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Ps 96 Richard Rodgers

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Ps 96 Richard Rodgers ranks 315 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

315^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 87% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 96 Richard Rodgers is an exceptional elementary school in the Bronx, New York, serving 881 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #11 and the state of New York in academic assessments, with impressive proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math.

Ps 96 Richard Rodgers excels in serving various student subgroups, ranking in the top 5% of New York elementary schools for African American, Hispanic, and low socioeconomic status students, as well as the top 10% for special education and homeless students. The school's high per-student spending of $30,018 and low student-teacher ratio of 13.3 indicate a strong focus on providing students with the resources and support they need to succeed.

Compared to nearby schools, Ps 96 Richard Rodgers stands out. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 98.75% of 3rd graders proficient or better in English Language Arts, significantly outperforming Ps 89 (35.44%), Young Voices Academy of the Bronx (58.54%), and Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia (43.33%). Ps 96 Richard Rodgers has also shown consistent improvement, moving from the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools in 2015-2016 to the top 15% in 2024-2025, making it a model for other schools to emulate.

880

Students ?

12.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,803

Per pupil spending ?

90%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2385 Olinville Ave
Bronx, NY 10467

(718) 652-4959

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Students who attend Ps 96 Richard Rodgers usually attend:

Middle:	Bronx Green Middle School
	Bronx Park Middle School
	Pelham Academy Of Academics And Community Engagement

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

60.9%

African American:

19.7%

White:

14.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 87th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (80% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 13% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 52 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school80%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

315^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 13%▲ up 52 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 13% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	84.6	315 of 2445	87.1%	★★★★☆
2024	83.2	356 of 2445	85.4%	★★★★☆
2023	87.4	275 of 2439	88.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.8	692 of 2434	71.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.8	835 of 2201	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	17.3	2078 of 2413	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.9	1814 of 2395	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.8	1881 of 2386	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	32.8	1660 of 2366	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.3	1522 of 2352	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2014	41.4	1404 of 2345	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2013	34.7	1564 of 2325	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	53.4	1224 of 2320	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	65.6	831 of 2286	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2010	61.4	976 of 2263	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	58.7	1136 of 2257	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	52.0	1314 of 2227	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2007	30.9	1705 of 2219	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	45.6	1467 of 2206	33.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.6	84 of 928	90.9%	★★★★★
2024	80.7	123 of 927	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.3	139 of 857	83.8%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	160 of 936	82.9%	★★★★☆
2019	24.6	713 of 891	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.4	677 of 948	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	60.3	242 of 1001	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	55.6	314 of 1027	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.0	635 of 860	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	677 of 938	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.1	309 of 2409	87.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.7	363 of 2413	85.0%	★★★★☆
2023	87.7	242 of 2403	89.9%	★★★★☆
2022	68.7	670 of 2401	72.1%	★★★★☆
2021	56.7	824 of 1955	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	23.6	1891 of 2357	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	25.4	1882 of 2338	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.9	130 of 1569	91.7%	★★★★★
2024	91.4	89 of 1531	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.8	75 of 1429	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	78.9	211 of 1503	86.0%	★★★★☆
2021	65.3	224 of 818	72.6%	★★★★☆
2019	25.3	1052 of 1315	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	44.0	765 of 1392	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.4	44 of 792	94.4%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	34 of 766	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	92.2	33 of 637	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	80.2	64 of 622	89.7%	★★★★☆
2019	31.4	446 of 570	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	43.4	399 of 730	45.3%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.7	149 of 2098	92.9%	★★★★★
2024	89.2	145 of 2078	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	92.6	115 of 2041	94.4%	★★★★★
2022	77.8	309 of 2099	85.3%	★★★★☆
2021	69.1	382 of 1678	77.2%	★★★★☆
2019	22.9	1696 of 2032	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1307 of 2045	36.1%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	84.3	304 of 2407	87.4%	★★★★☆
2024	81.9	357 of 2411	85.2%	★★★★☆
2023	84.5	306 of 2400	87.3%	★★★★☆
2022	66.8	727 of 2400	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	66.2	611 of 1961	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	13.2	2178 of 2358	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.5	1681 of 2340	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.7	387 of 2134	81.9%	★★★★☆
2024	92.9	81 of 2110	96.2%	★★★★★
2023	90.8	101 of 2016	95.0%	★★★★★
2022	58.0	573 of 2031	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	24.9	1583 of 1859	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	41.7	1010 of 1941	48.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.3	195 of 1402	86.1%	★★★★☆
2024	86.5	138 of 1392	90.1%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	75 of 1337	94.4%	★★★★★
2019	38.2	861 of 1338	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.1	1124 of 1408	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)94th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)93rd percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)92nd percentile+5 vs school

African American (2025)91st percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)87th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile~ school

White (2025)86th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)82nd percentile-5 vs school

English Language Learner (2023)76th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts87%+33 vs state

Math83%+26 vs state

Science47%~ state avg

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by a parent
Sunday, February 10, 2013

I graduated from PS 96 in 1949 and my children graduated from PS 96 in 1969 . I would like to understand why it was re-named for Richard Rogers a composer. When I was there and my children were there, there was nothing connecting Mr. Rogers to the school. When I went to PS 96 the school was 98% white. Now it has changed and I think the name should reflex that change. I understand the school is now 60% hispanic. I think it would be nice, if you are re-naming a school to rename it after someone the children can relate to. They can have pride in there school, named for someone in the Arts they can connect with.

