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P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith

03M163

PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05 - Manhattan, District 3

163 WEST 97 STREET (get directions)

$103.69/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

380 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $2,766,068 ($7,279/student)

Attendance: 86.9%

Overview

P.S. 163 Alfred E. Smith is a elementary school (grades PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05) in Manhattan, Community School District 3.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	625
2014-15	599
2015-16	587
2016-17	567
2017-18	565
2018-19	551
2019-20	543
2020-21	488
2021-22	412
2022-23	409
2023-24	517
2024-25	465
2025-26	380

% female: 48.2% (2025-26)

% poverty: 67.4% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 25.5% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 18.2% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 3.4% (2025-26)

Black: 18.7% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 60.3% (2025-26)

White: 15% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 2.6% (2025-26)

Native American: 0% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.68 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 86.9%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	86.9%
2023	Attendance	84.2%
2022	Attendance	89.3%
2021	Attendance	90.3%
2020	Attendance	94%
2019	Attendance	93.6%
2018	Attendance	93.5%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	3	ELA	437	32.3%	62
2026	3	Math	450	48.4%	62
2026	4	ELA	441	43.6%	55
2026	4	Math	454	54.5%	55
2026	5	ELA	447	46.3%	67
2026	5	Math	453	55.2%	67
2026	5	Science	445	37.5%	64
2025	3	ELA	444	37%	54
2025	3	Math	449	51.8%	56
2025	4	ELA	453	57.4%	68
2025	4	Math	458	57.7%	71
2025	5	ELA	454	63.5%	74
2025	5	Math	451	50.7%	75
2025	5	Science	446	43.8%	73
2024	3	ELA	447	50.9%	55
2024	3	Math	454	56.9%	58
2024	4	ELA	449	56.5%	69
2024	4	Math	459	66.7%	78
2024	5	ELA	451	60%	50
2024	5	Math	458	59.2%	49
2024	5	Science	445	47.5%	61
2023	3	ELA	453	57.4%	61
2023	3	Math	459	64.4%	73
2023	4	ELA	462	75%	56
2023	4	Math	460	63.6%	66
2023	5	ELA	464	76.4%	55
2023	5	Math	463	56.9%	65
2022	3	ELA	610	72%	50
2022	3	Math	613	76.5%	51
2022	4	ELA	605	58.2%	55
2022	4	Math	606	58.8%	51
2022	5	ELA	613	62.3%	69
2022	5	Math	608	59.4%	69
2019	3	ELA	609	67.1%	73
2019	3	Math	607	67.5%	83
2019	4	ELA	617	83.6%	55
2019	4	Math	610	62.4%	93
2019	5	ELA	609	52.2%	90
2019	5	Math	613	67.4%	92
2018	3	ELA	606	64.7%	85
2018	3	Math	608	70.6%	85
2018	4	ELA	607	61.2%	98
2018	4	Math	610	68%	100
2018	5	ELA	613	61%	82
2018	5	Math	612	60.2%	83

Specialized high school offers

No SHSAT feeder-school row is published for this school. DOE reports this for middle schools whose 8th graders entered high-school admissions.

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$2,766,068	not reported	$7,279
FY 2026	$2,640,802	not reported	$6,949

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
4K for All	$566,680
School Support Supplement	$332,887
3K for All	$291,840
Pre-K SCIS Classes	$282,280
Title I SWP	$270,988
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$212,934
Class Size Reduction Planning	$212,213
RS Pre-K SCIS Expansion Shared	$174,762
OASAS Sub Abuse	$92,408
Title I SWP STH	$70,167
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$69,853
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$61,673
Title IIA Supplemental	$48,539
IDEA SBST Shared	$28,622
IDEA RS IEP Para	$22,654
Title III LEP	$12,465
High Need Support for Title I	$7,828
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$2,710
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,038
High Need Support for Title I STH	$2,027
OASAS Sub Abuse OTPS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$103.69/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$106,892	$48,214	$53,227	$101,879

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.