Ps 211, Bronx NY - Test Scores & Data

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 211

PS 211 is a small elementary school serving prekindergarten through grade five in the West Bronx, located on Prospect Avenue in a neighborhood of mixed residential and commercial character. The school enrolls a substantially small student population spread across seven grade bands. The vast majority of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, and the student body is predominantly Hispanic, with a smaller population of Black students and very few students of other races.

Academic performance shows a clear downward trend across the grade levels tested. In third grade, the school posts strong results in both math and English language arts, with most students demonstrating proficiency. Performance drops noticeably in fourth grade and falls significantly by fifth grade, where math and English proficiency rates fall to less than half of students and science proficiency is particularly low. This progression suggests that students who may begin at grade three with solid skills encounter mounting difficulty as content grows more complex in the upper elementary years. A parent may want to look into this further with the school to understand what support is available for students as they advance, what factors might contribute to this pattern, and what the school sees as next steps to strengthen outcomes in the upper grades.

The Bronx itself is experiencing substantial growth, with major housing development and infrastructure investment underway. The neighborhood has a mixed built environment of apartment buildings, storefronts, and smaller residential blocks, connected by walkable commercial corridors and served by public transit. The borough is anchored by major institutions including health-care systems and parks, and housing values in the area are rising. The school sits within New York City Geographic District 12, which has undergone significant curriculum changes in recent years. As of the current school year, the district adopted a phonics-based reading program across all elementary schools; beginning fall of next year, all elementary math instruction will shift to a new standards-aligned curriculum. These are lasting, district-wide changes that will reshape the pedagogical approach across every elementary classroom, including PS 211.

State testing data available for this school comes from the most recent year only, so longer-term trends cannot be assessed. The small enrollment means that grade-level numbers fluctuate year to year. Comparative performance against other Bronx County districts places this school in the top quartile on the proficiency index, a measure of overall performance across tested subjects and grades, which indicates it is performing better than most of its district peers in the county despite the grade-level pattern described above.

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Academic performance

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

Math

Grade 396%

School 96% · District 44% · ▲ 52 pts above district

▲ 37 pts above state median · ▲ 38 pts above county median

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 41% · ▲ 25 pts above district

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 538%

School 38% · District 36% · ▲ 2 pts above district

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

English language arts

Grade 388%

School 88% · District 36% · ▲ 52 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 39 pts above county median

Grade 456%

School 56% · District 38% · ▲ 17 pts above district

▲ 3 pts above state median · ▲ 5 pts above county median

Grade 541%

School 41% · District 43% · ▼ 1 pts below district

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

Science

Grade 515%

School 15% · District 23% · ▼ 8 pts below district

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

Social studies

Grade 555%

School 55% · district not reported

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

Grade 846%

School 46% · district not reported

▼ 33 pts below state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, 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.