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P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon

03M165

PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 - Manhattan, District 3

234 WEST 109 STREET (get directions)

$142.28/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

455 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $2,038,583 ($4,480/student)

Attendance: 89.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 88.7%

Math Course Pass Rate: 95.2%

Overview

P.S. 165 Robert E. Simon is a k-8 school (grades PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08) in Manhattan, Community School District 3.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	858
2014-15	831
2015-16	775
2016-17	731
2017-18	604
2018-19	426
2019-20	432
2020-21	381
2021-22	352
2022-23	385
2023-24	436
2024-25	459
2025-26	455

% female: 49% (2025-26)

% poverty: 49.2% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 23.3% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 8.6% (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: 8.4% (2025-26)

Black: 13.8% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 42.9% (2025-26)

White: 28.6% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 5.9% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.4% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.52 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 89.2%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 88.7%

Math Course Pass Rate: 95.2%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	89.2%
2023	Attendance	89.2%
2022	Attendance	89.3%
2021	Attendance	88.3%
2020	Attendance	90.8%
2019	Attendance	90.7%
2018	Attendance	91.4%
2017	ELA course pass rate	88.7%
2017	Math course pass rate	95.2%
2016	ELA course pass rate	96.7%
2016	Math course pass rate	94.1%
2015	ELA course pass rate	96.8%
2015	Math course pass rate	95.1%

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	446	44.8%	67
2026	3	Math	449	50%	66
2026	4	ELA	455	59.7%	62
2026	4	Math	454	55.6%	63
2026	5	ELA	444	50%	54
2026	5	Math	443	38.9%	54
2026	5	Science	443	37.7%	53
2025	3	ELA	454	46.2%	65
2025	3	Math	455	47%	66
2025	4	ELA	452	54.9%	51
2025	4	Math	453	51.8%	56
2025	5	ELA	452	58.1%	74
2025	5	Math	443	39.2%	74
2025	5	Science	444	41.9%	74
2024	3	ELA	446	44.4%	45
2024	3	Math	449	51%	49
2024	4	ELA	453	58%	69
2024	4	Math	455	51.4%	74
2024	5	ELA	450	50%	40
2024	5	Math	446	43.2%	37
2024	5	Science	443	32.6%	43
2023	3	ELA	449	62.5%	72
2023	3	Math	450	45.2%	73
2023	4	ELA	454	53.8%	39
2023	4	Math	450	52.3%	44
2023	5	ELA	453	71%	31
2023	5	Math	461	64.7%	34
2022	3	ELA	602	50%	36
2022	3	Math	598	50%	36
2022	4	ELA	605	67.6%	34
2022	4	Math	604	66.7%	36
2022	5	ELA	607	38.6%	44
2022	5	Math	598	42.6%	47
2019	3	ELA	601	48.5%	66
2019	3	Math	598	50.7%	67
2019	4	ELA	605	67.8%	59
2019	4	Math	610	77.4%	62
2019	5	ELA	600	36.8%	68
2019	5	Math	595	42%	69
2018	3	ELA	601	54.1%	61
2018	3	Math	601	54.1%	61
2018	4	ELA	604	57.4%	68
2018	4	Math	608	69.6%	69
2018	5	ELA	605	43.8%	80
2018	5	Math	599	37.8%	82
2018	6	ELA	595	36.4%	33
2018	6	Math	590	27.3%	33
2018	7	ELA	585	19.5%	41
2018	7	Math	581	2.5%	40
2018	8	ELA	590	31.8%	44
2018	8	Math	577	0%	44

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 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$2,038,583	not reported	$4,480
FY 2026	$2,023,941	not reported	$4,448

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
4K for All	$562,440
School Support Supplement	$401,324
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$151,514
TL 09 C4E ICT	$142,163
IDEA RS IEP Para	$90,000
AIDP STH School and Site Based Shared	$76,718
Title I STH for Non Title I Schools	$75,006
TL CB School Staff	$72,023
TL After School Para	$62,712
Title IIA Supplemental	$57,650
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$51,794
TL C4E FSF	$41,663
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$31,532
Title III LEP	$12,465
TL Computer Maintenance	$11,041
TL Arts Early Learners OTPS	$10,000
Title III Translation Services	$3,038
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480
High Need Support for Title I STH	$2,167
TL Arts Early Learners PS	$500

PTA funding (LL171)

$142.28/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	$60,040	$65,307	$50,589	$74,758

Sources & methodology

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