P.S. 064 Robert Simon

The school's 42.1% ELA proficiency and 40.7% math proficiency both sit roughly 7–10 percentage points below the District 1 averages (51.7% ELA, 47.4% math), and its overall quality score of 1.66 out of 4 trails the district average of 1.98. Looking at the trend, scores were volatile — strong in 2019 (49.4% ELA, 40.7% math), dropped sharply in 2022 (19.4% ELA, 17.4% math), and have been climbing back since, with 2025 actually showing the highest math proficiency in the dataset. By grade, third graders perform best (50% ELA, 63.2% math), while fifth-grade math is a real weak spot at 14.3% — worth asking about for families with older students at the school.

The climate numbers are the highlight of this school's profile. Parent satisfaction sits at 95%, parent-teacher trust at 95%, and parent-principal trust at 98% — all meaningfully above district averages of around 88–91%. Teachers rate strong relationships and instruction quality at 100%, and teacher-reported safety at 95%. Discipline is essentially a non-issue, with zero suspensions for three consecutive years. The day-to-day feel is clearly one of trust between families and staff — this is a school where adults report feeling supported and connected.

P.S. 064's student body is 74% Hispanic and 20% Black, with smaller Asian (3%), White (2%), multiracial (1%), and Native American (1%) populations — a relatively concentrated demographic mix reflected in the 44% diversity index. Twenty-six percent of students have IEPs and the economic need index is 86.3%, indicating a high-needs population. The surrounding East Village census tells a story of contrasts: 59.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, but 24.7% of residents live in poverty, and just 6.6% of households include children — meaning the families sending kids here are a committed minority in a neighborhood shaped more by young adults than by school-age families.

The East Village is a renter-heavy, well-educated Manhattan neighborhood: 59.5% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, but only 13.9% of homes are owner-occupied, and just 6.6% of households include children. Median household income is $87,728 against a 24.7% poverty rate — a neighborhood with real economic contrast running alongside its café-and-bookstore reputation. For families considering this school, the area is well-connected by transit but not particularly kid-dense compared to other parts of the city.

The closest options are the Delancey St-Essex St station, served by the F, M, J, and Z lines, about a 10-minute walk away, and the 1 Av station on the L line about an 11-minute walk. Most families will be walking, biking, or grabbing a short bus ride.