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Young Leaders Elementary School

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Young Leaders Elementary School ranks 1760 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1760^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Young Leaders Elementary School is a public elementary school in the Bronx, New York, serving 205 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #7, which is ranked 777 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Young Leaders Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with low proficiency rates on state assessments. In the 2024-2025 school year, only 34.48% of 5th-grade students were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 46.84% and the state's 56.61%. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 48.28% (5th grade) to 58.33% (3rd grade), compared to the district's 38.57% and the state's 54.16% for 5th-grade math. The school's performance on science assessments is particularly low, with only 6.9% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in 2024-2025, compared to the district's 21.95% and the state's 45.02%.

While the nearby schools, such as PS 179, PS 30 Wilton, PS 49 Willis Avenue, and PS 43 Jonas Bronck, have similar demographic and performance characteristics to Young Leaders Elementary School, some nearby charter schools, such as Choice Charter School, Access Bronx Charter School, Mott Haven Academy Charter School, and Family Life Academy Charter School II, have shown relatively better academic performance, with higher proficiency rates on state assessments.

213

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$42,365

Per pupil spending ?

95.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

468 E 140th St
Bronx, NY 10454

(718) 292-7391

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

African American:

16.4%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 1st percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 27 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (41% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 38 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg41%

New York avg55%

1,760^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▲ up 27 pts since 2015

From bottom 1% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^th of 18Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7

777^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 7 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.3	1760 of 2445	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.4	1606 of 2445	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.8	1849 of 2439	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.8	1966 of 2434	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.0	1774 of 2201	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.1	1601 of 2413	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	12.7	2200 of 2395	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	5.5	2357 of 2386	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	7.0	2307 of 2366	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	4.9	2339 of 2352	0.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	6.0	2311 of 2345	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.2	2184 of 2325	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	2.9	2277 of 2320	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	2.0	2265 of 2286	0.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.7	2247 of 2263	0.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	12.6	2095 of 2257	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	509 of 927	45.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	925 of 1117	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.5	491 of 1001	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.1	873 of 1027	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.6	262 of 454	42.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.7	176 of 860	79.5%	★★★★☆
2018	44.7	473 of 938	49.6%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1891 of 2409	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.2	1438 of 2413	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.9	1405 of 2403	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.5	1634 of 2401	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	27.6	1508 of 1955	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.5	1450 of 2357	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	19.8	2024 of 2338	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.1	1064 of 1569	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	55.4	566 of 1531	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.3	1074 of 1429	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	1030 of 1503	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.4	467 of 1315	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	21.8	1196 of 1392	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	265 of 792	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.9	431 of 766	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	267 of 637	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.9	413 of 622	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	36.3	46 of 70	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	59.1	170 of 570	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	39.0	456 of 730	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	24.3	1746 of 2099	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.6	1109 of 1678	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.8	802 of 2032	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	16.3	1907 of 2045	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.5	1577 of 2407	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1729 of 2411	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.6	2041 of 2400	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.1	2099 of 2400	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.3	1642 of 1961	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1672 of 2358	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.2	2194 of 2340	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.7	570 of 2134	73.3%	★★★★☆
2024	61.3	547 of 2110	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	50.1	783 of 2016	61.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.9	1121 of 2031	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.0	454 of 1044	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	1079 of 1859	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	1387 of 1941	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+45 vs school

Homeless (2025)67th percentile+39 vs school

African American (2024)45th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)34th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)17th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)17th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math53%-4 vs state

English Language Arts42%-13 vs state

Science7%-38 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 179	Public	PK, KG-5	468 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2237	198	18	10.8	90.4%	1 (0.5%)	39 (19.7%)	157 (79.3%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.1	1954^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.1%		26.6	1856^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.1%	98				38.1	52.6	40.0				45.5	47.4	18.8				18.8		$53,481	$3,718	$49,763
Young Leaders Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	468 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7391	213	19	10.9	95.8%	4 (1.9%)	35 (16.4%)	166 (77.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.9%)	2 (0.9%)	2 (0.9%)	30.3	1760^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.0%		34.4	1606^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.3%	154				50.0	42.3	34.5				58.3	53.9	48.3				6.9		$42,365	$3,092	$39,273
Choice Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	423 E 138th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Choice Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 660-3251	182			87.4%	5 (2.7%)	56 (30.8%)	118 (64.8%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)								(n/a)
Ps 30 Wilton	Public	PK, KG-5	510 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-8817	343	35	9.8	98.3%	2 (0.6%)	76 (22.2%)	255 (74.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	11	2283^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.6%		13.6	2253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%	30				22.5	32.6	40.0				35.7	25.5	12.0				20.4		$42,354	$4,816	$37,538
Ps 49 Willis Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	383 E 139th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4623	447	45	9.8	98.4%	7 (1.6%)	111 (24.8%)	321 (71.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60.4	925^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.2%		55.2	1023^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%	98				64.9	60.0	53.7				70.7	69.1	63.0				43.4		$41,815	$4,065	$37,751
Ps 43 Jonas Bronck	Public	PK, KG-5	165 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4502	346	30	11.5	96.2%	4 (1.2%)	62 (17.9%)	270 (78.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	35.8	1590^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.0%		23.6	1959^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.9%	369				66.7	31.7	45.5				59.6	45.0	51.1				15.9		$39,502	$3,616	$35,886
Access Bronx Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	388 Willis Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Access Bronx Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-3300	462			95.2%	4 (0.9%)	119 (25.8%)	328 (71.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	15.6	2178^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.9%		46.5	1243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.2%	935	54.2			39.1	25.4	28.4	45.7	51.0	70.5	39.5	37.3	14.7	35.3	53.3	64.1	18.4	76.9	$24,677	$2,732	$21,946
Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	170 Brown Pl	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Mott Haven Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-7015	442	32	13.8	93.4%	7 (1.6%)	107 (24.2%)	315 (71.3%)	3 (0.7%)	5 (1.1%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	53	1127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.9%		38.6	1496^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.8%	369	38.9		33.3	39.1	55.3	74.4	58.3	47.9	50.0	63.8	62.0	55.8	55.1	79.6	42.5	26.8		$29,712	$4,001	$25,712
Family Life Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	296 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-2805	858	46	18.6	92.8%	5 (0.6%)	223 (26.0%)	625 (72.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58.4	976^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.1%		46	1256^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.6%	280		32.3	25.9	65.2	89.7	72.7	47.2	53.0	55.6	72.3	90.0	56.8	47.7	51.9		43.2	43.4	$19,328	$2,021	$17,307
South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	333 E 135th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-9526	248	15	16.5	91.5%	5 (2.0%)	131 (52.8%)	100 (40.3%)	5 (2.0%)	5 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	97.3	21^st of 2445 public elementary schools	99.1%		87.9	253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.7%	232	96.7			96.2	100.0	100.0	85.7	100.0	96.7	96.0	100.0	95.8	90.5	96.9	96.7	84.0		$23,294	$1,612	$21,683

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Young Leaders Elementary School ranks 1760^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

How many students attend Young Leaders Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 213 students attended Young Leaders Elementary School.

What district is Young Leaders Elementary School in?

New York City Geographic District # 7

What is the racial makeup of Young Leaders Elementary School?

Students at Young Leaders Elementary School are 78% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% White, 2% American Indian.

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