Tag Young Scholars, NEW YORK, NY Rating, Test Scores and Rank

Overview

Student Enrollment

538

Best Elementary School in New York

Rating	10 out of 10
Grades	Kindergarten to 9th grade
School District	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
Type	Public

Phone	(212)860-6003
Location	240 E 109TH ST NEW YORK, NY 10029
Charter School	No

Tag Young Scholars has an academic rating significantly above the average for New York elementary schools based on its high test performance. It is ranked 4th in the best public elementary schools in New York.

Data Citation: Unless otherwise noted, all information on this page is retrieved or calculated from data reported to the the U.S. Department of Education National Center for Education Statistics Common Core of Data and Civil Rights Data Collection for the 2014/2015 school year.

Racial Demographics

The Tag Young Scholars student body is predominantly Asian Pacific with a sizeable Black population and has very high racial diversity.

Race	Percent	Students
White	13%	70
Black	28.6%	154
Hispanic	22.9%	123
Asian Pacific	30.3%	163
Native American Indian	2.4%	13
Hawaiian Pacific Inlander	0%	0
Two or more races	2.8%	15

Family Income

vs. other New York elementary schools

Upper 42.5%

37.7% percent of the school's students are eligible for free lunch under the National School Lunch Program compared to the New York elementary school median of 44.7%. By this measure, TAG YOUNG SCHOLARS students are largely middle income and rank 1065th in New York for elementary school student family income.

Enrollment by Grade

Grade	Students
Kindergarten	53
1st Grade	58
2nd Grade	58
3rd Grade	57
4th Grade	84
5th Grade	59
6th Grade	67
7th Grade	54
8th Grade	48
Total	538

Completions

State Standardized Test Performance

Proficient Students

90%

Rank in New York

4th

Rating

10 out of 10

Students at Tag Young Scholars scored an average 90% of students proficient for math and reading as tested by the New York State Education Department. Performance is significantly above the state elementary school median of 36% proficiency and places the school's test performance in the top 1.1% of New York elementary schools.

Test Proficiency By Gender

Gender	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
Girls	95% or more^*	85% to 89%^*
Boys	95% or more^*	80% to 84%^*

State Test Proficiency by Subgroup

Subgroup	Math Proficient	Reading Proficient
American Indian	50% or more^*	50% or more^*
Asian & Pacific Islander	95% or more^*	95% or more^*
Black	90% to 94%^*	75% to 79%^*
Hispanic	95% or more^*	75% to 79%^*
Multiracial	suppressed^*	suppressed^*
White	90% or more^*	90% or more^*
With Disabilites	50% or more^*	less than 50%^*
Limited English	-	-

*Indicates statistic has been anonymized to protect student privacy.

Location

Tag Young Scholars
240 E 109TH ST
NEW YORK, NY
10029
(212)860-6003

District

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 4
NEW YORK, NY

Tag Young Scholars