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Ps 57 Crescent

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2207^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 10% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 57 Crescent is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 356 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 760 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 57 Crescent has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools over the past 10 years, with performance on state assessments significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts ranged from 33.33% (3rd grade) to 40.48% (5th grade), compared to the district averages of 36.22% to 42.81% and the state average of 54.15% to 56.61%. The school's performance is particularly low in math, with proficiency rates ranging from 19.61% (4th grade) to 37.78% (3rd grade) in 2024-2025, compared to the district averages of 41.31% to 44.33% and the state average of 54.16% to 59.7%.

The nearby schools, including Colibri Community School, School of Science and Applied Learning, and PS 3 Raul Julia Micro Society, generally perform better than PS 57 Crescent on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math. However, these nearby schools also serve high-need populations, with free/reduced lunch rates ranging from 90% to 95%, similar to PS 57 Crescent. The Zeta Charter School - Bronx Tremont Park, located about 0.3 miles away, stands out as a high-performing charter school, with proficiency rates significantly above the district and state averages.

331

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$40,083

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2111 Crotona Ave
Bronx, NY 10457-3542

(718) 367-9446

District: New York City Geographic District #12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.9%

African American:

28.7%

Two or more races:

2.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 10th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

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 12 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school31%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

2,207^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 10%▼ down 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to bottom 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 21Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #12

760^th of 874New York City Geographic District #12 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	14.5	2207 of 2445	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.7	2355 of 2445	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1956 of 2439	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.2	2066 of 2434	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	12.2	2020 of 2201	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	2214 of 2413	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	2135 of 2395	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	13.2	2187 of 2386	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	17.1	2062 of 2366	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	24.7	1823 of 2352	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.7	2039 of 2345	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	27.1	1798 of 2325	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.7	1732 of 2320	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	43.5	1453 of 2286	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2010	33.8	1672 of 2263	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	37.6	1680 of 2257	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.8	1908 of 2227	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	15.5	1947 of 2219	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.9	1970 of 2206	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	57.6	339 of 936	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.6	457 of 891	48.7%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.4	959 of 1117	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	1053 of 1066	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	25.1	879 of 1001	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.7	777 of 1027	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	827 of 860	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	41.3	525 of 938	44.0%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.8	2062 of 2409	14.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	10.7	2308 of 2413	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1790 of 2403	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1992 of 2401	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	16.3	1731 of 1955	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.0	2133 of 2357	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.8	2150 of 2338	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1255 of 1569	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.6	1442 of 1531	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	34.8	946 of 1429	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.7	1240 of 1503	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.6	713 of 818	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1187 of 1315	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	26.3	1116 of 1392	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	566 of 792	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.4	704 of 766	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	504 of 637	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	527 of 622	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	519 of 570	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.3	646 of 730	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	36.4	1268 of 2041	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.4	1741 of 2099	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	1892 of 2032	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	20.4	1817 of 2045	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	2230 of 2407	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	9.1	2320 of 2411	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2003 of 2400	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.5	2090 of 2400	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.3	1792 of 1961	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.2	2229 of 2358	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	21.0	1996 of 2340	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.6	2071 of 2134	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	16.9	2065 of 2110	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.0	1455 of 2016	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	33.0	1397 of 2031	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.5	1709 of 1859	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.3	1603 of 1941	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

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 (2022)64th percentile+49 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)38th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)29th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)14th percentile+5 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)7th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)3rd percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts37%-18 vs state

Math29%-28 vs state

Science18%-27 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 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 57 Crescent	Public	PK, KG-5	2111 Crotona Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 367-9446	331	29	11.4	96.1%	5 (1.5%)	95 (28.7%)	218 (65.9%)	2 (0.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.7%)	14.5	2207^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%		8.7	2355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	3.7%	148		33.3	36.7	40.5				37.8	19.6	31.8				18.2		$40,083	$4,386	$35,696
Colibri Community School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	700 E 179th St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 960-4795	251	24	10.4	96.0%	0 (0.0%)	61 (24.3%)	181 (72.1%)	5 (2.0%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (1.2%)	21.5	2043^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%		43.8	1329^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.6%	714		32.6	11.8	31.6				68.0	11.1	30.8				15.4		$40,294	$3,233	$37,061
Bronx Stem And Arts Academy (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	695 E 182nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 733-0347	147	9	16.8	98.0%	5 (3.4%)	44 (29.9%)	95 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.1	1441^st of 2445 public elementary schools	41.1%		13.8	2249^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.0%	808		0.0	76.9	66.7				25.0	61.5	33.3				44.4		$33,915	$2,453	$31,462
Ps 3 Raul Julia Micro Society	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Lafontaine Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1899	308	24	12.8	96.8%	3 (1.0%)	92 (29.9%)	208 (67.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.5	2142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%		23.1	1970^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.4%	172	87.5	42.3	13.0	52.9	28.9	62.5	63.3	42.3	17.4	47.1	15.2	70.7	0.0	29.4	57.1	$37,814	$3,356	$34,458
Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	685 E 182nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 708-0480	456	36	12.8	94.1%	6 (1.3%)	84 (18.4%)	348 (76.3%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	54.3	1073^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	56.1%		27.2	1833^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.0%	760		78.1	42.0	47.0				87.7	60.3	59.1				30.3		$22,499	$1,494	$21,005
School Of Science And Applied Learning (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2050 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6310	360	33	10.9	95.6%	2 (0.6%)	134 (37.2%)	221 (61.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	13.3	2232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.7%		11.1	2311^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.5%	79		17.9	43.8	41.2				15.8	44.7	21.4				12.9		$41,183	$4,559	$36,624
Ps 32 Belmont	Public	PK, KG-5	690 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3645	527	53	9.9	96.4%	14 (2.7%)	96 (18.2%)	404 (76.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.3%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	14.1	2218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%		12.6	2279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.8%	61		43.3	32.2	34.2				52.2	23.9	7.1				10.7		$39,101	$3,642	$35,459
Zeta Charter School - Bronx Tremont Park	Public, Charter	PK, KG-4	1910 Arthur Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Zeta Charter School - Bronx Tremont Park	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 506-6591	592			84.6%	5 (0.8%)	198 (33.4%)	379 (64.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	95.8	63^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.4%					(n/a)		88.8	95.5					95.0	100.0							$26,875	$2,483	$24,393
Ps 211	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1919 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 901-0436	200	23	8.8	94.0%	2 (1.0%)	33 (16.5%)	162 (81.0%)	2 (1.0%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	49.2	1215^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.3%		24.5	1922^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	21.4%	707		88.0	55.6	41.4				96.0	66.7	37.9				14.8		$47,541	$2,771	$44,770
Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	1919 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Children's Aid College Preparatory Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 871-9002	601	65	9.2	90.7%	8 (1.3%)	223 (37.1%)	350 (58.2%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	14 (2.3%)	65.7	803^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	67.2%		63.4	815^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.7%	12		77.8	73.0	66.2	40.4	74.1	74.4	78.0	80.0	61.1	29.6	61.7	89.5	52.1	83.8	$17,798	$1,269	$16,529

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 57 Crescent

What is the racial makeup of Ps 57 Crescent?

Students at Ps 57 Crescent are 66% Hispanic, 29% African American, 3% Two or more races, 2% White.

What district is Ps 57 Crescent in?

New York City Geographic District #12

How many students attend Ps 57 Crescent?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Ps 57 Crescent.

Is Ps 57 Crescent a good school?

Ps 57 Crescent ranks in the bottom 9.7% of New York elementary schools.

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