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Ps 36 Unionport

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Ps 36 Unionport ranks 1334 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1334^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 45% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 36 Unionport is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 694 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 731 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 36 Unionport faces several challenges, including lower academic performance compared to the district and state averages. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments are generally lower than the New York City District #8 and New York state averages across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates were 52.22% for 3rd grade, 55.91% for 4th grade, and 54.64% for 5th grade, compared to the district's 45.87%, 45.81%, and 46.66%, respectively. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade was also lower than the district and state.

However, the school has a relatively high per-student spending of $29,458 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is higher than the district and state averages, and a student-teacher ratio of 14:1, which is lower than the district and state averages. Nearby schools, such as PS 583, Dr. Emmett W. Bassett School, and PS 138 Samuel Randall, have similar demographic and socioeconomic profiles to PS 36 Unionport, with high percentages of students from low-income families and varying academic performance. Some of these nearby schools, like PS 583, have higher academic proficiency rates in ELA and Math compared to PS 36 Unionport, suggesting that there may be opportunities for the school to learn from its neighbors.

660

Students ?

13.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,443

Per pupil spending ?

88.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1070 Castle Hill Ave
Bronx, NY 10472-6399

(718) 822-5345

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Students who attend Ps 36 Unionport usually attend:

Middle:	Pugsley Preparatory Academy
High:	Herbert H Lehman High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.6%

Asian:

31.8%

African American:

10.3%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 51st percentile in 2015 → 45th in 2025

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 6 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school52%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

1,334^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 45%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to bottom 45% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

6^th of 22Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8

731^st of 874New York City Geographic District # 8 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	44.9	1334 of 2445	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.8	1542 of 2445	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.2	1328 of 2439	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	47.8	1231 of 2434	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	61.4	823 of 2201	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	1044 of 2413	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	55.6	1056 of 2395	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	43.6	1355 of 2386	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.0	1514 of 2366	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2015	50.1	1155 of 2352	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	50.1	1171 of 2345	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	55.6	965 of 2325	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2012	48.0	1364 of 2320	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2011	45.4	1396 of 2286	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2010	49.3	1308 of 2263	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2009	64.5	939 of 2257	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2008	53.6	1274 of 2227	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	54.8	1227 of 2219	44.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.4	1400 of 2206	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.8	437 of 928	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	42.7	506 of 927	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.3	449 of 857	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	62.1	282 of 936	69.9%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	141 of 891	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	59.7	309 of 948	67.4%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.0	442 of 696	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.3	454 of 662	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	33.0	460 of 605	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	451 of 671	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.3	396 of 548	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.0	436 of 601	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	824 of 1117	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.0	548 of 1066	48.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.1	581 of 1001	42.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	46.7	441 of 1027	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	236 of 860	72.6%	★★★★☆
2018	55.7	293 of 938	68.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.3	1468 of 2409	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1457 of 2413	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	43.5	1337 of 2403	44.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	1290 of 2401	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	50.6	1138 of 2357	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.7	1094 of 2338	53.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.2	773 of 1569	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.3	1049 of 1531	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.7	662 of 1429	53.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.8	830 of 1503	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	58.6	440 of 1315	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.4	408 of 1392	70.7%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.7	501 of 792	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	400 of 766	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.3	261 of 637	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2022	50.3	258 of 622	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.5	157 of 570	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	70.8	135 of 730	81.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	803 of 2098	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	894 of 2078	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.5	793 of 2041	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	61.6	645 of 2099	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	69.0	464 of 2032	77.2%	★★★★☆
2018	68.0	483 of 2045	76.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.3	1173 of 2407	51.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.5	1577 of 2411	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	45.2	1282 of 2400	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.9	1164 of 2400	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.5	917 of 2358	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.1	1012 of 2340	56.8%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.0	1412 of 2134	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.0	1075 of 2110	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.5	995 of 2016	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	1053 of 2031	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.7	760 of 1859	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.9	538 of 1941	72.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.6	1290 of 1402	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)62nd percentile+16 vs school

African American (2025)53rd percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)51st percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)51st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)39th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)37th percentile-9 vs school

Asian (2025)36th percentile-9 vs school

Special Education (2025)34th percentile-12 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)26th percentile-19 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-37 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts54%~ state avg

