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Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta

Q: Is Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta a good school?

Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta ranks in the bottom 2.4% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta?

In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta?

Students at Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta are 78% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2387^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 2% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 96 Joseph Lanzetta is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in New York City's District 4, with 422 students located in the East Harlem neighborhood. The school has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, earning 0-1 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

PS 96 Joseph Lanzetta significantly underperforms the district and state averages on New York State Assessments in English Language Arts and Math across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, only 19-27% of its students were proficient in ELA compared to 44-57% at the state level. The school's performance is particularly weak for English Language Learners and Special Education students, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of New York elementary schools for these subgroups. In contrast, nearby schools like PS 7 Samuel Stern, James Weldon Johnson School, and PS 102 Jacques Cartier perform better, with 30-50% proficiency rates in ELA and Math.

PS 96 Joseph Lanzetta has an extremely high percentage of students (over 97%) qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a very low-income student population. This is consistent with the surrounding schools in the District 4, which all have similarly high rates of economically disadvantaged students. Despite increased per-student spending, from $25,927 in 2020-2021 to $38,281 in 2023-2024, the school's performance has not shown significant improvement, suggesting that additional resources alone may not be enough to address the underlying issues.

394

Students ?

9.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,071

Per pupil spending ?

97.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

216 E 120th St
New York, NY 10035-3001

(212) 860-5851

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.4%

African American:

15.7%

White:

3.6%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 3rd percentile in 2015 → 2nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (18% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (2nd percentile)

!Science scores 37 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school18%

District avg45%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,387^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 2%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,435^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 9 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	5.8	2387 of 2445	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2316 of 2445	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.1	2175 of 2439	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	12.8	2255 of 2434	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.2	1912 of 2201	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	2105 of 2413	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	2316 of 2395	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.4	2131 of 2386	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.7	2129 of 2366	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	8.3	2272 of 2352	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	2037 of 2345	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	11.7	2192 of 2325	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	2183 of 2320	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	13.2	2073 of 2286	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.1	2194 of 2263	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.4	2015 of 2257	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.6	2021 of 2227	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	14.6	1965 of 2219	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.5	1868 of 2206	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.2	993 of 1117	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.4	687 of 1066	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	661 of 1001	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.6	430 of 1027	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.5	575 of 860	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.1	697 of 938	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.0	2276 of 2409	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.9	2272 of 2413	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.2	2092 of 2403	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	2101 of 2401	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1843 of 2357	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.6	2236 of 2338	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.4	1519 of 1569	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1304 of 1531	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1111 of 1429	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	1350 of 1503	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1060 of 1315	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	1287 of 1392	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.0	699 of 792	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.1	503 of 766	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.5	462 of 637	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.0	362 of 622	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.4	394 of 570	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.5	462 of 730	36.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.5	2009 of 2098	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.8	1913 of 2078	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	24.1	1672 of 2041	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	1936 of 2099	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	28.1	1315 of 1678	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.9	2377 of 2407	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.5	2277 of 2411	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	13.7	2206 of 2400	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.8	2272 of 2400	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.7	2156 of 2358	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.2	2258 of 2340	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.3	1720 of 2134	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.0	1380 of 2110	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.7	1378 of 2016	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1353 of 2031	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	989 of 1859	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.5	1833 of 1941	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.3	1435 of 1500	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.7	1369 of 1504	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	1382 of 1500	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	1320 of 1479	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	46.3	637 of 1242	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.6	1240 of 1439	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.2	1334 of 1438	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.3	1421 of 1455	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.8	1347 of 1429	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	16.9	1219 of 1407	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.9	1252 of 1401	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	1227 of 1373	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.9	1235 of 1337	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	16.2	1093 of 1295	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	7.6	1165 of 1243	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	39.8	876 of 1224	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	30.5	905 of 1185	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	37.6	795 of 1123	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	42.1	733 of 1095	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	7.6	704 of 705	0.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	555 of 663	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.2	494 of 646	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	384 of 615	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.3	451 of 591	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.2	392 of 581	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.8	162 of 473	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.3	173 of 503	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	1364 of 1457	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.4	1274 of 1465	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.7	1288 of 1463	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.3	1262 of 1454	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.4	705 of 1066	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.7	1034 of 1370	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.3	1243 of 1353	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	914 of 965	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	26.2	760 of 953	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	832 of 943	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	791 of 914	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	42.3	242 of 449	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.6	635 of 826	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	717 of 810	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.7	540 of 603	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	415 of 594	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	22.6	474 of 543	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.2	446 of 487	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	124 of 392	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	63.2	112 of 457	75.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	26.0	1064 of 1306	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.5	1405 of 1455	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	1376 of 1464	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.3	1378 of 1464	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	1340 of 1455	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	56.6	398 of 1071	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	11.7	1314 of 1366	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.0	1271 of 1352	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.1	1150 of 1298	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.6	951 of 1303	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	851 of 1307	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.0	973 of 1283	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	908 of 1139	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	918 of 1170	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)19th percentile+17 vs school

