PS 110 FLORENCE NIGHTINGALE vs AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

PS 110 Florence Nightingale and Amistad Dual Language School sit within the top 25 schools out of 4,739 in New York, but they occupy different spots on that list. Amistad ranks #14 statewide against PS 110 Florence Nightingale's #21, a gap that sounds small but places Amistad in the top 0.3% versus Florence Nightingale's top 0.4%. Both schools carry overall ratings within 0.1 points of each other — Amistad at 9.3/10, Florence Nightingale at 9.2/10 — making this one of the tightest comparisons at this level of the state ranking.

The academic and growth scores tell two distinct stories. PS 110 Florence Nightingale leads in raw academic proficiency with a 9.3/10 academic score against Amistad's 8.7/10 — a 0.6-point advantage that reflects current student performance on standardized assessments. Amistad counters with a 9.9/10 growth score compared to Florence Nightingale's 9.3/10, meaning Amistad is accelerating student learning faster year over year. Families who prize where students are performing today will favor Florence Nightingale; those who weight learning trajectory will find Amistad's growth edge more compelling.

On the demographic side, Amistad Dual Language School enrolls 393 students versus PS 110 Florence Nightingale's 264, making it a noticeably larger school. Both maintain low student-teacher ratios — Florence Nightingale at 9.1:1, Amistad at 9.6:1 — so class access to teachers stays comparable despite the enrollment difference. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility runs 84% at Amistad against 68% at Florence Nightingale, indicating Amistad serves a higher-need population while still achieving a top-15 state rank.

The programs diverge sharply by grade span and instructional model. PS 110 Florence Nightingale runs prekindergarten through 5th grade, giving families an early entry point including PK. Amistad Dual Language School spans kindergarten through 8th grade, covering elementary and middle school under one roof and offering a Spanish-English dual language program by design. Families seeking continuity through middle school — or a bilingual immersion environment — will find Amistad structurally different from the neighborhood elementary model Florence Nightingale provides.