At a Glance
A small zoned school where strong family trust and rising test scores are pulling in the same direction
Best suited for
Families zoned for the school who want a small, relationship-driven, exceptionally safe elementary experience and are willing to be patient while the academic numbers keep climbing.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Zero suspensions for three consecutive years — exceptionally rare at any NYC elementary school.
- 100% teacher-reported safety on the 2025 NYC School Survey.
- 99% parent-teacher trust signals unusually strong family-school partnership.
- Math proficiency jumped nearly 5 percentage points in a single year (29.2% to 34.1%).
- Grade 5 ELA at 47.7% — students who stick with the school tend to grow substantially.
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism at 58.8% means many kids miss significant school, which drags down both achievement and the school's overall profile.
- ELA and math proficiency remain well below the District 10 average.
- Far less racially diverse than a typical NYC elementary school (90% Hispanic).
- Sits at the lower end of District 10's quality ranking — stronger zoned options exist nearby.
- Class size of 22.9 matches the district average; this isn't a small-class-size school.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 10
District 10 has notable high-flyers — P.S. 24 Spuyten Duyvil (92/100) and P.S. 81 (88/100) anchor the top — and P.S. 360 sits well below those peers on the overall score. Its 2025 trajectory, however, is moving in the right direction and is closer to mid-tier schools like Ampark Neighborhood and Milton Fein than to the lowest performers in the district.
Academics
ELA proficiency (34.6%) and math (34.1%) both sit below the District 10 averages of 45% and 43.5%, and the overall quality score of 1.37/4 lags the district's 1.77/4. But the trajectory is clearly upward: math proficiency jumped from 29.2% in 2024 to 34.1% in 2025, and ELA climbed from 23.5% to 34.6% in the same year. A look inside the grade levels shows students grow meaningfully here — Grade 3 ELA is 19.4%, but Grade 5 ELA reaches 47.7%, suggesting kids who stay engaged catch up over time.
Culture
Survey data here is striking: 99% parent-teacher trust, 97% parent-principal trust, 100% teacher-reported safety, and zero suspensions for three straight years. Daily life appears warm, well-led, and orderly. The flip side is chronic absenteeism at 58.8% — well above what most families would expect — meaning many students miss large chunks of school even though those who do show up feel very positive about what they find. Parent satisfaction (88%) is solid but a touch below the district average of 94%.
Community
The student body is 90% Hispanic and 9% Black, with a diversity index of just 21% — this is a fairly homogeneous community by city standards. The economic need index of 85.9 signals high poverty, and 21% of students have IEPs, a notably higher share than the citywide norm. The neighborhood around the school mirrors that profile: working-class, majority-renter, and rooted in the same immigrant and working-family population that fills the classrooms.
Neighborhood
Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village is a working- and middle-class Bronx neighborhood where most residents rent, with a median household income around $55,000 and roughly a fifth of households below the poverty line. About 13.5% of households have children under 18, reflecting a mix of longtime families, young professionals commuting up the 1 train, and aging longtime residents. The BA+ education rate of 25% is on par with many Bronx neighborhoods — a community of nurses, service workers, and small-business owners rather than knowledge-economy transplants.
Three subway stations are within walking distance: 231 St on the 1 line is about a 7-minute walk, Marble Hill-225 St on the 1 is about 9 minutes, and Kingsbridge Rd on the 4 is about a 12-minute walk.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 104 families responded (38% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Pre-K
P.S. 360 also has Pre-K classes. They're a separate application from kindergarten, made on MySchools.
Pre-K application
Applications typically open in the winter and close in the spring, with offers in late spring; the city announces exact dates each year.
Kindergarten
P.S. 360 has an attendance zone. At elementary level, in-zone students get a guaranteed seat. Every family still applies on MySchools: the application confirms the zoned seat, and ranking other schools doesn't cost you it.
Kindergarten application
- Opens
- Wed, Dec 9
- Closes
- Fri, Jan 22
- Offers
- Tue, Mar 30
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Check that your address is inside the zone — zones change, so confirm it before you sign a lease.
- 2Apply during the kindergarten application, even with a zoned seat.
- 3Rank this school along with any others you'd take, in true preference order.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. 360 a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 360 earns an overall rating of 34/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run below the District 10 average.
- What grades does P.S. 360 serve?
- P.S. 360 serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. 360?
- P.S. 360 admits by zone — children who live in its attendance zone get a guaranteed seat.
- Is P.S. 360 public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 360 is a public school in NYC Community School District 10.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 360 in?
- P.S. 360 is in Kingsbridge Heights-Van Cortlandt Village, Bronx.