P.S. 160 Walt Disney

P.S. 160 has been climbing for most of the last decade. ELA proficiency moved from 29% in 2016 to 59.7% in 2025, and math from 10.2% to 54.9% — gains that survived a sharp pandemic-era dip in 2022. The 2025 results put the school at 59.7% ELA (district average ~56.7%) and 54.9% math (district average ~55.6%), meaning both subjects are now at or slightly above the District 11 mean. Grade 3 is the clear bright spot at 71.4% ELA and 73.5% math, with scores softening in the upper grades. One year of breakthrough scores is genuinely exciting, but parents should watch whether the trend continues before declaring it a permanent turnaround.

The day-to-day feel here leans warm and trusting. Parents give the school 92% satisfaction, parent-teacher trust sits at 94%, and teacher-reported safety reaches 98% — well above the district average of 95%. There were zero suspensions in each of the last three reporting years, which is notable in a District 11 where the average suspension rate hovers near 0.5%. The shadow on this picture is chronic absenteeism at 76.8%, which is high even by city standards, though boys (80.4%) and Black students (83.6%) are carrying more of that load than their peers. Daily attendance is 92.9%, just above the district average, so most kids are showing up — the chronic-absence number reflects a smaller group missing significant chunks of school.

About 328 students attend P.S. 160, and the body is 65% Black and 30% Hispanic, with smaller shares of White, Asian, Multi-Racial, and Native American students. The economic need index of 60.7 means a meaningful majority of families qualify for additional support, and 21% of students have IEPs. Co-op City's median household income of about $58,565 is moderate by city standards, and 44% of households own their homes — unusually high for New York — reflecting the neighborhood's cooperative housing structure. It's a working- and middle-class community where many families have lived for generations, and the school reflects that stability.

Co-op City is one of the largest planned residential communities in the country — a self-contained cluster of mid-rise apartment buildings and townhomes in the northeast Bronx, with its own shopping, schools, and parks. About 11.8% of households have children under 18, and a quarter of adult residents hold a bachelor's degree. The neighborhood skews stable and family-oriented, with a homeownership rate nearly double the citywide norm because of the cooperative ownership model. It's a place where many families put down long-term roots.

The nearest subway is Pelham Bay Park on the 6 line, about a 17-minute walk — far enough that most families likely rely on local and express buses, school buses, or driving for the daily commute.