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Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2299^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 6% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 48 Joseph R Drake is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 459 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 48 Joseph R Drake consistently performs below the New York City Geographic District #8 and the overall New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 35.56% of 3rd graders, 29.17% of 4th graders, and 18.87% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 45.87%, 45.81%, and 46.66%, respectively, and the state's 54.15%, 54.07%, and 56.61%. The school has been ranked among the lowest-performing elementary schools in New York state, consistently ranking in the bottom 10-15% over the past several years, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger in the 2024-2025 school year.

When comparing PS 48 Joseph R Drake to other nearby schools, such as PS 75 School of Research and Discovery, located just 0.57 miles away, it becomes clear that the school is underperforming its peers. Additionally, several charter schools in the vicinity, like Bronx Charter School For The Arts, South Bronx Classical Charter School, and Icahn Charter School 7, generally outperform PS 48 Joseph R Drake and the district as a whole in academic achievement.

441

Students ?

11.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,080

Per pupil spending ?

96.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1290 Spofford Ave
Bronx, NY 10474-6594

(718) 589-4312

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Students who attend Ps 48 Joseph R Drake usually attend:

Middle:

Bronx Academy For Multi-Media

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

75.7%

African American:

20.4%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 4th percentile in 2015 → 6th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (26% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (6th percentile)

!Math scores 30 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school26%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

2,299^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 6%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

21^st 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	10.0	2299 of 2445	6.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.9	2220 of 2445	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.5	2159 of 2439	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.5	2389 of 2434	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2021	45.0	1216 of 2201	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	10.2	2284 of 2413	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	10.8	2240 of 2395	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	7.1	2326 of 2386	2.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.1	2213 of 2366	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	8.5	2269 of 2352	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	8.9	2259 of 2345	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	2056 of 2325	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	21.8	1936 of 2320	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	18.6	1954 of 2286	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	22.6	1888 of 2263	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	38.1	1667 of 2257	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.2	1738 of 2227	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.5	1895 of 2219	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.0	1727 of 2206	21.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	374 of 928	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.4	471 of 927	49.2%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.5	877 of 1117	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.4	606 of 1066	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.4	655 of 1001	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	852 of 1027	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	751 of 860	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.1	778 of 938	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.2	2252 of 2409	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.2	2297 of 2413	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2121 of 2403	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	6.9	2361 of 2401	1.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	12.8	2198 of 2357	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.3	2243 of 2338	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.5	1449 of 1569	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1296 of 1531	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.1	1226 of 1429	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.6	1447 of 1503	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.0	1191 of 1315	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	19.1	1243 of 1392	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.6	667 of 792	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.2	650 of 766	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.5	519 of 637	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.8	530 of 622	14.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.3	467 of 570	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	36.0	505 of 730	30.8%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	10.5	2040 of 2099	2.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	18.0	1870 of 2045	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.4	2277 of 2407	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.2	2004 of 2411	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	16.4	2137 of 2400	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	8.1	2331 of 2400	2.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.9	2258 of 2358	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.6	2119 of 2340	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	1426 of 2134	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	33.7	1399 of 2110	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.4	1068 of 2016	47.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.7	1838 of 2031	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1292 of 1859	30.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.5	1471 of 1941	24.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2025)60th percentile+54 vs school

Special Education (2025)33rd percentile+27 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)21st percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)16th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)8th percentile~ school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math28%-30 vs state

English Language Arts27%-28 vs state

Science19%-26 vs state

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by a parent
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

