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Battery Park City School
55 Battery Place
New York NY, 10011, New York County
Phone: 212-266-5800
Ranking: 
(137 out of 3,424, top 4%)*
(137 out of 3,424, top 4%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 8
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | ||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 51 | 47 | 33 | 20 | 5 | |||||
| Total Students: | 874 | 795 | 552 | 331 | 51 | |||||
| Prekindergarten: | 35 | 4.0% | 66 | 8.3% | 70 | 12.7% | 61 | 18.4% | NA | NA |
| Kindergarten: | 100 | 11.4% | 117 | 14.7% | 105 | 19.0% | 97 | 29.3% | 51 | 100.0% |
| Grade 1: | 124 | 14.2% | 110 | 13.8% | 104 | 18.8% | 69 | 20.8% | NA | NA |
| Grade 2: | 112 | 12.8% | 108 | 13.6% | 70 | 12.7% | 43 | 13.0% | NA | NA |
| Grade 3: | 103 | 11.8% | 87 | 10.9% | 54 | 9.8% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 84 | 9.6% | 59 | 7.4% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 64 | 7.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 6: | 66 | 7.6% | 95 | 11.9% | 87 | 15.8% | 60 | 18.1% | NA | NA |
| Grade 7: | 92 | 10.5% | 88 | 11.1% | 62 | 11.2% | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 8: | 93 | 10.6% | 64 | 8.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 1 | 0.1% | 1 | 0.1% | NA | NA | 1 | 0.3% | NA | NA |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||
| Male: | 456 | 52.2% | 406 | 51.1% | 289 | 52.4% | 176 | 53.2% | 22 | 43.1% |
| Female: | 418 | 47.8% | 389 | 48.9% | 263 | 47.6% | 155 | 46.8% | 21 | 41.2% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 2 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.3% | 3 | 0.5% | 2 | 0.6% | 0 | 0.0% |
| Asian: | 199 | 22.8% | 175 | 22.0% | 152 | 27.5% | 72 | 21.8% | 13 | 25.5% |
| Hispanic: | 110 | 12.6% | 112 | 14.1% | 75 | 13.6% | 19 | 5.7% | 2 | 3.9% |
| Black: | 40 | 4.6% | 47 | 5.9% | 40 | 7.2% | 20 | 6.0% | 2 | 3.9% |
| White: | 474 | 54.2% | 413 | 51.9% | 275 | 49.8% | 218 | 65.9% | 34 | 66.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.1% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 49 | 5.6% | 45 | 5.7% | 7 | 1.3% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 89 | 10.2% | 60 | 7.5% | 40 | 7.2% | 21 | 6.3% | NA | NA |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 5 | 0.6% | 15 | 1.9% | 14 | 2.5% | 9 | 2.7% | NA | NA |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 17.14 | 17.01 | 16.73 | 16.53 | 10.20 | |||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 82% | 71% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 67.1% | 51.2% | 31.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 79% | 79% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 75.6% | 62% | 34.2% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 68.3% | 54.8% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 71.7% | 67.3% | 36.3% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 88% | 68% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 77% | 66% | 55% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 6th Grade | % met std | 54.5% | 53.5% | 29.6% |
| 2011 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 85% | 79% | 63% |
| 2012 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 78% | 81% | 66% |
| 2013 | Math | 6th Grade | % met std | 68.2% | 60.8% | 30.6% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 89% | 68% | 53% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 7th Grade | % met std | 62.2% | 51.6% | 31.4% |
| 2012 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 92% | 81% | 65% |
| 2013 | Math | 7th Grade | % met std | 45.8% | 53.2% | 27.7% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 8th Grade | % met std | 72.9% | 55.9% | 33.7% |
| 2013 | Math | 8th Grade | % met std | 62.7% | 55% | 27.4% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* Battery Park City School was rated 5 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.