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Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2353^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The) is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 493 students. Despite its relatively low student-teacher ratio, the school consistently ranks among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York, with significantly below-average proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math.

Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The) serves a high-poverty student population, with 93.77% to 98.38% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and Special Education students. Interestingly, the school's spending per student has increased significantly in recent years, from around $20,900 in 2021-2022 to $37,229 in 2023-2024, which is higher than the spending per student at many of the nearby schools.

When compared to nearby schools, such as PS 75 School Of Research And Discovery, PS 140 Eagle School (The), and PS 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt, Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The) performs significantly worse on academic measures, with lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math. However, there is one notable exception: South Bronx Classical Charter School, which is located just 0.26 miles from Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The) and is a high-performing school, ranking among the top 35 elementary schools in New York.

439

Students ?

9.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,779

Per pupil spending ?

98.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

888 Rev J A Polite Ave
Bronx, NY 10459

(718) 860-3313

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Students who attend Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.7%

African American:

23.9%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (22% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school22%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

2,353^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 22Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8

731^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 8 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	7.4	2353 of 2445	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	6.6	2391 of 2445	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	6.9	2374 of 2439	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	2388 of 2434	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.4	2102 of 2201	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.6	2274 of 2413	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	2149 of 2395	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.5	2040 of 2386	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	19.0	2020 of 2366	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	15.1	2089 of 2352	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.3	2161 of 2345	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	11.9	2188 of 2325	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	2131 of 2320	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	15.0	2037 of 2286	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	888 of 1117	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.4	716 of 1066	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	623 of 1001	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	850 of 1027	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.5	846 of 860	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	29.3	748 of 938	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.3	2321 of 2409	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.3	2348 of 2413	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2319 of 2403	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	9.8	2306 of 2401	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	12.4	1805 of 1955	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.1	2253 of 2357	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.1	2146 of 2338	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.9	1378 of 1569	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.3	1413 of 1531	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	1323 of 1429	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.6	1421 of 1503	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.3	1183 of 1315	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.8	1124 of 1392	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.5	724 of 792	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	24.8	638 of 766	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	419 of 637	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	23.7	542 of 622	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	22.2	527 of 570	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	607 of 730	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.8	2025 of 2098	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	13.9	1582 of 1678	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	2302 of 2407	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.0	2345 of 2411	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	7.7	2337 of 2400	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	6.7	2367 of 2400	1.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	4.8	1926 of 1961	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.1	2183 of 2358	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	2050 of 2340	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1841 of 2134	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	29.1	1572 of 2110	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.3	1487 of 2016	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.0	1959 of 2031	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.1	1341 of 1859	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1392 of 1941	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+17 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)12th percentile+8 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)4th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts26%-29 vs state

Math21%-37 vs state

Science13%-32 vs state

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Tuesday, November 6, 2018

Poor behavior management with NO consequences imposed. Inexperienced staff hired who cannot speak English well enough to communicate with the children Close Quote

Schools Near Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	888 Rev J A Polite Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-3313	439	47	9.3	98.6%	7 (1.6%)	105 (23.9%)	319 (72.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	7.4	2353^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.8%		6.6	2391^st of 2445 public elementary schools	2.2%	38			34.0	24.5	20.0				19.2	34.0	11.7				13.2	$40,779	$4,188	$36,591
Ps 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-0962	291	27	10.8	92.1%	3 (1.0%)	59 (20.3%)	224 (77.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.9	1621^st of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%		38.6	1498^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.7%	123			35.3	52.4	53.2				58.8	69.8	21.3				22.9	$39,459	$4,085	$35,374
South Bronx Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-4340	522	35	14.9	87.4%	9 (1.7%)	205 (39.3%)	287 (55.0%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	96.9	33^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.2	35^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.6%	2	79.6	85.1	86.2	94.1	97.4	98.0	100.0	98.0	96.6	100.0	97.4	98.0	100.0	100.0	78.1	$18,815	$1,057	$17,758
Ps 62 Inocensio Casanova	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Fox St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-1617	427	40	10.7	97.7%	4 (0.9%)	69 (16.2%)	349 (81.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30	1770^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.6%		18.3	2114^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.5%	344			42.9	62.5	39.1				42.9	64.8	25.0				18.5	$38,740	$4,214	$34,526
Ps 150 Charles James Fox	Public	PK, KG-5	920 E 167th St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-7729	471	44	10.7	98.3%	8 (1.7%)	103 (21.9%)	354 (75.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.4	1910^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.9%		23.9	1947^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%	37			33.3	44.3	41.8				51.6	55.4	34.2				22.0	$41,385	$3,953	$37,432
Ps 146 Edward Collins	Public	PK, KG-5	968 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 378-9664	302	24	12.8	95.4%	13 (4.3%)	90 (29.8%)	191 (63.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.7%)	36.8	1559^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.2%		32.8	1660^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.1%	101			44.2	53.9	39.4				61.4	59.0	45.5				15.2	$35,722	$3,157	$32,565
Ps 75 School Of Research And Discovery	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	984 Faile St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 860-1630	509	38	13.3	98.6%	9 (1.8%)	128 (25.1%)	354 (69.5%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	61.6	902^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.1%		47.6	1225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.9%	323			58.0	55.4	66.1				73.6	59.3	89.8				35.1	$35,957	$3,431	$32,526
Ps 140 Eagle School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	916 Eagle Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-1205	335	29	11.5	96.4%	6 (1.8%)	114 (34.0%)	210 (62.7%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	38.9	1507^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.4%		23.3	1966^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.6%	459			68.8	41.7	55.3				78.1	38.8	41.7				27.1	$38,098	$4,079	$34,019
Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School	Public	PK, KG-5	628 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5478	303	25	11.9	93.1%	4 (1.3%)	60 (19.8%)	236 (77.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25.6	1905^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.1%		16.2	2179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.9%	274			56.7	28.0	46.7				58.1	16.0	26.7				23.3	$41,064	$3,470	$37,595
Ps 157 Grove Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5255	377	31	12.1	97.9%	2 (0.5%)	61 (16.2%)	249 (66.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24.6	1936^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.8%		23.9	1949^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.3%	13			50.0	30.0	50.8				55.6	36.6	32.2				18.6	$38,829	$3,553	$35,277

Frequently Asked Questions about Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The)

What district is Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The) in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

What is the racial makeup of Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The)?

Students at Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The) are 73% Hispanic, 24% African American, 2% White.

How many students attend Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 439 students attended Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The).

What schools do graduates of Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The) attend?

Students who attend Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 302 Luisa Dessus Cruz

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Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The) ranks in the bottom 3.8% of New York elementary schools.

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