Zoned schools that beat their district while serving high-need students in the Bronx
Public zoned schools whose state-test results top their district's average while most of their students face economic need.
How we chose these
- A public zoned school serving some of grades K–8.
- An Economic Need Index of 60 or more (the city's measure of how many students face economic hardship).
- Average ELA and math proficiency on the New York State tests at least 10 points above its district's average.
13 in the Bronx, A–Z
- Milton Fein School73%proficient44%District 10 average79need index
- P.S. 021 Philip H. Sheridan67%proficient56%District 11 average89need index
- P.S. 044 David C. Farragut72%proficient44%District 12 average95need index
- P.S. 066 School of Higher Expectations82%proficient44%District 12 average93need index
- P.S. 068 Bronx76%proficient56%District 11 average73need index
- P.S. 071 Rose E. Scala58%proficient47%District 8 average66need index
- P.S. 096 Richard Rodgers85%proficient56%District 11 average84need index
- P.S. 153 Helen Keller74%proficient56%District 11 average68need index
- P.S. 204 Morris Heights73%proficient45%District 9 average91need index
- P.S. 20762%proficient44%District 10 average88need index
- P.S. 58366%proficient47%District 8 average84need index
- P.S. 75 School of Research and Discovery66%proficient47%District 8 average91need index
- The Family School61%proficient45%District 9 average94need index
Not a ranking: every entry here meets the same rule. Back to Bronx neighborhoods→