P.S. 152 Evergreen

Test scores sit below the district average — 42.4% ELA versus 46.2% district, 41.1% math versus 48% district — but the trend line tells a more hopeful story. The school climbed steadily from 2016 through 2019, dipped during the pandemic, then rebounded to hit its highest scores ever in 2025. Grade 5 students are performing notably well in ELA (55.1%), while Grade 4 lags behind at 30.3% in reading — a 25-point spread within the same school that suggests inconsistent instructional intensity across grade levels.

This is a school where families feel heard — parent satisfaction sits at 97%, and trust in teachers and principals both hover near 99%. Every family who responded to the survey reported strong relationships with the school. That said, teachers rate their own instruction quality at 74% (well below the 88% district average) and only 81% feel safe in the building. The attendance picture is the clearest concern: 57.7% of students are chronically absent, suggesting that getting kids through the door regularly is a structural challenge. On the upside, there have been zero suspensions for three straight years — discipline is clearly handled through relationship-building rather than exclusion.

With 82% Hispanic and 13% Black students, P.S. 152 reflects the surrounding Soundview-Bruckner neighborhood almost exactly — this is a school that serves its own community. Nearly 95% of students qualify for free lunch, and 18% have IEPs. The diversity index sits at 35%, meaning the student body is fairly homogeneous, which is typical for a zoned neighborhood school. PTA fundraising is modest at $18 per student (slightly above the district average), and the family survey response rate of 78% is strong — families here are engaged when asked.

The Soundview-Bruckner-Bronx River area is a high-poverty, high-family-density neighborhood in the South Bronx. Median household income is just $41,000, and only 15% of adults have bachelor's degrees. The area scores poorly on safety (15th percentile) and education orientation (28th percentile), though it ranks high on family density and stability. There are challenges here — elevated crime density and asthma rates — but also a tight-knit community feel. Families primarily get to school by walking or short bus rides; this is very much a neighborhood school serving kids who live within blocks.

Highly walkable — most students live within the zoned neighborhood and arrive on foot, which supports the strong community feel but also means the school is embedded in an area with real safety concerns