Homeless (2025)12th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)11th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)4th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)3rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)1st percentile~ school

Middle school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)19th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)11th percentile+7 vs school

Homeless (2025)10th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)6th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)<1st percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts22%-32 vs state

Math19%-36 vs state

Science7%-37 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 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 96 Joseph Lanzetta	Public	PK, KG-8	216 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5851	394	41	9.7	97.5%	14 (3.6%)	62 (15.7%)	309 (78.4%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.0%)	5.8	2387^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.4%		11	2316^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.3%	71				19.4	20.0	23.1	21.2	27.8	18.6	18.9	9.5	15.2	26.3	20.5	19.6	0.0	12.0	$42,071	$3,894	$38,177
Ps 7 Samuel Stern	Public	PK, KG-8	160 E 120th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5827	348	49	7.1	90.5%	9 (2.6%)	97 (27.9%)	230 (66.1%)	4 (1.1%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	13.5	2229^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.8%		12.6	2277^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.9%	48			34.8	18.2	25.0	48.5	24.0	34.5	44.4	17.4	26.1	18.2	33.3	33.3	39.1	26.7		$49,471	$4,568	$44,903
River East Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	2351 1st Ave	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 802-3035	236	21	11.2	87.7%	16 (6.8%)	70 (29.7%)	141 (59.7%)	3 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.1%)	52.3	1150^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.0%		34.6	1602^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	34.5%	452				36.4	71.1	70.6				33.3	62.2	55.6				47.1		$35,991	$3,229	$32,761
Ps 155 William Paca	Public	PK, KG-5	319 E 117th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5885	192	22	8.7	98.4%	3 (1.6%)	16 (8.3%)	157 (81.8%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.7%)	5 (2.6%)	0 (0.0%)	8.9	2323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.0%		12.5	2280^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.7%	43				33.3	38.9	25.0				16.7	29.2	11.1				19.4		$48,803	$4,037	$44,766
Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	2351 1st Ave-4th Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Harlem Village Academy East Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 812-9400	349	33	10.5	90.3%	3 (0.9%)	194 (55.6%)	129 (37.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	21 (6.0%)	92.9	134^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.5%		81.1	407^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%	273	79.2	83.3		89.7	85.2	94.4	80.8	89.5	96.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	80.0	100.0		57.1	60.0	$26,378	$26,378	$00
James Weldon Johnson School	Public	PK, KG-8	176 E 115th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-5522	516	46	11.1	95.5%	3 (0.6%)	94 (18.2%)	403 (78.1%)	6 (1.2%)	8 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.4%)	20.4	2064^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%		16.6	2162^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.6%	98				44.4	33.3	48.8	31.9	35.0	41.8	55.2	22.2	25.0	21.4	25.4	27.9	34.0	40.7	$37,356	$3,306	$34,049
Ps 102 Jacques Cartier	Public	PK, KG-5	315 E 113th St	New York	10029	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5834	221	24	9.2	93.7%	8 (3.6%)	53 (24.0%)	147 (66.5%)	6 (2.7%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	23.3	1976^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.2%		23.2	1968^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.5%	8				46.7	39.1	36.8				44.8	45.8	20.0				26.3		$51,375	$3,297	$48,078
Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	445 E 115th St	New York	10029	New York County	Storefront Academy Harlem Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 328-9730	96	8	10.9	97.9%	0 (0.0%)	52 (54.2%)	34 (35.4%)	1 (1.0%)	4 (4.2%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (5.2%)	18.9	2111^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.7%		24.7	1914^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.7%	197				35.3	42.9	42.9				29.4	35.7	42.9				14.3		$44,518	$489	$44,029
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	Public, Charter	K-4	144 E 128th St-3rd Fl	New York	10035	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 442-6600	240			88.3%	2 (0.8%)	145 (60.4%)	78 (32.5%)	3 (1.3%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	10 (4.2%)	96	56^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.7%		98.1	16^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.3%	40				90.5	94.3					100.0	92.5							$20,314	$00	$20,314
Ps 30 Hernandez/Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	144-176 E 128th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 876-1825	218	20	10.7	98.6%	2 (0.9%)	89 (40.8%)	118 (54.1%)	2 (0.9%)	3 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.8%)	41.1	1444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.9%		40.2	1442^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.0%	2				45.5	78.6	66.7				35.7	33.3	50.0				31.3		$51,712	$3,647	$48,065

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New York City Geographic District # 4

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In the 2024-25 school year, 394 students attended Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta.

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Students at Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta are 78% Hispanic, 16% African American, 4% White, 1% Two or more races.

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Ps 96 Joseph Lanzetta ranks in the bottom 2.4% of New York elementary schools.

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