P.S. X014 Senator John Calandra

Math is the headline here — proficiency has climbed from 34% in 2016 to 63% in 2025, putting the school roughly 15 points above the District 8 average. ELA has been more of a rollercoaster (45% in 2016, 59% in 2018, dipping into the low 40s in 2022 and 2024), but the 51% in 2025 still lands about 5 points above the district average. Grade 3 math at 71% is the standout, suggesting the school gets math results early and compounds from there.

The trust numbers are striking: 95% parent-teacher trust, 95% parent-principal trust, 97% strong relationships, and 91% teacher-reported safety — all comfortably above district averages. Discipline is essentially a non-issue, with just one suspension across three school years and a 0% rate versus the district's 0.6%. The thing parents should know about is the chronic absenteeism rate of 62% — meaning more than half of students miss enough school to qualify, which can quietly undercut even strong classroom work. Teacher perception of instruction quality at 76% is notably below the district's 88%, even as teachers strongly trust the principal at 94%.

The student body is 65% Hispanic, 19% White, 9% Asian, and 5% Black, with a diversity index of 59% and an economic need index of 59.5 — moderate on both counts. The neighborhood around the school skews solidly middle class, with a median household income above $85,000 and homeownership near 48%, so this is a fairly stable working-and-middle-class community rather than a transient one. About 19% of students have IEPs, which is a touch above typical for a District 8 zoned school.

Throgs Neck-Schuylerville is a middle-income, mostly homeowner pocket of the eastern Bronx — about 18% of households have children, the median home value sits near $581,000, and roughly 15% of residents are below the poverty line. It's a neighborhood where many families have put down roots rather than a rental-turnover area, which often shows up in PTA turnout and school stability. Getting here by transit means committing to a real walk: the 6 train at Middletown Rd or Buhre Ave is roughly 16 to 18 minutes on foot from the school.

The 6 train at Middletown Rd is about a 16-minute walk and Buhre Av is about an 18-minute walk, so subway-only families should expect a meaningful walk each way.