The Town School
Private · Grades Pre-K–8 · 296 students
PS/IS 217 Roosevelt Island
645 Main St, Roosevelt Island, NY 10044
Grades
Pre-K–8
Elementary
Students
689
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
16.5 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
New York City Geographic District # 2
New York County
Schola Grade A · Excellent
Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools · How we grade
Percentiles compare this school with other New York elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).
About PS/IS 217 Roosevelt Island
PS/IS 217 Roosevelt Island is a public elementary school in Roosevelt Island, New York, serving grades Pre-K–8. It is part of New York City Geographic District # 2. The school is located in a large city in New York County.
In the 2024–25 school year, 689 students were enrolled, with about 16.5 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is larger than the typical New York elementary school (11.5 students per teacher). Its Schola Grade is A (excellent), compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools.
Grades & enrollment
Students per grade, 2024–25Grades Pre-K–8
Location & nearby schools
School details
- Type
- Public School · What this means
- Level
- Elementary
- Grades offered
- Pre-K–8
- Enrollment (2024–25)
- 689 students
- Students per teacher
- 16.5 to 1
- Charter school
- No
- Locale
- City — Large
- School district
- New York City Geographic District # 2
- County
- New York County
- NCES school ID
- 360007704406
Schools near PS/IS 217 Roosevelt Island
All 2 schools in Roosevelt Island →
PS 76 William Hallet
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 397 students
PS 158 Bayard Taylor
Public · Grades Pre-K–5 · 605 students
Voice Charter School of New York
Charter · Grades K–8 · 849 students
PS 111 Jacob Blackwell
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 554 students
Ella Baker School
Public · Grades Pre-K–8 · 337 students
School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.