I can't belive there's no parents that care or take the time to put up a few sentence to worn other parents that this school is no good.. look up channel 12 bronx news and put ps48. small childern get bully by older kids.. check for urself.... The teacher are never around when kids get hurt.. lunch is a night mare for the kids the are bully and rush to eat. Theres kids with allergies and they don't care for those kids which is crazy to me because that's what they get pay for.. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (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 U.S. History and Government 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 48 Joseph R Drake	Public	PK, KG-5	1290 Spofford Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4312	441	39	11.3	96.1%	6 (1.4%)	90 (20.4%)	334 (75.7%)	4 (0.9%)	3 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	10	2299^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.0%		14.9	2220^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.2%	79					35.6	29.2	18.9				35.6	26.7	20.8				18.9		$45,080	$4,009	$41,071
Bronx Charter School For The Arts	Public, Charter	K-8	950 Longfellow Ave	Bronx	10474	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For The Arts	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 893-1042	588	49	12.1	89.3%	9 (1.5%)	149 (25.3%)	420 (71.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.9%)	47.3	1261^st of 2445 public elementary schools	48.4%		50.4	1159^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.6%	102			50.0	44.6	65.4	54.6	58.8	53.4	45.7	62.2	57.9	39.6	54.9	48.3	73.7		19.6		$20,090	$1,220	$18,869
Ps 75 School Of Research And Discovery	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	984 Faile St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 860-1630	509	38	13.3	98.6%	9 (1.8%)	128 (25.1%)	354 (69.5%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.2%)	61.6	902^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.1%		47.6	1225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.9%	323					58.0	55.4	66.1				73.6	59.3	89.8				35.1		$35,957	$3,431	$32,526
South Bronx Classical Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	977 Fox St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-4340	522	35	14.9	87.4%	9 (1.7%)	205 (39.3%)	287 (55.0%)	11 (2.1%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	6 (1.1%)	96.9	33^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.7%		97.2	35^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.6%	2	79.6	85.1			86.2	94.1	97.4	98.0	100.0	98.0	96.6	100.0	97.4	98.0	100.0	100.0	78.1		$18,815	$1,057	$17,758
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
Longwood Academy Of Discovery (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	888 Rev J A Polite Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-3313	439	47	9.3	98.6%	7 (1.6%)	105 (23.9%)	319 (72.7%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.9%)	7.4	2353^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.8%		6.6	2391^st of 2445 public elementary schools	2.2%	38					34.0	24.5	20.0				19.2	34.0	11.7				13.2		$40,779	$4,188	$36,591
Ps 93 Albert G Oliver	Public	PK, KG-5	1535 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 430-1700	356	25	14.2	84.8%	4 (1.1%)	99 (27.8%)	237 (66.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	10 (2.8%)	0 (0.0%)	38.2	1514^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.1%		32.7	1663^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	32.0%	149					33.3	25.0	29.0				87.1	41.7	64.5				50.0		$34,625	$2,973	$31,652
Ps 152 Evergreen	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 Evergreen Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4560	634	56	11.2	97.8%	11 (1.7%)	73 (11.5%)	531 (83.8%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	23	1990^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.6%		24.3	1930^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.1%	60					37.4	28.3	55.7				43.6	42.3	33.7				24.2		$35,376	$3,874	$31,502
Icahn Charter School 7	Public, Charter	K-8	1535 Story Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 7	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-5480	303	18	17.1	87.5%	4 (1.3%)	120 (39.6%)	162 (53.5%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.7%)	6 (2.0%)	80.7	403^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	83.5%		73.6	558^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.2%	155			76.2		80.0	68.8	73.5	68.4	68.8	81.3	84.0	84.9	67.7	85.0	75.8	61.3	47.1	62.5	$19,378	$896	$18,481
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

What schools do graduates of Ps 48 Joseph R Drake attend?

Students who attend Ps 48 Joseph R Drake usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bronx Academy For Multi-Media

What district is Ps 48 Joseph R Drake in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

Is Ps 48 Joseph R Drake a good school?

Ps 48 Joseph R Drake ranks in the bottom 6.0% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 48 Joseph R Drake?

Students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake are 76% Hispanic, 20% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend Ps 48 Joseph R Drake?

In the 2024-25 school year, 441 students attended Ps 48 Joseph R Drake.

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