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Ps 97

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Ps 97 ranks 1557 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1557^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 36% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 97 is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 563 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. Over the past 10 years, PS 97 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years.

PS 97's test scores are generally below the New York City District #11 and New York state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 54.05% of 3rd graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 49.7% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's math and science proficiency rates also lag behind the district and state. PS 97 struggles to serve certain student subgroups effectively, with particularly low rankings for Asian, African American, and English Language Learner students. The school performs better with Hispanic and Special Education students, but still lags the district and state.

Despite spending significantly more per student ($32,421 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages, PS 97 is not seeing commensurate academic outcomes. This suggests the school may not be using its resources effectively to support student learning. Interestingly, the other elementary schools in the same district as PS 97, such as PS 89, PS 108, and PS 153, generally perform better than PS 97 on test scores and other metrics. Additionally, two high-performing charter schools, Icahn Charter School 3 and Icahn Charter School 4, are located less than a mile from PS 97 and significantly outperform the school on academic measures.

578

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,768

Per pupil spending ?

84.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1375 Mace Ave
Bronx, NY 10469-5632

(718) 655-4446

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Students who attend Ps 97 usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 144 Michelangelo
	Pelham Gardens Middle School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

45.7%

Asian:

21.3%

African American:

16.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 47th percentile in 2015 → 36th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

1,557^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 36%▼ down 11 pts since 2015

From bottom 47% (2015) to bottom 36% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	36.8	1557 of 2445	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.4	1157 of 2445	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.7	1259 of 2439	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.1	1614 of 2434	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	35.7	1467 of 2201	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.2	1285 of 2413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.1	1499 of 2395	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	35.7	1560 of 2386	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2016	43.7	1351 of 2366	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2015	47.1	1236 of 2352	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.7	1519 of 2345	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2013	54.4	1002 of 2325	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2012	46.8	1396 of 2320	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.5	1260 of 2286	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	35.3	1637 of 2263	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	33.4	1758 of 2257	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	37.8	1623 of 2227	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	39.2	1564 of 2219	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	44.6	1484 of 2206	32.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	655 of 928	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	444 of 927	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.5	477 of 857	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.5	461 of 936	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.2	326 of 891	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.5	358 of 948	62.2%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.5	539 of 696	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.9	472 of 662	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	50.4	348 of 605	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.9	524 of 671	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	56.0	281 of 548	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.9	429 of 601	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.2	903 of 1117	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.0	825 of 1066	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	47.9	425 of 1027	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	21.7	808 of 860	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.0	698 of 938	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.0	1625 of 2409	32.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	53.2	1053 of 2413	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	1077 of 2403	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.1	1274 of 2401	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	51.6	1110 of 2357	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.1	1422 of 2338	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.3	884 of 1569	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	69.4	352 of 1531	77.0%	★★★★☆
2023	50.5	644 of 1429	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.8	870 of 1503	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	54.3	515 of 1315	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.9	789 of 1392	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.6	722 of 792	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.1	205 of 570	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.6	524 of 730	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.9	1128 of 2098	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	59.0	672 of 2078	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.7	790 of 2041	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.4	1087 of 2099	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.9	799 of 2032	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	998 of 2045	51.2%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	1492 of 2407	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	1228 of 2411	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.7	1400 of 2400	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1911 of 2400	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	38.4	1447 of 2358	38.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1561 of 2340	33.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.6	908 of 2134	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.6	833 of 2110	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	1190 of 2016	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.4	1018 of 2031	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	27.9	1444 of 1859	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.0	1444 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)

Special Education (2025)57th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile~ school

Female (2025)33rd percentile-4 vs school

African American (2025)29th percentile-7 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)19th percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2025)9th percentile-27 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts49%-6 vs state

Math49%-9 vs state

Science32%-13 vs state

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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 97	Public	PK, KG-5	1375 Mace Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-4446	578	51	11.3	84.4%	77 (13.3%)	95 (16.4%)	264 (45.7%)	123 (21.3%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.9%)	8 (1.4%)	36.8	1557^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.3%		50.4	1157^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.7%	400					54.1	32.0	62.9				49.4	40.0	57.6				32.2		$35,768	$2,875	$32,892
Ps 121 Throop	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Throop Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 654-2055	601	42	14.3	83.5%	20 (3.3%)	242 (40.3%)	236 (39.3%)	78 (13.0%)	6 (1.0%)	14 (2.3%)	5 (0.8%)	39.6	1483^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.3%		37.2	1533^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	37.3%	50					41.5	45.9	57.1				53.2	42.9	55.3				45.1		$33,409	$3,105	$30,304
Icahn Charter School 3	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy S	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	350	29	11.5	71.4%	3 (0.9%)	202 (57.7%)	103 (29.4%)	31 (8.9%)	4 (1.1%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	90.2	189^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.3%		92.2	165^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.3%	24			100.0		67.7	88.9	92.7	79.5	92.7	96.9	79.4	91.9	87.8	76.9	90.2	100.0	70.7	74.2	$19,137	$1,119	$18,018
Icahn Charter School 4	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy South	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	357	20	17.8	74.5%	4 (1.1%)	211 (59.1%)	113 (31.7%)	22 (6.2%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.6%)	4 (1.1%)	96.3	45^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.2%		98.9	7^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.7%	38			100.0		83.7	100.0	92.7	100.0	100.0	97.4	90.9	89.7	95.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	90.0	94.7	$19,020	$575	$18,445
Icahn Charter School 5	Public, Charter	K-8	1500 Pelham Pkwy S	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-0034	341	22	15.5	72.1%	6 (1.8%)	190 (55.7%)	98 (28.7%)	35 (10.3%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	7 (2.1%)	90.7	184^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.5%		88	250^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.8%	66			84.2		87.2	83.3	89.2	79.0	80.0	67.7	94.9	88.9	73.0	76.3	91.4	90.3	64.9	71.0	$18,866	$570	$18,296
Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II	Public, Charter	K-5	2545 Gunther Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-6660	423	24	17.9	81.8%	5 (1.2%)	341 (80.6%)	60 (14.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	53.3	1116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.4%		53.7	1060^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.6%	56					67.1	58.9	57.1				57.1	56.8	44.4				50.0		$20,814	$1,428	$19,386
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
Ps 108 Philip J Abinanti	Public	PK, KG-6	1166 Neill Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 863-9829	664	50	13.1	85.1%	284 (42.8%)	28 (4.2%)	241 (36.3%)	101 (15.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.4%)	87.8	244^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.0%		82.4	373^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	84.7%	129					76.6	81.5	85.5	65.7			90.9	89.9	92.2	66.7			63.1		$29,664	$2,973	$26,690
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 153 Helen Keller	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5550	440	32	13.7	72.5%	7 (1.6%)	271 (61.6%)	115 (26.1%)	32 (7.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	79.3	441^st of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%		59	926^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.1%	485					67.3	71.4	78.1				83.9	73.0	68.8				60.3		$35,242	$3,541	$31,701

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 97

What district is Ps 97 in?

New York City Geographic District #11

Is Ps 97 a good school?

Ps 97 ranks 1557^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 97?

In the 2024-25 school year, 578 students attended Ps 97.

What schools do graduates of Ps 97 attend?

Students who attend Ps 97 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 144 Michelangelo
Middle : Pelham Gardens Middle School

What is the racial makeup of Ps 97?

Students at Ps 97 are 46% Hispanic, 21% Asian, 16% African American, 13% White, 1% Two or more races, 1% American Indian.

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