P.S. 059 The Community School of Technology

Test scores are well below district averages on both measures — 21.9% ELA proficiency versus a District 10 average of about 45%, and 20% math versus a district average of roughly 43.5%. The school's overall score of 0.84 out of 4 lands in the bottom quarter of district schools. There are signs of a slow upward trend: ELA has climbed from a low of 8.6% in 2022 to 21.9% in 2025, and math hit a recent high of 25.6% in 2024 before settling at 20%. Scores vary meaningfully by grade — Grade 5 ELA reaches 26.9% and Grade 4 math hits 26.1%, while Grade 5 math is notably weaker at 12.7% — suggesting instruction isn't consistent across classrooms.

The day-to-day feel here is genuinely positive by parent and teacher accounts. Academic satisfaction: the 92% parent satisfaction rate is just slightly below the district average of 94%, and parent-teacher trust at 96% is strong. Teachers rate instruction quality at 94% (above the district average of 91%) and report 88% safety in the building (about average for the district). The discipline record is unusually calm — just one suspension in each of the past two years and a 0% suspension rate, well below the district average of about 0.28%. What clouds the picture is chronic absenteeism at 57.7%, meaning more than half of students miss enough school to be flagged as chronically absent — a figure that quietly limits everything a school can accomplish academically.

The student body is 62% Hispanic and 35% Black, with very small numbers of white, Asian, and multiracial students — a demographic mix that closely mirrors the surrounding Tremont census tract. About 26% of students have IEPs, which is notably higher than typical elementary schools and means classrooms include a meaningful share of students receiving special education services. With 429 students across pre-K through fifth grade and an average class size of 22.9, the school is mid-sized for the district.

Tremont is a working-class Bronx neighborhood where the median household income is around $32,000 and more than a third of residents live below the poverty line. Only about 13% of households include children under 18, and just 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher — both signals that many families here face economic pressure. Homeownership is very low at 7.5%, meaning most families rent. Despite the modest incomes, the median home value is roughly $443,000, reflecting the broader Bronx market.

Families can reach the school via the B and D trains at 182-183 Streets (about a 9-minute walk), with Fordham Road on the same lines a few minutes farther, and the 4 train at 183 Street about 14 minutes on foot