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Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1797th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 27% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The) is an elementary and middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a student population of 523. 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/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The) consistently ranks in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are significantly lower than the New York state and New York City District #7 averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 25% to 48.48%, compared to the New York state average of 50.99% to 56.61%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 26.53% to 76.47%, compared to the New York state average of 46.74% to 59.7%. The school's performance in Science and Regents exams (Algebra I and Living Environment) is also below the state and district averages.

The nearby schools, including Leaders of Excellence Advocacy and Discovery, Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School, Ps 1 Courtlandt School, and Ps 18 John Peter Zenger, also perform poorly compared to the state and district averages, with most of them ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools. However, the nearby charter schools, such as Zeta Charter School -South Bronx, Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School, and South Bronx Classical Charter School IV, significantly outperform Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The) and the other nearby public schools.

538
Students ?
10.4
Student/teacher ratio ?
$42,232
Per pupil spending ?
92.4%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 250 E 156th St
       Bronx, NY  10451

(718) 292-4397

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
62.6%
African American:
30.5%
Asian:
3.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 2nd percentile in 2015 → 27th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 25 percentile points since 2015
Small classes — about 10 students per teacher
Worth a look
!Test scores below the New York average (38% vs 54% meeting standards)
!Life Science Biology scores 42 pts below the New York average
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school38%
District avg34%
New York avg54%
Elementary school
1,797th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 27%▲ up 25 pts since 2015
From bottom 2% (2015) to bottom 27% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
1,189th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Bottom 21%▲ up 14 pts since 2015
From bottom 7% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
9th 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.31797 of 244526.5%★☆☆☆☆
202426.31865 of 244523.7%★☆☆☆☆
202329.61769 of 243927.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.02075 of 243414.7%★☆☆☆☆
202128.21651 of 220125.0%★☆☆☆☆
201926.11826 of 241324.3%★☆☆☆☆
201812.22214 of 23957.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201714.92143 of 238610.2%★☆☆☆☆
201610.82220 of 23666.2%☆☆☆☆☆
20157.22307 of 23521.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201410.72211 of 23455.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201316.42065 of 232511.2%★☆☆☆☆
201223.21900 of 232018.1%★☆☆☆☆
201116.62004 of 228612.3%★☆☆☆☆
201018.31966 of 226313.1%★☆☆☆☆
200914.22073 of 22578.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200810.72081 of 22276.6%☆☆☆☆☆
20077.62103 of 22195.2%☆☆☆☆☆
200615.81950 of 220611.6%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201936.0564 of 89136.7%★★☆☆☆
201820.1829 of 94812.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.0639 of 111742.8%★★☆☆☆
202439.9592 of 106644.5%★★☆☆☆
202373.2142 of 100185.8%★★★★☆
202228.9814 of 102720.7%★☆☆☆☆
201938.7486 of 86043.5%★★☆☆☆
201828.3772 of 93817.7%★☆☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.71604 of 240933.4%★★☆☆☆
202431.51692 of 241329.9%★☆☆☆☆
202331.31698 of 240329.3%★☆☆☆☆
202213.62222 of 24017.5%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.22042 of 235713.4%★☆☆☆☆
201810.92218 of 23385.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.9935 of 156940.4%★★☆☆☆
202445.6763 of 153150.2%★★★☆☆
202350.1653 of 142954.3%★★★☆☆
202234.01051 of 150330.1%★★☆☆☆
201941.0749 of 131543.0%★★☆☆☆
201824.31153 of 139217.2%★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.5400 of 79249.5%★★☆☆☆
202456.5247 of 76667.8%★★★☆☆
202360.7204 of 63768.0%★★★☆☆