When I went and my children went to PS 96 -the focus was on reading and writing. Every child could read by the third grade and write a complete paragraph . We wrote stories, book reports and read books and did the new math. I don't remember any of my friends or my children's friends that were such budding artists that they needed a special art program . Most of the children can expand their art in Bronx House, or wait until they get to junior high school or high school. This is nice but if the children are reading at 55.3% maybe it's time to put your focus elsewhere.

On more issue that concerns this past student of PS 96 and that is your portable school rooms. I'm puzzled. I went to 96 ,my children went and my granddaughter started there. At that time the border for the school was Parkside Housing to Thwaits Place and White Plains Road to Bronx Park East. Every piece of land was built on. Lyn-Rec was already up. Every house and apartment building was filled. The High rise across the street from the school was filled with people and children. However, in 1985 there were no need for portable classrooms. If no new housing stock has been built since 1990, Where are all these new families living with all these new children. I know that up until 1990, you could not go to PS 96 unless you lived in the area. If that has not changed perhaps you should verify the address of your children. There is no reason to have 22 portable classrooms. Your Assistant Principal wants PS 96 to have all the things that Westchester schools have, well first no school in Westchester has 22 portable classrooms. The most I've seen is 2 portables at a school. The parents would not permit more. The Schools get a dollar amount paid by the state per student each day the student is present in school.Therefore, the Principals in PS 96 benefits in having all these extra students in those 22 portable classrooms. The school gets paid more. Is the school improving from this extra money. It seems that the children with 53% reading are paying the price.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 Common Core English Language Arts 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 96 Richard Rodgers	Public	PK, KG-5	2385 Olinville Ave	Bronx	10467	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-4959	880	69	12.7	90.0%	131 (14.9%)	173 (19.7%)	536 (60.9%)	17 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	11 (1.3%)	11 (1.3%)	84.6	315^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.1%		83.2	356^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.4%	41					98.8	80.9	84.5				100.0	80.2	71.9				46.7		$31,803	$3,612	$28,192
Ps 89	Public	PK, KG-8	980 Mace Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 653-0835	1,169	88	13.2	86.9%	217 (18.6%)	199 (17.0%)	622 (53.2%)	100 (8.6%)	6 (0.5%)	12 (1.0%)	13 (1.1%)	43.3	1380^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.6%		40.4	1432^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.4%	52	87.0	98.0	96.1	74.0	35.4	53.5	50.6	53.5	48.1	72.3	41.3	48.7	51.2	59.4	52.6	55.9	36.1	50.9	$29,627	$3,086	$26,541
Young Voices Academy Of The Bronx	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Lydig Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-4080	363	26	14.0	88.2%	44 (12.1%)	27 (7.4%)	243 (66.9%)	43 (11.8%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.1%)	48	1244^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.1%		40.8	1418^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.0%	174					58.5	46.9	71.1				48.9	52.9	63.2				36.1		$28,556	$2,956	$25,600
Ps 105 Senator Abraham Bernstein	Public	PK, KG-5	725 Brady Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 824-7350	659	51	12.8	93.9%	104 (15.8%)	67 (10.2%)	396 (60.1%)	76 (11.5%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	30.8	1742^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	28.8%		17.1	2145^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.3%	403					21.6	48.1	52.1				36.5	53.7	48.6				31.3		$36,087	$4,016	$32,071
Ps 76 Bennington School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	900 Adee Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-8865	583	53	11.0	87.0%	53 (9.1%)	172 (29.5%)	314 (53.9%)	27 (4.6%)	4 (0.7%)	4 (0.7%)	9 (1.5%)	41.6	1426^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.7%		42	1384^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.4%	42					32.9	82.4	53.6				55.6	71.2	40.3				26.5		$35,393	$3,031	$32,361
Ps 205 Fiorello Laguardia	Public	K-5	2475 Southern Blvd	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6390	496	50	9.9	96.0%	19 (3.8%)	66 (13.3%)	397 (80.0%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	25.1	1921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	21.4%		23.8	1955^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%	34					43.3	33.8	44.8				54.0	42.0	37.0				23.2		$41,284	$3,834	$37,450
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 96 Richard Rodgers

Is Ps 96 Richard Rodgers a good school?

Ps 96 Richard Rodgers ranks 315^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 96 Richard Rodgers?

In the 2024-25 school year, 880 students attended Ps 96 Richard Rodgers.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 96 Richard Rodgers?

Students at Ps 96 Richard Rodgers are 61% Hispanic, 20% African American, 15% White, 2% Asian, 1% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 96 Richard Rodgers attend?

Students who attend Ps 96 Richard Rodgers usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bronx Green Middle School
Middle : Bronx Park Middle School
Middle : Pelham Academy Of Academics And Community Engagement

What district is Ps 96 Richard Rodgers in?

New York City Geographic District #11

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