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Ps 42 Claremont

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2144^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 12% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 42 Claremont is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 312 students. Despite spending significantly more per student ($45,511 in 2023-2024) compared to the district and state averages, Ps 42 Claremont consistently ranks in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1,553 and 2,141 out of over 2,400 schools over the past 10 years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same New York City Geographic District #9, such as Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin and Ps 110 Theodore Schoenfeld, also perform poorly on state assessments and have similar demographic and socioeconomic characteristics to Ps 42 Claremont. In contrast, the nearby Icahn Charter School 1 and Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2 consistently rank among the top-performing schools in the state and have significantly higher academic proficiency rates across all grade levels and subject areas.

The challenges faced by Ps 42 Claremont and the nearby traditional public schools suggest that socioeconomic factors play a significant role in academic performance. Despite the higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio at Ps 42 Claremont, these resources have not translated into improved academic outcomes. Addressing the broader social and economic challenges faced by the community may be necessary to drive meaningful improvements in student achievement at Ps 42 Claremont and other low-performing schools in the area.

311

Students ?

8.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$50,337

Per pupil spending ?

99.7%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1537 Washington Ave
Bronx, NY 10457

(718) 583-7366

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Students who attend Ps 42 Claremont usually attend:

Middle:	Is 313 School Of Leadership Development
	Is 339

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.1%

African American:

28.6%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 10th percentile in 2015 → 12th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (33% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (12th percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school33%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

2,144^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 12%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

20^th of 29Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District # 9

750^th of 874New York City Geographic District # 9 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	17.5	2144 of 2445	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	22.6	1983 of 2445	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.3	2056 of 2439	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	2056 of 2434	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	32.3	1553 of 2201	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	2004 of 2413	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.6	1972 of 2395	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	19.5	2013 of 2386	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	14.2	2141 of 2366	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.5	2108 of 2352	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	2209 of 2345	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	9.4	2247 of 2325	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.3	2175 of 2320	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	18.9	1942 of 2286	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	17.2	1990 of 2263	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	22.3	1942 of 2257	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	25.6	1816 of 2227	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.1	1976 of 2219	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	19.5	1894 of 2206	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	32.9	627 of 927	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.1	336 of 857	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.6	381 of 891	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	38.8	579 of 948	38.9%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.7	767 of 1117	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	50.2	385 of 1066	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	25.4	873 of 1001	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.9	951 of 1027	7.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	849 of 860	1.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	49.3	401 of 938	57.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.7	1890 of 2409	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1920 of 2413	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.9	1963 of 2403	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1871 of 2401	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	25.7	1827 of 2357	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.0	1951 of 2338	16.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.6	1241 of 1569	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1109 of 1531	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	1176 of 1429	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1309 of 1503	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	1023 of 1315	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	46.2	728 of 1392	47.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.8	648 of 792	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.5	456 of 766	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	23.0	548 of 637	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.7	431 of 622	30.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	321 of 570	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.7	350 of 730	52.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	1578 of 2098	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.0	1353 of 2078	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.8	1518 of 2041	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1764 of 2099	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.4	821 of 1678	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	35.6	1322 of 2032	34.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1304 of 2045	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.9	2208 of 2407	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	22.7	1981 of 2411	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	18.0	2092 of 2400	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.1	2148 of 2400	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	2141 of 2358	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	27.6	1821 of 2340	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1448 of 2134	32.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	39.5	1165 of 2110	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.5	1522 of 2016	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1206 of 2031	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	48.9	718 of 1859	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	897 of 1941	53.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

African American (2024)32nd percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2025)32nd percentile+20 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)31st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)25th percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)21st percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)18th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)8th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math40%-17 vs state

English Language Arts31%-24 vs state

Science18%-27 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 2, 2018

Under performing school and staff and the principal are ok with it. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, November 6, 2015

