Ps 140 Eagle School (the), Bronx NY

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 140 Eagle School (the)

PS 140 Eagle School is a small, prekindergarten-through-fifth-grade public school in the Bronx, serving a student body that is predominantly Hispanic and Black, with a very high rate of economic need. The school sits in a dense, walkable neighborhood with active commercial corridors and strong transit access, and it serves families in a borough experiencing significant new affordable housing development and institutional investment.

The school's academic profile shows strength in early elementary grades but significant drops in performance as students progress. In third grade, proficiency rates in math and English language arts are in the mid-to-upper range, with math at a notably higher level. By fourth and fifth grades, proficiency rates fall sharply in both subjects, reaching below half in most measures. Science in fifth grade shows particularly low proficiency. Among the county's districts in this grade span, the school's overall proficiency index places it in the top quartile, though this reflects the school's position within a context of generally lower performance across Bronx County schools rather than strong performance by national standards. Parents may want to look into the school further with staff to understand what happens between third and upper elementary grades and what supports exist for students as they move through the grades.

Nearly all students at Eagle qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the economic circumstances of the neighborhood. The enrollment is small, with roughly a little over three hundred students distributed across seven grades from PK to fifth. Staffing and attendance data were not available, so parents would need to ask the school directly about class sizes, student-teacher ratios, and school engagement patterns.

District 8, the geographic district that includes Eagle, adopted a mandated, science-of-reading elementary literacy curriculum starting in fall 2024, which affects how reading is taught at the school. The district has experienced sustained enrollment decline since the late 2010s, driven both by demographic shifts and movement of students to charter schools. The Bronx more broadly is in a strong growth phase for housing and development, particularly in affordable units, though this growth is concentrated in specific neighborhoods and projects rather than spread uniformly across the borough.

The immediate area around Eagle is part of a mixed-density Bronx neighborhood with apartment buildings, commercial storefronts, and accessible transit. The borough offers substantial parkland, including the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden, along with the Bronx Library Center, and is served by multiple subway lines and local bus routes. Housing values in the area have grown in recent years, though they remain below state benchmarks. The area has reasonably walkable commercial corridors and groceries within reach of most residents without a car.

For families considering Eagle, the key question is understanding what academic trajectory the school provides, what the school's internal supports are for students in grades four and five when performance drops, and how the school engages with the literacy curriculum changes the district has rolled out. The school's early-grade performance and its position in the county comparison suggest a foundation exists, but parents should ask specifically about the progression through upper elementary and the school's approach to students who are not reaching proficiency.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 378%

School 78% · District 53% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 19 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 439%

School 39% · District 51% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 19 pts below state median · ▼ 14 pts below county median

Grade 542%

School 42% · District 46% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 10 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 369%

School 69% · District 46% · ▲ 23 pts above district

▲ 17 pts above state median · ▲ 20 pts above county median

Grade 442%

School 42% · District 46% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 11 pts below state median · ▼ 9 pts below county median

Grade 555%

School 55% · District 47% · ▲ 9 pts above district

▲ 1 pts above state median · ▲ 3 pts above county median

Science

Grade 527%

School 27% · District 29% · ▼ 2 pts below district

▼ 15 pts below state median · ▼ 4 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 580%

School 80% · district not reported

▼ 12 pts below state median · ▲ 4 pts above county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.