Battery Park City School (02M276) is a public school in District 2, Battery Park City, Manhattan, serving grades pre-K, K–8. In 2026, 73% of tested students were proficient in reading and 80% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 705 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 19.4 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading proficiency is 73%, higher than most NYC elementary schools and lower than most of those with similar economic need; down 8 points from 2025; reading is down 10 points since 2023, while citywide reading fell 2 points.
Also worth knowing: Math is down 8 points since 2023, while citywide math rose 6 points; lower than most NYC elementary schools with similar economic need.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.58 · 71st percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
73%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
440 students tested
90 students tested
350 students tested
Mathematics
80%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
371 students tested
76 students tested
295 students tested
Grade 8 math not reported by the DOE.
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 79% | 78% |
| 2019 | 77% | 83% |
| 2022 | 72% | 78% |
| 2023 | 84% | 89% |
| 2024 | 78% | 83% |
| 2025 | 81% | 82% |
| 2026 | 73% | 80% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 10%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 20%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: 9%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 20%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 44%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 19%
Economic need index: 42%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: 74%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 37%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 20%0.2 mi away
Economic need index: 10%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 9%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 20%0.7 mi away
Economic need index: 44%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 19%
Economic need index: 74%1.1 mi away
Economic need index: 37%0.8 mi away
Economic need index: 42%0.2 mi away
| Measure | Battery Park City School | Lower Manhattan Community Middle School |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 73% (-8 points vs 2025) | 73% (-8 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 80% (-2 points vs 2025) | 63% (-11 points vs 2025) |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 705 | 316 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 10.0 | 11.0 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 88% | 96% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 92% | 99% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 93% | 97% |
| Leadership (2026) | 94% | 99% |
| Distance between schools | 0.2 mi | |
Battery Park City School has higher math proficiency than Lower Manhattan Community Middle School (80% vs 63%).
Enrollment
705 students
pre-K, K–8 · about the same over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
19.4
children in the average K–5 class; about 10.0 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
7%
was 12% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
19% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 19% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
20%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 40% White, 24% Hispanic, 23% Asian, 4% Black, 9% multiracial, 49% female, 51% male.
Economic need index: 19% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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55 Battery Pl, New York, NY 10280, USA
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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