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Muscota

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Muscota ranks 263 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

263^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 89% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Muscota is an exceptional elementary public school located in New York City's District 6, serving 283 students in grades K-5. This school has consistently performed at the top of the state, ranking in the top 10-15% of New York elementary schools over the past several years and earning 4-5 out of 5 stars from SchoolDigger.

Muscota significantly outperforms the district and state averages on New York State Assessments across English Language Arts, Math, and Science. For example, in 2024-2025, 85.71% of 3rd graders, 68.42% of 4th graders, and 90.91% of 5th graders scored proficient or better in ELA, compared to just 46.79%, 47.58%, and 53.56% for the district, and 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61% for the state. Muscota's performance is particularly strong for certain student subgroups, ranking in the top 25% of NY elementary schools for White students and top 15% for Special Education students in ELA and Math.

Muscota's success is further highlighted by its low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 11.8 to 14.4 over the past few years, and its high per-student spending, ranging from $17,528 to $32,518 per student. This is in contrast to the district's average student-teacher ratio of 11-14 and per-student spending of $35,445 to $50,508. When compared to nearby public schools like Professor Juan Bosch Public School, PS 5 Ellen Lurie, and Paula Hedbavny School, as well as local charter schools such as Equity Project Charter School and Zeta Charter School - Inwood, Muscota's exceptional performance is even more impressive.

290

Students ?

14.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,937

Per pupil spending ?

34.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4862 Broadway
New York, NY 10034

(212) 544-0614

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

Racial breakdown:

White:

45.2%

Hispanic:

40.0%

Two or more races:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 63rd percentile in 2014 → 89th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (79% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 11% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2014

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school79%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

263^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 11%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 11% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	86.7	263 of 2445	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	87.4	262 of 2445	89.3%	★★★★☆
2023	89.3	228 of 2439	90.7%	★★★★★
2022	84.9	310 of 2434	87.3%	★★★★☆
2019	89.6	207 of 2413	91.4%	★★★★★
2018	85.0	267 of 2395	88.9%	★★★★☆
2017	84.9	272 of 2386	88.6%	★★★★☆
2016	82.3	342 of 2366	85.5%	★★★★☆
2015	79.7	409 of 2352	82.6%	★★★★☆
2014	60.9	867 of 2345	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.8	1094 of 2325	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	22.6	1917 of 2320	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.4	1700 of 2286	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	23.3	1872 of 2263	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.4	1940 of 2257	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	16.2	1986 of 2227	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	12.3	2017 of 2219	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	20.1	1885 of 2206	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.4	330 of 2409	86.3%	★★★★☆
2024	82.7	332 of 2413	86.2%	★★★★☆
2023	85.6	297 of 2403	87.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.6	405 of 2401	83.1%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	242 of 2357	89.7%	★★★★☆
2018	81.1	342 of 2338	85.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.6	353 of 1569	77.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.6	358 of 1531	76.6%	★★★★☆
2023	64.6	407 of 1429	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	81.7	174 of 1503	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	91.7	70 of 1315	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	73.8	263 of 1392	81.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.6	427 of 2098	79.6%	★★★★☆
2024	85.3	192 of 2078	90.8%	★★★★★
2023	78.0	328 of 2041	83.9%	★★★★☆
2022	60.2	679 of 2099	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	87.8	177 of 2032	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	73.0	393 of 2045	80.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	203 of 2407	91.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.5	189 of 2411	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	187 of 2400	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	87.9	215 of 2400	91.0%	★★★★★
2019	90.3	170 of 2358	92.8%	★★★★★
2018	85.8	220 of 2340	90.6%	★★★★★

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	89.3	29 of 289	90.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.7	345 of 2134	83.8%	★★★★☆
2024	79.2	259 of 2110	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	87.3	147 of 2016	92.7%	★★★★★
2022	81.4	194 of 2031	90.4%	★★★★★
2019	89.1	99 of 1859	94.7%	★★★★★
2018	81.3	177 of 1941	90.9%	★★★★★

