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40 E 29TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10016 • NEW YORK County
(212) 873-1300

Identity & Institutional Profile

PSS 2023-2024
NCES Private School ID A1502585
Religious Orientation Jewish
Broad Affiliation Other Religious
School Typology Other religious, not affiliated with any denomination
Grades Offered 1-8
Locale Setting City: Large
School Day Length 7.50 hrs/day
County FIPS 36061
Physical Location Address 40 E 29th St
New York, NY 10016-7901

Enrollment & Academic Overview

PSS 2023–2024
Total Students
215
Teachers (FTE)
75.10
Student-Teacher Ratio
2.86:1
School Level
Elementary School

Student Diversity Distribution

Demographic composition of enrolled students across racial & ethnic backgrounds.

PSS 2023–2024
White: 99.1% Asian: 0.9%
215 Students
White 213 est. 99.1%
Asian 2 est. 0.9%

Student Enrollment by Sex

Enrolled student gender breakdown as reported in NCES PSS survey.

PSS 2023-2024
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Male Students
125
58.1%
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Female Students
90
41.9%

Grade-Level Enrollment Distribution

Distribution of student body across reported grade cohorts.

Total: 191 Students
1st Grade: 4 (2.1%) 2nd Grade: 20 (10.5%) 3rd Grade: 28 (14.7%) 4th Grade: 30 (15.7%) 5th Grade: 32 (16.8%) 6th Grade: 30 (15.7%) 7th Grade: 47 (24.6%)
191 Students
1st Grade 4 2.1%
2nd Grade 20 10.5%
3rd Grade 28 14.7%
4th Grade 30 15.7%
5th Grade 32 16.8%
6th Grade 30 15.7%
7th Grade 47 24.6%

Biennial Enrollment & Staffing Trends

NCES PSS Multi-Cycle

Biennial Enrollment Trends (2019-2020 – 2023-2024)

0 150 300 2019-2020: 146 students 146 2019-2020 2021-2022: 198 students 198 +35.6% 2021-2022 2023-2024: 215 students 215 +8.6% 2023-2024
Survey Cycle Students Teachers (FTE) Student-Teacher Ratio Grades Offered Affiliation / Typology
2023-2024 215 75.1 2.9:1 1-8 Jewish
2021-2022 198 66.9 3.0:1 1-8 Jewish
2019-2020 146 49.9 2.9:1 1-8 Jewish

Local Area Demographics & Housing Comparison (ZIP 10016)

Comparative socio-economic indicators across local, municipal, county, state, and national benchmarks.

Census ACS 5-Year Data
Median Household Income Median Home Value Poverty Rate (%)
Peak Value: $1,250,000
$0k 0% $313k 5% $625k 10% $938k 15% $1,250k 20% ZIP 10016 Income: $153,065 $153k ZIP 10016 Home Value: $928,400 $928k ZIP 10016 This ZIP New York Income: $125,662 $126k New York Home Value: $1,084,959 $1,085k New York City Average NEW YORK County Income: $123,942 $124k NEW YORK County Home Value: $1,066,022 $1,066k NEW YORK County County Average New York Income: $93,157 $93k New York Home Value: $411,874 $412k New York State Average United States Income: $76,308 $76k United States Home Value: $277,906 $278k United States U.S. National ZIP 10016 Poverty Rate: 9.8% 9.8% New York Poverty Rate: 15.3% 15.3% NEW YORK County Poverty Rate: 15.5% 15.5% New York Poverty Rate: 13.5% 13.5% United States Poverty Rate: 12.4% 12.4%
Geographic Area Median
Household Income		 Median
Home Value		 Poverty
Rate		 Total
Population
ZIP 10016 Current ZIP
$153,065 $928,400 9.8% 54,297
New York (City Average)
$125,662 $1,084,959 15.3% 1,565,558
NEW YORK County (County Average)
$123,942 $1,066,022 15.5% 1,646,929
New York (State Average)
$93,157 $411,874 13.5% 19,020,221
United States (U.S. National)
$76,308 $277,906 12.4% 335,555,510

Location Map

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