Ps 11 Highbridge, Bronx NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 11 Highbridge

PS 11 Highbridge is a public elementary school in the Bronx serving prekindergarten through fifth grade. It draws students who are almost entirely low-income; about nineteen in every twenty students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. The student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a substantial Black population, and very small numbers of white, Asian, and multiracial students. The school sits in the Highbridge neighborhood on Ogden Avenue, part of a borough experiencing rapid housing development and strong investment, though this growth has not yet translated into broad academic gains at the school level.

On state assessments given in the most recent school year, proficiency rates across tested grades and subjects run well below what is typical even among Bronx County schools. In third-grade math, about two in five students reached proficiency. Fourth-grade results dropped to roughly three in ten for math and one in four for reading. Fifth-grade math and reading both hovered near the low end of that range. Science proficiency in fifth grade was significantly lower, with fewer than one in five students meeting the standard. In reading, fifth grade performed somewhat better than grades three and four, suggesting some variation in outcomes across the grade band. Across all tested subjects and grades, PS 11 falls in the bottom quartile of district performance within Bronx County.

The school enrollment is small, just over four hundred students spread across seven grade levels from pre-K through fifth grade. About six in ten students are in the upper elementary grades where assessments occur. The school's participation rates on state tests range from eighty-four to ninety-five percent, indicating generally good test engagement, though a parent may want to look into whether attendance patterns or other barriers affect the students not tested.

No data on special education enrollment, English learner status, staff, programs, or discipline were available for this school. The district brief notes that all city elementary schools must now use one of three phonics-based reading curriculums under the NYC Reads mandate, and District 9 middle schools follow a specified math curriculum, so families can expect the school to align with these citywide literacy and numeracy approaches. District 9 as a whole experienced significant enrollment decline through 2024, particularly at the elementary level, though enrollment has stabilized more recently.

The immediate neighborhood sits in a borough undergoing substantial housing growth and investment in affordable development projects. The Bronx overall is walkable and serves as home to major civic anchors including parks, the public library system, and extensive public transit. Housing values in the school's zip code have been rising. For a family considering PS 11, the school offers a manageable, neighborhood-based elementary experience in a neighborhood of change, though the current academic performance data suggests families would want to understand what instructional supports and strategies the school has in place and how they align with the new mandated curricula.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 341%

School 41% · District 49% · ▼ 7 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 17 pts below county median

Grade 430%

School 30% · District 38% · ▼ 9 pts below district

▼ 29 pts below state median · ▼ 23 pts below county median

Grade 530%

School 30% · District 36% · ▼ 5 pts below district

▼ 21 pts below state median · ▼ 16 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 325%

School 25% · District 38% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 27 pts below state median · ▼ 24 pts below county median

Grade 425%

School 25% · District 37% · ▼ 12 pts below district

▼ 28 pts below state median · ▼ 26 pts below county median

Grade 540%

School 40% · District 41% · ▼ 1 pts below district

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 13 pts below county median

Science

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 23% · ▼ 4 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 12 pts below county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, 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.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 4Lower-income21%Higher-income43%22 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 4Lower-income29%Higher-income33%4 pp gap