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Ps 16 Wakefield

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2212^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 16 Wakefield is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 346 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #11, which is ranked 627 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 16 Wakefield consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,684 and 2,315 out of 2,445 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, particularly for Hispanic and English Language Learner students. The school has a very high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 94.22% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, compared to the district and state averages of around 50-60%.

While PS 16 Wakefield spends a relatively high amount per student, the school's student-teacher ratio of 16.7 is higher than the district and state averages. The nearby schools, such as PS 87, PS 19 Judith K Weiss, and PS 103 Hector Fontanez, generally perform better than PS 16 Wakefield on state assessments and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. The charter schools in the area, such as Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4 and Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3, also significantly outperform PS 16 Wakefield and the district on academic measures, despite serving a similar demographic of students.

343

Students ?

14.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,158

Per pupil spending ?

93.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4550 Carpenter Ave
Bronx, NY 10470-1420

(718) 324-1262

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Students who attend Ps 16 Wakefield usually attend:

Middle:	Leaders Of Tomorrow
	North Bronx School Of Empowerment

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.1%

African American:

30.6%

Asian:

5.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 16th percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (31% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (10th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

2,212^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 16% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

30^th of 31Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #11

627^th of 874New York City Geographic District #11 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	14.3	2212 of 2445	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2315 of 2445	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2191 of 2439	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.6	2055 of 2434	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.8	1684 of 2201	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.3	1847 of 2413	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1748 of 2395	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.7	1959 of 2386	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	24.1	1883 of 2366	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	18.9	1974 of 2352	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.6	1776 of 2345	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	20.1	1975 of 2325	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	17.0	2019 of 2320	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	21.5	1903 of 2286	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	25.0	1848 of 2263	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.3	1683 of 2257	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	1694 of 2227	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	20.2	1869 of 2219	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	31.1	1703 of 2206	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	503 of 928	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.4	527 of 927	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.3	570 of 857	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.6	528 of 936	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	45.4	215 of 427	49.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	52.6	345 of 891	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.0	369 of 948	61.1%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.8	1079 of 1117	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	31.7	804 of 1066	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.4	855 of 1001	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.3	1024 of 1027	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	685 of 860	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.8	2163 of 2409	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2251 of 2413	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2161 of 2403	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.5	2106 of 2401	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.9	1735 of 2357	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	1669 of 2338	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1472 of 1569	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.3	1447 of 1531	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.4	1260 of 1429	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1287 of 1503	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.3	1098 of 1315	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.4	1150 of 1392	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.7	658 of 792	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	579 of 766	24.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	41.1	349 of 637	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.1	366 of 570	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	48.9	326 of 730	55.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.9	1984 of 2098	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	1984 of 2078	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	1827 of 2041	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.9	1419 of 2032	30.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	2154 of 2407	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.4	2300 of 2411	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.0	2147 of 2400	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.5	1839 of 2400	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	24.9	1842 of 2358	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.1	1759 of 2340	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	573 of 2134	73.1%	★★★★☆
2024	27.4	1656 of 2110	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.8	1309 of 2016	35.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1779 of 2031	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.4	832 of 1859	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.9	1033 of 1941	46.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)73rd percentile+64 vs school

African American (2025)46th percentile+36 vs school

Homeless (2025)17th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)11th percentile~ school

Female (2025)10th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)6th percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile-4 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)3rd percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math35%-22 vs state

