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Ps 72 Dr William Dorney

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Ps 72 Dr William Dorney ranks 1520 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1520^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 38% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 72 Dr William Dorney is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with an enrollment of 581 students. While the school has access to resources, including relatively high per-student spending and a low student-teacher ratio, its academic performance has consistently lagged behind the district and state averages.

The school's proficiency rates on state assessments in English Language Arts and Math are generally below the district and state levels, with significant variation in performance across different student subgroups. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the ELA proficiency rate for Asian students at PS 72 Dr William Dorney was 275 out of 696 in the state, while the rate for White students was 1,376 out of 1,402. The school's performance is particularly low for English Language Learners and students with disabilities, with rankings in the bottom half of the state in these subgroups.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 71 Rose E Scala, PS 36 Unionport, and PS 138 Samuel Randall, generally perform better than PS 72 Dr William Dorney on state assessments, despite also serving high-needs populations. The only exception is PS 304 Early Childhood School, which is ranked significantly higher than PS 72 Dr William Dorney and the other nearby schools. Overall, addressing the challenges faced by PS 72 Dr William Dorney will likely require a multifaceted approach that goes beyond just increasing funding and staffing, and instead focuses on targeted interventions and support for the school's unique student population and community needs.

598

Students ?

13.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,523

Per pupil spending ?

83.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2951 Dewey Ave
Bronx, NY 10465-2596

(718) 822-5311

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Students who attend Ps 72 Dr William Dorney usually attend:

Middle:	Mott Hall Community School
	Urban Institute Of Mathematics
High:	Herbert H Lehman High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.9%

African American:

16.9%

Asian:

9.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 18th percentile in 2015 → 38th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 20 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (47% vs 55% meeting standards)

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school47%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

1,520^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 38%▲ up 19 pts since 2015

From bottom 18% (2015) to bottom 38% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	37.9	1520 of 2445	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.7	1725 of 2445	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.0	1869 of 2439	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.2	1708 of 2434	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	51.6	1037 of 2201	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.5	1221 of 2413	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.4	1768 of 2395	26.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	22.5	1942 of 2386	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	26.0	1819 of 2366	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	20.8	1919 of 2352	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	29.3	1728 of 2345	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	36.9	1491 of 2325	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	28.6	1798 of 2320	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	2083 of 2286	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	1991 of 2263	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	23.2	1929 of 2257	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.3	2028 of 2227	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	16.7	1921 of 2219	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	18.2	1905 of 2206	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.3	358 of 928	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.1	659 of 927	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.7	555 of 857	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.4	392 of 936	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.9	293 of 891	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.7	589 of 948	37.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.3	275 of 696	60.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.5	436 of 662	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	375 of 671	44.1%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.4	978 of 1117	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	50.0	387 of 1066	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	595 of 1001	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.9	762 of 1027	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.0	403 of 938	57.0%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.2	1772 of 2409	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	1892 of 2413	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1664 of 2403	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	1444 of 2401	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.3	755 of 1955	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.2	1200 of 2357	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1687 of 2338	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.8	866 of 1569	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.8	872 of 1531	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.7	1000 of 1429	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.4	939 of 1503	37.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	39.6	493 of 818	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.3	405 of 1315	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	42.8	790 of 1392	43.2%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.7	574 of 792	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	47.3	344 of 766	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.9	410 of 637	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	442 of 622	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.2	67 of 570	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	57.7	237 of 730	67.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	1181 of 2098	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.2	1372 of 2078	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.9	1511 of 2041	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.8	1396 of 2099	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	60.7	631 of 2032	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	1332 of 2045	34.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.2	1228 of 2407	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1470 of 2411	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.8	1886 of 2400	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.8	1858 of 2400	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	40.3	1214 of 1961	38.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	1257 of 2358	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.1	1786 of 2340	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	825 of 2134	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	40.0	1151 of 2110	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.7	1235 of 2016	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	36.1	1267 of 2031	37.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	68.0	315 of 1859	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	52.8	689 of 1941	64.5%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	4.0	1376 of 1402	1.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	48.2	723 of 1392	48.1%	★★☆☆☆

