P.S. 183 Robert L. Stevenson

P.S. 183's proficiency rates of 92.2% in ELA and 95.5% in math run well above the district averages of roughly 73% and 72.5%. The trajectory shows steady improvement from 2016 (74% ELA, 75.8% math) to the current high-water mark, with both subjects cresting 90% in 2025. Performance is strong across all tested grades — grade 4 ELA hits 94.3%, and grades 3 and 5 math both clear 95%. This isn't a school chasing the average; most students here meet or exceed proficiency, with math being a particular strength.

Survey results here are about as strong as you'll see at a public school. Parent satisfaction sits at 96% (vs the district's 92%), parent-teacher trust at 98%, and parent-principal trust at 99%. Teachers rate safety at 100% and report strong collegial trust (98%) and confidence in their own instruction (97%). Discipline data is unusually clean — zero suspensions in each of the last three school years. With 240 family survey responses, the parent picture is solid; the teacher survey, at just 18 respondents, is more directional than definitive. Combined, the picture suggests a calm, well-run building with strong adult-to-adult relationships.

The student body is 67% White, 17% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 6% multiracial, and 2% Black, with a diversity index of 58%. The school draws from an affluent zoned area, reflected in its very low economic need index of 6.8. About 13% of students have IEPs. The community broadly mirrors the surrounding neighborhood, and parent fundraising is unusually strong — the PTA brought in $1,254 per student last year, more than double the district average of roughly $517 per student.

The school sits in the Upper East Side-Lenox Hill-Roosevelt Island area, one of Manhattan's wealthier residential neighborhoods. Median household income is about $138,600, the poverty rate is 8%, and 80% of neighborhood adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. Only about 18.5% of households have children, but those who live here tend to be long-term residents. Homeownership is low at 28%, and the median home value is $1.23 million, reflecting a mix of high-end rentals and cooperatives.

Families have three subway options within walking distance: the Q at 72 St (about 7 minutes), the 6 at 68 St-Hunter College (about 9 minutes), and the M at Roosevelt Island (about 8 minutes).