389 of 676	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.7	645 of 706	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	86.7	68 of 653	89.6%	★★★★☆
2018	56.8	222 of 663	66.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	392 of 646	39.3%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	882 of 1457	39.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	72.5	338 of 1465	76.9%	★★★★☆
2023	63.8	474 of 1463	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	71.9	320 of 1454	78.0%	★★★★☆
2021	89.7	69 of 1066	93.5%	★★★★★
2019	81.6	212 of 1370	84.5%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	260 of 1353	80.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.4	593 of 965	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	539 of 953	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.4	648 of 943	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.8	488 of 914	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	70.3	189 of 826	77.1%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	196 of 810	75.8%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.8	527 of 603	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.6	783 of 1283	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	586 of 1296	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.4	943 of 1288	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.3	700 of 1306	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	77.3	203 of 1241	83.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.4	221 of 1245	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.4	725 of 1455	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	496 of 1464	66.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.3	627 of 1464	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	77.4	243 of 1455	83.3%	★★★★☆
2021	93.7	47 of 1071	95.6%	★★★★★
2019	92.5	97 of 1366	92.9%	★★★★★
2018	86.9	136 of 1352	89.9%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	81.6	120 of 1303	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	68.0	258 of 1307	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	98.5	20 of 1283	98.4%	★★★★★
2019	95.2	26 of 1139	97.7%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	33 of 1170	97.2%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	412 of 775	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	67.5	221 of 778	71.6%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	123 of 772	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	89.2	61 of 748	91.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.3	59 of 716	91.8%	★★★★★
2018	83.7	81 of 763	89.4%	★★★★☆

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

Asian (2022)86th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)81st percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile+16 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)59th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)54th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile-19 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile-25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)31st percentile-32 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2024)91st percentile+22 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile+6 vs school

White (2025)47th percentile~ school

African American (2025)42nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile-32 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts63%+10 vs state

Math57%~ state avg

Science49%+4 vs state

Life Science Biology39%-19 vs state

Algebra I16%-40 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, November 30, 2011

wonderful K - 8 school. Close Quote

by a student
Tuesday, April 13, 2010

This is my school i would think no less of it. It has a great and fundimental communitie and you always enjoy your classes. Close Quote

Schools Near Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children	Public	K-8	154 W 93rd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 222-1450	438	45	9.7	55.0%	132 (30.1%)	73 (16.7%)	182 (41.6%)	18 (4.1%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (6.6%)	62.3	887^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.7%		79.8	432^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.3%	455				16.2	39.4	87.1	58.7	75.6	43.3	60.0	54.1	90.6	52.2	60.5	37.5	39.3	48.7	$41,006	$2,565	$38,441
Ps 166 Richard Rogers School Of The Arts & Science (The)	Public	K-5	132 W 89th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2829	607	37	16.4	19.4%	319 (52.6%)	28 (4.6%)	99 (16.3%)	79 (13.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	81 (13.3%)	96	57^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.7%		97.1	40^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.4%	17						91.2	93.5	91.9				96.2	91.6	92.1			87.4	$24,931	$1,713	$23,218
Ps 84 Lillian Weber	Public	PK, KG-5	32 W 92nd St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 799-2534	685	41	16.6	34.0%	344 (50.2%)	69 (10.1%)	206 (30.1%)	16 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	47 (6.9%)	81.9	372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.8%		75.5	523^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	78.6%	151						77.1	73.2	78.2				77.4	70.1	75.9			69.1	$29,743	$2,087	$27,656
Ps 163 Alfred E Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	163 W 97th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2854	466	40	11.6	67.4%	61 (13.1%)	67 (14.4%)	299 (64.2%)	23 (4.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15 (3.2%)	51.3	1176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%		66.1	751^st of 2445 public elementary schools	69.3%	425						42.2	60.0	64.8				57.5	58.0	52.8			44.3	$34,901	$2,851	$32,051
Ps 75 Emily Dickinson	Public	K-5	735 West End Ave	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 866-5400	453	71	6.3	67.3%	100 (22.1%)	65 (14.3%)	252 (55.6%)	15 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.5%)	53.9	1092^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	55.3%		62	856^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.0%	236						56.3	76.0	55.2				55.1	73.6	48.4			38.7	$54,392	$3,163	$51,230
Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Public, Charter	K-8	145 W 84th St-2nd Fl	New York	10024	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Upper West	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 274-1580	1,002			56.3%	177 (17.7%)	191 (19.1%)	372 (37.1%)	198 (19.8%)	22 (2.2%)	3 (0.3%)	39 (3.9%)	97.9	10^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%		98.6	9^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%	1	92.2	100.0	64.8	98.6		94.6	91.6	96.6	95.6	100.0		96.4	97.2	97.0	96.7	98.8	92.6	$17,949	$00	$17,949
Ps 9 Sarah Anderson	Public	PK, KG-5	100 W 84th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2812	529	36	14.6	14.6%	324 (61.2%)	13 (2.5%)	82 (15.5%)	46 (8.7%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	62 (11.7%)	93.3	121^st of 2445 public elementary schools	95.1%		95.6	73^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.0%	48						79.3	90.5	92.5				89.3	86.5	88.2			85.3	$29,348	$1,511	$27,836
Ps 145 Bloomingdale School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	150 W 105th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2857	490	36	13.6	75.9%	140 (28.6%)	94 (19.2%)	229 (46.7%)	14 (2.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (2.0%)	25.4	1911^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.8%		30.3	1737^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.0%	174						38.6	33.3	48.2				44.4	52.2	36.8			24.5	$35,137	$3,163	$31,975
Ps 87 William Sherman	Public	PK, KG-5	160 W 78th St	New York	10024	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	No	(212) 678-2826	751	49	15.3	13.2%	451 (60.1%)	24 (3.2%)	129 (17.2%)	63 (8.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	82 (10.9%)	92.6	142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.2%		95.9	65^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.3%	77						87.8	88.4	89.1				88.3	87.6	80.9			74.2	$27,844	$1,760	$26,084
Ps 165 Robert E Simon	Public	PK, KG-5	234 W 109th St	New York	10025	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 3	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 678-2873	448	32	14.1	56.0%	127 (28.3%)	60 (13.4%)	201 (44.9%)	40 (8.9%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	18 (4.0%)	45.3	1318^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.1%		52.5	1094^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.3%	224						48.3	58.7	63.2				49.2	54.0	42.7			45.6	$32,274	$3,590	$28,684

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children

How many students attend Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children?

In the 2024-25 school year, 438 students attended Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children.

What district is Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children in?

New York City Geographic District # 3

Is Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children a good school?

Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children ranks 887^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children?

Students at Ps 333 Manhattan School For Children are 42% Hispanic, 30% White, 17% African American, 7% Two or more races, 4% Asian.

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