P.S. 100 Isaac Clason

Test scores are below district averages (36.4% ELA vs. 46.2%, 42% math vs. 48.0%), but the trajectory tells the real story. Math proficiency has more than tripled since 2016, when it sat at 12.8%, and the 2025 reading score of 36.4% is up from a low of 16.1% in 2017. Grade 4 leads the pack at 40.7% ELA and 42.6% math, suggesting the strongest gains are happening in the upper elementary years. The school's overall quality score of 1.57 out of 4 still trails the district's 1.88, but the direction of travel is unambiguous.

The survey data here is unusually sunny for a school at this academic level. 96% of families are satisfied, parent-teacher and parent-principal trust both sit at 97%, and every survey domain — instruction quality, relationships, safety — lands well above district averages. Teachers report 98% on instruction quality (vs. an 88% district average) and 91% on safety (vs. 89%). There were zero suspensions in each of the last three reported years. The daily reality, though, is shaped by chronic absenteeism at 57.8% — meaning more than half of students miss 10% or more of the school year — which makes it harder for instructional momentum to build.

The student body mirrors its Soundview-Clason Point neighborhood closely: 68% Hispanic and 26% Black, with very small Asian, white, and multiracial shares, and a diversity index of 48%. Economic need is high (index of 89.4), and a quarter of students have IEPs. Family engagement, however, is a genuine strength — 88% of families responded to the most recent survey, well above typical participation rates, and 346 families made their voices heard on everything from instruction quality to trust in leadership.

Soundview-Clason Point is a working- and middle-class Bronx neighborhood with a median household income of about $64,400, a 22% poverty rate, and a 22% rate of adults with a bachelor's degree. Most households rent (homeownership sits at 28%), and roughly 14% of households have children under 18. The neighborhood has a modest family density but a strong residential character. Getting to P.S. 100 by transit takes planning — the nearest subway, St Lawrence Av on the 6 line, is about a 14-minute walk, with Parkchester and Morrison Av-Soundview (also on the 6) each roughly 15–16 minutes away on foot.

The school is a notable walk from any subway. The closest options are St Lawrence Av, Parkchester, and Morrison Av-Soundview — all on the 6 line — each between 14 and 16 minutes on foot. Most families will arrive by car, bus, or school commute.