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Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School

Public Grades PK, KG-8

1877^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School is a public elementary and middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 638 students from pre-kindergarten through 8th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #7, which is ranked 777 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Despite relatively high per-student spending, Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School has consistently low academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were below the district and state averages across all grade levels. The school's performance also varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the English Language Learner and Special Education subgroups performing significantly worse than the overall school. Nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 1 Courtlandt School and Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The), have similar academic performance and socioeconomic profiles, suggesting that the challenges faced by Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School may be systemic within the district.

In contrast, the charter schools in the area, such as Leaders Of Excellence Advocacy And Discovery, Zeta Charter School -South Bronx, and South Bronx Classical Charter School IV, consistently outperform Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School and the district averages, with higher proficiency rates, higher school rankings, and lower percentages of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds. This suggests that alternative educational models may be more effective in addressing the challenges faced by the school and its students.

606

Students ?

9.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,995

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

758 Courtlandt Ave
Bronx, NY 10451

(718) 292-3785

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

64.7%

African American:

31.8%

Two or more races:

1.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 5th percentile in 2015 → 23rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 18 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school38%

District avg37%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

1,877^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 18 pts since 2015

From bottom 5% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,156^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 17 pts since 2015

From bottom 6% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

10^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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.5	1877 of 2445	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2100 of 2445	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	2228 of 2439	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.9	2223 of 2434	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	24.2	1771 of 2201	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.5	2319 of 2413	3.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.4	2318 of 2395	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.7	2308 of 2386	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	10.0	2236 of 2366	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	10.5	2224 of 2352	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.2	2228 of 2345	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	2058 of 2325	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	11.6	2130 of 2320	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.4	2145 of 2286	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.2	2066 of 2263	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	1990 of 2257	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	20.2	1899 of 2227	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	4.8	2159 of 2219	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	12.2	2025 of 2206	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	31.4	590 of 857	31.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	569 of 1117	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	570 of 1066	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	476 of 1001	52.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	641 of 1027	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	20.4	391 of 454	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.5	746 of 860	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.5	879 of 938	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.3	1801 of 2409	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.1	2096 of 2413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.4	2222 of 2403	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.4	2200 of 2401	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	26.7	1525 of 1955	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	8.9	2284 of 2357	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	7.6	2282 of 2338	2.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1011 of 1569	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.3	1144 of 1531	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.4	1198 of 1429	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.3	1252 of 1503	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	33.0	573 of 818	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	15.1	1223 of 1315	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.7	1303 of 1392	6.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.8	446 of 792	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	426 of 766	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.7	360 of 637	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.6	483 of 622	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	52.8	25 of 70	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	408 of 570	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.9	656 of 730	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	952 of 2098	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.2	1343 of 2078	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	15.4	1891 of 2041	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	17.1	1542 of 1678	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.0	1932 of 2032	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.5	1978 of 2045	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.4	1870 of 2407	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1991 of 2411	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	15.9	2148 of 2400	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.7	2160 of 2400	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1548 of 1961	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.3	2249 of 2358	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.4	2252 of 2340	3.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.6	1022 of 2134	52.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	31.8	1470 of 2110	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.1	1536 of 2016	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	1438 of 2031	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.2	1478 of 1859	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.4	1637 of 1941	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1156 of 1500	22.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.4	1204 of 1504	19.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.7	1249 of 1500	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.7	1272 of 1479	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.7	1061 of 1242	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	12.5	1344 of 1439	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	1335 of 1438	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.7	1341 of 1455	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.7	1328 of 1429	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.1	1320 of 1407	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.5	1349 of 1401	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	14.5	1217 of 1373	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.2	1241 of 1337	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.7	1227 of 1295	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	1185 of 1243	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.5	1167 of 1224	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	4.3	1144 of 1185	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.3	1050 of 1123	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	14.8	936 of 1095	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.6	601 of 646	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	39.6	347 of 615	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	336 of 591	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.9	400 of 581	31.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.3	361 of 473	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.5	462 of 503	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1075 of 1457	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.4	1242 of 1465	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1221 of 1463	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.8	1286 of 1454	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.5	724 of 1066	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	14.1	1269 of 1370	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	12.1	1281 of 1353	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	632 of 965	34.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.5	614 of 953	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.2	665 of 943	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.8	675 of 914	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.2	759 of 826	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	750 of 810	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	321 of 603	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.1	395 of 594	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.2	385 of 543	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.1	388 of 487	20.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.9	330 of 392	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.0	380 of 457	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	25.0	1067 of 1288	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1055 of 1306	19.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.2	914 of 935	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.9	1143 of 1241	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.9	1181 of 1245	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1186 of 1455	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1070 of 1464	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	1198 of 1464	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.3	1193 of 1455	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	5.4	1059 of 1071	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.4	1300 of 1366	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.8	1243 of 1352	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.1	727 of 1298	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.6	748 of 1303	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	812 of 1307	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.5	831 of 1283	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.0	932 of 1139	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	963 of 1170	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+31 vs school

