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Ps 56 Norwood Heights

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Ps 56 Norwood Heights ranks 1759 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1759^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 28% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 56 Norwood Heights is an elementary school in the Bronx, New York, serving 626 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 56 Norwood Heights has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were generally lower than the district and state, except for 3rd grade Math where the school outperformed. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with some improvements in certain grades and subjects, but overall, the school's academic achievement remains below the district and state levels. The school serves a high-poverty student population, with over 90% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps/Is 54, Bedford Park Elementary School, and Ps/Middle School 280 Mosholu Parkway, generally have similar or lower academic performance compared to Ps 56 Norwood Heights. However, the Bronx Community Charter School, located just 0.18 miles away, has consistently outperformed Ps 56 Norwood Heights and the surrounding district schools in both ELA and Math proficiency, despite serving a similar high-poverty student population.

617

Students ?

13.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,944

Per pupil spending ?

90.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

341 E 207th St
Bronx, NY 10467

(718) 920-1100

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 56 Norwood Heights usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 80 Mosholu Parkway (The)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

61.4%

Asian:

19.6%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 61st percentile in 2015 → 28th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (43% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 33 percentile points since 2015

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

1,759^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 28%▼ down 33 pts since 2015

From top 39% (2015) to bottom 28% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

19^th of 39Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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	1759 of 2445	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1627 of 2445	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	48.4	1208 of 2439	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.1	1393 of 2434	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	51.7	1032 of 2201	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.6	795 of 2413	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.9	1073 of 2395	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2017	48.4	1215 of 2386	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	53.8	1070 of 2366	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2015	59.0	923 of 2352	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2014	62.8	825 of 2345	64.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	50.5	1099 of 2325	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2012	51.3	1284 of 2320	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	33.4	1671 of 2286	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	29.6	1749 of 2263	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	13.7	2082 of 2257	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	2018 of 2227	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	20.4	1862 of 2219	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	21.5	1870 of 2206	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	56.0	306 of 891	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.7	294 of 948	69.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	584 of 696	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.9	512 of 662	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	46.6	372 of 605	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.0	417 of 671	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	46.8	277 of 430	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	53.8	298 of 548	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.5	343 of 601	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	572 of 1117	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	330 of 1066	69.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.6	459 of 1001	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	335 of 1027	67.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	178 of 860	79.3%	★★★★☆
2018	50.0	384 of 938	59.1%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.6	1821 of 2409	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1477 of 2413	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.4	1118 of 2403	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	1351 of 2401	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	54.8	871 of 1955	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	969 of 2357	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.3	1145 of 2338	51.0%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1118 of 1569	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	41.4	859 of 1531	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	623 of 1429	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	785 of 1503	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	49.7	390 of 818	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.7	261 of 1315	80.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.4	538 of 1392	61.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	602 of 792	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.8	506 of 766	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.0	323 of 637	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	60.9	174 of 622	72.0%	★★★★☆
2019	89.7	21 of 570	96.3%	★★★★★
2018	67.1	164 of 730	77.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.4	1285 of 2098	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1104 of 2078	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.3	684 of 2041	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.8	864 of 2099	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	75.7	361 of 2032	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	64.4	562 of 2045	72.5%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.4	1635 of 2407	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1743 of 2411	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.9	1258 of 2400	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.9	1402 of 2400	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	44.0	1115 of 1961	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	69.7	628 of 2358	73.4%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	960 of 2340	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	1151 of 2134	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.1	1009 of 2110	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	622 of 2016	69.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.0	510 of 2031	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	46.8	479 of 1044	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.8	499 of 1859	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.4	670 of 1941	65.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	914 of 1402	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

African American (2019)66th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+21 vs school

Special Education (2025)46th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)39th percentile+11 vs school

White (2025)35th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)29th percentile~ school

Female (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Homeless (2025)24th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)16th percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math46%-11 vs state

