P.S. 150

P.S. 150's academic performance is meaningfully stronger than its district peers. The 2025 ELA proficiency of 92.9% sits roughly 20 percentage points above the district average of 73.2%, and math proficiency of 94.1% is about 21 points above the district average of 72.5%. The overall school score of 3.74 out of 4 also clears the district average of 2.91 by a wide margin. Math has shown the most dramatic improvement: from 76.8% in 2016 to 94.1% in 2025, with a notable dip during the pandemic years (76.7% in 2022) followed by a strong rebound. ELA has climbed more gradually, from 84% in 2016 to 92.9% today. By grade, fourth graders hit 100% proficiency in ELA and 96.4% in math, while third graders post 96.6% in math and 89.7% in ELA.

The climate data here reads like a school where adults and families are genuinely aligned. Parent satisfaction is 95%, parent-teacher trust is 99%, parent-principal trust is 98%, and 100% of teachers say there are strong family-school relationships. Teachers also report very high trust in their principal (100%) and in one another (100%), and 98% feel safe in the building. The teacher survey, however, was based on only 17 responses — a small number that reflects the school's tiny size. Discipline data reinforces the calm feel: zero suspensions over each of the past three school years. Attendance runs at 94.3%, comfortably above the district average of 91.95%, signaling that students are showing up consistently.

The student body looks a lot like its neighborhood: predominantly White (44%) and Asian (26%), with a notable share of multiracial students (15%) and a smaller Hispanic population (13%). Black students make up just 2% of enrollment, and Native American students about 1%. With a diversity index of 76%, the school is mixed in composition but not representative of the city as a whole. The economic need index is just 11, reflecting a low-poverty, well-resourced family base — and the PTA raised over $625,000 last year (about $4,009 per student), nearly eight times the district average per-student PTA funding of $517. The school also serves a relatively small share of students with IEPs (10%).

P.S. 150 sits in the Financial District-Battery Park City area of Lower Manhattan, one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the city. Median household income tops $192,000 and the poverty rate is just 6.1%. Most adults here hold a bachelor's degree (82.7%), and only about 14% of households have children, which helps explain why a public elementary school in this part of town draws a comparatively small enrollment. Housing leans heavily toward ownership of high-value condos; the median home value of $1.27 million says a lot about who can afford to put down roots here.

Getting to school is essentially a transit trip. Rector St (1 line) and Rector St (R, W) are each about a one-minute walk away, and Wall St (4, 5) is about two minutes on foot.