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Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2321^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 55 Benjamin Franklin is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 494 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #9, which is ranked 750 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 55 Benjamin Franklin consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 2200-2400 out of around 2400 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the New York City District #9 and New York state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 26.79% of 3rd graders, 24.64% of 4th graders, and 31.51% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district averages of 38.32%, 36.58%, and 40.91%, respectively. The school's performance on Math assessments is also low, with only 37.93% of 3rd graders, 25.71% of 4th graders, and 18.67% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district averages of 48.69%, 38.32%, and 35.51%.

In contrast to the low-performing district schools, the charter schools in the area, such as Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 2 and Icahn Charter School 1, demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement, with many of them ranking in the top 10-20% of New York elementary schools. These charter schools often exceed 90% proficiency rates on state assessments, which is substantially higher than the surrounding district schools.

495

Students ?

12.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$36,270

Per pupil spending ?

97.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

450 St Paul's Pl
Bronx, NY 10456

(718) 681-6227

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Students who attend Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin usually attend:

Middle:

Is 219 New Venture School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

56.0%

African American:

41.0%

White:

1.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (25% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Math scores 31 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school25%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

2,321^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

26^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	9.0	2321 of 2445	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	12.7	2275 of 2445	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.0	2342 of 2439	4.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2244 of 2434	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1775 of 2413	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.2	1720 of 2395	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	2199 of 2386	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.1	2258 of 2366	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	7.6	2289 of 2352	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	10.0	2232 of 2345	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	7.9	2271 of 2325	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	3.4	2266 of 2320	2.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	9.1	2152 of 2286	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.5	2186 of 2263	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	13.3	2088 of 2257	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	14.2	2013 of 2227	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.9	2144 of 2219	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	3.1	2181 of 2206	1.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	57.2	301 of 891	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	60.6	295 of 948	68.9%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.3	1014 of 1117	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	25.3	947 of 1066	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	35.3	658 of 1001	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	748 of 1027	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	64.4	163 of 860	81.0%	★★★★☆
2018	45.0	466 of 938	50.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.3	2290 of 2409	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	13.1	2264 of 2413	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	8.0	2337 of 2403	2.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	11.8	2260 of 2401	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	35.6	1546 of 2357	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	46.6	1291 of 2338	44.8%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.2	1401 of 1569	10.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1283 of 1531	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.3	1239 of 1429	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1216 of 1503	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.3	901 of 1392	35.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.4	516 of 792	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.3	443 of 766	42.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	458 of 637	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	456 of 622	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	48.4	266 of 570	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	519 of 730	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.2	1977 of 2098	5.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	17.5	1895 of 2078	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	5.3	2092 of 2099	0.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.7	2290 of 2407	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.5	2212 of 2411	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2227 of 2400	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.0	2125 of 2400	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.2	1974 of 2358	16.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.7	2021 of 2340	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	21.9	1861 of 2134	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.1	1801 of 2110	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1281 of 2016	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1358 of 2031	33.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.4	769 of 1859	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.9	848 of 1941	56.3%	★★★☆☆

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 (2019)66th percentile+40 vs school

Homeless (2025)35th percentile+30 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)11th percentile+6 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)9th percentile+4 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)6th percentile~ school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)5th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts28%-27 vs state

Math27%-31 vs state

Science16%-29 vs state

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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 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 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 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
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 132 Garrett A Morgan	Public	PK, KG-5	1245 Washington Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6455	353	30	11.6	94.3%	6 (1.7%)	161 (45.6%)	179 (50.7%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	13.6	2227^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.9%		12	2297^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%	70					24.5	37.3	45.2				26.9	28.6	32.6				16.3		$38,499	$3,808	$34,691
Ps 63 Author's Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1260 Franklin Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-3058	381	29	13.1	97.4%	7 (1.8%)	112 (29.4%)	248 (65.1%)	6 (1.6%)	5 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.8%)	35.2	1612^th of 2445 public elementary schools	34.1%		36.6	1549^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.6%	63					49.2	55.6	51.8				69.4	41.1	24.1				20.7		$34,806	$3,466	$31,340
Ps 53 Basheer Quisim	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	360 E 168th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 681-7276	600	56	10.6	96.2%	8 (1.3%)	149 (24.8%)	430 (71.7%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	28.1	1830^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.2%		20.9	2037^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.7%	207					50.6	42.5	38.1				57.3	42.7	37.1				22.1		$37,836	$3,376	$34,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin

Is Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin a good school?

Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin ranks in the bottom 5.1% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin?

Students at Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin are 56% Hispanic, 41% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin attend?

Students who attend Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 219 New Venture School

What district is Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

How many students attend Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin?

In the 2024-25 school year, 495 students attended Ps 55 Benjamin Franklin.

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