Math53%-4 vs state

Science40%-5 vs state

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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	Regents Life Science Biology 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 36 Unionport	Public	PK, KG-5	1070 Castle Hill Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5345	660	50	13.2	88.8%	43 (6.5%)	68 (10.3%)	314 (47.6%)	210 (31.8%)	14 (2.1%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.5%)	44.9	1334^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.4%		36.8	1542^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	36.9%	208				52.2	55.9	54.6				52.1	55.2	52.0				39.6		$31,443	$3,338	$28,105
Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1075 Pugsley Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5198	508	37	13.7	97.0%	13 (2.6%)	40 (7.9%)	298 (58.7%)	121 (23.8%)	19 (3.7%)	11 (2.2%)	6 (1.2%)	43.4	1378^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.6%		49.8	1179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.8%	199				42.0	35.0	51.3				68.4	57.3	66.7				34.9		$35,552	$3,822	$31,729
Ps/Middle School 194	Public	K-8	2365 Waterbury Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-5270	1,169	92	12.7	92.4%	52 (4.4%)	73 (6.2%)	617 (52.8%)	392 (33.5%)	18 (1.5%)	4 (0.3%)	13 (1.1%)	30.2	1762^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	27.9%		29.7	1754^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.3%	8		100.0	100.0	31.9	41.8	35.9	44.9	66.7	61.4	50.8	52.3	31.5	50.3	70.6	56.4	26.2	43.0	$30,754	$3,521	$27,232
Ps 138 Samuel Randall	Public	PK, KG-5	2060 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5325	479	28	16.8	87.7%	6 (1.3%)	105 (21.9%)	318 (66.4%)	40 (8.4%)	5 (1.0%)	3 (0.6%)	2 (0.4%)	23.2	1983^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%		31.6	1699^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.5%	284				33.3	43.3	43.3				38.5	53.7	36.4				15.2		$32,513	$3,144	$29,369
Ps 583	Public	PK, KG-5	1028 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 348-4960	436	30	14.6	87.8%	17 (3.9%)	29 (6.7%)	182 (41.7%)	192 (44.0%)	13 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	64.4	841^st of 2445 public elementary schools	65.6%		44.8	1296^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.0%	455				73.2	52.2	68.6				67.2	64.8	71.2				44.9		$29,754	$2,806	$26,947
Bronx Charter School For Excellence	Public, Charter	K-8	1960 Benedict Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-7301	790	34	23.2	91.1%	4 (0.5%)	141 (17.8%)	192 (24.3%)	443 (56.1%)	6 (0.8%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	96.9	31^st of 2445 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.1	38^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.4%	7	100.0	100.0		97.6	92.1	92.0	90.0	94.3	88.5	98.8	95.4	95.5	95.0	96.6	84.6	80.5	76.0	$17,313	$1,390	$15,922
Ps 106 Parkchester	Public	PK, KG-5	1514 Olmstead Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1006	822	66	12.4	87.6%	16 (1.9%)	177 (21.5%)	233 (28.3%)	374 (45.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	42.2	1414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.2%		39.9	1455^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.5%	41				54.6	48.3	52.5				63.5	52.8	47.2				33.6		$33,945	$3,529	$30,416
Linden Tree Elementary School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1560 Purdy St	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 239-7401	300	25	11.8	91.7%	13 (4.3%)	38 (12.7%)	167 (55.7%)	74 (24.7%)	4 (1.3%)	2 (0.7%)	2 (0.7%)	32.2	1708^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.1%		17.3	2135^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.7%	427				47.6	41.2	42.1				63.0	48.7	34.2				30.0		$34,391	$3,457	$30,934
Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 4	Public, Charter	K-4	885 Bolton Ave-3rd Fl	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(646) 558-0043	590			83.2%	12 (2.0%)	276 (46.8%)	261 (44.2%)	19 (3.2%)	8 (1.4%)	3 (0.5%)	11 (1.9%)	97.7	12^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.5%		97.2	36^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.5%	24				99.1	99.0					100.0	100.0							$15,088	$00	$15,088
Bronx Arts And Science Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-6	925 Hutchinson River Pkway	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	Bronx Arts And Science Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 823-1065	428	39	10.9	90.7%	14 (3.3%)	80 (18.7%)	312 (72.9%)	14 (3.3%)	3 (0.7%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	34.3	1642^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.8%		37.8	1513^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.1%	129				41.9	47.5	60.4	25.7			54.8	53.3	43.4	37.1			26.4		$22,380	$22,380	$00

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 36 Unionport

How many students attend Ps 36 Unionport?

In the 2024-25 school year, 660 students attended Ps 36 Unionport.

Is Ps 36 Unionport a good school?

Ps 36 Unionport ranks 1334^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 36 Unionport?

Students at Ps 36 Unionport are 48% Hispanic, 32% Asian, 10% African American, 7% White, 2% American Indian, 2% Two or more races.

What district is Ps 36 Unionport in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

What schools do graduates of Ps 36 Unionport attend?

Students who attend Ps 36 Unionport usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pugsley Preparatory Academy
High : Herbert H Lehman High School

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