PS 111 ADOLPH S OCHS vs PS 153 ADAM CLAYTON POWELL

PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell holds a meaningful overall advantage, scoring 8.6/10 against PS 111 Adolph S Ochs's 7.6/10 — a full point gap. That difference is reflected clearly in state rankings: PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell sits at #211 of 4,742 New York schools, placing it in the top 5% statewide, while PS 111 Adolph S Ochs ranks #1058 of 4,742, still a solid top-quarter finish but trailing PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell by nearly 850 positions.

Academically, PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell edges ahead with an 8.8/10 academic score versus PS 111 Adolph S Ochs's 8.0/10 — a 0.8-point delta that signals consistently stronger tested proficiency. Growth scores at both schools are exceptional and nearly identical: PS 111 Adolph S Ochs posts a 9.6/10 and PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell a 9.9/10, meaning students at both campuses are advancing at rates well above expectations regardless of where they start. Families prioritizing year-over-year student progress will find strong evidence at either school.

The two schools enroll nearly the same number of students — PS 111 Adolph S Ochs at 395 and PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell at 389 — and run comparable student-teacher ratios of 11.3:1 and 11.4:1 respectively, so class-size experience is effectively equal. The sharpest demographic difference is free and reduced-price lunch eligibility: PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell serves 89% FRL students versus 74% at PS 111 Adolph S Ochs, a 15-point gap indicating PS 153 Adam Clayton Powell operates in a higher-need community while still delivering its top-5% statewide ranking — a notable achievement.

Both schools serve grades PK through 5 and sit 4.7 miles apart within New York City, making them realistic cross-consideration options for families in upper Manhattan. The grade span is identical, so program structure and transition points are equivalent; the differentiation comes entirely from performance outcomes and community composition rather than any structural difference in grade offering.