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Ps 18 John Peter Zenger

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2341^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 18 John Peter Zenger is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 325 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 18 John Peter Zenger consistently performs below the New York City Geographic District #7 and the state of New York averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency was 21.28%, compared to 46.17% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students performing better than the overall school average, while English Language Learners and Special Education students perform significantly better than the school average.

Despite the high per-student spending of $38,322 in the 2023-2024 school year, Ps 18 John Peter Zenger's academic performance remains low, suggesting that simply increasing funding may not be the sole solution to improving student outcomes. The school has a high student-teacher ratio of 10.4, which is higher than the nearby schools. In comparison, nearby schools such as Ps 1 Courtlandt School, Ps 49 Willis Avenue, and Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The) generally perform better than Ps 18 John Peter Zenger in academic proficiency, with some schools, like Ps 49 Willis Avenue and Zeta Charter School -South Bronx, significantly outperforming the district and state averages.

271

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$43,002

Per pupil spending ?

100%

Free/discounted lunch ?

502 Morris Ave
Bronx, NY 10451

(718) 292-2868

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.3%

African American:

34.7%

White:

3.7%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 18th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (24% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 14 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school24%

District avg41%

New York avg55%

2,341^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

17^th of 18Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7

777^th 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

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	8.0	2341 of 2445	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.4	2260 of 2445	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1939 of 2439	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.9	2137 of 2434	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	29.5	1624 of 2201	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.2	2222 of 2413	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.5	2108 of 2395	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	18.1	2049 of 2386	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	18.8	2023 of 2366	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.7	1921 of 2352	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	12.6	2151 of 2345	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.0	2118 of 2325	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.4	2096 of 2320	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.4	1958 of 2286	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.3	2154 of 2263	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	11.9	2108 of 2257	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	7.4	2125 of 2227	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.8	2120 of 2219	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	9.4	2086 of 2206	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.3	709 of 928	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.8	681 of 927	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	40.3	491 of 857	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.9	699 of 891	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	42.7	526 of 948	44.5%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	534 of 1117	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.0	755 of 1066	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.1	467 of 1001	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.3	719 of 1027	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	42.6	421 of 860	51.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.6	495 of 938	47.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	2304 of 2409	4.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.3	2123 of 2413	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.2	1978 of 2403	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.6	2195 of 2401	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.8	2168 of 2357	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.3	2078 of 2338	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1291 of 1569	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1220 of 1531	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	981 of 1429	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	28.2	1170 of 1503	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.0	1035 of 1315	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.5	1073 of 1392	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.4	488 of 792	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.8	566 of 766	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.6	387 of 637	39.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.5	281 of 622	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	42.3	328 of 570	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	393 of 730	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.0	1958 of 2098	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1803 of 2078	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1666 of 2041	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1709 of 2099	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	41.3	1001 of 1678	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1790 of 2032	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1473 of 2045	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	2194 of 2407	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.1	2265 of 2411	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1820 of 2400	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	1997 of 2400	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.7	2194 of 2358	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.0	2033 of 2340	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	1831 of 2134	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.5	1318 of 2110	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.7	729 of 2016	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.6	1134 of 2031	44.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1498 of 1859	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	1557 of 1941	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)52nd percentile+48 vs school

Homeless (2025)38th percentile+34 vs school

African American (2025)24th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)18th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)14th percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)9th percentile+5 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)7th percentile~ school

Female (2025)4th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts27%-28 vs state

