47 AMERICAN SIGN LANGUAGE AND ENGLISH LOWER SCHOOL (THE) vs AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

Amistad Dual Language School holds a 1.1-point overall rating advantage over 47 American Sign Language and English Lower School (The) — 9.0 versus 7.9 out of 10. The state rank gap is even more telling: Amistad Dual Language School sits at #61 of 4,742 schools in New York, placing it in the top 2% statewide, while 47 American Sign Language and English Lower School (The) ranks #754 — still a solid top-16% finish, but a meaningful distance behind. Both schools are located in New York, New York, 9.3 miles apart, and serve elementary-age children through grade 8.

On academics, Amistad Dual Language School scores 8.7 out of 10 versus 7.3 for 47 American Sign Language and English Lower School (The) — a 1.4-point gap that aligns with its stronger state standing. Growth tells a different story: both schools are high performers, with 47 American Sign Language and English Lower School (The) scoring 9.3 and Amistad Dual Language School scoring 9.9. That near-ceiling growth score at Amistad signals that students there are advancing at an exceptional pace regardless of where they start, while the ASL school's 9.3 is itself well above average — suggesting strong instructional momentum at both campuses.

The two schools differ sharply in size and staffing. 47 American Sign Language and English Lower School (The) enrolls 177 students with a student-teacher ratio of 5.9:1 — one of the lowest ratios you will find in a New York City public school. Amistad Dual Language School enrolls 393 students at a 9.6:1 ratio, which is still reasonable but represents far less individual attention per child. Both schools serve high-need populations: free and reduced-price lunch eligibility stands at 77% at the ASL school and 84% at Amistad Dual Language School.

Programmatically, these schools occupy entirely different niches. 47 American Sign Language and English Lower School (The) is designed around ASL-English bilingualism, accepting students beginning in pre-K (grades PK–08), and operates with a specialized mission serving Deaf and hard-of-hearing students alongside hearing peers in a bilingual environment. Amistad Dual Language School runs a Spanish-English dual language program for grades KG–08, with no pre-K entry point. The program model at each school is its defining feature, making this less a head-to-head academic competition and more a question of which language immersion context fits a family's child and goals.