English Language Arts43%-12 vs state

Science36%-9 vs state

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Ps 56 Norwood Heights	Public	K-5	341 E 207th St	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 920-1100	617	46	13.5	90.1%	44 (7.1%)	49 (7.9%)	379 (61.4%)	121 (19.6%)	7 (1.1%)	4 (0.6%)	13 (2.1%)	30.3	1759^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.1%		33.7	1627^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.5%	132			40.2	44.0	45.5				54.2	41.6	42.2				35.6		$34,944	$3,999	$30,944
Success Academy Charter School - Norwood	Public, Charter	K-2	268 East 207th St	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School - Norwood	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 569-5900	381			87.7%	11 (2.9%)	180 (47.2%)	174 (45.7%)	9 (2.4%)	4 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)																	$18,001	$00	$18,001
Bronx Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3170 Webster Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	Bronx Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 944-1400	492	43	11.4	86.8%	20 (4.1%)	75 (15.2%)	353 (71.7%)	34 (6.9%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.8%)	6 (1.2%)	53.7	1100^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.0%		54.2	1048^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.1%	52		57.6	51.2	58.3	69.4	61.5	53.1	55.8	57.1	52.1	54.9	64.5	48.0	65.9	31.3	42.9	$53,440	$6,099	$47,341
Bedford Park Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	3177 Webster Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 696-6400	439	41	10.6	88.4%	30 (6.8%)	21 (4.8%)	296 (67.4%)	83 (18.9%)	6 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.5%)	22.8	1996^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%		20	2062^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%	66			41.3	30.2	44.6				39.5	18.9	45.8				35.6		$32,841	$3,130	$29,711
Ps 94 Kings College School	Public	K-5	3530 Kings College Pl	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6345	748	71	10.5	95.9%	11 (1.5%)	94 (12.6%)	544 (72.7%)	81 (10.8%)	10 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.9%)	8	2342^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	4.2%		7.2	2382^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	2.6%	40			26.5	22.9	29.0				22.5	27.4	18.6				21.8		$38,898	$4,354	$34,545
Ps/Middle School 280 Mosholu Parkway	Public	K-8	3202 Steuben Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 405-6360	667	61	11.0	94.6%	21 (3.1%)	62 (9.3%)	517 (77.5%)	49 (7.3%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.6%)	4 (0.6%)	26.2	1886^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.9%		36.8	1543^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	36.9%	343		72.7	39.7	46.4	35.5	39.8	55.3	49.3	50.0	49.3	29.1	41.4	51.6	46.1	20.3	26.7	$32,572	$3,790	$28,783
Ps 41 Gun Hill Road	Public	K-5	3352 Olinville Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-3461	593	54	11.0	94.9%	12 (2.0%)	250 (42.2%)	303 (51.1%)	12 (2.0%)	13 (2.2%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	18.9	2112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.6%		20.2	2055^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.0%	57			40.4	44.4	42.6				31.5	36.3	34.6				12.2		$32,815	$3,718	$29,097
Ps/Middle School 20 PO George J Werdan III	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-8	3050 Webster Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 515-9370	782	69	11.3	94.9%	31 (4.0%)	86 (11.0%)	594 (76.0%)	53 (6.8%)	10 (1.3%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.6%)	19.9	2080^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.9%		13.3	2262^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.5%	182			36.5	36.2	29.6	37.4	48.7	42.5	46.3	37.8	21.1	34.2	40.5	46.6	17.9	22.0	$35,774	$3,940	$31,833
Ps 8 Isaac Varian	Public	PK, KG-5	3010 Briggs Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3043	600	52	11.5	92.3%	26 (4.3%)	47 (7.8%)	470 (78.3%)	48 (8.0%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	31.8	1719^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%		27	1843^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	24.6%	124			42.7	40.6	57.0				46.0	41.1	49.1				31.2		$36,404	$3,801	$32,602
Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx II	Public, Charter	K-8	263 E 203rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	Girls Preparatory Charter School Of The Bronx II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 742-8848	492	7	18.8	94.7%	4 (0.8%)	220 (44.7%)	245 (49.8%)	6 (1.2%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	7 (1.4%)	33.2	1677^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.4%					(n/a)	38.2	37.9	38.3	59.6	39.1	52.2	69.8	66.1	46.0	45.3	26.1	30.4	51.0		34.8		$20,049	$957	$19,092

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 56 Norwood Heights

Is Ps 56 Norwood Heights a good school?

Ps 56 Norwood Heights ranks 1759^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 56 Norwood Heights?

Students at Ps 56 Norwood Heights are 61% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 8% African American, 7% White, 2% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 56 Norwood Heights attend?

Students who attend Ps 56 Norwood Heights usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 80 Mosholu Parkway (The)

What district is Ps 56 Norwood Heights in?

New York City Geographic District #10

How many students attend Ps 56 Norwood Heights?

In the 2024-25 school year, 617 students attended Ps 56 Norwood Heights.

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