PS 4 The Duke Ellington School

PS 4 The Duke Ellington School Principal: Adam Stevens The school population is comprised of 9% Black and 90% Hispanic students.

PS4M/The Duke Ellington School is an elementary school located in the neighborhood of Washington Heights with nearly 500 students from 3K through grade 5. The student body includes 41% English language learners and 8% special education students. Boys account for 48% of the students enrolled and girls account for 52%. The environment can be described as welcoming and child friendly. There are systems in place to promote parent outreach through parent workshops, meetings and activities.

We are grateful to our friends at Brighter Bites for kicking their first distribution of fresh vegetable and fruits for ...
09/28/2026

We are grateful to our friends at Brighter Bites for kicking their first distribution of fresh vegetable and fruits for our familes.

A very special shoutout to our awesome parent volunteers who assisted with packing bags for our community!
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Estamos agradecidos con nuestros amigos de Brighter Bites por iniciar su primera distribución de verduras y frutas frescas para nuestras familias.

¡Un agradecimiento muy especial a nuestros increíbles padres voluntarios que ayudaron a empacar las bolsas para nuestra comunidad!

Brighter Bites NYC
NYC Public Schools
district6nyc

More than 100 parents attended our first ever Coffee with the Principal this past Friday, September 25, 2026!We'd like t...
09/28/2026

More than 100 parents attended our first ever Coffee with the Principal this past Friday, September 25, 2026!

We'd like to thank the District 6 office of Superintendent Martinez for informing our families about the Equity Committee initiative, Padres Abogando por niños and our new Parent Teacher Associatiom for addressing our families!

As always, we are grateful for pur partnership with the Food Bank of New York for granting us the capacity to provide our families with free groceries.

We look forward to an exciting new school year!
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¡Más de 100 padres asistieron a nuestro primer Café con la Directora el pasado viernes 25 de septiembre de 2026!

¡Nos gustaría agradecer a la oficina del Distrito 6 del Superintendente Martínez por informar a nuestras familias sobre la iniciativa del Comité de Equidad, Padres Abogando por Niños, y a nuestra nueva Asociación de Padres y Maestros por dirigirse a nuestras familias!

Como siempre, estamos agradecidos por nuestra colaboración con el Banco de Alimentos de Nueva York por brindarnos la capacidad de proporcionar a nuestras familias comestibles gratis.

¡Esperamos con entusiasmo un nuevo y emocionante año escolar!

Attention P.S. 4 Duke Ellington families! Our after school partner New York Edge will be holding a virtual orientation t...
09/11/2026

Attention P.S. 4 Duke Ellington families! Our after school partner New York Edge will be holding a virtual orientation today, September 11, 2026 between the hours of 5:30PM-6:00PM.

If you are interested or have already applied for child to attend and would like to know more information, please scan the QR code on the flyer
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Atención, familias de la P.S. 4 Duke Ellington! Nuestro socio del programa después de clases, New York Edge, llevará a cabo una orientación virtual hoy, 11 de septiembre de 2026, entre las 5:30 PM y las 6:00 PM.

Si está interesado o ya ha solicitado que su hijo/a asista y desea obtener más información, por favor escanee el código QR en el volante.

New York Edge
district6nyc

Our teachers and staff get ready as we prepare for Day 1 of the 2026-2027 school year, tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10...
09/09/2026

Our teachers and staff get ready as we prepare for Day 1 of the 2026-2027 school year, tomorrow, Wednesday, September 10, at 7:30am.

We look forward to welcoming our scholars and their families for the new school year!
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Nuestros maestros y personal se preparan mientras nos alistamos para el primer dìa del ciclo escolar 2026-2027, mañana, miércoles 10 de septiembre, a las 7:30 a.m.

Esperamos dar la bienvenida a nuestros estudiantes y sus familias para el nuevo año escolar.

district6nyc
NYC Public Schools

Today, we welcomed our youngest Duke Ellington scholars for our annual 3K/PreK Ice Cream Social.Thank you to all the par...
09/03/2026

Today, we welcomed our youngest Duke Ellington scholars for our annual 3K/PreK Ice Cream Social.

Thank you to all the parents who participated and to all the staff and teachers who supported our families through this event!
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Hoy dimos la bienvenida a nuestros más jóvenes estudiantes de Duke Ellington en nuestro evento anual de 3K/PreK de helados sociales.

¡Agradecemos a todos los padres que participaron y a todo el personal y maestros que apoyaron a nuestras familias durante este evento!

district6nyc
NYC Public Schools
United Community Schools

The Duke Ellington community gets ready for an exciting start to the 2026-2027 school year as we held our Back to School...
09/03/2026

The Duke Ellington community gets ready for an exciting start to the 2026-2027 school year as we held our Back to School carnival on Wednesday September 2, 2026.

Great big shoutout to our P.S. 4 staff and teachers who supported in putting this event together for our families.