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.7	84 of 1402	94.0%	★★★★★
2024	85.8	150 of 1392	89.2%	★★★★☆
2023	93.7	26 of 1337	98.1%	★★★★★
2022	85.0	126 of 1399	91.0%	★★★★★
2018	91.1	30 of 1408	97.9%	★★★★★

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)

White (2025)94th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)92nd percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2022)90th percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)86th percentile-3 vs school

Special Education (2025)84th percentile-5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile-10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)78th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts82%+27 vs state

Math77%+20 vs state

Science76%+31 vs state

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by a parent
Monday, February 3, 2020

Muscota does a really good job of integrating great music, dance, and art programs, while still offering the best techniques in teaching reading & math. They also give good advice on developing these skills at home.

We definitely feel supported by the school staff, and parents are constantly being encouraged to be involved.

It is only our second year here, but we have been really happy with how our child is growing and learning at Muscota. Close Quote

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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
Amistad Dual Language School	Public	K-8	4862 Broadway	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 544-8021	391	42	9.3	82.1%	5 (1.3%)	5 (1.3%)	375 (95.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	68.6	725^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.3%		58.4	939^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.6%	214			59.1	67.5	64.7	78.1	48.7	53.9	54.3	60.5	73.5	91.4	56.8	75.0		48.6	61.9	$36,077	$2,953	$33,124
Muscota	Public	K-5	4862 Broadway	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	No	(212) 544-0614	290	21	14.0	34.5%	131 (45.2%)	10 (3.4%)	116 (40.0%)	4 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	29 (10.0%)	86.7	263^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.2%		87.4	262^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.3%	1				85.7	68.4	90.9				81.0	73.7	77.3				76.2		$31,937	$1,982	$29,955
Washington Heights Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	202 Sherman Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 304-3320	463	31	14.7	90.7%	11 (2.4%)	12 (2.6%)	434 (93.7%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	84.1	332^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.4%		88.6	236^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.3%	96			100.0	75.9	75.9	80.6	68.0	83.3	66.7	73.3	76.9	85.7	92.0	100.0	74.2	53.9	33.3	$32,796	$2,994	$29,802
Ps 98 Shorac Kappock	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	512 W 212th St	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	Yes	No	Yes	(212) 927-7870	288	22	13.0	90.3%	8 (2.8%)	28 (9.7%)	248 (86.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	21.5	2040^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.6%		21.2	2029^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.0%	11				27.3	31.6	56.7				26.1	42.5	40.0				22.9		$41,083	$3,697	$37,386
Amber Charter School Inwood	Public, Charter	K-4	532 W 215th St	New York	10034	New York County	Amber Charter School Inwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 964-2452	179	12	14.9	84.4%	6 (3.4%)	30 (16.8%)	140 (78.2%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	40.4	1457^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.4%					(n/a)				42.1	57.1					53.9	51.4							$47,800	$675	$47,125
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
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 5 Ellen Lurie	Public	PK, KG-5	3703 10th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 567-8109	425	37	11.5	95.1%	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.4%)	375 (88.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	18.6	2119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.8	2154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%	35				25.5	28.9	37.3				39.6	41.4	44.3				24.6		$42,592	$3,526	$39,066
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
Zeta Charter School - Inwood	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	401 W 218th St	New York	10034	New York County	Zeta Charter School - Inwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 447-5281	824			80.9%	15 (1.8%)	121 (14.7%)	672 (81.6%)	7 (0.8%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	96.4	41^st of 2445 public elementary schools	98.3%		93.9	119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.1%	78				95.6	86.9	93.8	91.9	94.8		94.7	92.6	91.8	98.8	100.0		86.6		$21,536	$2,552	$18,984

Frequently Asked Questions about Muscota

What district is Muscota in?

New York City Geographic District # 6

What is the racial makeup of Muscota?

Students at Muscota are 45% White, 40% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American, 1% Asian.

Is Muscota a good school?

Muscota ranks 263^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Muscota?

In the 2024-25 school year, 290 students attended Muscota.

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