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Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1905^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 22% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 321 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.

Academically, Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Mathematics below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 28% to 56.67% across grades 3-5, compared to 46.17% to 56.61% for the district and 54.07% to 54.15% for the state. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 16% to 58.06%, compared to 38.57% to 52.06% for the district and 54.16% to 59.7% for the state. The school's performance on the 5th-grade science assessment is also low, with only 23.33% of students proficient or better, compared to 21.95% for the district and 45.02% for the state.

However, the school's performance for certain student subgroups, such as African American students and students with special needs, suggests that there may be opportunities to learn from the school's practices and strategies for these populations. Additionally, the higher-performing nearby schools, such as Ps 25 Bilingual School and Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx, provide a benchmark for what is possible with the right resources, instructional approaches, and support for the school's predominantly economically disadvantaged student population.

303

Students ?

11.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,064

Per pupil spending ?

93.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

628 Tinton Ave
Bronx, NY 10455

(718) 292-5478

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

African American:

19.8%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 23rd percentile in 2015 → 22nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (22nd percentile)

!Math scores 23 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg41%

New York avg55%

1,905^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 22%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	25.6	1905 of 2445	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	16.2	2179 of 2445	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1938 of 2439	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.1	1986 of 2434	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	19.2	1867 of 2201	15.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.6	1765 of 2413	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.2	1751 of 2395	26.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	26.4	1838 of 2386	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.5	2136 of 2366	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	25.4	1805 of 2352	23.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	11.1	2199 of 2345	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.5	2244 of 2325	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.3	2245 of 2320	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.6	2127 of 2286	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	9.5	2125 of 2263	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	15.2	2055 of 2257	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	18.8	1935 of 2227	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	13.1	1991 of 2219	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	13.3	1999 of 2206	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	61.7	273 of 927	70.6%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	22.8	931 of 1027	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	55.9	251 of 860	70.8%	★★★★☆
2018	64.0	196 of 938	79.1%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.3	1671 of 2409	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.1	1901 of 2413	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.2	1818 of 2403	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.5	1807 of 2401	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	20.3	1661 of 1955	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.4	1580 of 2357	33.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.0	1563 of 2338	33.1%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.8	833 of 1569	46.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.3	1222 of 1531	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.7	979 of 1429	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.4	1082 of 1503	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	43.8	694 of 1315	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.3	727 of 1392	47.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	480 of 792	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.8	374 of 766	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	39.5	369 of 622	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.1	430 of 570	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	64.3	184 of 730	74.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.0	1124 of 2098	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	29.7	1282 of 1678	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.7	1933 of 2407	19.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.3	2241 of 2411	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	23.3	1924 of 2400	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.6	2113 of 2400	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	9.9	1849 of 1961	5.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	24.8	1846 of 2358	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1799 of 2340	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.0	503 of 2134	76.4%	★★★★☆
2024	46.0	946 of 2110	55.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	29.0	1504 of 2016	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1773 of 2031	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1352 of 1859	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.4	1312 of 1941	32.4%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)76th percentile+54 vs school

African American (2024)71st percentile+60 vs school

Hispanic (2025)47th percentile+25 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+24 vs school

Homeless (2025)39th percentile+17 vs school

Female (2025)31st percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)20th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2022)9th percentile-9 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-10 vs state

Math35%-23 vs state

Science23%-22 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (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 Algebra I 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 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School	Public	PK, KG-5	628 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5478	303	25	11.9	93.1%	4 (1.3%)	60 (19.8%)	236 (77.9%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	25.6	1905^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.1%		16.2	2179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.9%	274		56.7	28.0	46.7				58.1	16.0	26.7				23.3		$41,064	$3,470	$37,595
Ps 25 Bilingual School	Public	PK, KG-5	811 E 149th St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2995	409	35	11.7	96.3%	3 (0.7%)	29 (7.1%)	369 (90.2%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	31.2	1732^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	29.2%		34.7	1600^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.6%	132		42.9	41.9	64.3				46.5	41.9	42.5				23.1		$41,349	$3,179	$38,171
Ps 5 Port Morris	Public	PK, KG-8	564 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-2683	630	63	9.9	97.3%	7 (1.1%)	162 (25.7%)	456 (72.4%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	30	1773^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	27.5%		21.3	2026^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.1%	253	40.0	58.8	41.7	45.8	20.6	44.3	41.2	68.4	74.3	24.5	30.5	30.4	25.0	20.5	28.6	$38,005	$3,862	$34,143
Storefront Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	609 Jackson Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Storefront Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 758-7201	260	23	11.6	93.5%	2 (0.8%)	82 (31.5%)	168 (64.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	69.3	708^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.0%		57.5	959^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.8%	251		82.8	95.1	53.2				90.3	85.7	57.8				37.0		$28,558	$847	$27,712
Ps 62 Inocensio Casanova	Public	PK, KG-5	660 Fox St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-1617	427	40	10.7	97.7%	4 (0.9%)	69 (16.2%)	349 (81.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	30	1770^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.6%		18.3	2114^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.5%	344		42.9	62.5	39.1				42.9	64.8	25.0				18.5		$38,740	$4,214	$34,526
Ps 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt	Public	PK, KG-5	750 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 665-0962	291	27	10.8	92.1%	3 (1.0%)	59 (20.3%)	224 (77.0%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	34.9	1621^st of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%		38.6	1498^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.7%	123		35.3	52.4	53.2				58.8	69.8	21.3				22.9		$39,459	$4,085	$35,374
Brilla Veritas Charter School	Public, Charter	K-7	600 E 156th St	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	Brilla Veritas Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	569	29	19.6	92.4%	4 (0.7%)	166 (29.2%)	377 (66.3%)	4 (0.7%)	11 (1.9%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.1%)	52	1162^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.5%		55.3	1022^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	58.2%	140		53.4	77.9	67.5	53.5	83.3		54.7	59.5	49.4	33.9	81.9		37.0		$30,849	$864	$29,986
Ps 157 Grove Hill	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Cauldwell Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-5255	377	31	12.1	97.9%	2 (0.5%)	61 (16.2%)	249 (66.0%)	1 (0.3%)	62 (16.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	24.6	1936^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.8%		23.9	1949^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.3%	13		50.0	30.0	50.8				55.6	36.6	32.2				18.6		$38,829	$3,553	$35,277
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 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 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School

What district is Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School in?

New York City Geographic District # 7

How many students attend Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School.

Is Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School a good school?

Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School ranks in the bottom 22.1% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School?

Students at Ps 161 Juan Ponce De Leon School are 78% Hispanic, 20% African American, 1% White.

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