PS 110 Florence Nightingale

PS 110 Florence Nightingale is a pre-K through 5th grade public elementary school in New York, New York, enrolling 264 students. It earns a composite score of 9.2 out of 10 — rated Exceptional — with academic and growth scores of 9.3 each, reflecting strong performance on both attainment and student progress measures. A student-teacher ratio of 9.1 to 1 sits well below typical public school averages, giving students more individualized attention across the elementary grades.

That structural advantage shows in the outcomes: PS 110 ranks #21 out of 4,739 public schools statewide — placing it among a narrow group of schools at the very top of New York's public education landscape, regardless of level or type. The numbers sharpen further when comparing PS 110 against direct peers. Among 2,549 elementary schools across New York, it lands at #19 — ahead of more than 99 percent of schools at the same grade level.

Few elementary schools sustain this kind of performance across both academic achievement and growth simultaneously. For families in New York weighing elementary options, PS 110 Florence Nightingale sits at a tier most schools in the state never reach.

With a student-teacher ratio of 9.1:1, PS 110 Florence Nightingale offers a notably low ratio compared to the national average. This typically means smaller class sizes and more opportunities for one-on-one interaction between students and teachers.