P.S. 150 Charles James Fox

Math proficiency has climbed from 18% in 2016 to 44.7% in 2025, now sitting slightly above the District 12 average of 43.3% — a real turnaround. ELA is at 37.6%, still below the district's 44.6% average, but the trajectory is unmistakably upward, more than doubling from 18.5% in 2016. There was a meaningful post-pandemic dip (2022 saw 26.1% ELA, 23.5% math) followed by a steady two-year rebound. The school earned an overall quality score of 1.65 out of 4, marginally below the district's 1.76, but the direction of travel matters more than the current position. By grade, third and fourth graders show stronger math (52.4% and 50%), suggesting momentum builds as kids move through the building.

The day-to-day feel here leans calm and connected. Zero suspensions in any of the last three school years is striking for a school of this size, and teachers rate their colleagues, their instructional quality (97%, well above the district's 88%), and the safety of the building (93%, well above 84.6%) very highly. Strong classroom relationships rated at 100% suggests a school where kids feel known. Parent satisfaction sits at 90%, just a touch below the district's 91.8%, and parent-teacher trust at 93% is healthy. The one real flag is attendance: the 88.8% rate runs slightly below the district's 90.1%, and chronic absenteeism sits at 53.8% — meaning more than half of students miss enough school to be flagged. Hispanic students are slightly over that mark at 56.5%. That's the culture piece to push back on with habits at home.

The student body reflects the surrounding block: 74% Hispanic, 21% Black, with small Asian and White populations. Nearly all students qualify for economic need (the 92.6% economic need index is high), matching a neighborhood where one in three households live in poverty. About one in five students has an Individualized Education Plan, a meaningful share that's part of daily life here. PTA fundraising runs at just $5 per student versus the district's $53, so the parent association is active but resource-thin — the 194 families who responded to the survey are engaged even if the dollars aren't deep.

Longwood is a dense, working-class corner of the South Bronx with a median household income around $36,500 and a poverty rate above 33%. Only about 12.7% of households own their homes, and just 15% of adults hold a bachelor's degree — this is multigenerational, renter-heavy, kid-heavy country. About 14.3% of households have children, and the kids who show up at P.S. 150 are the same kids you'll see at the corner store on East 167th Street.

Families coming on the subway have three solid options: Simpson St on the 2 and 5 lines is about a two-minute walk, Intervale Av on the 2 and 5 about five minutes, and Hunts Point Av on the 6 about seven minutes. The commute is easy from anywhere along the 2/5/6 corridor in the Bronx.