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Ps 304 Early Childhood School

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Ps 304 Early Childhood School ranks 640 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

640^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 74% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 304 Early Childhood School is a public elementary school in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 553 students. This school consistently outperforms the surrounding New York City Geographic District #8 and the state of New York in academic assessments, with strong performance across various student subgroups.

In the 2024-2025 school year, 64.38% of 3rd graders, 75.32% of 4th graders, and 69.74% of 5th graders at Ps 304 Early Childhood School were proficient or better in English Language Arts, 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 maintained a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger for most of the past 10 years, indicating consistent high performance. Additionally, the school's spending per student has increased over the years, reaching $32,034 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages.

While Ps 304 Early Childhood School outperforms the nearby Bronx Delta School, Ps 14 Senator John Calandra, and Ps 138 Samuel Randall, the other schools in the New York City Geographic District #8 generally struggle academically. The nearby Bronx Arts and Science Charter School also has lower academic performance compared to Ps 304 Early Childhood School, despite having a similar student population in terms of socioeconomic status.

551

Students ?

11.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,359

Per pupil spending ?

76.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2750 Lafayette Ave
Bronx, NY 10465-2299

(718) 822-5307

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.1%

Asian:

11.3%

White:

8.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 68th percentile in 2022 → 74th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (68% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 74th (2025) from a 68th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 8

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school68%

District avg45%

New York avg55%

640^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From top 20% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^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	71.7	640 of 2445	73.8%	★★★★☆
2024	70.4	630 of 2445	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	655 of 2439	73.1%	★★★★☆
2022	65.1	788 of 2434	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	86.3	215 of 2201	90.2%	★★★★★
2019	80.7	407 of 2413	83.1%	★★★★☆
2018	78.5	428 of 2395	82.1%	★★★★☆
2017	79.8	399 of 2386	83.3%	★★★★☆
2016	75.8	501 of 2366	78.8%	★★★★☆
2015	77.3	462 of 2352	80.4%	★★★★☆
2014	79.0	408 of 2345	82.6%	★★★★☆
2013	80.0	377 of 2325	83.8%	★★★★☆
2012	81.0	358 of 2320	84.6%	★★★★☆
2011	76.1	504 of 2286	78.0%	★★★★☆
2010	74.6	539 of 2263	76.2%	★★★★☆
2009	73.5	571 of 2257	74.7%	★★★★☆
2008	76.0	479 of 2227	78.5%	★★★★☆
2007	51.8	1301 of 2219	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2006	41.2	1549 of 2206	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.3	229 of 928	75.3%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	189 of 857	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	80.1	138 of 936	85.3%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.9	415 of 696	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	76.8	119 of 605	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	82.6	75 of 671	88.8%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	350 of 1117	68.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.7	805 of 2409	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.2	713 of 2413	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	60.5	880 of 2403	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	59.7	906 of 2401	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.0	420 of 2357	82.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.4	430 of 2338	81.6%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	247 of 1569	84.3%	★★★★☆
2024	80.8	200 of 1531	86.9%	★★★★☆
2023	77.6	214 of 1429	85.0%	★★★★☆
2022	73.0	289 of 1503	80.8%	★★★★☆
2019	87.0	115 of 1315	91.3%	★★★★★
2018	82.1	160 of 1392	88.5%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.9	268 of 792	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.2	208 of 766	72.8%	★★★★☆
2022	38.7	379 of 622	39.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	354 of 2098	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.5	416 of 2078	80.0%	★★★★☆
2023	70.3	462 of 2041	77.4%	★★★★☆
2022	65.0	562 of 2099	73.2%	★★★★☆
2019	87.1	188 of 2032	90.7%	★★★★★
2018	83.5	201 of 2045	90.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.2	455 of 2407	81.1%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	561 of 2411	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.7	446 of 2400	81.4%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	680 of 2400	71.7%	★★★★☆
2019	80.2	400 of 2358	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	77.2	439 of 2340	81.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.4	395 of 2134	81.5%	★★★★☆
2024	68.7	413 of 2110	80.4%	★★★★☆
2023	70.4	373 of 2016	81.5%	★★★★☆
2022	60.0	534 of 2031	73.7%	★★★★☆
2019	47.2	779 of 1859	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.2	577 of 1941	70.3%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.9	464 of 1402	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	73.6	318 of 1392	77.2%	★★★★☆
2023	66.5	449 of 1337	66.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	68.2	408 of 1399	70.8%	★★★★☆
2019	69.0	400 of 1338	70.1%	★★★★☆
2018	65.0	467 of 1408	66.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)84th percentile+10 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)83rd percentile+9 vs school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)75th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)69th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile-7 vs school

Homeless (2025)66th percentile-8 vs school

Asian (2025)40th percentile-33 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math73%+15 vs state

English Language Arts70%+15 vs state

Science45%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 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 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
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
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 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
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
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 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 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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 304 Early Childhood School

Is Ps 304 Early Childhood School a good school?

Ps 304 Early Childhood School ranks 640^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 304 Early Childhood School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 551 students attended Ps 304 Early Childhood School.

What district is Ps 304 Early Childhood School in?

New York City Geographic District # 8

What is the racial makeup of Ps 304 Early Childhood School?

Students at Ps 304 Early Childhood School are 71% Hispanic, 11% Asian, 9% White, 7% African American.

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