At a Glance
A large, diverse Parkchester zoned elementary where families trust the principal and 2025 test scores hit an eight-year high
Best suited for
Zoned Parkchester families — especially those in the large rent-stabilized complexes around the Parkchester and Castle Hill Avenue 6 train stops — who want a diverse neighborhood elementary with strong family-principal trust, a calm discipline climate, on-site special education, and recent academic momentum, and who are prepared to engage with the chronic absenteeism challenge as a community issue rather than an individual one.
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
- 2025 test scores jumped to the highest level in eight years, with ELA up roughly 12 points and math up nearly 9 points in a single year
- Three consecutive years of zero suspensions — uncommon for a school of this size
- 100% of teachers report feeling safe at school, well above the district average of 95%
- 97% of parents report trust in the principal, alongside a 73% family survey response rate that signals real engagement
- One of the larger elementary schools in the Bronx at 901 students, with on-site special education classes (SE) included in the grade configuration
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism is high at 66.9%, and is most severe for Black and Asian students — this is the single biggest academic risk factor here
- ELA proficiency still trails the district average by about 6 percentage points
- PTA fundraising is just $6 per student, far below the district average of $24, which limits parent-raised enrichment dollars
- This is a zoned school, so families outside the zone cannot apply
- Average class size of 23.8 is in line with the district but still on the larger end of what elementary families often prefer
Based on 2025 data
School SummaryDistrict 11
District 11's top performers are mostly charter schools — Icahn Charter School 4 leads with a 96, followed by Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2, Bronx Charter School for Excellence, and Icahn's other campuses. Among traditional zoned schools, P.S. 096 Richard Rodgers sits at 85. P.S. 106's overall score of 2.12 out of 4 places it slightly below the district average of 2.25, but the 2025 test score jump suggests genuine movement in the right direction for a school that has historically underperformed its peer schools on paper.
Academics
2025 ELA proficiency reached 51% (up from 38.9% the year before) and math 55.1% (up from 46.3%) — the strongest results in the eight-year window shown. Math is essentially at the District 11 average of 55.6%, while ELA still trails the district average of 56.7% by about 6 points. The trajectory has been uneven since 2016, when both subjects hovered in the high 30s, but the most recent year shows a meaningful acceleration across every tested grade, with Grade 3 math at 63.5% and Grade 3 ELA at 53.6%.
Culture
The trust numbers here are striking: 97% of parents trust the principal, 97% trust their child's teacher, 94% of teachers rate instruction quality highly, and 100% of teachers report feeling safe at school — all above district averages. There were zero suspensions in each of the past three years, an unusual record for a school this size. Teacher collegial trust sits at 87%, and the 73% family survey response rate suggests a parent body that actively engages with the school. Day-to-day, this looks like a calm, well-led building where adults trust one another.
Community
With 901 students, P.S. 106 is a sizable elementary by city standards. The student body is 40% Asian, 32% Hispanic, 23% Black, 3% White, and 1% each multiracial and Native American, with 21% of students classified as having IEPs. The economic need index of 80.3% means roughly four out of five students qualify as economically disadvantaged, and the family survey drew 589 responses — a notably engaged parent body. This is a school shaped significantly by immigrant and working-class families, many of them living in Parkchester's large rent-stabilized housing stock.
Neighborhood
Parkchester is a working- and middle-class neighborhood in the eastern Bronx with a median household income of $59,700, a poverty rate of 23.6%, and a homeownership rate of just 20.5% — most families rent. About 30% of adults hold a bachelor's degree, and roughly 16% of households include children under 18. The neighborhood is built around the Parkchester apartment complex and surrounding blocks, and serves as a hub for South Asian, West African, and Latino communities across the Soundview and Castle Hill area.
Three 6 train stations are within a roughly 9-minute walk: Castle Hill Avenue (about 6 minutes), Parkchester (about 9 minutes), and Zerega Avenue (about 9 minutes). Driving families can reach the school via the Cross Bronx Expressway and Bruckner Boulevard.
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) · 589 families responded (73% 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
How to get in, step by step
Pre-K
P.S. 106 Parkchester also has Pre-K classes. They're a separate application from kindergarten, made on MySchools.
Pre-K application
Applications typically open in the winter and close in the spring, with offers in late spring; the city announces exact dates each year.
Kindergarten
P.S. 106 Parkchester has an attendance zone. At elementary level, in-zone students get a guaranteed seat. Every family still applies on MySchools: the application confirms the zoned seat, and ranking other schools doesn't cost you it.
Kindergarten application
- Opens
- Wed, Dec 9
- Closes
- Fri, Jan 22
- Offers
- Tue, Mar 30
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Check that your address is inside the zone — zones change, so confirm it before you sign a lease.
- 2Apply during the kindergarten application, even with a zoned seat.
- 3Rank this school along with any others you'd take, in true preference order.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. 106 Parkchester a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 106 Parkchester earns an overall rating of 53/100 — 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 11 average.
- What grades does P.S. 106 Parkchester serve?
- P.S. 106 Parkchester serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. 106 Parkchester?
- P.S. 106 Parkchester admits by zone — children who live in its attendance zone get a guaranteed seat.
- Is P.S. 106 Parkchester public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 106 Parkchester is a public school in NYC Community School District 11.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 106 Parkchester in?
- P.S. 106 Parkchester is in Parkchester, Bronx.