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Ps 85 Great Expectations

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1879^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 85 Great Expectations is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 647 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 85 Great Expectations has consistently low 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 significantly below the district and state levels across all grade levels. The school's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students generally outperforming female students, and English Language Learners and Special Education students performing better than the overall student population. Additionally, the school has a very high percentage of students (over 95%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high level of economic disadvantage among the student population.

Comparing PS 85 Great Expectations to nearby schools, such as School for Environmental Citizenship and PS 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School, reveals that they also have low academic performance and high percentages of economically disadvantaged students. However, some schools in the area, like PS 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling and KIPP Freedom Charter School, show stronger academic results, particularly in math and ELA. Despite the school's relatively high per-student spending, the data suggests that PS 85 Great Expectations faces significant challenges in improving academic outcomes for its students.

653

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,254

Per pupil spending ?

96.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2400 Marion Ave
Bronx, NY 10458-7499

(718) 584-5275

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 85 Great Expectations usually attend:

Middle:

Angelo Patri Middle School (The)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.1%

African American:

29.1%

White:

0.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 4th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 19 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)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Science scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school41%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

1,879^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 4% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	26.4	1879 of 2445	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	15.3	2212 of 2445	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.6	2195 of 2439	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.7	2229 of 2434	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	14.8	1965 of 2201	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.9	2206 of 2413	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.0	2282 of 2395	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	10.0	2259 of 2386	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.1	2231 of 2366	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.9	2259 of 2352	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	5.7	2317 of 2345	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.4	2246 of 2325	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	4.6	2253 of 2320	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.7	2234 of 2286	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	5.5	2207 of 2263	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	4.3	2214 of 2257	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	3.9	2181 of 2227	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	10.4	2052 of 2219	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.3	2044 of 2206	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	29.7	664 of 927	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.6	667 of 936	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.4	247 of 427	42.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.9	441 of 1117	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	43.2	517 of 1066	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	36.3	632 of 1001	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	866 of 1027	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	268 of 454	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.8	760 of 860	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.5	709 of 938	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	1940 of 2409	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	2218 of 2413	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.2	2124 of 2403	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.2	2156 of 2401	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.3	1326 of 1955	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.4	2120 of 2357	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	9.1	2250 of 2338	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	987 of 1569	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1172 of 1531	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1127 of 1429	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	1319 of 1503	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.7	616 of 818	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1165 of 1315	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.1	1261 of 1392	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	434 of 792	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.4	612 of 766	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.4	599 of 637	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	550 of 622	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.7	315 of 570	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.4	621 of 730	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	20.4	1816 of 2078	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1720 of 2041	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	1979 of 2099	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	1814 of 2032	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.9	1942 of 2045	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1719 of 2407	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.3	2094 of 2411	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	14.1	2195 of 2400	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.1	2227 of 2400	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	7.5	1886 of 1961	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.1	2149 of 2358	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.6	2206 of 2340	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	1007 of 2134	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	27.1	1672 of 2110	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1512 of 2016	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.8	1602 of 2031	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.8	1551 of 1859	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1445 of 1941	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+37 vs school

Special Education (2025)53rd percentile+30 vs school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile+22 vs school

Hispanic (2025)37th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile+5 vs school

African American (2024)28th percentile+19 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)13th percentile+3 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math45%-13 vs state

English Language Arts44%-11 vs state

Science21%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 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 85 Great Expectations	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Marion Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5275	653	59	10.9	96.3%	5 (0.8%)	190 (29.1%)	445 (68.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	26.4	1879^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.1%		15.3	2212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.5%	333		40.0	40.6	50.0				49.5	44.7	39.6			20.8		$39,254	$3,758	$35,496
Ps 209	Public	PK, KG-2	313 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 364-0085	167	14	11.9	99.4%	6 (3.6%)	24 (14.4%)	131 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)															$42,562	$4,130	$38,432
Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3291	472	41	11.6	95.1%	12 (2.5%)	72 (15.3%)	381 (80.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31.8	1720^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%		13.8	2246^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%	526		54.7	61.4	38.2				47.5	56.3	28.8			15.1		$39,433	$4,043	$35,391
Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling	Public	K-5	2315 Washington Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6140	133	14	9.8	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.8%)	115 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	1396^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%		22.1	1997^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%	601		77.3	55.0	42.1				54.2	52.4	20.0			42.1		$41,676	$3,598	$38,077
Ps 23 New Children's School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2151 Washington Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3992	332	30	11.2	92.8%	2 (0.6%)	80 (24.1%)	241 (72.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.1	2339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%		15	2218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%	121		17.3	35.0	34.2				12.7	11.9	10.0			28.2		$52,922	$4,219	$48,703
Ps 33 Timothy Dwight	Public	PK, KG-5	2424 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 458-3868	789	67	11.7	99.1%	11 (1.4%)	84 (10.6%)	667 (84.5%)	9 (1.1%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	14.2	2214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.4%		19	2090^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.5%	124		25.5	26.8	38.2				26.2	44.7	27.9			24.4		$33,210	$3,600	$29,610
Ps 59 Community School Of Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2185 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4730	352	33	10.7	98.3%	5 (1.4%)	104 (29.5%)	238 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5.2	2400^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.8%		11.2	2307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.6%	93		24.0	16.7	26.4				24.0	23.4	12.5			10.7		$44,708	$4,181	$40,527
KIPP Freedom Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2246 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 841-6165	615	29	21.2	90.2%	6 (1.0%)	217 (35.3%)	375 (61.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	55.7	1045^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.3%					(n/a)	54.7	62.2			43.8	62.7	70.4	64.0			52.3	73.2		66.3	$19,073	$19,073	$00
Ps 246 Poe Center	Public	K-5	2641 Grand Concourse	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6764	455	55	8.3	97.8%	15 (3.3%)	47 (10.3%)	381 (83.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20.9	2051^st of 2445 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.7	2099^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.2%	48		52.9	35.7	29.7				44.0	42.9	25.8			16.9		$37,125	$4,384	$32,741
School For Environmental Citizenship	Public	PK, KG-5	125 E 181st St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-3292	557	44	12.5	96.2%	7 (1.3%)	79 (14.2%)	457 (82.0%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	30.9	1741^st of 2445 public elementary schools	28.8%		35.6	1577^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%	164		37.9	41.9	54.7				40.9	38.9	49.0			35.0		$34,339	$3,490	$30,849

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 85 Great Expectations

What district is Ps 85 Great Expectations in?

New York City Geographic District #10

How many students attend Ps 85 Great Expectations?

In the 2024-25 school year, 653 students attended Ps 85 Great Expectations.

What schools do graduates of Ps 85 Great Expectations attend?

Students who attend Ps 85 Great Expectations usually go on to attend:

Middle : Angelo Patri Middle School (The)

Is Ps 85 Great Expectations a good school?

Ps 85 Great Expectations ranks in the bottom 23.1% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 85 Great Expectations?

Students at Ps 85 Great Expectations are 68% Hispanic, 29% African American.

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