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)61st percentile+24 vs school

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+24 vs school

Asian (2025)60th percentile+23 vs school

Male (2025)49th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)44th percentile+6 vs school

Homeless (2025)28th percentile-10 vs school

Female (2025)26th percentile-11 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)12th percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)2nd percentile-36 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math50%-7 vs state

English Language Arts48%-7 vs state

Science36%-9 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 Common Core English Language Arts 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 72 Dr William Dorney	Public	PK, KG-5	2951 Dewey Ave	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5311	598	43	13.9	83.8%	31 (5.2%)	101 (16.9%)	400 (66.9%)	55 (9.2%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	4 (0.7%)	37.9	1520^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.8%		30.7	1725^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.4%	205				57.8	44.6	41.6				68.5	40.5	38.5				36.4		$35,523	$3,144	$32,379
Bronx Delta School	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Hollywood Ave	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(516) 319-7147	399	42	9.5	80.5%	39 (9.8%)	47 (11.8%)	281 (70.4%)	28 (7.0%)	3 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42.5	1406^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.5%		52.5	1098^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.1%	308				56.6	52.7	61.7				59.7	43.9	40.7				35.0		$40,999	$2,969	$38,030
Ps 304 Early Childhood School	Public	PK, KG-5	2750 Lafayette Ave	Bronx	10465	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5307	551	47	11.7	76.8%	47 (8.5%)	40 (7.3%)	392 (71.1%)	62 (11.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	71.7	640^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.8%		70.4	630^th of 2445 public elementary schools	74.2%	10				64.4	75.3	69.7				62.7	79.0	76.0				44.6		$34,359	$3,169	$31,190
Ps 14 Senator John Calandra	Public	PK, KG-5	3047 Bruckner Blvd	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	No	(718) 822-5341	718	50	14.2	71.6%	120 (16.7%)	38 (5.3%)	464 (64.6%)	77 (10.7%)	5 (0.7%)	1 (0.1%)	13 (1.8%)	47.2	1263^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	48.3%		46.9	1236^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.4%	27				46.9	51.0	53.5				66.3	54.4	62.9				36.5		$32,423	$3,170	$29,253
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
Ps 71 Rose E Scala	Public	K-8	3040 Roberts Ave	Bronx	10461	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 822-5351	1,079	89	12.0	80.6%	194 (18.0%)	62 (5.7%)	659 (61.1%)	139 (12.9%)	5 (0.5%)	6 (0.6%)	14 (1.3%)	55.5	1049^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.1%		54.3	1045^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.3%	4	89.7	100.0		61.7	59.2	52.6	55.5	53.7	53.6	57.5	65.9	51.3	74.8	56.3	58.1	33.3	44.7	$31,132	$3,173	$27,960
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 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
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 182	Public	PK, KG-5	601 Stickball Blvd	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-6607	399	40	10.0	91.5%	16 (4.0%)	108 (27.1%)	243 (60.9%)	28 (7.0%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	29.9	1775^th of 2445 public elementary schools	27.4%		31.1	1715^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.9%	60				35.9	51.1	45.0				40.7	42.6	49.4				32.9		$39,104	$3,736	$35,368

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 72 Dr William Dorney

How many students attend Ps 72 Dr William Dorney?

In the 2024-25 school year, 598 students attended Ps 72 Dr William Dorney.

What district is Ps 72 Dr William Dorney in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

What schools do graduates of Ps 72 Dr William Dorney attend?

Students who attend Ps 72 Dr William Dorney usually go on to attend:

Middle : Mott Hall Community School
Middle : Urban Institute Of Mathematics
High : Herbert H Lehman High School

What is the racial makeup of Ps 72 Dr William Dorney?

Students at Ps 72 Dr William Dorney are 67% Hispanic, 17% African American, 9% Asian, 5% White.

Is Ps 72 Dr William Dorney a good school?

Ps 72 Dr William Dorney ranks 1520^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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