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Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs

Q: Is Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs a good school?

Yes. Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs ranks in the top 9.4% of New York elementary schools.

Q: How many students attend Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs?

In the 2024-25 school year, 744 students attended Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs.

Q: What is the racial makeup of Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs?

Students at Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs are 47% Hispanic, 37% White, 9% Two or more races, 4% Asian, 4% African American.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

229^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 91% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs is a public elementary and middle school serving 766 students in grades PK-8 in the Washington Heights neighborhood of New York City's District 6. Over the past 10 years, this exceptional school has consistently ranked in the top 25% of New York elementary schools, earning a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger in the most recent school year.

Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs significantly outperforms the district and state averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, 92.65% of 7th graders were proficient in ELA compared to 43.44% in the district and 50.99% statewide. In Math, 84.13% of 4th graders were proficient compared to 53.1% in the district and 58.64% statewide. The school also excels in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, ranking in the top 10% of New York elementary schools for multi-racial students and top 20% for white, Hispanic, and special education students.

Ps/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs consistently outperforms nearby public schools in the district, including Professor Juan Bosch Public School, Ps 189, Ps 152 Dyckman Valley, Ps 115 Alexander Humboldt, and Ps 48 PO Michael J Buczek. The school also outperforms nearby charter schools, such as School In The Square Public Charter School and Equity Project Charter School, in several grade-level ELA and Math assessments.

744

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$27,843

Per pupil spending ?

39.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

349 Cabrini Blvd
New York, NY 10040

(212) 927-8218

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.5%

White:

36.7%

Two or more races:

8.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 75th percentile in 2015 → 91st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (80% vs 53% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 9% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg47%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

229^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

135^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 9%▲ up 20 pts since 2015

From top 29% (2015) to top 9% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.3	229 of 2445	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	195 of 2445	92.0%	★★★★★
2023	87.0	285 of 2439	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.7	372 of 2434	84.7%	★★★★☆
2021	76.4	447 of 2201	79.7%	★★★★☆
2019	84.4	322 of 2413	86.7%	★★★★☆
2018	79.6	400 of 2395	83.3%	★★★★☆
2017	72.4	596 of 2386	75.0%	★★★★☆
2016	74.3	540 of 2366	77.2%	★★★★☆
2015	73.0	582 of 2352	75.3%	★★★★☆
2014	68.7	665 of 2345	71.6%	★★★★☆
2013	62.1	802 of 2325	65.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	61.0	1000 of 2320	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	58.2	1062 of 2286	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2010	49.4	1307 of 2263	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.3	1372 of 2257	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.3	1308 of 2227	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.2	1365 of 2219	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2006	51.1	1325 of 2206	39.9%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	85.3	88 of 857	89.7%	★★★★☆
2022	97.7	16 of 936	98.3%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	82.6	59 of 601	90.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	228 of 2409	90.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.4	260 of 2413	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	83.4	352 of 2403	85.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.9	422 of 2401	82.4%	★★★★☆
2021	68.7	543 of 1955	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	80.4	385 of 2357	83.7%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	414 of 2338	82.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	158 of 1569	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	126 of 1531	91.8%	★★★★★
2023	84.8	137 of 1429	90.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.5	226 of 1503	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	203 of 1315	84.6%	★★★★☆
2018	67.8	363 of 1392	73.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.2	366 of 2098	82.6%	★★★★☆
2024	80.7	259 of 2078	87.5%	★★★★☆
2023	74.2	394 of 2041	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.9	458 of 2099	78.2%	★★★★☆
2019	75.3	369 of 2032	81.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	484 of 2045	76.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	260 of 2407	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	91.8	139 of 2411	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	237 of 2400	90.1%	★★★★★
2022	84.6	274 of 2400	88.6%	★★★★☆
2021	78.7	336 of 1961	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	269 of 2358	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	442 of 2340	81.1%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	10 of 287	96.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	161 of 2134	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	83.4	192 of 2110	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	86.5	158 of 2016	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	88.7	103 of 2031	94.9%	★★★★★
2019	79.0	191 of 1859	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	77.6	216 of 1941	88.9%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	117 of 1402	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	90.4	67 of 1392	95.2%	★★★★★
2023	83.7	172 of 1337	87.1%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	173 of 1399	87.6%	★★★★☆
2021	68.2	388 of 1224	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	86.9	126 of 1338	90.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.5	79 of 1408	94.4%	★★★★★

