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Ps 4 Duke Ellington

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Ps 4 Duke Ellington ranks 1174 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1174^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 52% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 4 Duke Ellington is an elementary school in New York, NY that serves 450 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #6, which is ranked 642 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 4 Duke Ellington has shown mixed performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. While the school's 3rd, 4th, and 5th grade students performed better than the district in math, they scored lower in English Language Arts. However, the school's 5th grade students outperformed the district in ELA. The school's overall performance lags behind the state averages in both ELA and math. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with Hispanic and English Language Learner students performing particularly well, ranking in the top 5 and top 25 percentiles of New York elementary schools, respectively. In contrast, the school's performance for African American and female students has been lower, ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools.

Ps 4 Duke Ellington serves a high-needs population, with 95.33% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch. The school's performance for low-socioeconomic status students has been relatively strong, ranking in the top 30% of New York elementary schools in this subgroup. The school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $22,364 in 2020-2021 to $34,884 in 2023-2024, allowing it to maintain a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13.9. While the school's performance is generally stronger than nearby William Lynch School and Ps 28 Wright Brothers, it lags behind the higher-performing Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy and KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School.

428

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,740

Per pupil spending ?

82.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

500 W 160th St
New York, NY 10032

(212) 928-0739

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

Students who attend Ps 4 Duke Ellington usually attend:

Middle:

Community Math And Science Prep

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

86.0%

African American:

7.9%

White:

3.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 10th percentile in 2014 → 52nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2014

✓Above the New York median (52nd percentile)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

1,174^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 48%▲ up 39 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to top 48% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 25Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 6

642^nd of 874New York City Geographic District # 6 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	51.3	1174 of 2445	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.8	1393 of 2445	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.6	1147 of 2439	53.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.4	1451 of 2434	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.2	1535 of 2413	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	14.7	2150 of 2395	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.6	2150 of 2386	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	22.5	1928 of 2366	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.1	2042 of 2352	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	14.0	2118 of 2345	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.6	2169 of 2325	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	12.7	2112 of 2320	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.6	2143 of 2286	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.9	2161 of 2263	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	6.2	2190 of 2257	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.3	2174 of 2227	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.3	2198 of 2219	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.5	2187 of 2206	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	27.5	741 of 948	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.5	100 of 1117	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	70.9	150 of 1066	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	53.6	323 of 1001	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	65.7	213 of 1027	79.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.4	353 of 860	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	23.7	844 of 938	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	1247 of 2409	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.8	1240 of 2413	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.7	790 of 2403	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.7	1048 of 2401	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	39.7	1421 of 2357	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	21.6	1985 of 2338	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.8	461 of 1569	70.6%	★★★★☆
2024	52.1	632 of 1531	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.3	412 of 1429	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	51.0	665 of 1503	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.7	546 of 1315	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	27.8	1086 of 1392	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.8	89 of 792	88.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.5	121 of 766	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	80.1	83 of 637	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	74.7	87 of 622	86.0%	★★★★☆
2019	54.4	211 of 570	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	24.7	639 of 730	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	594 of 2098	71.7%	★★★★☆
2023	63.0	594 of 2041	70.9%	★★★★☆
2022	52.1	857 of 2099	59.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.6	1001 of 2032	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.2	1841 of 2045	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	1036 of 2407	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.2	1555 of 2411	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1632 of 2400	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.3	1814 of 2400	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.6	1568 of 2358	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.6	2187 of 2340	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.0	757 of 2134	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	659 of 2110	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	896 of 2016	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.6	1213 of 2031	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.9	1234 of 1859	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.0	1538 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)

English Language Learner (2025)91st percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)89th percentile+37 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)65th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)57th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)48th percentile-4 vs school

African American (2018)22nd percentile+12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math63%+6 vs state

