PS 133 FRED R MOORE vs WILLIAM LYNCH SCHOOL (THE)

PS 133 Fred R Moore and William Lynch School sit 1.2 miles apart in New York, yet their positions in the state rankings tell a sharply different story. PS 133 Fred R Moore ranks #3 of 4,739 schools in New York with an overall rating of 9.5/10, placing it among the top tier of elementary schools statewide. William Lynch School earns a strong 9.0/10 and ranks #65 of 4,739 — elite by any measure, but half a rating point behind its neighbor.

On academic proficiency, PS 133 Fred R Moore scores 9.2/10 against William Lynch School's 8.5/10, a 0.7-point gap that reflects meaningful differences in tested achievement. Both schools are growth standouts: PS 133 Fred R Moore and William Lynch School each score a perfect 10.0/10 on growth, meaning students at both campuses advance faster than their demographic peers statewide. That shared ceiling makes the academic gap the primary differentiator for families who weight current proficiency alongside trajectory.

The two schools diverge considerably on demographics and classroom density. PS 133 Fred R Moore enrolls 187 students with a student-teacher ratio of 7.5:1 — among the lowest ratios available in any urban elementary setting — and serves a population that is 95% free/reduced-lunch eligible. William Lynch School is larger at 249 students, carries a 12.4:1 student-teacher ratio, and serves a less economically concentrated population at 67% free/reduced-lunch eligibility. The ratio difference means PS 133 Fred R Moore students receive substantially more individual teacher attention on average.

Both schools run identical grade bands, PK through 5th grade, so families with children anywhere in that range have equivalent entry points at either campus. The structural difference is scale and concentration: PS 133 Fred R Moore operates as a smaller, high-contact environment with deeper poverty concentration and exceptional teacher coverage, while William Lynch School functions at a more typical urban elementary size with a more economically mixed student body and still-strong academic outcomes.