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	135 of 1500	91.0%	★★★★★
2024	88.8	147 of 1504	90.2%	★★★★★
2023	80.6	235 of 1500	84.3%	★★★★☆
2022	79.0	240 of 1479	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	85.8	127 of 1242	89.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.3	180 of 1439	87.5%	★★★★☆
2018	68.8	390 of 1438	72.9%	★★★★☆
2017	53.5	626 of 1455	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	59.3	511 of 1429	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	65.7	414 of 1407	70.6%	★★★★☆
2014	68.5	352 of 1401	74.9%	★★★★☆
2013	57.7	534 of 1373	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.3	646 of 1337	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2011	53.5	689 of 1295	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2010	51.2	717 of 1243	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.5	747 of 1224	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2008	47.5	768 of 1185	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	49.5	678 of 1123	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	60.1	498 of 1095	54.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	24.8	501 of 503	0.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.4	164 of 1457	88.7%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	181 of 1465	87.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.6	232 of 1463	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	77.3	251 of 1454	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	81.0	220 of 1370	83.9%	★★★★☆
2018	67.7	401 of 1353	70.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.2	82 of 965	91.5%	★★★★★
2024	86.3	82 of 953	91.4%	★★★★★
2023	74.6	182 of 943	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	70.5	188 of 914	79.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.8	171 of 826	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	61.4	264 of 810	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.5	142 of 1283	88.9%	★★★★☆
2024	81.8	168 of 1296	87.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.8	294 of 1288	77.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	324 of 1306	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	74.5	241 of 1241	80.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.4	414 of 1245	66.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.7	104 of 1455	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	91.1	108 of 1464	92.6%	★★★★★
2023	78.8	246 of 1464	83.2%	★★★★☆
2022	79.1	228 of 1455	84.3%	★★★★☆
2019	86.9	146 of 1366	89.3%	★★★★☆
2018	64.5	413 of 1352	69.5%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.7	62 of 1298	95.2%	★★★★★
2024	88.5	74 of 1303	94.3%	★★★★★
2023	71.8	211 of 1307	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.2	99 of 1283	92.3%	★★★★★
2019	90.4	49 of 1139	95.7%	★★★★★
2018	70.4	171 of 1170	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.0	43 of 775	94.5%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	27 of 778	96.5%	★★★★★
2023	87.5	84 of 772	89.1%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	109 of 748	85.4%	★★★★☆
2019	95.4	24 of 716	96.6%	★★★★★
2018	91.9	39 of 763	94.9%	★★★★★

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

Multi-racial (2025)97th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)92nd percentile~ school

White (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2018)90th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile~ school

African American (2023)90th percentile~ school

Male (2025)89th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile-8 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)95th percentile+4 vs school

White (2025)94th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)89th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2018)<1st percentile-72 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I100%+44 vs state