Special Education (2025)52nd percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)49th percentile+26 vs school

Homeless (2025)44th percentile+20 vs school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile+12 vs school

African American (2023)31st percentile+23 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

Middle school

Homeless (2025)47th percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+21 vs school

Hispanic (2025)35th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)18th percentile-4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2023)17th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)7th percentile-16 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-13 vs state

Math40%-15 vs state

Science24%-21 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (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 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/Middle School 29 Melrose School	Public	PK, KG-8	758 Courtlandt Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3785	606	66	9.1	96.0%	5 (0.8%)	193 (31.8%)	392 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	26.5	1877^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.2%		18.7	2100^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.1%	223				52.3	31.4	41.0	39.0	54.1	29.9	60.9	51.9	37.2	19.3	61.0	25.0	19.1	26.5	$37,995	$3,592	$34,403
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
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
South Bronx Literacy Academy	Public	2-4	750 Concourse Village West	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 401-4246	91	13	6.7	89.0%	1 (1.1%)	26 (28.6%)	63 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.6	2443^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.1%					(n/a)				11.1	5.0					20.0	0.0							$67,369	$2,883	$64,485
Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Concourse Village W-Lower	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 993-1740	313	29	10.2	92.3%	6 (1.9%)	73 (23.3%)	230 (73.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	1670^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.7%		29.9	1747^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.5%	77	76.5	61.1		20.0	61.1	48.7	47.8	70.0	75.7	20.7	55.6	47.2	40.9	65.5	55.6	41.2	65.7	$23,253	$1,029	$22,224
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
South Bronx Classical Charter School IV	Public, Charter	K-8	757 Concourse Village West	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	385	29	13.2	91.2%	3 (0.8%)	183 (47.5%)	180 (46.8%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	97.4	19^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.2%		94.1	115^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%	96	100.0			91.1	100.0	97.9	95.9	100.0	100.0	93.3	100.0	95.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	83.0		$20,958	$1,689	$19,269
Leaders Of Excellence Advocacy And Discovery	Public	PK, KG-6	639 St Ann's Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(332) 289-1334	192	21	9.1	81.8%	8 (4.2%)	57 (29.7%)	125 (65.1%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	97.5	18^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.8	8^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.7%	10				100.0	100.0	100.0	92.9			100.0	100.0	88.0	92.9			88.0		$38,084	$2,822	$35,262
Ps 35 Franz Siegel	Public	K-5	261 E 163rd St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7214	358	35	10.3	98.6%	4 (1.1%)	82 (22.9%)	264 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	25.6	1903^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%		11.2	2308^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.6%	405				47.4	44.1	38.0				49.2	38.8	26.9				32.7		$39,527	$4,339	$35,188
Ps 643	Public	K-1	639 St Ann's Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(332) 286-1350	108	22	4.9	93.5%	5 (4.6%)	36 (33.3%)	60 (55.6%)	4 (3.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.9%)	2 (1.9%)								(n/a)																		$102,104	$2,165	$99,939

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School

How many students attend Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 606 students attended Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School.

Is Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School a good school?

Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School ranks in the bottom 23.2% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School in?

New York City Geographic District # 7

What is the racial makeup of Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School?

Students at Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School are 65% Hispanic, 32% African American, 1% Two or more races.

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