English Language Arts32%-22 vs state

Science18%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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 U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 16 Wakefield	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-1262	343	23	14.7	93.6%	7 (2.0%)	105 (30.6%)	196 (57.1%)	17 (5.0%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	14.3	2212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.5%		11	2315^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.3%	103				33.9	27.9	34.6				44.6	29.6	29.8				17.5										$35,158	$4,019	$31,140
Matilda Avenue School (The)	Public	K-5	4520 Matilda Ave	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-4360	222	20	10.9	94.1%	10 (4.5%)	107 (48.2%)	87 (39.2%)	9 (4.1%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	28.8	1811^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.4	1862^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.8%	51				44.4	38.5	52.8				46.0	39.5	48.7				26.3										$31,283	$3,646	$27,636
Ps 87	Public	K-5	1935 Bussing Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-5188	307	21	14.6	87.9%	5 (1.6%)	159 (51.8%)	109 (35.5%)	10 (3.3%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	39.7	1482^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.4%		26.4	1861^st of 2445 public elementary schools	23.9%	379				48.2	48.9	72.4				47.4	43.5	50.0				40.0										$35,337	$3,699	$31,638
Ps 19 Judith K Weiss	Public	PK, KG-8	311 E 237th St	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	No	(718) 324-1924	679	45	15.0	62.6%	319 (47.0%)	54 (8.0%)	240 (35.3%)	25 (3.7%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	64.8	827^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%		72.3	588^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.0%	239	75.3	100.0	36.0	48.4	72.9	78.9	53.0	67.8	58.8	57.6	85.7	67.3	56.0	69.2	55.7	51.9										$26,790	$1,838	$24,952
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Public, Charter	K-7	4300 Murdock Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 773-3100	452	20	22.6	81.6%	1 (0.2%)	353 (78.1%)	81 (17.9%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	89	214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.2%		82.8	365^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.1%	151				89.8	80.0	81.8	73.5	87.2		98.3	76.4	76.4	79.2	66.7		65.5										$16,727	$1,583	$15,144
Grimes School	Public	K-8	58 S 10th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5020	330	36	9.2	71.8%	3 (0.9%)	223 (67.6%)	91 (27.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	24.6	1935^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.9%		27	1846^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.5%	89				44.4	30.6	48.4	20.0	57.1	52.9	50.0	27.8	53.1	30.0	35.7	8.6	38.7	25.0	94.3	99.5	97.5	97.5	99.8	99.3	99.5	97.0	$39,395	$2,878	$36,517
Ps 103 Hector Fontanez	Public	PK, KG-5	4125 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-0261	774	62	12.3	94.1%	29 (3.7%)	229 (29.6%)	478 (61.8%)	7 (0.9%)	22 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	58.2	983^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.8%		42.4	1372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.9%	389				83.6	51.6	50.7				84.3	58.8	54.4				36.6										$37,004	$4,320	$32,684
Hamilton School	Public	K-8	20 Oak St	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5050	320	34	9.4	73.4%	4 (1.3%)	136 (42.5%)	167 (52.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	31.1	1738^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.9%		36.9	1541^st of 2445 public elementary schools	37.0%	197				50.0	39.4	27.0	29.0	24.0	66.7	67.9	69.7	33.3	41.5	30.4	29.2	26.2	47.4	91.8	97.8	97.6	97.6	100.0	97.8	99.0	97.3	$37,283	$2,714	$34,569
Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan	Public	K-5	715 E 225th St	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-3903	406	34	12.0	94.3%	14 (3.4%)	208 (51.2%)	151 (37.2%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	9 (2.2%)	4 (1.0%)	58.8	957^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.9%		33.6	1632^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	33.3%	675				65.0	39.4	81.1				68.0	54.6	90.0				24.1										$38,171	$4,080	$34,091
Cecil H Parker School	Public	PK, KG-8	461 S 6th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5040	293	29	9.9	64.2%	4 (1.4%)	206 (70.3%)	65 (22.2%)	12 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.4%)	23.2	1985^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.8%		22.1	2000^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.2%	15				25.0	50.0	50.0	30.0	10.5	22.9	38.1	37.0	37.0	30.0	10.8	17.7	25.9	26.5	97.2	98.8	99.4	99.4	100.0	99.1	99.1	99.4	$39,701	$2,409	$37,292

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 16 Wakefield

Is Ps 16 Wakefield a good school?

Ps 16 Wakefield ranks in the bottom 9.5% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps 16 Wakefield in?

New York City Geographic District #11

How many students attend Ps 16 Wakefield?

In the 2024-25 school year, 343 students attended Ps 16 Wakefield.

What schools do graduates of Ps 16 Wakefield attend?

Students who attend Ps 16 Wakefield usually go on to attend:

Middle : Leaders Of Tomorrow
Middle : North Bronx School Of Empowerment

What is the racial makeup of Ps 16 Wakefield?

Students at Ps 16 Wakefield are 57% Hispanic, 31% African American, 5% Asian, 4% American Indian, 2% White.

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