P.S. 110 Florence Nightingale

ELA proficiency at 70.1% and math at 66.4% both run roughly 18-19 points above District 1 averages — meaningfully strong. The trend tells a story: scores held in the 70s pre-pandemic, dipped sharply to the high 50s in 2022, and have climbed back since. Math has nearly fully recovered (71.4% in 2024) and ELA is now back to its pre-pandemic level. There's a notable grade-level pattern — 3rd graders post the weakest scores (55.6% ELA, 58.3% math) while 4th and 5th graders are substantially stronger, suggesting some bumpiness in early elementary that smooths out by upper grades.

Day-to-day, this looks like a calm, well-run school. With just one suspension in 2023-24 and a 0% suspension rate (vs. a district average of about 0.4%), discipline isn't a major factor. Parents give the school 96% satisfaction and 95% trust in teachers — extraordinarily high and far above district norms, with 87% of families completing the survey (a sign of real engagement). Teacher-reported safety sits at 94%, also above average. The two flags: chronic absenteeism runs at 69%, high even by post-pandemic NYC standards, though attendance itself is solid at 92.2%; and teacher-rated instruction quality at 85% sits slightly below the district average of 87%.

The student body reflects the neighborhood's mix — 47% Hispanic, 27% White, 12% Asian, 11% Black — with a 73% diversity index. About 66% of students qualify as having economic need, a moderate-to-high level that tracks with the Lower East Side's roughly one-in-four poverty rate. Sixteen percent of students have IEPs, which is in line with citywide norms. With 330 students across PK-5, classes average about 21 kids — right at the district average.

The Lower East Side is a dense, working-class-rooted neighborhood that's been steadily gentrifying for two decades. Median household income sits around $58,000, about a quarter of residents live below the poverty line, and just under half hold a bachelor's degree. Only about 6.5% of households have kids, low and reflective of how much of the area is now young singles and empty-nesters. Most residents rent, with homeownership at 23%.

The M, J, and Z trains at Delancey St-Essex St are about a 9-minute walk, the F at the same station is around 10 minutes, and the F at East Broadway is roughly 12 minutes on foot.