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William Lynch School (The)

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William Lynch School (The) ranks 1257 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-6

1257^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 49% of New York elementary schools

Summary

William Lynch School (The) is an elementary school located in New York, NY, serving grades PK-6 with 249 students. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #6, which is ranked 642 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

William Lynch School (The) has shown improvement in its academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking improving from 1906 out of 2413 elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 1257 out of 2445 in 2024-2025. The school's performance on state assessments is generally higher than the district and state averages, particularly in math, with 70.73% of 3rd graders proficient or better in 2024-2025 compared to 52.75% for the district and 59.7% for the state. However, the school's performance on English Language Arts (ELA) assessments has been more mixed, with some grades performing above the district and state averages, while others are below.

While William Lynch School (The) generally outperforms nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell and PS/IS 210 21st Century Academy, on state assessments and overall statewide rankings, some schools outside the district, such as Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem and Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5, significantly outperform William Lynch School (The) on academic measures, despite serving a similar student population. The school's relatively low statewide ranking, despite its higher-than-average performance on some assessments, indicates that there may be room for improvement in overall academic achievement compared to other elementary schools in New York.

315

Students ?

10.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,907

Per pupil spending ?

68.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1750 Amsterdam Ave
New York, NY 10031

(212) 862-9940

District: New York City Geographic District # 6

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.2%

African American:

20.6%

White:

19.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 49th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 26 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg48%

New York avg54%

1,257^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 49%▲ up 26 pts since 2015

From bottom 23% (2015) to bottom 49% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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	47.5	1257 of 2445	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.2	921 of 2445	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.3	1407 of 2439	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.1	1655 of 2434	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	84.6	259 of 2201	88.2%	★★★★☆
2019	23.2	1906 of 2413	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.3	2113 of 2395	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	16.4	2106 of 2386	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	28.9	1761 of 2366	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	25.0	1815 of 2352	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	24.7	1866 of 2345	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	34.2	1586 of 2325	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2012	32.9	1699 of 2320	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	28.9	1764 of 2286	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.2	1799 of 2263	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.9	1671 of 2257	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	397 of 928	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.2	354 of 927	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.7	390 of 857	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.4	527 of 891	40.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.9	213 of 1117	80.9%	★★★★☆
2024	18.0	1052 of 1066	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.6	808 of 1001	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	771 of 860	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.7	912 of 938	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1355 of 2409	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	63.8	772 of 2413	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	57.6	959 of 2403	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	34.8	1626 of 2401	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1961 of 2357	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.3	2161 of 2338	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	784 of 1569	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.3	547 of 1531	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.4	770 of 1429	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.1	894 of 1503	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	32.2	905 of 1315	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1026 of 1392	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.3	369 of 792	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.3	163 of 766	78.7%	★★★★☆
2023	31.5	448 of 637	29.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	65.3	120 of 570	78.9%	★★★★☆
2018	27.6	606 of 730	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.0	872 of 2098	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.1	1503 of 2078	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.2	1197 of 2041	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	1274 of 2099	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1619 of 2032	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.2	1909 of 2045	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.6	1162 of 2407	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.0	1071 of 2411	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.3	1781 of 2400	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.5	1551 of 2400	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1803 of 2358	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.6	1935 of 2340	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.5	666 of 2134	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	75.5	314 of 2110	85.1%	★★★★☆
2023	65.6	458 of 2016	77.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	427 of 2031	79.0%	★★★★☆
2019	25.9	1542 of 1859	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.1	232 of 1402	83.5%	★★★★☆

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)

White (2025)83rd percentile+35 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)81st percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)69th percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)58th percentile+10 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)52nd percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2025)50th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science59%+14 vs state

Math58%~ state avg

English Language Arts44%-10 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Thursday, August 29, 2019

My special needs child was verbally and physically abused here. Finally a staff person from inside the school called to confirm this was happening. The teacher had no consequences and is returning next year. DO NOT SEND YOUR CHILD HERE! Close Quote

by a parent
Monday, November 13, 2017

This is a great school where kids are allowed to be themselves. Kids come to HHS from many other schools around the city where they did not "fit" and here they thrive. Test scores don't tell the whole story, particularly because we have a high rate of opt-outs at our school. We have had leadership turn-overs, but now (in 2017) we have a great new principal and we are back on track. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Physics (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents Physics 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
William Lynch School (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 862-9940	315	29	10.6	68.3%	61 (19.4%)	65 (20.6%)	177 (56.2%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.5%)	47.5	1257^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.6%		59.2	921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	62.3%	336							52.5	41.9	50.0	28.6			70.7	39.4	71.9	45.2			59.4		$32,907	$2,776	$30,131
Ps 153 Adam Clayton Powell	Public	PK, KG-5	1750 Amsterdam Ave	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-8611	387	29	13.5	89.1%	22 (5.7%)	77 (19.9%)	275 (71.1%)	5 (1.3%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	18.2	2126^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%		37.2	1534^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%	592							23.3	31.7	19.4				46.8	39.6	42.9				27.9		$37,407	$3,085	$34,322
Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Public, Charter	K-8	691 St Nicholas Ave	New York	10031	New York County	Neighborhood Charter School Of Harlem	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 701-7117	623			92.9%	11 (1.8%)	239 (38.4%)	342 (54.9%)	10 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	15 (2.4%)	64.3	845^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.4%		64.5	792^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.6%	53			90.2		51.3	90.5	59.3	57.8	51.8	68.3	64.2	74.0	79.3	66.1	60.7	80.4	78.9	89.4	36.5		$32,328	$2,252	$30,075
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 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 123 Mahalia Jackson	Public	PK, KG-8	301 W 140th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 342-6200	394	47	8.3	97.2%	16 (4.1%)	183 (46.4%)	183 (46.4%)	5 (1.3%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	15.5	2181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	10.8%		19.2	2088^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.6%	93							29.4	43.8	40.0	29.7	20.0	45.0	35.3	36.8	30.0	18.9	20.6	20.0	21.2	20.0	$41,444	$3,756	$37,688
Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Public, Charter	K-8	301 W 140th St-3rd Fl	New York	10030	New York County	Success Academy Charter School-Harlem 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 380-2580	733			81.9%	12 (1.6%)	473 (64.5%)	207 (28.2%)	17 (2.3%)	5 (0.7%)	5 (0.7%)	13 (1.8%)	95	83^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.6%		94	116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%	33	86.7	98.0		24.3		99.1	81.8	88.0	88.5	90.0	97.6		98.5	96.4	98.4	98.0	97.5		63.9		$18,738	$00	$18,738
Ps 192 Jacob H Schiff	Public	PK, KG-5	500 W 138th St	New York	10031	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 775-9560	224	20	11.3	94.2%	6 (2.7%)	6 (2.7%)	209 (93.3%)	2 (0.9%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	66.6	774^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%		75.9	514^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.0%	260							60.9	35.7	52.9				85.2	83.9	75.0				68.8		$44,204	$4,787	$39,417
Ps 194 Countee Cullen	Public	PK, KG-5	244 W 144th St	New York	10030	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 5	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 690-5954	144	17	8.4	100.0%	3 (2.1%)	81 (56.3%)	55 (38.2%)	2 (1.4%)	1 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.4%)	10.9	2288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.4%		22.6	1984^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%	304							14.3	38.1	27.3				40.9	31.8	8.3				20.8		$52,745	$3,011	$49,734
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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