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Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The)

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Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) ranks 1378 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1378^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 44% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 513 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.

The school has shown mixed academic performance, with its statewide ranking ranging from 860 to 1,735 out of over 2,400 New York elementary schools. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math for grades 3-5 were generally higher than the district and state averages, with the exception of 3rd grade ELA. However, the school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment was lower than the district and state averages. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with African American and Hispanic students generally performing better than the state averages, while Asian and White students tend to perform below the state averages. The school's performance for English Language Learners and Special Education students is relatively stronger, with higher rankings compared to other New York elementary schools.

Compared to nearby schools, such as PS 100 Isaac Clason, PS 182, PS 583, and PS 138 Samuel Randall, Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) generally has higher academic performance and rankings. However, the nearby charter schools, such as Success Academy Charter School - Bronx 4 and Bronx Charter School For Excellence, significantly outperform Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) and the other nearby public schools in academic achievement.

508

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,552

Per pupil spending ?

97%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1075 Pugsley Ave
Bronx, NY 10472-6199

(718) 822-5198

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Students who attend Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Pugsley Preparatory Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

58.7%

Asian:

23.8%

African American:

7.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 33rd percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

!English Language Arts scores 12 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school51%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

1,378^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 44%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From bottom 33% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	43.4	1378 of 2445	43.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.8	1179 of 2445	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	1333 of 2439	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.7	1628 of 2434	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2021	59.8	860 of 2201	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	43.1	1331 of 2413	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1735 of 2395	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	36.1	1551 of 2386	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	36.8	1551 of 2366	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	35.1	1571 of 2352	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	35.8	1578 of 2345	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2013	30.4	1704 of 2325	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	33.6	1688 of 2320	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	35.1	1633 of 2286	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	31.2	1723 of 2263	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	42.3	1585 of 2257	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	36.3	1653 of 2227	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	36.4	1618 of 2219	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	30.9	1706 of 2206	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.4	386 of 928	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.0	358 of 927	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.6	193 of 857	77.5%	★★★★☆
2022	48.5	439 of 936	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	277 of 891	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	56.0	351 of 948	63.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.3	537 of 696	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	46.6	402 of 662	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.1	430 of 605	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	546 of 671	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.0	346 of 430	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	45.6	362 of 548	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	30.4	480 of 601	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.2	435 of 1117	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.5	326 of 1066	69.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.6	324 of 1001	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.4	512 of 1027	50.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	47.1	354 of 860	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	37.4	598 of 938	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.8	1121 of 2409	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	1287 of 2413	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	1260 of 2403	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.9	1586 of 2401	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	50.5	962 of 1955	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.6	1394 of 2357	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.6	1899 of 2338	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	724 of 1569	53.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.3	586 of 1531	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	749 of 1429	47.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	1064 of 1503	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	47.4	411 of 818	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.2	868 of 1315	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.7	1087 of 1392	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.5	350 of 792	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.9	255 of 766	66.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.4	382 of 637	40.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.2	453 of 622	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	77.8	65 of 570	88.6%	★★★★☆
2018	59.0	222 of 730	69.6%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	1024 of 2098	51.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.8	747 of 2032	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.6	1156 of 2045	43.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1626 of 2407	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.3	1030 of 2411	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.5	1379 of 2400	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.2	1594 of 2400	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	60.6	746 of 1961	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	1246 of 2358	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.8	1419 of 2340	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	33.5	18 of 24	25.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.3	19 of 23	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.3	1084 of 2134	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	58.8	605 of 2110	71.3%	★★★★☆
2023	45.5	894 of 2016	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.7	947 of 2031	53.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	51.4	652 of 1859	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.7	933 of 1941	51.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	47.8	745 of 1399	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	8.2	1290 of 1338	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	4.0	1383 of 1408	1.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)61st percentile+17 vs school

African American (2025)58th percentile+15 vs school

Homeless (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school

Hispanic (2025)54th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)53rd percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)49th percentile+6 vs school

White (2022)47th percentile+14 vs school

Male (2025)32nd percentile-11 vs school

Native American (2023)25th percentile-20 vs school

Asian (2025)23rd percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math64%+7 vs state

English Language Arts43%-12 vs state

Science35%-10 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
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 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
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
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 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 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 100 Isaac Clason	Public	PK, KG-5	800 Taylor Ave	Bronx	10473	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-1461	412	35	11.9	92.2%	2 (0.5%)	93 (22.6%)	298 (72.3%)	14 (3.4%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	21	2050^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.2%		18	2121^st of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%	71			37.3	45.8	31.6				45.0	42.4	36.4				16.7		$38,678	$3,972	$34,706
Ps 47 John Randolph	Public	K-5	1794 E 172nd St	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 824-0950	789	63	12.5	95.7%	10 (1.3%)	139 (17.6%)	493 (62.5%)	118 (15.0%)	19 (2.4%)	5 (0.6%)	5 (0.6%)	15.8	2174^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.1%		17.9	2125^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.1%	49			44.0	25.5	30.3				53.8	22.9	23.4				19.3		$33,088	$3,693	$29,395
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
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 Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The)

What district is Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

What is the racial makeup of Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The)?

Students at Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) are 59% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 8% African American, 4% American Indian, 3% White, 2% Pacific Islander, 1% Two or more races.

Is Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) a good school?

Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) ranks 1378^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) attend?

Students who attend Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Pugsley Preparatory Academy

How many students attend Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 508 students attended Dr Emmett W Bassett School (The).

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