PS 115 ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT

351 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

PS 115, known as the Alexander Humboldt School, is a public elementary school located in the Washington Heights neighborhood of Manhattan. Serving students from prekindergarten through fifth grade, the school is part of the New York City Department of Education’s District 6. The school is situated in a vibrant, dense urban setting and focuses on providing a foundational education for a diverse student population, emphasizing core academic subjects such as literacy, mathematics, science, and social studies.

The school is named after Alexander von Humboldt, the 19th-century German polymath and explorer, and it aims to foster an environment of curiosity and academic growth. PS 115 typically offers a variety of support services, including English as a New Language (ENL) programs and special education services, to accommodate the needs of its diverse community. Like many schools in the district, PS 115 focuses on social-emotional learning alongside academic development, striving to prepare its young students for success as they transition into middle school.

351

Total Students

33.0

Full-Time Teachers

10.6

Student/Teacher Ratio

98.6%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PS 115 ALEXANDER HUMBOLDT
Demographic	Student Count
White	9
Hispanic	326
Black	4
Asian	2
Two or More	7
American Indian	2
Pacific Islander	1

Hispanic
326 (92.9 %)
White
9 (2.6 %)
Two or More
7 (2.0 %)
Black
4 (1.1 %)
Asian
2 (0.6 %)
American Indian
2 (0.6 %)
Pacific Islander
1 (0.3 %)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6
Phone:	(212)927-9233
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	351
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	33.0
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	10.6
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	344
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	2

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 22

Kindergarten 53

Grade 1 46

Grade 2 60

Grade 3 47

Grade 4 71

Grade 5 52