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Ps 155 William Paca

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2323^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 155 William Paca is an elementary school located in New York City's District 4, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 255 students.

Despite its high per-student spending of $36,823 in 2023-2024, PS 155 William Paca consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,857 and 2,363 out of over 2,400 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas, particularly for Hispanic students and English Language Learners. Nearby schools in District 4, such as River East Elementary, PS 96 Joseph Lanzetta, and PS 102 Jacques Cartier, generally perform better than PS 155 William Paca on state assessments and have higher statewide rankings, despite serving similar student populations.

One notable exception is PS 83 Luis Munoz Rivera, which is located just 0.42 miles from PS 155 William Paca and significantly outperforms the school and the district on state assessments, ranking in the top 20% of New York elementary schools. The highest-performing school in the area is Tag Young Scholars, a public magnet school that consistently ranks in the top 1% of New York elementary schools and has exceptional academic outcomes, with over 90% of students proficient in English Language Arts and Math.

192

Students ?

8.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$48,803

Per pupil spending ?

98.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

319 E 117th St
New York, NY 10035-4999

(212) 860-5885

District: New York City Geographic District # 4

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.8%

African American:

8.3%

American Indian:

5.7%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (23% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Math scores 40 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school23%

District avg46%

New York avg55%

2,323^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 2 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	8.9	2323 of 2445	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.5	2280 of 2445	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.9	2276 of 2439	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	20.9	2022 of 2434	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.8	1857 of 2201	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	6.5	2363 of 2413	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.5	2269 of 2395	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	8.9	2285 of 2386	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.0	2216 of 2366	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	11.6	2187 of 2352	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.8	2241 of 2345	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	17.9	2023 of 2325	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.5	2115 of 2320	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.0	2192 of 2286	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	12.9	2076 of 2263	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	2025 of 2257	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	26.1	1809 of 2227	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	17.7	1912 of 2219	13.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	2024 of 2206	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.5	855 of 1117	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	619 of 1066	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	19.6	958 of 1001	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	60.4	263 of 1027	74.4%	★★★★☆
2021	38.9	274 of 454	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.1	560 of 860	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.1	720 of 938	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.2	2337 of 2409	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2287 of 2413	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	2167 of 2403	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1812 of 2401	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	17.5	1705 of 1955	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	2275 of 2357	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.3	2225 of 2338	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.7	1455 of 1569	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.2	1388 of 1531	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	1357 of 1429	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.9	1249 of 1392	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	591 of 792	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.9	504 of 766	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	468 of 637	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.5	224 of 570	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.0	486 of 730	33.4%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.4	1881 of 2098	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.5	1837 of 2078	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.2	1875 of 2041	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	29.0	1588 of 2099	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.1	1276 of 1678	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	2198 of 2407	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.9	2040 of 2411	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	10.2	2297 of 2400	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	15.9	2153 of 2400	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.8	1782 of 1961	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	6.1	2332 of 2358	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	2218 of 2340	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.1	1286 of 2134	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	1313 of 2110	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	62.1	508 of 2016	74.8%	★★★★☆
2019	21.5	1711 of 1859	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1537 of 1941	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)40th percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)23rd percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)10th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts31%-24 vs state

Science19%-26 vs state

Math18%-40 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 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
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
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
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
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
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
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
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 112 Jose Celso Barbosa	Public	PK, KG-2	535 E 119th St	New York	10035	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 4	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 860-5868	221	40	5.4	83.7%	8 (3.6%)	41 (18.6%)	157 (71.0%)	6 (2.7%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	7 (3.2%)								(n/a)																		$70,637	$4,500	$66,137
Ps 83 Luis Munoz Rivera	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) 860-5847	306	29	10.7	94.1%	9 (2.9%)	42 (13.7%)	218 (71.2%)	25 (8.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	8 (2.6%)	80.8	397^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.8%		72.2	593^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	75.7%	196				80.8	68.3	76.9				92.6	61.0	85.2				72.0		$40,952	$3,088	$37,864

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 155 William Paca

How many students attend Ps 155 William Paca?

In the 2024-25 school year, 192 students attended Ps 155 William Paca.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 155 William Paca?

Students at Ps 155 William Paca are 82% Hispanic, 8% African American, 6% American Indian, 3% Pacific Islander, 2% White.

Is Ps 155 William Paca a good school?

Ps 155 William Paca ranks in the bottom 5.0% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps 155 William Paca in?

New York City Geographic District # 4

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