P.S. 142 Amalia Castro serves 344 learners in grade levels PreK-5.

P.S. 142 Amalia Castro landed in the lower 50% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%, and reading proficiency (mastery) is lower 50%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in math is 30-34% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency (mastery) in reading/language arts is 35-39% (which is lower than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 10:1 is lower than the New York state level of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 99% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino).

School Overview: P.S. 142 Amalia Castro’s learner population of 344 learners has stayed flat over five school years.

The teacher population of 35 teachers has grown by 9% over five school years.

School Comparison: P.S. 142 Amalia Castro is ranked within the lower 50% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency (mastery) testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of P.S. 142 Amalia Castro is 0.30, which is less than the equity score at state average of 0.71. The school’s equity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The closest high school to P.S. 142 Amalia Castro is Lower East Side Preparatory High School (0.1 miles away)

The closest middle school is P.S. 140 Nathan Straus (0.0 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Manhattan Charter School (0.0 miles away)