At a Glance
A high-trust Longwood elementary where parent engagement and test scores are both surging
Best suited for
Families living in or near Longwood who want a deeply engaged neighborhood school with strong parent-teacher relationships, are comfortable being part of a predominantly Hispanic community, and are willing to be active partners in a school that has clear momentum but still has real work to do in math and attendance.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- One of the sharpest single-year proficiency jumps in the district, with ELA up 17 points and math up 16 points in the most recent year
- Exceptionally high family engagement — 95% survey response rate, 96% parent-principal trust, 95% parent satisfaction
- Three consecutive years with zero suspensions
- A standout fourth-grade cohort posting 60%+ proficiency in both ELA and math
- Teacher-reported safety (91%) and instructional quality (93%) both well above district averages
Things to consider
- Math proficiency still trails the district average, and fifth-grade math is particularly weak at 26.9%
- Chronic absenteeism is high at nearly 60% of students — worth probing how the school supports consistent attendance
- PTA fundraising per student ($12) lags the district average, which may limit enrichment and field-trip budgets
- The student body is fairly homogeneous, which may matter for families seeking a more racially mixed environment
- Teacher-principal trust at 85% is solid but notably below the parent-side numbers, suggesting some internal communication gaps
Based on 2025 data
School SummaryDistrict 8
P.S. 62 sits in District 8 alongside several charter options that outperform it on quality reviews — Success Academy Bronx 4 leads the district at 96/100, with Icahn Charter 7 at 75/100 and Grand Concourse Academy Charter at 71/100. Among traditional zoned neighborhood schools, P.S. 62's profile is competitive: parent satisfaction, safety, and instructional quality all beat district averages, and academic scores are now roughly at district levels after years of trailing. The recent academic surge is the strongest signal in its data and worth watching closely.
Academics
Test scores climbed sharply in the most recent year on record — ELA proficiency jumped from 30.5% to 47.4% and math from 27.7% to 43.6%, the strongest one-year move in the data available. ELA now sits just above the district average of 46.2%, while math proficiency at 43.6% still trails the district's 48.0%. Fourth grade is the clear academic bright spot (60.3% ELA, 62.5% math), while fifth grade math lags at 26.9%. The school's overall quality score of 1.82 out of 4 is essentially on par with the district average of 1.88.
Culture
The day-to-day feel of P.S. 62 is unusually warm — 98% of parents say students have strong relationships with staff, 95% are satisfied overall, and the family survey response rate of 95% is striking for any school. Teachers report strong instructional quality (93%, well above the district's 88%) and feel safe (91%, also above district). Teacher-to-principal trust at 85% is solid, though it lags the parent-side numbers, hinting at a modest gap between family experience and staff experience. The school has reported zero suspensions for three consecutive years, and daily attendance (90.6%) edges out the district average of 89.4%.
Community
Roughly 80% of students are Hispanic and 18% are Black, with a diversity index of 33% — meaning the student body is fairly homogeneous rather than mixed. The school mirrors its neighborhood closely: 93.4% of students have high economic need and 25% are classified as IEP. PTA fundraising at $12 per student trails the district average of about $17, a reflection of tight household budgets rather than disengagement — 402 families took the time to respond to the school survey.
Neighborhood
Longwood is a working-class, predominantly Hispanic stretch of the South Bronx where the median household income is around $36,500 and about a third of residents live below the poverty line. Just 12.7% of households own their homes and 14.3% have children under 18, so the area skews toward renters and adult households more than young families. With a BA+ attainment rate of only 15.1%, the neighborhood is home to many first-generation families navigating the public school system for the first time.
The school is reasonably walkable to transit: the 6 train at East 149th Street is about a 5-minute walk, the 6 at Longwood Avenue is around 6 minutes, and the 2 and 5 trains at Prospect Avenue are roughly 9 minutes on foot.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 402 families responded (95% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
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Pre-K
P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova also has Pre-K classes. They're a separate application from kindergarten, made on MySchools.
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Kindergarten
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- Wed, Dec 9
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- Fri, Jan 22
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova earns an overall rating of 46/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run in line with the District 8 average.
- What grades does P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova serve?
- P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova?
- P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova admits by zone — children who live in its attendance zone get a guaranteed seat.
- Is P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova is a public school in NYC Community School District 8.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova in?
- P.S. 062 Inocensio Casanova is in Longwood, Bronx.