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Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan

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Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan ranks 957 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

957^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 470 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #11, which is ranked 627 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan has shown mixed academic performance, with strong results in 3rd grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Math, but struggling in 4th grade English Language Arts and 5th grade Science compared to district and state averages. The school has performed particularly well for African American students, ranking in the top 18% of New York elementary schools, but has struggled with English Language Learners and students from low-income families, ranking in the bottom 30% in these categories. Despite relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, the school's academic performance remains below the district and state averages, suggesting the need for targeted interventions.

Compared to nearby schools, Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan's performance is generally on par with or slightly better than Ps 78 Anne Hutchinson and Ps 112 Bronxwood, but lags behind the higher-performing Ps 19 Judith K Weiss and Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3, which are located within a mile of Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan. The school has also shown a concerning trend of declining academic performance over the past several years, suggesting the need for significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

406

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,171

Per pupil spending ?

94.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

715 E 225th St
Bronx, NY 10466-4299

(718) 652-3903

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Students who attend Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan usually attend:

Middle:	Leaders Of Tomorrow
	North Bronx School Of Empowerment

Racial breakdown:

African American:

51.2%

Hispanic:

37.2%

White:

3.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (62% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 44 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 21 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school62%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

957^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 44 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

8^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	58.8	957 of 2445	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.6	1632 of 2445	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	11.1	2301 of 2439	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.9	2195 of 2434	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1889 of 2201	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.5	2168 of 2413	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	2129 of 2395	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.2	2214 of 2386	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.9	2070 of 2366	12.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.5	1962 of 2352	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	17.7	2015 of 2345	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	15.0	2093 of 2325	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	12.4	2120 of 2320	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	2084 of 2286	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	11.0	2100 of 2263	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.5	2117 of 2257	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	17.9	1955 of 2227	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	1950 of 2219	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	15.6	1953 of 2206	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	166 of 928	82.1%	★★★★☆
2024	56.2	339 of 927	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.1	629 of 857	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.8	641 of 936	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	58.2	140 of 427	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	33.7	585 of 891	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.7	581 of 948	38.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	64.5	207 of 1066	80.6%	★★★★☆
2023	33.4	704 of 1001	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	974 of 1027	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	56.3	244 of 860	71.6%	★★★★☆
2018	29.0	756 of 938	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.1	736 of 2409	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	1644 of 2413	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.3	2174 of 2403	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.2	2118 of 2401	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.1	1571 of 1955	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	2001 of 2357	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.1	2014 of 2338	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.3	473 of 1569	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	1008 of 1531	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	17.0	1300 of 1429	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1254 of 1503	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.9	1142 of 1315	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.7	1212 of 1392	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.9	169 of 792	78.7%	★★★★☆
2024	57.7	234 of 766	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.1	547 of 637	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.0	411 of 622	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.7	450 of 570	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.0	530 of 730	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	25.5	1657 of 2078	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.2	1806 of 2041	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.2	1833 of 2099	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	1762 of 2032	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1756 of 2045	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	1198 of 2407	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.8	1602 of 2411	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	9.3	2309 of 2400	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	2183 of 2400	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	18.2	1708 of 1961	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.8	2213 of 2358	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	2143 of 2340	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	49.3	842 of 2110	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.3	1653 of 2016	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.6	1767 of 2031	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.1	1145 of 1859	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.5	1351 of 1941	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)82nd percentile+21 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)81st percentile+47 vs school

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)70th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2024)60th percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)50th percentile-11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)20th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math72%+15 vs state

English Language Arts62%+7 vs state

Science24%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	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)		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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
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
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Public, Charter	K-8	3956 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-0231	512	26	19.6	81.8%	3 (0.6%)	370 (72.3%)	125 (24.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	85.7	290^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.3	310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.3%	20	66.7		100.0		79.6	81.0	73.8	80.4	84.9	81.3	89.1	96.6	72.1	76.5	83.0	81.3	52.5	56.3	$19,402	$1,299	$18,103
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
Ps 78 Anne Hutchinson	Public	PK, KG-5	1400 Needham Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-1244	613	47	13.1	90.5%	18 (2.9%)	346 (56.4%)	225 (36.7%)	11 (1.8%)	5 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.1%)	15.4	2186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.6%		16.6	2163^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.5%	23					29.0	39.6	33.0				24.7	42.2	26.9				23.8		$34,061	$3,062	$30,998
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 5	Public, Charter	K	760 East Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 5	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	125			85.6%	0 (0.0%)	84 (67.2%)	39 (31.2%)	2 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$17,946	$00	$17,946
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 6	Public, Charter	1	760 East Gun Hill Rd	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 6	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	59			81.4%	2 (3.4%)	41 (69.5%)	15 (25.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																			$25,298	$00	$25,298
Ps 112 Bronxwood	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Scheiffelin Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 654-6377	370	34	10.9	93.2%	7 (1.9%)	137 (37.0%)	213 (57.6%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22.3	2006^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%		14.5	2231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	8.8%	225					36.4	44.2	36.2				29.6	60.0	35.6				19.1		$40,477	$3,426	$37,051
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
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan

What schools do graduates of Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan attend?

Students who attend Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan usually go on to attend:

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

Is Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan a good school?

Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan ranks 957^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan?

Students at Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan are 51% African American, 37% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan?

In the 2024-25 school year, 406 students attended Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan.

What district is Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan in?

New York City Geographic District #11

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