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New York City Geographic District # 9 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 25 public preschools serving 10,216 students in New York City Geographic District # 9 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 1/10, which is in the bottom 50% of public pre schools in New York.
ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschools in New York City Geographic District # 9 School District have an average math proficiency score of 33% (versus the New York public pre school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 25% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 98% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public preschool average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
69 Schools
1,576 Schools
# Students
24,600 Students
680,405 Students
# Teachers
2,309 Teachers
57,270 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
11:1
11:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New York City Geographic District # 9 School District, which is ranked #899 of all 1,009 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 70% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#888 out of 1017 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
32%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
34%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
62%
78%
Graduation Rate
85%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.43
0.73
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
1%
11%
% Hispanic
71%
31%
% Black
25%
16%
% White
1%
38%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
Best New York City Geographic District # 9 School District ºÚÁÏÍø¹ÙÍø Preschools (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
P.s. 204 Morris Heights
(Math: 55% | Reading: 53%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
1780 Dr M L King Jr Blvd
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 960-9520
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 960-9520
Gr: PK-5 | 550 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #22.
Ps/ms 4 Crotona Park West
(Math: 78% | Reading: 33%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
1701 Fulton Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-6655
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-6655
Gr: PK-8 | 278 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #33.
Mount Eden Children's Academy
(Math: 50-54% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
1501 Jerome Ave
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 294-8155
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 294-8155
Gr: PK-5 | 420 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
Rank: #44.
P.s. 236 Langston Hughes
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1871 Walton Ave
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 299-6128
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 299-6128
Gr: PK-5 | 290 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
Rank: #55.
Family School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
1116 Sheridan Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 538-3266
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 538-3266
Gr: PK-5 | 407 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #66.
P.s. 63 Author's Academy
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1260 Franklin Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 589-3058
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 589-3058
Gr: PK-5 | 405 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #77.
P.s. 28 Mount Hope
(Math: 39% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1861 Anthony Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-6444
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-6444
Gr: PK-5 | 593 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #88.
P.s. 199 Shakespeare School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
1449 Shakespeare Ave
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 681-7172
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 681-7172
Gr: PK-5 | 415 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #99.
P.s. 53 Basheer Quisim
Magnet School
(Math: 32% | Reading: 28%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
360 E 168th St
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-7276
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-7276
Gr: PK-5 | 605 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1010.
Grant Avenue Elementary School
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
250 E 164th St
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-6288
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-6288
Gr: PK-5 | 368 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #1111.
P.s. 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
175 W 166th St
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 681-6120
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 681-6120
Gr: PK-5 | 479 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1212.
P.s. 42 Claremont
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1537 Washington Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-7366
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-7366
Gr: PK-5 | 312 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1313.
P.s. 132 Garrett A Morgan
(Math: 25-29% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1245 Washington Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-6455
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-6455
Gr: PK-5 | 366 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1414.
P.s. 11 Highbridge
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
1257 Ogden Ave
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 681-7553
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 681-7553
Gr: PK-5 | 421 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
580 Crotona Park S
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 861-0759
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 861-0759
Gr: PK-5 | 289 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1616.
Sheridan Academy For Young Leaders
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1116 Sheridan Ave
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 538-3411
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 538-3411
Gr: PK-5 | 436 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1
Rank: #1717.
P.s. 70 Max Schoenfeld
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1691 Weeks Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-6000
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-6000
Gr: PK-5 | 768 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1
Rank: #1818.
P.s. 163 Arthur A Schomberg
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 20-24%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
2075 Webster Ave
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 584-3045
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 584-3045
Gr: PK-5 | 265 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
P.s. 109 Sedgwick
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1771 Popham Ave
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-8878
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 583-8878
Gr: PK-5 | 429 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #19 - 2019. - 20.
P.s. 73 Bronx
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1020 Anderson Ave
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 681-6776
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 681-6776
Gr: PK-5 | 320 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 114 Luis Llorens Torres School
(Math: 24% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
1155 Cromwell Ave
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 681-7507
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 681-7507
Gr: PK-5 | 465 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 55 Benjamin Franklin
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 15-19%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
450 St Paul's Pl
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-6227
Bronx, NY 10456
(718) 681-6227
Gr: PK-5 | 494 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2323.
P.s. 58
(Math: 20-24% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
459 E 176th St
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-6866
Bronx, NY 10457
(718) 583-6866
Gr: PK-5 | 322 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2424.
New American Academy At Roberto Clemente State Park
(Math: 6-9% | Reading: 6-9%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
275 Harlem River Park Bridge
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 901-9703
Bronx, NY 10453
(718) 901-9703
Gr: PK-5 | 371 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: n/an/a
1598 Townsend Ave
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 583-0662
Bronx, NY 10452
(718) 583-0662
Gr: PK-2 | 148 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
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