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Ps 277

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Ps 277 ranks 946 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

946^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 277 is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 323 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 277 has shown significant improvement in academic performance over the years, with its statewide ranking improving from 2,094 out of 2,434 elementary schools in 2021-2022 to 946 out of 2,445 in 2024-2025, earning a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger. In the 2024-2025 school year, PS 277 outperformed the district and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates for grades 3-5. The school has also shown strong performance for specific student subgroups, such as African American students, Hispanic students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds, ranking in the top 25% and 20% of New York elementary schools for these groups.

While PS 277 outperforms the nearby traditional public schools, the nearby Zeta Charter School - South Bronx, Storefront Academy Charter School, Access Bronx Charter School, and Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx generally outperform PS 277 across all grade levels and subject areas. Despite serving a high-need population, with over 97% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 277 has been able to achieve relatively strong academic outcomes, suggesting effective strategies in supporting students from low-income backgrounds.

347

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,642

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

519 St Anns Ave
Bronx, NY 10455

(718) 292-3594

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

62.2%

African American:

32.3%

Asian:

1.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 22nd percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 39 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 7

Worth a look

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

!Science scores 40 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg41%

New York avg55%

946^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 40 pts since 2015

From bottom 22% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	59.5	946 of 2445	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.5	1473 of 2445	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	27.5	1825 of 2439	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.3	2094 of 2434	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	26.9	1679 of 2201	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.2	1965 of 2413	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	26.7	1860 of 2395	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	31.8	1671 of 2386	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	39.2	1474 of 2366	37.7%	★★☆☆☆
2015	23.7	1840 of 2352	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	20.5	1952 of 2345	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	16.3	2068 of 2325	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	9.0	2185 of 2320	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	4.4	2242 of 2286	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	2.4	2251 of 2263	0.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	5.3	2204 of 2257	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	1.9	2201 of 2227	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	2.4	2196 of 2219	1.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	7.0	2130 of 2206	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	69.5	212 of 927	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	271 of 936	71.0%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	42.6	531 of 1066	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.0	334 of 1001	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	21.7	954 of 1027	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	40.3	450 of 860	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.0	319 of 938	66.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.9	781 of 2409	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.3	1495 of 2413	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	1567 of 2403	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	16.8	2135 of 2401	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.6	1746 of 1955	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1903 of 2357	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	27.2	1839 of 2338	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.3	313 of 1569	80.1%	★★★★☆
2024	30.6	1115 of 1531	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	932 of 1429	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1284 of 1503	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	34.2	554 of 818	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	35.4	846 of 1315	35.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.8	770 of 1392	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.6	117 of 792	85.2%	★★★★☆
2024	60.2	210 of 766	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	57.0	229 of 637	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	16.1	595 of 622	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.5	444 of 570	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.8	349 of 730	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.2	416 of 2098	80.2%	★★★★☆
2024	36.5	1309 of 2078	37.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.4	939 of 2045	54.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.4	1106 of 2407	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.3	1371 of 2411	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	20.3	2014 of 2400	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.8	2000 of 2400	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.9	1573 of 1961	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1932 of 2358	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.6	1771 of 2340	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	22.3	1869 of 2110	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.4	1249 of 2016	38.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1695 of 2031	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.8	1501 of 1859	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.1	1248 of 1941	35.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)85th percentile+24 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)80th percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)80th percentile+19 vs school

African American (2024)77th percentile+37 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)50th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2024)11th percentile-28 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts68%+13 vs state

Math67%+9 vs state

Science5%-40 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	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 Living Environment End of Course	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 277	Public	PK, KG-5	519 St Anns Ave	Bronx	10455	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3594	347	23	15.0	97.4%	2 (0.6%)	112 (32.3%)	216 (62.2%)	6 (1.7%)	6 (1.7%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	59.5	946^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.3%		39.5	1473^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.8%	527			77.4	42.4	88.5				77.4	41.2	83.9				5.3		$34,642	$3,560	$31,082
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 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
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
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
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
Ps 30 Wilton	Public	PK, KG-5	510 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-8817	343	35	9.8	98.3%	2 (0.6%)	76 (22.2%)	255 (74.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (2.3%)	11	2283^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.6%		13.6	2253^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.9%	30			22.5	32.6	40.0				35.7	25.5	12.0				20.4		$42,354	$4,816	$37,538
Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4628	178	20	9.1	97.2%	1 (0.6%)	59 (33.1%)	117 (65.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	23	1994^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%		16.3	2176^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%	182			36.4	53.6	45.2				24.0	43.3	35.5				19.4		$47,282	$4,750	$42,532
Academic Leadership Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	677 E 141st St	Bronx	10454	Bronx County	Academic Leadership Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 585-4215	343	15	22.8	95.3%	7 (2.0%)	146 (42.6%)	176 (51.3%)	4 (1.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.7%)	94.7	88^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.4%		84.1	333^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.4%	245			86.2	92.9	86.7	91.4	94.3	90.4	96.6	100.0	91.1	93.1	94.3	90.4	64.4	76.9	$15,535	$2,015	$13,520

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 277

What is the racial makeup of Ps 277?

Students at Ps 277 are 62% Hispanic, 32% African American, 2% Asian, 2% American Indian.

How many students attend Ps 277?

In the 2024-25 school year, 347 students attended Ps 277.

Is Ps 277 a good school?

Ps 277 ranks 946^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 277 in?

New York City Geographic District # 7

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