School in the Square Public Charter School

120 WADSWORTH AVENUE, MANHATTAN, NY 10033 · Manhattan · K-12 all grades

DBN: 84M295 · Located in District 6

K-12 all grades

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 779 (of 1500)

Niche: C+

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: 91.6%

70.2% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

53.8%(citywide avg: 53.6%)

ELA avg. rating

3.02 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.01 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

46%(citywide avg: 51.1%)

Math avg. rating

2.84 / 4.5(citywide avg: 2.96 / 4.5)

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

26.7%

Grade 3 Math

40%

Grade 4 ELA

71.4%

Grade 4 Math

69.4%

Grade 6 ELA

53.2%

Grade 6 Math

41.3%

Grade 7 ELA

56.8%

Grade 7 Math

31.6%

Grade 8 ELA

53.1%

Grade 8 Math

49.5%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

44.3%(citywide avg: 40.1%)

English Language Learners -- Math

42.9%(citywide avg: 43.6%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

30.3%

Students with disabilities -- Math

24.3%

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

53.1%(citywide avg: 52.7%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

44.6%(citywide avg: 49.2%)

"% 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 (2024-25 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

Demographics

910 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 83.67%

Race & ethnicity

Asian and Pacific Islander

0.44%

Black

3.19%

Hispanic or Latino

91.87%

White

3.08%

Multiracial

0.88%

Native American

0.22%

Missing race/ethnicity data

0.33%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

19.67%

English Language Learners

17.14%

Living in poverty

80.66%

Female

52.09%

Male

47.91%

Neither female nor male

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 DOE: Demographic Snapshot (2025-26 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

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