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Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1942^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 21% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 163 Arthur A Schomberg is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 265 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #9, which is ranked 750 out of 874 districts in the state and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 163 Arthur A Schomberg consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with performance on state assessments significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2024-2025, only 27.78% of 5th-grade students were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to 40.91% in the district and 56.61% statewide. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as male students, English Language Learners, and students with disabilities.

The nearby PS 28 Mount Hope and PS 58 have slightly higher academic performance than PS 163 Arthur A Schomberg, but they still rank in the bottom 30-40% of New York elementary schools. In contrast, the Bronx Charter School for Excellence 5, located within a mile of PS 163 Arthur A Schomberg, has significantly higher academic performance, ranking in the top 3% of New York elementary schools.

292

Students ?

9.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,194

Per pupil spending ?

99.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2075 Webster Ave
Bronx, NY 10457

(718) 584-3045

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Students who attend Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg usually attend:

Middle:	Is 313 School Of Leadership Development
	Is 339

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

66.1%

African American:

32.2%

American Indian:

0.7%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 12th percentile in 2014 → 21st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (37% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (21st percentile)

!Science scores 27 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school37%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

1,942^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 21%▲ up 6 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	24.4	1942 of 2445	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	14.2	2237 of 2445	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	17.3	2119 of 2439	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	13.2	2241 of 2434	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	15.3	2146 of 2413	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.6	2201 of 2395	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	13.9	2174 of 2386	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.5	1983 of 2366	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.6	2019 of 2352	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.9	2061 of 2345	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	10.6	2220 of 2325	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	5.7	2238 of 2320	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	6.4	2207 of 2286	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	10.3	2107 of 2263	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	27.1	1867 of 2257	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	13.8	2017 of 2227	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	6.7	2123 of 2219	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	11.2	2049 of 2206	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.2	677 of 1117	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.3	415 of 1066	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	35.9	639 of 1001	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	41.3	535 of 1027	47.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.3	583 of 860	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.8	792 of 938	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.4	1767 of 2409	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.9	2248 of 2413	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	16.9	2131 of 2403	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	15.0	2188 of 2401	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.8	2081 of 2357	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.7	2113 of 2338	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.1	1131 of 1569	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1169 of 1531	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.2	1100 of 1429	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.7	1267 of 1503	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.3	1169 of 1315	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.5	1254 of 1392	9.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	47.0	373 of 792	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.3	614 of 766	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.3	535 of 637	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.4	573 of 622	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.9	330 of 570	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.5	525 of 730	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.2	1032 of 2098	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	18.1	1917 of 2099	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	20.1	2063 of 2407	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.0	2122 of 2411	12.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2004 of 2400	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	2200 of 2400	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	17.0	2066 of 2358	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	12.7	2183 of 2340	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.1	1490 of 2134	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	25.0	1762 of 2110	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	36.0	1221 of 2016	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	1288 of 2031	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	21.9	1695 of 1859	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	1731 of 1941	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)53rd percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)51st percentile+30 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)39th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)30th percentile+10 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)27th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts41%-14 vs state

Math40%-17 vs state

Science18%-27 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 163 Arthur A Schomberg	Public	PK, KG-5	2075 Webster Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3045	292	29	9.9	99.3%	1 (0.3%)	94 (32.2%)	193 (66.1%)	1 (0.3%)	2 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	24.4	1942^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	20.6%		14.2	2237^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.5%	295		63.6	33.3	27.8				60.5	36.2	25.6				18.0		$38,194	$3,633	$34,560
Ps 23 New Children's School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2151 Washington Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3992	332	30	11.2	92.8%	2 (0.6%)	80 (24.1%)	241 (72.6%)	2 (0.6%)	5 (1.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	8.1	2339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.3%		15	2218^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.3%	121		17.3	35.0	34.2				12.7	11.9	10.0				28.2		$52,922	$4,219	$48,703
Ps 59 Community School Of Technology (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	2185 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4730	352	33	10.7	98.3%	5 (1.4%)	104 (29.5%)	238 (67.6%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	5.2	2400^th of 2445 public elementary schools	1.8%		11.2	2307^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.6%	93		24.0	16.7	26.4				24.0	23.4	12.5				10.7		$44,708	$4,181	$40,527
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 5	Public, Charter	K-6	1946 Bathgate Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 5	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-1058	329	18	18.2	92.7%	2 (0.6%)	105 (31.9%)	216 (65.7%)	4 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	95.3	70^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.1%		85.6	301^st of 2445 public elementary schools	87.7%	231		97.3	89.7	81.8	90.9			97.3	100.0	93.2	93.5			70.5		$18,304	$1,830	$16,473
School For Environmental Citizenship	Public	PK, KG-5	125 E 181st St	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-3292	557	44	12.5	96.2%	7 (1.3%)	79 (14.2%)	457 (82.0%)	6 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.5%)	30.9	1741^st of 2445 public elementary schools	28.8%		35.6	1577^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%	164		37.9	41.9	54.7				40.9	38.9	49.0				35.0		$34,339	$3,490	$30,849
Ps 28 Mount Hope	Public	PK, KG-5	1861 Anthony Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6444	556	48	11.6	95.3%	2 (0.4%)	95 (17.1%)	449 (80.8%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	33.6	1667^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.8%		18.4	2110^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.7%	443		48.2	45.1	43.1				63.7	38.0	44.7				28.8		$42,692	$3,785	$38,908
Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	230 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-3291	472	41	11.6	95.1%	12 (2.5%)	72 (15.3%)	381 (80.7%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	31.8	1720^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%		13.8	2246^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%	526		54.7	61.4	38.2				47.5	56.3	28.8				15.1		$39,433	$4,043	$35,391
Ps 209	Public	PK, KG-2	313 E 183rd St	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 364-0085	167	14	11.9	99.4%	6 (3.6%)	24 (14.4%)	131 (78.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	2 (1.2%)	3 (1.8%)								(n/a)																$42,562	$4,130	$38,432
Ps 58	Public	PK, KG-5	459 E 176th St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6866	256	23	11.2	97.7%	4 (1.6%)	70 (27.3%)	178 (69.5%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	1 (0.4%)	17	2151^st of 2445 public elementary schools	12.0%		18	2117^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.4%	34		17.9	29.4	40.5				26.7	51.2	34.2				19.5		$46,505	$5,035	$41,470
Ps 3 Raul Julia Micro Society	Public	PK, KG-8	2100 Lafontaine Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-1899	308	24	12.8	96.8%	3 (1.0%)	92 (29.9%)	208 (67.5%)	3 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	17.5	2142^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	12.4%		23.1	1970^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.4%	172	87.5	42.3	13.0	52.9	28.9	62.5	63.3	42.3	17.4	47.1	15.2	70.7	0.0	29.4	57.1	$37,814	$3,356	$34,458

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg

What district is Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

Is Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg a good school?

Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg ranks in the bottom 20.6% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg?

Students at Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg are 66% Hispanic, 32% African American.

How many students attend Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg?

In the 2024-25 school year, 292 students attended Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg.

What schools do graduates of Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg attend?

Students who attend Ps 163 Arthur A Schomberg usually go on to attend:

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

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