We also want to give many thanks to our new parters and sponsors for this event including New York Edge, Blue Balloon, United Community Schools, New York Immigration Coalition, Brighter Bites, NYC Kids RISE, A Jeannie Vision Foundation, Herbert Irving Pavilion Comprehensive Cancer Center, Artistic Dreams, El Patio Restaurant, N&M's Pizza, P.S. 4 PTA, Espinoza Laundromat, Mother Cabrini Foundation, Food Bank of New York and the offices of Assembly Members, Manny De Los Santos and Al Taylor for their contributions to this event.

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La comunidad de Duke Ellington celebramos el comienzo del año escolar 2026-2027, con nuestra carnaval de regreso a clases, este pasado miércoles, dìa 2 de septiembre del 2026.

Un gran reconocimiento a nuestro personal y maestros de la P.S. 4, quienes apoyaron en la organización de este evento para nuestras familias.

También queremos agradecer enormemente a nuestros nuevos socios y patrocinadores de este evento, incluyendo a New York Edge, Blue Balloon, United Community Schools, New York Immigration Coalition, Brighter Bites, NYC Kids RISE, A Jeannie Vision Foundation, Herbert Irving Pavilion Comprehensive Cancer Center, Artistic Dreams, El Patio Restaurant, N&M's Pizza, P.S. 4 PTA, Espinoza Laundromat, Mother Cabrini Foundation, Food Bank of New York y las oficinas de los asambleístas Manny De Los Santos y Al Taylor por sus contribuciones a este evento.

New York Edge
Blue Balloon Parties
New York Immigration Coalition (NYIC)
NYC Kids RISE Save for College Program
United Community Schools
Brighter Bites
Brighter Bites NYC
Artistic Dreams International
Susuana Hammond
Herbert Irving Comprehensive Cancer Center
Food Bank For New York City | NYC Nonprofit
Cabrini Health Foundation
N&M's Pizza Bar 🍕
Espinoza Laundromat Inc
Assemblyman Manny De Los Santos, MSW (he/him/el)
Assemblyman Al Taylor

Reminder: P.S 4 Duke Ellington will be holding a Back to School Carnival for our families om Wednesday, September 2nd, 2...
09/02/2026

Reminder: P.S 4 Duke Ellington will be holding a Back to School Carnival for our families om Wednesday, September 2nd, 2026 from 10:00am-1:00pm

Join us for fun, games, school supply giveaways, afterschool registration and much more.

Families will enter at out Exit 10 entrance on 500 W 160 Street New York, NY

All P.S. 4 families are welcome regardless of pre-registration!

We look forward to seeing you!
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Recordatorio: La P.S. 4 Duke Ellington llevará a cabo un Carnaval de Regreso a Clases para nuestras familias el miércoles 2 de septiembre de 2026, de 10:00 a. m. a 1:00 p. m.

Acompáñenos para disfrutar de diversión, juegos, sorteos de útiles escolares, inscripción para actividades extraescolares y mucho más.

Las familias entrarán por nuestra entrada de la Salida 10, ubicada en el 500 W 160 Street, Nueva York, NY.

¡Todas las familias de la P.S. 4 son bienvenidas, sin importar si se preinscribieron o no!

¡Esperamos verlos!

Attention P.S 4 Duke Ellington families!! Please save the date for our Back to School Carnival which will be taking plac...
07/14/2026

Attention P.S 4 Duke Ellington families!!

Please save the date for our Back to School Carnival which will be taking place Wednesday, September 2, 2026 from 10:00AM-1:00PM

We will have games, back to school supplies and much more!

We look forward to seeing you!
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Atenciòn familias de la P.S. 4 Duke Ellington

Por favor, reserven la fecha para nuestro Carnaval de Regreso a Classs que se llevará a cabo el miércoles 2 de septiembre de 2026 de 10:00-1:00PM.

¡Tendremos juegos, útiles escolares y much

¡Esperamos verlos!

district6nyc
NYC Public Schools
United Community Schools

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Kindergarten crew who celebrated their transition onto first grade this year!We are all...
06/25/2026

Congratulations to our 2025-2026 Kindergarten crew who celebrated their transition onto first grade this year!

We are all proud of you and are excited to see your growth in the coming years!

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"¡Felicidades a nuestro grupo de Kindergarten 2025-2026, que este año dio el gran paso a primer grado!

Estamos tan orgullosos de ustedes y muy entusiasmado a observar su desarrollo en los años que espera

NYC Public Schools
district6nyc
United Community Schools

A major shoutout to our graduating 5th grade class of 2025-2025. It has been a pleasure watching you grow. While it fil...
06/24/2026

A major shoutout to our graduating 5th grade class of 2025-2025. It has been a pleasure watching you grow. While it fills us with sadness to see you leave, we are excited for this new chapter in your lives!

Please know you will always have a home at P.S. 4!
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Un gran reconocimiento a nuestra clase graduanda de 5to grado de 2025-2026. Ha sido un placer verlos crecer. Si bien nos entristece verlos partir, estamos emocionados por este nuevo capítulo en sus vidas.

¡Por favor, sepan que siempre tendrán un hogar en la P.S. 4!"

NYC Public Schools
district6nyc
United Community Schools

Address

500 W 160th Street
New York, NY
10032

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Tuesday 8am - 5pm
Wednesday 8am - 5pm
Thursday 8am - 5pm
Friday 8am - 5pm

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