PS 290 Manhattan New School

PS 290 Manhattan New School serves 432 students from pre-kindergarten through fifth grade in New York's Upper East Side. This elementary school has earned recognition as one of New York's top-performing schools, ranking 225th out of 4,758 elementary schools statewide and earning a strong 8.4 out of 10 rating from MySchoolScout. The school's academic achievements are particularly impressive, with 96% of students demonstrating proficiency or above in mathematics and 88% meeting or exceeding standards in English Language Arts.

With 28 full-time equivalent teachers serving the student body, PS 290 maintains a favorable student-teacher ratio of 15.4:1, allowing for more individualized attention in the classroom. Located at 311 East 82nd Street, PS 290 sits in one of Manhattan's most affluent neighborhoods, where the median household income reaches $160,244 and 82% of residents hold bachelor's degrees or higher. The surrounding community's low poverty rate of just 5% reflects the area's economic stability, while the neighborhood's median home value of $1.57 million indicates the premium families place on living in this desirable Upper East Side location.

PS 290 Manhattan New School operates within this educationally supportive urban environment, benefiting from both the resources of a major metropolitan area and a highly engaged parent community.