P.S. 77 Lower Lab School

1700 3 AVENUE, MANHATTAN, NY 10128 · Manhattan · Elementary

DBN: 02M077

Elementary

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 7 (of 2445)

Niche: 103 (of 2817)

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 95.5%

93.1% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

98.8%(citywide avg: 83.6%)

ELA avg. rating

4.15 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.65 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

99.4%(citywide avg: 86.7%)

Math avg. rating

4.20 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.72 / 4.5)

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

100%

Grade 3 Math

98.4%

Grade 4 ELA

96.6%

Grade 4 Math

100%

Grade 5 ELA

100%

Grade 5 Math

100%

By student group

Asian students -- ELA

98.8%(citywide avg: 87.4%)

Asian students -- Math

100%(citywide avg: 90.1%)

White students -- ELA

98.1%(citywide avg: 88%)

White students -- Math

100%(citywide avg: 89%)

Multiracial students -- ELA

100%(citywide avg: 92.1%)

Multiracial students -- Math

100%(citywide avg: 92.9%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

346 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 9.7%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

46.2%

Black

Hispanic or Latino

5.5%

White

35.3%

Multiracial

12.7%

Native American

Other groups

Students with disabilities

6.1%

English Language Learners

0.9%

Living in poverty

11.6%

Female

51.7%

Male

48.3%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Kindergarten admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

District G&T

64 seats

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Eligible applicants who live in the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch received offers last year. All additional applicants in this group received offers.

2. Eligible applicants who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

There were no applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

3. Other eligible applicants who live in the district.

Not enough data

Some applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch received offers last year. Some additional applicants in this group received offers.

4. All other eligible applicants.

Not enough data

There were no applicants in this group who identified as eligible for Free or Reduced Price Lunch last year. No additional applicants in this group received offers.

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)