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Ps 1 Courtlandt School

Public Grades PK, KG-5
2172nd
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 11% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Ps 1 Courtlandt School is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with 441 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #7, which is ranked 777 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 1 Courtlandt School consistently performs below the New York City Geographic District #7 and New York state averages on state assessments in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 12.5% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 46.17% in the district and 54.15% statewide. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with male students and African American students performing better than the overall school, while female students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities all perform significantly worse than the state and district averages.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School and Ps 18 John Peter Zenger, also struggle academically but generally perform better than Ps 1 Courtlandt School on state assessments. Additionally, the charter schools in the area, such as Zeta Charter School -South Bronx and South Bronx Classical Charter School IV, significantly outperform Ps 1 Courtlandt School and the surrounding district schools on state assessments, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this community.

413
Students ?
11.8
Student/teacher ratio ?
$38,648
Per pupil spending ?
97.6%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 335 E 152nd St
       Bronx, NY  10451

(718) 299-3700

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
75.5%
African American:
20.6%
White:
2.9%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Holding steady — 7th percentile in 2015 → 11th in 2025
Strengths
Small classes — about 12 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (30% vs 55% meeting standards)
!In the lower quartile statewide (11th percentile)
!Science scores 39 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school30%
District avg41%
New York avg55%
2,172nd of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 11%▲ up 4 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 11% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
15th of 18Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7
777th of 874New York City Geographic District # 7 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

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202515.82172 of 244511.2%★☆☆☆☆
202410.52323 of 24455.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202310.32318 of 24395.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20229.62325 of 24344.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202113.31989 of 22019.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201917.82065 of 241314.4%★☆☆☆☆
201814.72148 of 239510.3%★☆☆☆☆
20177.52314 of 23863.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201610.02234 of 23665.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201511.72181 of 23527.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201416.42051 of 234512.5%★☆☆☆☆
201314.82099 of 23259.7%☆☆☆☆☆
20127.32215 of 23204.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20116.82198 of 22863.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201012.42087 of 22637.8%☆☆☆☆☆
20098.82156 of 22574.5%☆☆☆☆☆
20082.42198 of 22271.3%☆☆☆☆☆
20073.52176 of 22191.9%☆☆☆☆☆
20064.32166 of 22061.8%☆☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202532.1647 of 92830.3%★★☆☆☆
202426.3724 of 92721.9%★☆☆☆☆
202225.6736 of 93621.4%★☆☆☆☆
202134.2283 of 42733.7%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202533.5775 of 111730.6%★★☆☆☆
202419.31038 of 10662.6%☆☆☆☆☆
202330.0779 of 100122.2%★☆☆☆☆
202221.1958 of 10276.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202130.5335 of 45426.2%★☆☆☆☆
201925.2766 of 86010.9%★☆☆☆☆
201835.8625 of 93833.4%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202510.32287 of 24095.1%☆☆☆☆☆
20247.42367 of 24131.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202312.12248 of 24036.5%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.92280 of 24015.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202121.21637 of 195516.3%★☆☆☆☆
201916.62086 of 235711.5%★☆☆☆☆
201814.72129 of 23388.9%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.81233 of 156921.4%★☆☆☆☆
202420.91341 of 153112.4%★☆☆☆☆
202318.51272 of 142911.0%★☆☆☆☆
202215.91399 of 15036.9%☆☆☆☆☆
202123.1697 of 81814.8%★☆☆☆☆
201930.4942 of 131528.4%★☆☆☆☆
201827.01100 of 139221.0%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202546.4378 of 79252.3%★★★☆☆
202428.6582 of 76624.0%★☆☆☆☆
202331.2452 of 63729.0%★☆☆☆☆
202223.7544 of 62212.5%★☆☆☆☆
201931.5443 of 57022.3%★☆☆☆☆
201832.2555 of 73024.0%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202414.51954 of 20786.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202318.81816 of 204111.0%★☆☆☆☆
202122.81452 of 167813.5%★☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202524.51941 of 240719.4%★☆☆☆☆
202417.32139 of 241111.3%★☆☆☆☆
202311.22280 of 24005.0%☆☆☆☆☆
202210.52285 of 24004.8%☆☆☆☆☆
202116.01745 of 196111.0%★☆☆☆☆
201922.21918 of 235818.7%★☆☆☆☆
201817.72066 of 234011.7%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202532.41435 of 213432.8%★★☆☆☆
202429.91547 of 211026.7%★☆☆☆☆
202326.71589 of 201621.2%★☆☆☆☆
202227.21667 of 203117.9%★☆☆☆☆
201930.01344 of 185927.7%★☆☆☆☆
201825.11697 of 194112.6%★☆☆☆☆
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)
Homeless (2025)52nd percentile+41 vs school
Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school
African American (2025)30th percentile+19 vs school
Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+10 vs school
Male (2025)19th percentile+8 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)6th percentile~ school
Female (2025)5th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math39%-19 vs state
English Language Arts29%-26 vs state
Science6%-39 vs state

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Students at Ps 1 Courtlandt School are 76% Hispanic, 21% African American, 3% White.

In the 2024-25 school year, 413 students attended Ps 1 Courtlandt School.

Ps 1 Courtlandt School ranks in the bottom 11.2% of New York elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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