PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON
PS 4, also known as the Duke Ellington School, is a public elementary school located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Upper Manhattan. Serving students from Pre-K through 5th grade, the school is situated on West 160th Street and operates as part of the New York City Department of Education’s District 6. The school is named in honor of the legendary jazz composer and bandleader Duke Ellington, reflecting a long-standing commitment to fostering creativity and academic growth within the local community.
The school is noted for its focus on providing a nurturing environment that emphasizes both core academic subjects and social-emotional development. As a neighborhood school, it plays a vital role in the Washington Heights community, often incorporating diverse cultural perspectives into its programming to reflect the demographic makeup of its students. By focusing on fundamental literacy and numeracy skills while offering enrichment opportunities, PS 4 strives to prepare its young learners for success as they transition into middle school and beyond.
NEW YORK, NY 10032
(212) 928-0739
PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON is a public Title I school in NEW YORK, NY with about 560 enrolled students. See other public elementary schools in New York
School Details
- Level:
- Elementary School
- Charter School:*
- No
- District:
- NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
- Total Students:
- 560
- Teachers:
- 41.02
- NSLP Status:1
- Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
- Qualified free lunch:
- 0
- Qualified reduced-price lunch:
- 0
- Title I Status:2
- Title I schoolwide school
- Virtual:
- Not Virtual
* A public charter school is a publicly funded school that is typically governed by a group or organization under a legislative contract with the state, the district, or another entity. The charter exempts the school from certain state or local rules and regulations.
1 The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides eligible students with free or reduced-price lunch
2 Title I, Part A (Title I) of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act provides supplemental financial assistance to school districts for children from low-income families.
School Demographics for 560 students
The primary ethnicity of students attending PS 4 DUKE ELLINGTON is predominantly Hispanic/Latino, representing about 91% of the student body.
- Hispanic/Latino
- 91.3%
- Black or African American
- 6.3%
- American Indian or Alaska Native
- 1.1%
- Asian
- 1.1%
- White
- 0.2%
- Native Hawaiian or Other Pacific Islander
- 0.2%
- Female
- 46.3%
- Male
- 53.8%
Data for school year 2017-2018 — The information found on this website was provided in part by the U.S. Department of Education, U.S. Census Bureau, the Bureau of Labor and Statistics & various other external sources. We do not verify the contents of the information provided and therefore, cannot guarantee the accuracy of the information displayed on this website.