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Ps 396

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Ps 396 ranks 1705 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1705^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 396 is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 218 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 396 consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1465 and 2295 out of around 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, only 29.17% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 43.39% in the district and 54.15% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low in math, with only 25% of 3rd graders and 46.43% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 46.08% and 41.28% in the district, respectively. The school has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 89.52% to 93.12% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch over the past few years.

The nearby schools, such as PS 226, PS 306, and PS 15 Institute for Environmental Learning, generally perform better than PS 396 on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in both ELA and math. These schools also have lower percentages of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, ranging from 85.75% to 99.16%, compared to PS 396's 89.52% to 93.12%. However, the nearby schools in the same district (District #10) also struggle academically, with most of them ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools.

217

Students ?

5.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$63,521

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1930 Andrews Ave
Bronx, NY 10453

(718) 294-0862

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 396 usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 390

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

76.0%

African American:

19.4%

Asian:

1.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2014 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 12 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 6 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!Math scores 17 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school43%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

1,705^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	32.2	1705 of 2445	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.2	1995 of 2445	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1465 of 2439	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.1	1736 of 2434	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.6	2134 of 2413	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	8.6	2295 of 2395	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	15.3	2135 of 2386	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	17.5	2053 of 2366	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.3	1993 of 2352	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.3	1915 of 2345	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	2059 of 2325	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	14.6	2074 of 2320	10.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.0	1712 of 2286	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.4	1258 of 2263	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2009	27.9	1854 of 2257	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	6.2	2143 of 2227	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.9	2041 of 2219	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	2043 of 2206	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	32.3	601 of 891	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	814 of 948	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.7	390 of 1117	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.7	648 of 1066	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.9	624 of 1001	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	18.7	843 of 860	2.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	886 of 938	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.2	1551 of 2409	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	16.5	2176 of 2413	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	43.0	1352 of 2403	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1753 of 2401	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.3	2177 of 2357	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.9	2271 of 2338	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.8	1092 of 1569	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.7	1347 of 1531	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	46.2	760 of 1503	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1096 of 1315	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.1	1277 of 1392	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	303 of 792	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.6	609 of 766	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	54.3	250 of 637	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.3	313 of 622	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.8	464 of 570	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.5	707 of 730	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	32.8	1468 of 2099	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	20.9	1809 of 2045	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1752 of 2407	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.2	1648 of 2411	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	1505 of 2400	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.2	1654 of 2400	31.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1879 of 2358	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.0	2198 of 2340	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	547 of 2134	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	357 of 2110	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	69.5	392 of 2016	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	68.9	383 of 2031	81.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.0	474 of 1859	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	52.5	696 of 1941	64.1%	★★★☆☆

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)74th percentile+44 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)65th percentile+35 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+31 vs school

Female (2025)36th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2019)33rd percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)30th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)30th percentile~ school

Male (2025)27th percentile-3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-8 vs state

Math41%-17 vs state

Science37%-8 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Life Science Biology (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 Life Science Biology 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 396	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-0862	217	37	5.9	93.1%	2 (0.9%)	42 (19.4%)	165 (76.0%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	32.2	1705^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.3%		22.2	1995^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%	290		29.2	57.1	52.0				25.0	48.3	46.4				37.0		$63,521	$3,477	$60,045
Ps 226	Public	PK, KG-5	1950 Sedgwick Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 452-3090	310	26	12.0	96.5%	3 (1.0%)	51 (16.5%)	251 (81.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.5	1146^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.1%		39.6	1470^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.9%	324		34.0	58.3	71.4				60.0	52.6	59.0				61.5		$33,598	$3,493	$30,105
Ps 306	Public	K-5	40 W Tremont Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5355	379	35	10.8	96.6%	5 (1.3%)	100 (26.4%)	271 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.7	2033^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.9	1950^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.2%	83		32.8	39.5	45.7				21.5	55.6	41.2				20.6		$38,115	$4,757	$33,358
Ps 204 Morris Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	1780 Dr M L King Jr Blvd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 960-9520	576	49	11.6	92.7%	10 (1.7%)	130 (22.6%)	422 (73.3%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	70	691^st of 2445 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.6	654^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.3%	37		71.6	64.4	74.5				74.1	78.7	72.4				32.0		$34,394	$3,397	$30,997
Ps 109 Sedgwick	Public	PK, KG-5	1771 Popham Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-8878	430	34	12.6	95.3%	7 (1.6%)	94 (21.9%)	325 (75.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9.5	2306^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.3	2361^st of 2445 public elementary schools	3.4%	55		26.8	27.8	42.6				28.1	27.3	14.6				8.3		$34,895	$3,123	$31,771
Ps 291	Public	K-5	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0776	311	34	9.0	99.0%	6 (1.9%)	22 (7.1%)	281 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42.6	1403^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	42.6%		47.7	1222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.0%	181		51.2	48.1	56.2				63.4	52.8	55.4				28.4		$41,939	$4,101	$37,838
Ps 15 Institute For Environmental Learning	Public	K-8	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0473	372	38	9.8	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	336 (90.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.5	1431^st of 2445 public elementary schools	41.5%		35.8	1574^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.6%	143		50.0	41.9	59.1	36.2	64.3	54.2	69.6	54.8	86.4	31.6	63.0	78.7	47.4	51.2	$32,510	$3,310	$29,200
Ps 91	Public	K-5	2200 Aqueduct Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5805	354	40	8.7	97.7%	9 (2.5%)	39 (11.0%)	286 (80.8%)	12 (3.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.7	2225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%		26.4	1860^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.9%	365		22.2	39.6	33.3				21.4	47.1	23.3				21.7		$43,159	$3,999	$39,160
Ps 236 Langston Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	1871 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 299-6128	303	24	12.6	98.3%	3 (1.0%)	92 (30.4%)	206 (68.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26.2	1889^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.7%		30.8	1719^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%	170		40.9	33.3	56.5				45.5	31.0	39.1				31.8		$37,848	$3,099	$34,749
Ps 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Junior	Public	K-8	2100 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6004	638	60	10.6	97.5%	5 (0.8%)	105 (16.5%)	511 (80.1%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	52.6	1144^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.2%		45.7	1265^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.3%	121	77.4	63.6	65.0	60.7	40.0	40.2	48.3	57.5	68.3	73.7	46.4	43.0	60.0	23.2	34.2	$35,329	$4,092	$31,237

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 396

What is the racial makeup of Ps 396?

Students at Ps 396 are 76% Hispanic, 19% African American, 1% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 396 attend?

Students who attend Ps 396 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 390

What district is Ps 396 in?

New York City Geographic District #10

Is Ps 396 a good school?

Ps 396 ranks 1705^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 396?

In the 2024-25 school year, 217 students attended Ps 396.

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