P.S. 81 Robert J Christen serves 725 learners in grades Kindergarten-5.

P.S. 81 Robert J Christen placed in the upper 50% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 50%, and reading proficiency is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 68% (which is higher than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 70% (which is higher than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The learner:teacher ratio of 15:1 is higher than the New York state average of 13:1.

Minority enrollment is 72% of the learner body (majority Latino), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Latino).

School Overview: P.S. 81 Robert J Christen’s learner population of 725 learners has grown by 6% over five school years.

The teacher population of 50 teachers has grown by 8% over five school years.

School Comparison: P.S. 81 Robert J Christen is ranked within the upper 50% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year.

The equity score of P.S. 81 Robert J Christen is 0.63, 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 and middle school to P.S. 81 Robert J Christen is Riverdale/kingsbridge Academy (ms/hs 141) (1.1 miles away)

The closest elementary school is Montessori School 27 (0.9 miles away)