Math23%-34 vs state

Science20%-26 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 18 John Peter Zenger	Public	PK, KG-5	502 Morris Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2868	271	32	8.3	100.0%	10 (3.7%)	94 (34.7%)	158 (58.3%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	8	2341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%		13.4	2260^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.6%	81					21.3	29.6	30.6				22.0	29.2	17.5				19.5		$43,002	$4,772	$38,231
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1	Public, Charter	K-7	339 Morris Ave-2nd Fl	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7950	513			85.8%	5 (1.0%)	332 (64.7%)	151 (29.4%)	11 (2.1%)	9 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	95.2	73^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.0%		93.3	139^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.3%	66					93.8	94.9	88.4	92.9	100.0		96.9	98.3	89.9	94.3	90.2		65.2		$19,916	$00	$19,916
Ps 1 Courtlandt School	Public	PK, KG-5	335 E 152nd St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 299-3700	413	35	11.8	97.6%	12 (2.9%)	85 (20.6%)	312 (75.5%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	15.8	2172^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%		10.5	2323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	5.0%	151					12.5	42.4	35.3				40.5	33.3	42.9				6.1		$38,648	$3,705	$34,943
Access Bronx Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	388 Willis Ave	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Access Bronx Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 402-3300	462			95.2%	4 (0.9%)	119 (25.8%)	328 (71.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.1%)	15.6	2178^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.9%		46.5	1243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	49.2%	935	54.2				39.1	25.4	28.4	45.7	51.0	70.5	39.5	37.3	14.7	35.3	53.3	64.1	18.4	76.9	$24,677	$2,732	$21,946
Rosalyn Yalow Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	650 Grand Concourse	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Rosalyn Yalow Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 735-5480	401	53	7.5	95.5%	6 (1.5%)	191 (47.6%)	195 (48.6%)	5 (1.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	62.8	875^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.2%		50.7	1149^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.0%	274					48.7	79.0	70.8				65.8	89.5	63.0				27.1		$24,066	$00	$24,066
Family Life Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	296 E 140th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-2805	858	46	18.6	92.8%	5 (0.6%)	223 (26.0%)	625 (72.8%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.2%)	58.4	976^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.1%		46	1256^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.6%	280		32.3	25.9		65.2	89.7	72.7	47.2	53.0	55.6	72.3	90.0	56.8	47.7	51.9		43.2	43.4	$19,328	$2,021	$17,307
Family Life Academy Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-5	370 Gerard Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Family Life Academy Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-6580	163	10	16.3	95.1%	2 (1.2%)	39 (23.9%)	122 (74.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	35.9	1588^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.1%		27.5	1822^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.5%	234					34.3	63.2	46.0				41.2	66.7	35.1				32.4		$23,583	$2,561	$21,022
Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Public, Charter	PK, KG-7	425 Westchester Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Zeta Charter School -South Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 458-3000	848			89.5%	3 (0.4%)	303 (35.7%)	526 (62.0%)	3 (0.4%)	8 (0.9%)	1 (0.1%)	4 (0.5%)	96.2	46^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.1%		91.4	174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.9%	128					95.0	90.4	95.8	83.1	96.8		94.1	88.2	97.9	92.3	98.4		89.4		$27,072	$2,851	$24,221
Ps 49 Willis Avenue	Public	PK, KG-5	383 E 139th St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4623	447	45	9.8	98.4%	7 (1.6%)	111 (24.8%)	321 (71.8%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	60.4	925^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.2%		55.2	1023^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%	98					64.9	60.0	53.7				70.7	69.1	63.0				43.4		$41,815	$4,065	$37,751
Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	250 E 156th St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4397	538	52	10.4	92.4%	13 (2.4%)	164 (30.5%)	337 (62.6%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	29.3	1797^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.5%		26.3	1865^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.7%	68			30.0	16.7	48.5	37.5	46.0	29.2	25.0	42.6	76.5	46.7	46.2	26.5	42.4	48.3	14.3		$42,232	$4,069	$38,164

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 18 John Peter Zenger

What district is Ps 18 John Peter Zenger in?

New York City Geographic District # 7

How many students attend Ps 18 John Peter Zenger?

In the 2024-25 school year, 271 students attended Ps 18 John Peter Zenger.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 18 John Peter Zenger?

Students at Ps 18 John Peter Zenger are 58% Hispanic, 35% African American, 4% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

Is Ps 18 John Peter Zenger a good school?

Ps 18 John Peter Zenger ranks in the bottom 4.3% of New York elementary schools.

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