PS 23 The New Children's School
2151 Washington Ave Bronx NY, 10457, Bronx County Phone: 718-584-3992 Ranking:  (3,344 out of 3,424, bottom 2%)*Type: Regular Primary School Status: Currently Operational Grade: Prekindergarten to Grade 5 Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA Magnet: NA Charter: NA Shared-Time School: NA |
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 45 | 48 | 45 | 48 | 57 | 63 | 62 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 594 | 535 | 520 | 488 | 579 | 586 | 569 | |||||||
| Prekindergarten: | 32 | 5.4% | 35 | 6.5% | 31 | 6.0% | 35 | 7.2% | 35 | 6.0% | 35 | 6.0% | 36 | 6.3% |
| Kindergarten: | 68 | 11.4% | 83 | 15.5% | 101 | 19.4% | 126 | 25.8% | 135 | 23.3% | 135 | 23.0% | 130 | 22.8% |
| Grade 1: | 99 | 16.7% | 95 | 17.8% | 148 | 28.5% | 154 | 31.6% | 138 | 23.8% | 145 | 24.7% | 123 | 21.6% |
| Grade 2: | 90 | 15.2% | 120 | 22.4% | 125 | 24.0% | 164 | 33.6% | 94 | 16.2% | 89 | 15.2% | 99 | 17.4% |
| Grade 3: | 112 | 18.9% | 106 | 19.8% | 107 | 20.6% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 4: | 99 | 16.7% | 86 | 16.1% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Grade 5: | 85 | 14.3% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Ungraded: | 9 | 1.5% | 10 | 1.9% | 8 | 1.5% | 9 | 1.8% | 177 | 30.6% | 182 | 31.1% | 181 | 31.8% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 320 | 53.9% | 309 | 57.8% | 311 | 59.8% | 302 | 61.9% | 339 | 58.5% | 346 | 59.0% | 348 | 61.2% |
| Female: | 274 | 46.1% | 226 | 42.2% | 209 | 40.2% | 186 | 38.1% | 232 | 40.1% | 232 | 39.6% | 217 | 38.1% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% | 2 | 0.3% | 1 | 0.2% | 2 | 0.4% |
| Asian: | 1 | 0.2% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 3 | 0.6% | 6 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.5% | 4 | 0.7% |
| Hispanic: | 358 | 60.3% | 322 | 60.2% | 319 | 61.3% | 317 | 65.0% | 400 | 69.1% | 410 | 70.0% | 380 | 66.8% |
| Black: | 225 | 37.9% | 202 | 37.8% | 188 | 36.2% | 161 | 33.0% | 162 | 28.0% | 161 | 27.5% | 177 | 31.1% |
| White: | 8 | 1.3% | 7 | 1.3% | 9 | 1.7% | 5 | 1.0% | 9 | 1.6% | 5 | 0.9% | 6 | 1.1% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 1 | 0.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 562 | 94.6% | 438 | 81.9% | 425 | 81.7% | 393 | 80.5% | NA | NA | 478 | 81.6% | 463 | 81.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 0 | 0.0% | 31 | 5.8% | 30 | 5.8% | 28 | 5.7% | NA | NA | 34 | 5.8% | 33 | 5.8% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.20 | 11.15 | 11.56 | 10.13 | 10.16 | 9.30 | 9.20 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 22% | 38% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 7.6% | 18.4% | 31.1% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 24% | 47% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 13% | 21.1% | 34.2% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 4th Grade | % met std | 2.5% | 17.5% | 30.3% |
| 2013 | Math | 4th Grade | % met std | 12.6% | 25% | 36.3% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 23 The New Children's School was rated 1 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.