Ps 33 Timothy Dwight, Bronx NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 33 Timothy Dwight

PS 33 Timothy Dwight is a neighborhood public elementary school in the Bronx serving pre-kindergarten through fifth grade, located on Jerome Avenue in a dense residential area. The school serves about eight hundred students, nearly all of them from low-income families, with the vast majority identifying as Hispanic and a smaller share Black. The enrollment reflects the surrounding community's economic reality: more than nine of every ten students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's academic results show students working below grade-level benchmarks across the tested subjects. In math, third graders' proficiency sits in the low-to-mid twenties by percentage; fourth graders do somewhat better, reaching the mid-forties; fifth graders pull back to the low-to-mid twenties again. In English language arts, third and fourth graders are in the twenties, while fifth graders reach about two in five. Science proficiency in fifth grade is in the low-to-mid twenties. For context among Bronx County districts, PS 33's overall proficiency index ranks in the bottom quartile. These results are low, and a parent may want to ask the school directly how it is addressing this performance gap and what specific interventions are underway in reading and math.

The Bronx is in a strong development cycle, with major affordable housing investment and infrastructure projects reshaping neighborhoods. The area around Jerome Avenue falls within a walkable, transit-accessible urban corridor with subway service and commercial streets. Housing values in the zipcode are moderate relative to the city and state, though rents have been rising. The neighborhood itself is characterized by dense residential blocks, with schools, markets, and services embedded in the street grid rather than set apart.

District 10, PS 33's district, underwent a significant literacy curriculum change in the 2024-25 school year, mandated citywide. All elementary schools now use one of three approved phonics-based reading programs, replacing the prior approach. This shift affects how reading is taught across the school and reflects a major education policy change at the city level.

The school participates in the same admissions landscape as other Bronx elementary schools. Starting in fall 2024, middle school applications opened citywide while maintaining in-district priority, giving families broader options when their children transition.

Because this is an elementary school serving an early grade band, state testing data covers grades three through five only; younger grades are not tested. The school's directory notes do not indicate any special education percentages, English learner counts, or other special population metrics, which means either that data was not available or is withheld at the school level.

For a family considering PS 33, the key questions would center on the school's response to low proficiency results, the quality of classroom instruction in reading and math post-curriculum change, and what additional supports or services the school offers to help students close the gap. The neighborhood location is walkable and connected by transit, and the school sits within a community experiencing significant new housing investment, which may affect future enrollment and school composition.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 46% · ▼ 20 pts below district

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▼ 32 pts below county median

Grade 445%

School 45% · District 45%

▼ 14 pts below state median · ▼ 8 pts below county median

Grade 528%

School 28% · District 41% · ▼ 13 pts below district

▼ 23 pts below state median · ▼ 18 pts below county median

English language arts

Grade 326%

School 26% · District 43% · ▼ 18 pts below district

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

Grade 427%

School 27% · District 44% · ▼ 17 pts below district

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

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 47% · ▼ 9 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 524%

School 24% · District 31% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 17 pts below state median · ▼ 7 pts below county median

Social studies

Grade 560%

School 60% · district not reported

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

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, 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.