P.S. 170

P.S. 170 stops at third grade, so state proficiency results don't capture the school's academic work in the way they do for K-8 or K-5 peers — meaningful benchmarking against the district averages of roughly 45% in ELA and math isn't possible from the data here. What families can see is a small early-grade school with average class sizes right at the district norm of about 21, a self-contained special education program serving about 13% of students, and an early-literacy-and-numeracy focus in the years before state testing kicks in.

This is one of the warmer, more trusting schools in District 9 by family-survey measures. Parent satisfaction sits at 98% (well above the district average of 94%), parent-principal trust hits 99%, parent-teacher trust hits 99%, and 100% of surveyed families say there are strong relationships at the school — unusually high marks across the board. Teachers also report strong collegial trust (100%) and confidence in leadership (98%), though only 9 teachers completed the survey, so the staff voice is thin. The discipline picture is striking: zero suspensions in each of the last three reported years, against a district suspension rate of 0.42% — the school day here isn't being interrupted by removals.

P.S. 170's student body is 80% Hispanic, 17% Black, and 1% each Asian, White, and multiracial, for a diversity index of 32% — a noticeably more homogeneous profile than most NYC public schools. That mix mirrors the surrounding Mount Eden-Claremont (West) census tract, where about a third of households live below the poverty line and median household income sits around $45,000. The economic need index of 87.9 (out of 100) reflects just how concentrated that need is among enrolled families. With 192 students total, this is a small, locally-rooted community where most families likely arrive from nearby blocks.

Mount Eden-Claremont (West) is a renter-heavy stretch of the West Bronx — only about 4% of households own their homes, and roughly a third of residents live below the poverty line. Median household income sits around $45,000, and just 16% of adults have a bachelor's degree, so this is a working-class neighborhood with relatively limited college-educated adult density. About 19% of households include children, which means most blocks around the school are adult-only or shared housing — P.S. 170 serves a narrow slice of neighborhood families rather than drawing from a deep pool of local kids.

P.S. 170 is unusually well-served by transit: the Mt Eden Av 4 train is about a 2-minute walk, the B and D at 174-175 Sts is about 4 minutes, and the 4 at 176 St is about 6 minutes, so families from a wide swath of the West Bronx can reach the school by subway.