English Language Arts84%+31 vs state

Math76%+21 vs state

Science72%+28 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	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/Is 187 Hudson Cliffs	Public	PK, KG-8	349 Cabrini Blvd	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	No	(212) 927-8218	744	60	12.3	39.4%	273 (36.7%)	27 (3.6%)	346 (46.5%)	30 (4.0%)	1 (0.1%)	1 (0.1%)	66 (8.9%)	88.3	229^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.6%		90.4	195^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.0%	34			100.0	77.8	85.5	86.4	82.9	92.7	78.6	83.6	84.1	66.7	76.1	82.6	48.7	69.2	75.0	$27,843	$1,785	$26,057
Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights	Public, Charter	K-5	701 Fort Washington Ave	New York	10040	New York County	Success Academy Charter School - Washington Heights	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 558-0027	410			77.6%	16 (3.9%)	58 (14.1%)	313 (76.3%)	3 (0.7%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	15 (3.7%)	94.6	90^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.3%		94.6	101^st of 2445 public elementary schools	95.9%	11				79.2	81.1	97.6				90.9	94.4	97.6				89.2		$22,016	$00	$22,016
Ps 48 PO Michael J Buczek	Public	PK, KG-5	4360-78 Broadway	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(917) 521-3800	368	37	9.9	85.6%	27 (7.3%)	8 (2.2%)	327 (88.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.6%)	15.4	2185^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%		17.5	2133^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.8%	52				36.8	20.0	38.5				51.1	31.1	25.0				18.8		$45,423	$3,376	$42,048
Ps 132 Juan Pablo Duarte	Public	K-5	185 Wadsworth Ave	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-7857	197	20	9.9	99.5%	6 (3.0%)	8 (4.1%)	179 (90.9%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	2 (1.0%)	42.6	1400^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.7%		41.1	1412^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.2%	12				45.8	65.5	26.7				61.5	86.7	43.8				20.0		$47,753	$3,485	$44,269
Dos Puentes Elementary School	Public	K-5	185 Wadsworth Ave	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 781-1803	416	33	12.7	65.4%	84 (20.2%)	6 (1.4%)	309 (74.3%)	4 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	13 (3.1%)	66.3	783^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	68.0%		51.5	1130^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.8%	347				51.9	70.3	60.4				55.2	75.4	72.7				60.0		$31,975	$2,731	$29,244
Professor Juan Bosch Public School	Public	K-5	12-18 Ellwood St	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 569-0327	254	36	7.0	81.1%	28 (11.0%)	8 (3.1%)	201 (79.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	16 (6.3%)	63.8	854^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.1%		60	906^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.9%	52				46.7	61.8	77.8				35.3	76.5	82.8				65.5		$51,916	$3,367	$48,549
Ps 189	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	2580 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 927-8303	421	43	9.8	93.3%	10 (2.4%)	19 (4.5%)	390 (92.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	51.4	1171^st of 2445 public elementary schools	52.1%		46	1255^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.7%	84				34.1	44.2	77.1				54.9	50.0	67.3				53.9		$37,336	$3,647	$33,688
Ps 152 Dyckman Valley	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	93 Nagle Ave	New York	10040	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 567-5456	456	36	12.7	94.5%	11 (2.4%)	23 (5.0%)	386 (84.6%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	32 (7.0%)	34.5	1636^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.1%		29.5	1760^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.0%	124				61.9	47.5	39.1				52.3	51.6	40.0				34.8		$37,215	$3,472	$33,743
Equity Project Charter School (The)	Public, Charter	K-8	549 Audubon Ave-Trailer 30	New York	10040	New York County	Equity Project Charter School (The)	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 254-6451	1,075	83	12.9	92.7%	11 (1.0%)	37 (3.4%)	998 (92.8%)	8 (0.7%)	3 (0.3%)	1 (0.1%)	17 (1.6%)	42.6	1402^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	42.7%		36	1567^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.9%	165	74.0	53.9	86.7	43.0	29.7	57.1	47.0	62.9	72.2	57.9	48.3	57.5	71.2	85.3	86.3	31.6		$25,894	$676	$25,218
Ps 115 Alexander Humboldt	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	586 W 177th St	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 927-9233	350	37	9.3	98.9%	11 (3.1%)	11 (3.1%)	322 (92.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	37.5	1533^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%		20.9	2035^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.8%	502				38.8	31.5	48.9				46.2	60.3	58.3				45.8		$38,458	$3,333	$35,125

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