Ps 112 Bronxwood, Bronx NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 112 Bronxwood

PS 112 Bronxwood is a small elementary school serving PreK through fifth grade in a densely populated, majority-Hispanic and Black neighborhood of the South Bronx. The school's enrollment of roughly four hundred students is typical for a city elementary school and is distributed fairly evenly across the grade bands. The vast majority of families qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, reflecting the neighborhood's economic profile.

State test results show student proficiency that sits below the middle range relative to other districts in Bronx County. In math, the school's overall proficiency across third through fifth grades averages in the low-to-mid range, with fourth grade notably stronger than third or fifth. In English language arts, proficiency is broadly consistent across the three tested grades but modest, in the mid-range or below. Fifth-grade science proficiency is particularly low. These results suggest the school is working with a student population facing significant academic headwinds and point to an area where a parent might want to understand the school's specific reading and math instructional approaches and how they target struggling students.

New York City schools, including this one, are now operating under a series of curriculum mandates. All elementary schools must use one of three city-approved, phonics-based reading curriculums as part of the NYC Reads initiative. Starting in the current school year, all schools must also adopt city-approved programs for reading intervention to support students who are behind. These shifts are meant to standardize literacy instruction across the system, with particular attention to students with conditions like dyslexia. A parent enrolling a child here might want to ask which reading curriculum the school has selected and how the school tailors instruction for children working below grade level.

The Bronx itself is in an active growth phase, with substantial new affordable housing under development along major corridors and transit nodes. The neighborhood where PS 112 sits is walkable and served by public transit. Housing values are rising and rents are climbing. The borough is served by extensive subway and bus networks, with new Metro-North stations planned. Health care, anchored by Montefiore Medical Center, is the major employment sector, alongside the public school system itself and various nonprofits. Parks including the Bronx Zoo and New York Botanical Garden are major civic anchors.

The school is a regular public elementary school with no charter or magnet designation, so enrollment is based on geography. The student body is diverse by race and ethnicity but concentrated among Hispanic and Black families. Without state testing data on chronic absenteeism, English learner rates, or special education enrollment, a parent would need to reach out directly to understand how the school supports multilingual learners or students with disabilities, and what the attendance patterns look like. These details matter for understanding the peer environment and the school's capacity to serve different learner profiles.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 330%

School 30% · District 57% · ▼ 28 pts below district

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

Grade 460%

School 60% · District 54% · ▲ 6 pts above district

▲ 2 pts above state median · ▲ 7 pts above county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 49% · ▼ 14 pts below district

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

English language arts

Grade 336%

School 36% · District 50% · ▼ 13 pts below district

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

Grade 444%

School 44% · District 50% · ▼ 6 pts below district

▼ 8 pts below state median · ▼ 6 pts below county median

Grade 536%

School 36% · District 55% · ▼ 18 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 519%

School 19% · District 34% · ▼ 15 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grade 592%

School 92% · district not reported

even with state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, 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.