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

Science41%-4 vs state

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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 4 Duke Ellington	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 160th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-0739	428	34	12.5	82.7%	13 (3.0%)	34 (7.9%)	368 (86.0%)	6 (1.4%)	4 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	51.3	1174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.0%		41.8	1393^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.0%	219		45.3	44.2	68.2				72.7	58.6	57.8				41.3		$36,740	$3,426	$33,314
Whin Music Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	528 W 162nd St	New York	10032	New York County	Whin Music Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(844) 489-0817	464	49	9.4	87.3%	16 (3.4%)	58 (12.5%)	369 (79.5%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	12 (2.6%)	27.1	1855^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.1%		37	1539^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.1%	316		50.0	42.6	46.9	46.7	52.1	50.0	45.8	27.8	33.3	25.0	46.9	37.5	34.0	47.8	$22,305	$721	$21,584
Ps 28 Wright Brothers	Public	PK, KG-5	475 W 155th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-3014	378	44	8.6	91.8%	15 (4.0%)	51 (13.5%)	302 (79.9%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	26.2	1887^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.8%		32.3	1679^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.3%	208		34.1	43.3	43.9				43.5	49.2	44.2				23.3		$45,496	$3,863	$41,633
Ps 46 Arthur Tappan	Public	PK, KG-8	2987 Frederick Douglas Blvd	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 360-1519	363	38	9.6	95.9%	10 (2.8%)	158 (43.5%)	188 (51.8%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	26.1	1892^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.6%		27	1842^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.7%	50		42.4	42.3	35.7	37.9	44.0	49.0	50.0	44.8	31.0	46.7	65.4	52.8	17.2	45.3	$42,267	$4,338	$37,930
Ps/Is 210 21st Century Academy	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	501-503 W 152nd St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 283-0012	399	34	11.6	90.2%	7 (1.8%)	6 (1.5%)	375 (94.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.3%)	0 (0.0%)	46.1	1294^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.1%		60.3	897^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.3%	397	67.7	57.6	50.0	65.2	46.9	54.4	48.6	57.9	58.3	45.5	48.7	78.0	70.0	21.7	55.0	$34,485	$2,788	$31,697
Ps 8 Luis Belliard	Public	PK, KG-5	465 W 167th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 928-4157	354	24	14.8	92.9%	15 (4.2%)	15 (4.2%)	315 (89.0%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.1%)	16.2	2166^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.4%		25	1901^st of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%	265		33.3	19.1	37.0				42.6	19.2	41.7				27.7		$35,293	$2,740	$32,553
KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	21 Jumel Pl-Rm D109	New York	10032	New York County	KIPP Nyc Washington Heights Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2620	790	41	19.2	93.3%	8 (1.0%)	78 (9.9%)	679 (85.9%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	20 (2.5%)	52.6	1142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	53.3%		54.7	1037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.6%	105	68.3	47.9	68.5	60.9	40.6	66.0	56.6	57.7	74.5	52.1	50.0	77.9		40.0	56.1	$21,598	$21,598	$00
Ps 128 Audubon	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W 169th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-0607	441	38	11.6	85.9%	14 (3.2%)	22 (5.0%)	394 (89.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	31.1	1737^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.0%		41.2	1406^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.5%	331		44.6	54.2	44.8				36.4	42.6	44.1				37.9		$38,600	$3,213	$35,387
Castle Bridge School	Public	PK, KG-5	560 W 169th St	New York	10032	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 740-4701	195	17	11.3	64.6%	32 (16.4%)	15 (7.7%)	139 (71.3%)	4 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.1%)	46.9	1274^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.9%		73	577^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.4%	697		50.0	66.7					50.0	60.0	40.0				60.0		$38,603	$1,912	$36,692
Thurgood Marshall Academy Lower School	Public	K-5	276 W 151st St	New York	10039	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 368-8731	134	12	11.4	93.3%	0 (0.0%)	102 (76.1%)	27 (20.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.5%)	36.2	1576^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%		27.2	1835^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%	259		46.4	68.4	65.2				34.5	57.9	34.8				17.4		$43,452	$3,742	$39,710

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