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Ps 38 Roberto Clemente

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2054^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 38 Roberto Clemente is an elementary school in New York City's District 4, serving 223 students in grades PK-5. Despite relatively high per-student spending, the school consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools based on academic performance.

Ps 38 Roberto Clemente's proficiency rates on state assessments are significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.78% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 43.59% in the district and 54.15% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 20% for African American students and the bottom 10% for students with disabilities.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Lexington Academy and Central Park East II have similar demographic characteristics but perform significantly better on state assessments. This suggests that factors beyond just student demographics may be contributing to Ps 38 Roberto Clemente's persistent underperformance, despite the school's relatively high per-student spending.

176

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$47,412

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

232 E 103rd St
New York, NY 10029-4428

(212) 860-5882

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

63.1%

African American:

23.9%

White:

8.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2014 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (32% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Math scores 34 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school32%

District avg46%

New York avg55%

2,054^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^th of 17Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 4

669^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 4 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	20.7	2054 of 2445	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	11.9	2299 of 2445	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	2279 of 2439	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2308 of 2434	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	7.0	2352 of 2413	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.0	2307 of 2395	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	9.9	2261 of 2386	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	15.6	2106 of 2366	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.7	2263 of 2352	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	2218 of 2345	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	2243 of 2325	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.7	2089 of 2320	10.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	2072 of 2286	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	8.5	2149 of 2263	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	20.4	1967 of 2257	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.8	2093 of 2227	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.5	2128 of 2219	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.0	2098 of 2206	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	24.0	753 of 936	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	913 of 948	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.1	437 of 1117	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.2	918 of 1066	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.6	474 of 1001	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.9	726 of 938	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1880 of 2409	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.0	2267 of 2413	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	10.0	2306 of 2403	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2301 of 2401	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.7	2261 of 2357	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.3	2185 of 2338	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.6	972 of 1569	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.0	1230 of 1531	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.3	1138 of 1429	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	1345 of 1503	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.0	1261 of 1315	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	1255 of 1392	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.3	353 of 792	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	22.5	672 of 766	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	558 of 637	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.8	563 of 622	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	472 of 570	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	715 of 730	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	1400 of 2098	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.8	1879 of 2041	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.4	2108 of 2407	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	12.4	2263 of 2411	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2104 of 2400	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2188 of 2400	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.4	2328 of 2358	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	6.1	2313 of 2340	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	15.7	1983 of 2016	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1816 of 2031	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.7	1359 of 1859	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1544 of 1941	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2025)61st percentile+45 vs school

Homeless (2025)55th percentile+39 vs school

Hispanic (2025)38th percentile+22 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+6 vs school

African American (2022)20th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)12th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2023)2nd percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-14 vs state

Science30%-15 vs state

Math24%-34 vs state

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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 U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 38 Roberto Clemente	Public	PK, KG-5	232 E 103rd St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5882	176	21	8.3	98.3%	14 (8.0%)	42 (23.9%)	111 (63.1%)	5 (2.8%)	2 (1.1%)	1 (0.6%)	1 (0.6%)	20.7	2054^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%		11.9	2299^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.0%	245								27.8	23.1	66.7				10.5	25.0	35.0				30.0		$47,412	$3,765	$43,647
Dream Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	1991 2nd Ave	New York	10029	New York County	Dream Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 722-0232	554	43	12.8	94.6%	13 (2.3%)	212 (38.3%)	307 (55.4%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.6%)	92.1	157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.6%		72.4	586^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.0%	429					61.7		31.0	96.5	77.2	93.4	65.5	65.5	76.8	93.0	89.5	90.2	75.9	63.3		85.0		$47,630	$47,630	$00
Amber Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter	K-6	220 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	Amber Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 964-2452	288	25	11.5	93.4%	9 (3.1%)	70 (24.3%)	199 (69.1%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.1%)	49.4	1211^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.5%		33.5	1634^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.2%	423								42.5	56.9	60.0	63.4			50.0	56.6	55.6	48.8			40.0		$23,497	$800	$22,697
Lexington Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	131 E 104th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5831	433	52	8.3	97.9%	11 (2.5%)	59 (13.6%)	354 (81.8%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	10.6	2293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.2%		12.3	2285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%	8								11.8	32.4	29.0	24.2	44.2	43.9	11.4	29.7	33.3	19.4	45.1	23.8	29.0	23.9	$38,983	$3,706	$35,277
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Public, Charter	K-8	410 E 100th St-4th Fl	New York	10029	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 790-2184	629			83.3%	12 (1.9%)	353 (56.1%)	220 (35.0%)	16 (2.5%)	14 (2.2%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.7%)	91.6	164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%		94.2	111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.5%	53	93.6	100.0	60.6		100.0			93.5	84.6	89.0	91.3	97.8		97.8	94.9	92.9	99.0	100.0		51.0		$21,841	$00	$21,841
Central Park East II	Public	PK, KG-8	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5992	407	53	7.7	78.1%	27 (6.6%)	100 (24.6%)	251 (61.7%)	14 (3.4%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (2.5%)	16.8	2154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%		29.3	1765^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.8%	389								33.3	18.8	31.3	22.7	36.8	41.2	41.2	31.3	35.7	27.3	36.8	53.3	50.0	62.5	$43,128	$4,366	$38,762
Nyc Autism Charter School East Harlem	Public, Charter	2-4	433 E 100th St	New York	10029	New York County	Nyc Autism Charter School East Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-2580	41	7	5.8	90.2%	4 (9.8%)	12 (29.3%)	22 (53.7%)	1 (2.4%)	1 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (2.4%)								(n/a)																						$106,594	$00	$106,594
Ps 146 Ann M Short	Public	PK, KG-5	421 E 106th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5877	305	36	8.3	96.7%	5 (1.6%)	86 (28.2%)	198 (64.9%)	6 (2.0%)	4 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.0%)	14.4	2208^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%		32.3	1681^st of 2445 public elementary schools	31.2%	527								20.5	37.0	32.1				28.2	35.7	46.7				16.7		$56,917	$3,800	$53,117
Tag Young Scholars	Public, Magnet	K-8	240 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	Yes	No	No	(212) 860-6003	576	32	18.1	27.8%	101 (17.5%)	62 (10.8%)	96 (16.7%)	267 (46.4%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	43 (7.5%)	98	8^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.7%		98.9	5^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%	3	98.1			100.0	100.0	100.0		96.4	98.8	100.0	97.3	100.0	100.0	100.0	98.8	98.2	91.9	98.1		96.3		$25,497	$1,311	$24,186
Bilingual Bicultural School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	219 E 109th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-6031	291	25	11.7	93.1%	6 (2.1%)	9 (3.1%)	273 (93.8%)	2 (0.7%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	60.3	927^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.1%		45.6	1270^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.1%	343								25.9	66.7	68.6				43.3	69.8	70.5				54.6		$39,440	$3,574	$35,866

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 38 Roberto Clemente

What district is Ps 38 Roberto Clemente in?

New York City Geographic District # 4

How many students attend Ps 38 Roberto Clemente?

In the 2024-25 school year, 176 students attended Ps 38 Roberto Clemente.

Is Ps 38 Roberto Clemente a good school?

Ps 38 Roberto Clemente ranks in the bottom 16.0% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 38 Roberto Clemente?

Students at Ps 38 Roberto Clemente are 63% Hispanic, 24% African American, 8% White, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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