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Whin Music Community Charter School

Public, Charter Grades K-8

1855^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 24% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Whin Music Community Charter School is an elementary school serving grades K-8 in New York, NY, with 420 students. The school is part of the Whin Music Community Charter School District, which is ranked 706 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Whin Music Community Charter School's academic performance, as measured by state assessments, is generally below the state and district averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts ranged from 42.59% to 52.08%, compared to the state average of 50.86% to 56.61%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 25% to 46.94%, compared to the state average of 46.74% to 59.7%. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with some groups performing better than others.

Despite its overall academic challenges, Whin Music Community Charter School appears to have some strengths, such as its relatively low student-teacher ratio, ranging from 8.9 to 11.3 over the past few years, compared to nearby district schools like PS 173 and PS 4 Duke Ellington, which have ratios ranging from 9.3 to 14.9. However, the school's lower per-student spending compared to nearby district schools may be a contributing factor to its relatively weaker academic performance, suggesting a need to examine the school's resource allocation.

464

Students ?

9.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$22,305

Per pupil spending ?

87.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

528 W 162nd St
New York, NY 10032

(844) 489-0817

District: Whin Music Community Charter School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

79.5%

African American:

12.5%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 32nd percentile in 2021 → 24th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (24th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 8 percentile points since 2021

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,855^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 24%▼ down 8 pts since 2021

From bottom 32% (2021) to bottom 24% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

900^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 40%▲ up 6 pts since 2024

From bottom 34% (2024) to bottom 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

706^th of 874Whin Music Community Charter School 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	27.1	1855 of 2445	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.0	1539 of 2445	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.6	1699 of 2439	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.8	1663 of 2434	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	1492 of 2201	32.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.7	891 of 928	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	43.4	497 of 927	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.0	509 of 857	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.3	649 of 1117	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.3	340 of 1066	68.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	48.8	398 of 1001	60.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1879 of 2409	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	44.4	1318 of 2413	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.3	1345 of 2403	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.8	1402 of 2401	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.7	1552 of 1955	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.8	1053 of 1569	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.2	748 of 1531	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	854 of 1429	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.6	855 of 1503	43.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	581 of 792	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	63.0	191 of 766	75.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.4	135 of 637	78.8%	★★★★☆
2022	43.8	320 of 622	48.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.2	1556 of 2098	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1107 of 2078	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1387 of 2041	32.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	1553 of 2099	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.4	1778 of 2407	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	1725 of 2411	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.0	2030 of 2400	15.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1785 of 2400	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.5	1233 of 1961	37.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.3	829 of 2134	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	827 of 2110	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	789 of 2016	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	54.5	672 of 2031	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.4	145 of 1044	86.1%	★★★★☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.5	900 of 1500	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	994 of 1504	33.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	363 of 646	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.6	411 of 615	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.8	855 of 1457	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.9	621 of 1465	57.6%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.1	503 of 965	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	528 of 953	44.6%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	296 of 603	50.9%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	752 of 1283	41.4%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.2	946 of 1455	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	19.3	1284 of 1464	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.6	360 of 1298	72.3%	★★★★☆
2024	34.8	846 of 1303	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

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

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+37 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)42nd percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)27th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)26th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)26th percentile~ school

Female (2025)22nd percentile~ school

African American (2025)4th percentile-20 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile+32 vs school

Homeless (2025)51st percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)48th percentile+8 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)41st percentile~ school

Male (2025)35th percentile-5 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts48%-5 vs state

Science39%-6 vs state

Math36%-19 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
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 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
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
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 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
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 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 173	Public	PK, KG-8	306 Ft Washington Ave	New York	10033	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 927-7850	597	45	13.2	88.4%	36 (6.0%)	28 (4.7%)	510 (85.4%)	14 (2.3%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.8%)	27.3	1852^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.3%		22.3	1993^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.5%	141		20.0	55.1	42.4	32.4	19.1	22.7	31.7	51.8	37.1	29.0	47.9	70.4	39.3	55.6	$35,411	$3,267	$32,144

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