Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 220 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. 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. Despite its relatively high per-student spending of around $41,335, Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, receiving a 1-star rating for most years.

Academically, Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy's performance on New York State Assessments is significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd-grade English Language Arts proficiency rate was 36.36%, compared to 46.17% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's performance also varies widely across different student subgroups, with African American students performing relatively better, but Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and economically disadvantaged students struggling, ranking in the bottom 25-30% of schools.

While the nearby schools in the same district, such as Ps 30 Wilton and Ps 179, perform slightly better than Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy on state assessments, they still lag behind the district and state averages. However, the analysis reveals the presence of several high-performing Academic Leadership Charter School and Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 5 Upper in the vicinity, which significantly outperform Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy and the district on state assessments, suggesting that alternative educational models may be more effective in this area.