PS 42 lacks direction and vision. It is very disorganized and when paperwork is requested it is difficult to locate. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Global History and Geography (2025)	Regents Physics (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 Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Global History and Geography End of Course	Regents Physics 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
Ps 42 Claremont	Public	PK, KG-5	1537 Washington Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-7366	311	37	8.4	99.7%	4 (1.3%)	89 (28.6%)	215 (69.1%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	17.5	2144^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.3%		22.6	1983^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%	161					21.3	25.0	47.6				42.6	40.0	37.8				18.2		$50,337	$4,046	$46,291
Icahn Charter School 1	Public, Charter	K-8	1525 Brook Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 1	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 716-8105	340	16	20.8	89.1%	1 (0.3%)	197 (57.9%)	128 (37.6%)	5 (1.5%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	96	54^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.8%		89	228^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.7%	174				94.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	100.0	97.1	100.0	100.0	60.0	85.7	$19,961	$1,262	$18,699
Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin	Public	PK, KG-5	450 St Paul's Pl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6227	495	41	12.2	97.6%	7 (1.4%)	203 (41.0%)	277 (56.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.6%)	9	2321^st of 2445 public elementary schools	5.1%		12.7	2275^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%	46					26.8	24.6	31.5				37.9	25.7	18.7				16.0		$36,270	$3,701	$32,569
Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Public, Charter	K-8	450 St Paul's Pl-5th Fl	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 286-7965	904			89.3%	18 (2.0%)	552 (61.1%)	292 (32.3%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.7%)	8 (0.9%)	23 (2.5%)	98.2	5^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.8%		92.9	149^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.9%	144	78.3	100.0	24.2	100.0	99.0	98.2	98.2	100.0	91.4		100.0	99.1	99.1	100.0	100.0		94.6		$16,808	$00	$16,808
Ps 110 Theodore Schoenfeld	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Crotona Park S	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-0759	274	23	11.9	99.3%	14 (5.1%)	90 (32.8%)	167 (60.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20.4	2063^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%		24	1941^st of 2445 public elementary schools	20.6%	122					37.9	44.2	37.3				54.8	39.5	25.0				21.2		$38,518	$3,940	$34,577
Ps/Middle School 4 Crotona Park West	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6655	224	21	10.6	98.2%	2 (0.9%)	91 (40.6%)	130 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	97.9	9^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%		93.1	143^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.2%	134				75.0	96.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.3	95.2	100.0	100.0	95.0	96.2	88.9	100.0	85.0	100.0	$47,961	$4,573	$43,388
Icahn Charter School 6	Public, Charter	K-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-1706	299	23	13.7	89.0%	2 (0.7%)	115 (38.5%)	167 (55.9%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	78.7	463^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%		94.9	93^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.2%	370				100.0	92.6	70.6	90.3	70.0	77.8	91.2	92.6	79.4	64.5	65.0	83.3	86.1	35.5	62.9	$19,958	$361	$19,597
Wildflower New York Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	1332 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Wildflower New York Charter School	Yes	No	No	No	(718) 635-0474	62	1	71.2	79.0%	3 (4.8%)	22 (35.5%)	32 (51.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.6%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (6.5%)								(n/a)					91.7						100.0								$18,755	$1,046	$17,709
Harriet Tubman Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	3565 3rd Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	Harriet Tubman Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 537-9912	494	34	14.8	89.5%	6 (1.2%)	285 (57.7%)	190 (38.5%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	8 (1.6%)	71.3	653^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	73.3%		63.8	806^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.0%	153					51.2	77.3	89.5	55.6	78.9	64.3	61.2	88.6	63.2	66.7	83.0	48.2	50.0	59.3	$25,655	$1,551	$24,105
Ps 70 Max Schoenfeld	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1691 Weeks Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 583-6000	729	78	9.3	99.0%	2 (0.3%)	134 (18.4%)	578 (79.3%)	6 (0.8%)	8 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	24.1	1955^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.0%		15.8	2189^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.5%	234					25.8	28.2	35.9				62.5	36.0	52.3				23.9		$41,432	$4,050	$37,383

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 42 Claremont

How many students attend Ps 42 Claremont?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Ps 42 Claremont.

What district is Ps 42 Claremont in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

What schools do graduates of Ps 42 Claremont attend?

Students who attend Ps 42 Claremont usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 313 School Of Leadership Development
Middle : Is 339

Is Ps 42 Claremont a good school?

Ps 42 Claremont ranks in the bottom 12.3% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 42 Claremont?

Students at Ps 42 Claremont are 69% Hispanic, 29% African American, 1% White.

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