PS 111 ADOLPH S OCHS vs AMISTAD DUAL LANGUAGE SCHOOL

PS 111 Adolph S Ochs and Amistad Dual Language School are both mid-sized elementary schools in New York City, but their overall ratings diverge sharply. Amistad Dual Language School scores 9.0/10 against PS 111 Adolph S Ochs's 7.6/10 — a 1.4-point gap — and that distance is more striking in state context: Amistad ranks #61 of 4,742 New York schools while PS 111 ranks #1,058, placing Amistad in the top 2% statewide and PS 111 in the top 22%.

Academically, Amistad Dual Language School holds a 0.7-point edge, scoring 8.7/10 versus PS 111 Adolph S Ochs's 8.0/10. Both schools show exceptional student growth — PS 111 earns a 9.6/10 growth score and Amistad a 9.9/10 — meaning students at both schools are advancing faster than their starting points would predict. The growth gap between them is narrow (0.3 points), so the larger overall ratings difference is driven primarily by academic proficiency, not trajectory.

PS 111 Adolph S Ochs enrolls 395 students with a student-teacher ratio of 11.3:1; Amistad Dual Language School serves 393 students at a tighter 9.6:1 ratio, giving Amistad roughly two more students per teacher on average. On economic demographics, Amistad's free and reduced lunch rate is 84% compared to PS 111's 74%, meaning Amistad serves a higher-need population while still outperforming on both academic and growth measures — a meaningful equity signal.

The two schools diverge significantly on grade span and program design. PS 111 Adolph S Ochs serves pre-K through grade 5, while Amistad Dual Language School runs kindergarten through grade 8, keeping students in one building through middle school and avoiding a transition year. Amistad's dual-language model is its defining structural feature — families are selecting a bilingual academic pathway, not just a neighborhood school. The two campuses are 7.8 miles apart, so geography alone rarely puts them in direct competition; families choosing between them are typically weighing program type against proximity.