Ps/Is 224

Ps/Is 224 is a public middle school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades 6-8 with a total enrollment of 187 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/Is 224 has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools over the past 10 years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ps/Is 224 consistently underperforms the New York City District #7 and the state of New York in proficiency rates for ELA and Math assessments across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates were 13.89% in 6th grade ELA, 34.21% in 7th grade ELA, and 11.11% in 6th grade Math, compared to the district's 28.96%, 36.33%, and 29.07%, respectively. The school also struggles with proficiency in Regents exams, with rates ranging from 12.5% to 56.52% across different subject areas, significantly lower than the district and state averages. Additionally, the school has particularly low performance among female students, African American students, and students with low socioeconomic status, ranking in the bottom 10-15% of New York middle schools for these subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as South Bronx Academy For Applied Media, Academy Of Public Relations, and Academy Of Applied Mathematics And Technology, generally perform better than Ps/Is 224 in academic assessments and have higher rankings from SchoolDigger. Additionally, the two charter schools in the area, South Bronx Early College Academy Charter School and Creo College Preparatory Charter School, outperform Ps/Is 224 in both academic assessments and SchoolDigger rankings, suggesting that their instructional models and resource allocation strategies may be more effective in supporting student learning.