P.S. 111 Seton Falls

2025 brought a striking jump — ELA proficiency rose from 21.2% to 41% and math from 26.5% to 40.3%, roughly doubling recent years' performance. Even with that gain, both subjects remain well below the district averages of about 57% ELA and 56% math, and the overall school score of 1.63 out of 4 sits below the district's 2.25. Grade-by-grade proficiency hovers in a tight band (roughly 36-46%), suggesting consistent instruction across cohorts rather than one strong grade carrying the average.

This is a school where families show up for the school even when students don't always show up for class. Parent satisfaction (94%), parent-teacher trust (95%), and parent-principal trust (91%) all run at or above district averages, and the school has logged zero suspensions for three straight years — a genuinely calm environment. The flip side: only 54% of teachers say they trust the principal (notable given how high family trust is), teacher-reported safety sits at 82% versus 95% district-wide, and teacher instruction quality (89%) trails the district's 92%. The day-to-day feel from the parent side is warm and connected, but staff morale and physical-safety perceptions are worth asking about directly.

P.S. 111's enrollment is 58% Black and 37% Hispanic, with a diversity index of 48% — most students share a similar background. The economic need index of 88.6% signals a high-poverty population, consistent with the surrounding neighborhood where the median household income is about $70,700 and 17.8% of residents live below the poverty line. Twenty-two percent of students have IEPs. With 168 families responding to the survey out of an enrollment of 483, parent engagement is real and measurable, even if attendance numbers tell a harder story.

Eastchester-Edenwald-Baychester is a working- and middle-class area in the northeast Bronx with a median household income around $70,700 and a 17.8% poverty rate. About 41.8% of homes are owner-occupied, and 26.6% of adults have a bachelor's degree or higher. Households with children make up 16% of the neighborhood, so families with school-age kids are a meaningful but not dominant share of the population. The area has a mix of long-time residents and homeowners alongside renters.

Most zoned families likely walk or drive. The nearest subway is the 5 train at Baychester Avenue (about an 8-minute walk), with Eastchester-Dyre Av (also on the 5) about 11 minutes away — so transit access is functional but not at the doorstep.