202233.1444 of 62228.6%★☆☆☆☆
201951.4240 of 57057.9%★★★☆☆
201827.6608 of 73016.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.2808 of 209861.5%★★★☆☆
201936.21306 of 203235.7%★★☆☆☆
201813.31952 of 20454.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.71857 of 240722.9%★☆☆☆☆
202424.21934 of 241119.8%★☆☆☆☆
202330.71707 of 240028.9%★☆☆☆☆
202226.71862 of 240022.4%★☆☆☆☆
201936.61507 of 235836.1%★★☆☆☆
201816.62098 of 234010.3%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.81187 of 213444.4%★★☆☆☆
202443.81020 of 211051.7%★★★☆☆
202350.9759 of 201662.4%★★★☆☆
202245.2931 of 203154.2%★★★☆☆
201946.7788 of 185957.6%★★★☆☆
201837.71175 of 194139.5%★★☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202526.91189 of 150020.7%★☆☆☆☆
202427.01167 of 150422.4%★☆☆☆☆
202320.01291 of 150013.9%★☆☆☆☆
202218.61294 of 147912.5%★☆☆☆☆
202143.0689 of 124244.5%★★☆☆☆
201922.81157 of 143919.6%★☆☆☆☆
201812.91338 of 14387.0%☆☆☆☆☆
20179.61401 of 14553.7%☆☆☆☆☆
201611.11355 of 14295.2%☆☆☆☆☆
201512.41312 of 14076.8%☆☆☆☆☆
201413.51275 of 14019.0%☆☆☆☆☆
201317.81144 of 137316.7%★☆☆☆☆
20128.81236 of 13377.6%☆☆☆☆☆
201115.01105 of 129514.7%★☆☆☆☆
201012.21087 of 124312.6%★☆☆☆☆
200913.31088 of 122411.1%★☆☆☆☆
200812.31052 of 118511.2%★☆☆☆☆
200722.3902 of 112319.7%★☆☆☆☆
200642.4731 of 109533.2%★★☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202350.3318 of 69654.3%★★★☆☆
202240.4413 of 70641.5%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202527.8554 of 64614.2%★☆☆☆☆
202452.1186 of 61569.8%★★★★☆
202334.5400 of 59132.3%★★☆☆☆
202230.2466 of 58119.8%★☆☆☆☆
201957.3109 of 47377.0%★★★★☆
201844.6226 of 50355.1%★★★☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.51196 of 145717.9%★☆☆☆☆
202428.21120 of 146523.5%★☆☆☆☆
202321.41248 of 146314.7%★☆☆☆☆
202217.51293 of 145411.1%★☆☆☆☆
201919.91180 of 137013.9%★☆☆☆☆
201813.61265 of 13536.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202540.7587 of 96539.2%★★☆☆☆
202445.1505 of 95347.0%★★☆☆☆
202330.4693 of 94326.5%★☆☆☆☆
202224.1756 of 91417.3%★☆☆☆☆
202140.4262 of 44941.6%★★☆☆☆
201933.2554 of 82632.9%★★☆☆☆
201818.6736 of 8109.1%☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202549.2286 of 60352.6%★★★☆☆
202453.0232 of 59460.9%★★★☆☆
202332.4393 of 54327.6%★☆☆☆☆
202234.0344 of 48729.4%★☆☆☆☆
201953.8138 of 39264.8%★★★☆☆
201828.5358 of 45721.7%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202427.41018 of 129621.5%★☆☆☆☆
202324.31082 of 128816.0%★☆☆☆☆
202231.8939 of 130628.1%★☆☆☆☆
202147.6416 of 93555.5%★★★☆☆
201931.6884 of 124128.8%★☆☆☆☆
201816.21177 of 12455.5%☆☆☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202529.71099 of 145524.5%★☆☆☆☆
202428.31127 of 146423.0%★☆☆☆☆
202321.11257 of 146414.1%★☆☆☆☆
202221.11227 of 145515.7%★☆☆☆☆
201927.71010 of 136626.1%★☆☆☆☆
201813.91273 of 13525.8%☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.7663 of 129848.9%★★☆☆☆
202440.2714 of 130345.2%★★☆☆☆
202336.4824 of 130737.0%★★☆☆☆
202233.8896 of 128330.2%★★☆☆☆
201941.8573 of 113949.7%★★☆☆☆
201831.6897 of 117023.3%★☆☆☆☆
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)61st percentile+35 vs school
Homeless (2025)49th percentile+23 vs school
Special Education (2025)44th percentile+18 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)43rd percentile+16 vs school
Hispanic (2025)40th percentile+14 vs school
African American (2019)37th percentile+12 vs school
Female (2025)33rd percentile+7 vs school
Male (2025)23rd percentile-4 vs school
Middle school
African American (2023)54th percentile+40 vs school
Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+32 vs school
Special Education (2025)49th percentile+28 vs school
Hispanic (2025)39th percentile+18 vs school
Male (2025)24th percentile+4 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2024)21st percentile~ school
Female (2025)18th percentile-3 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
Math46%-9 vs state
English Language Arts37%-16 vs state
Algebra I30%-26 vs state
Life Science Biology17%-42 vs state
Science14%-31 vs state

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In the 2024-25 school year, 538 students attended Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The).

Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The) ranks 1797th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Students at Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The) are 63% Hispanic, 30% African American, 3% Asian, 2% White, 1% Two or more races.


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