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Ps 236 Langston Hughes

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1889^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 23% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 236 Langston Hughes is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 290 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.

While PS 236 Langston Hughes has shown some improvement in its academic performance over the years, the overall trend remains concerning. The school consistently ranks in the bottom half of New York elementary schools and performs below the district and state averages in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science assessments. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 33.33% to 56.52% across grades 3-5, compared to 36.58% to 40.91% for the district and 54.07% to 56.61% for the state.

The school serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 97.59% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. Despite the school's relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending compared to nearby schools like Mount Eden Children's Academy and School For Environmental Citizenship, the academic performance data suggests that these resources may not be translating into improved student outcomes at the same rate as the nearby schools.

303

Students ?

12.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,848

Per pupil spending ?

98.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1871 Walton Ave
Bronx, NY 10453

(718) 299-6128

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

68.0%

African American:

30.4%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Recently slipping — 53rd percentile in 2022 → 23rd in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (39% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (23rd percentile)

!Ranking has slipped from its 53rd-percentile peak (2022) to 23rd (2025)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school39%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

1,889^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 23%▲ up 13 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

13^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	26.2	1889 of 2445	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.8	1719 of 2445	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.5	1733 of 2439	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	51.4	1136 of 2434	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	37.1	1511 of 2413	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.4	1684 of 2395	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	25.5	1860 of 2386	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	21.0	1964 of 2366	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.0	2127 of 2352	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	9.9	2237 of 2345	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.2	359 of 928	61.3%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	654 of 1117	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	46.0	461 of 1066	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.4	339 of 860	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.4	169 of 938	82.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.0	1809 of 2409	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	42.5	1369 of 2413	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1523 of 2403	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.5	1132 of 2401	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	40.3	1406 of 2357	40.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	1706 of 2338	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.8	1071 of 1569	31.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1093 of 1531	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.3	1047 of 1429	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	67.8	372 of 1503	75.2%	★★★★☆
2019	56.7	484 of 1315	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.7	700 of 1392	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.8	387 of 792	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.1	322 of 766	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.8	432 of 637	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	61.4	147 of 570	74.2%	★★★★☆
2018	56.5	253 of 730	65.3%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.0	1588 of 2098	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	39.1	1225 of 2078	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	802 of 2041	60.7%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.1	1882 of 2407	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	2076 of 2411	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.7	1855 of 2400	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	50.2	1155 of 2400	51.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	34.9	1560 of 2358	33.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.7	1630 of 2340	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.8	1185 of 2134	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	48.4	873 of 2110	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.1	1152 of 2016	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	55.0	658 of 2031	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	1085 of 1859	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	1107 of 1941	43.0%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)61st percentile+39 vs school

Homeless (2025)51st percentile+28 vs school

Special Education (2025)44th percentile+22 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)41st percentile+19 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)25th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)24th percentile~ school

Male (2025)22nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-10 vs state

Math37%-20 vs state

Science32%-13 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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 236 Langston Hughes	Public	PK, KG-5	1871 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 299-6128	303	24	12.6	98.3%	3 (1.0%)	92 (30.4%)	206 (68.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	26.2	1889^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.7%		30.8	1719^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.7%	170		40.9	33.3	56.5				45.5	31.0	39.1				31.8		$37,848	$3,099	$34,749
Ps 306	Public	K-5	40 W Tremont Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-5355	379	35	10.8	96.6%	5 (1.3%)	100 (26.4%)	271 (71.5%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	21.7	2033^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.9%		23.9	1950^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.2%	83		32.8	39.5	45.7				21.5	55.6	41.2				20.6		$38,115	$4,757	$33,358
Ps 204 Morris Heights	Public	PK, KG-5	1780 Dr M L King Jr Blvd	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 960-9520	576	49	11.6	92.7%	10 (1.7%)	130 (22.6%)	422 (73.3%)	6 (1.0%)	5 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.3%)	70	691^st of 2445 public elementary schools	71.7%		69.6	654^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.3%	37		71.6	64.4	74.5				74.1	78.7	72.4				32.0		$34,394	$3,397	$30,997
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 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
Ps 170	Public	PK, KG-2	1598 Townsend Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-0662	147	13	11.3	92.5%	2 (1.4%)	24 (16.3%)	114 (77.6%)	2 (1.4%)	4 (2.7%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.7%)								(n/a)																$42,332	$3,373	$38,959
Ps 396	Public	PK, KG-5	1930 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-0862	217	37	5.9	93.1%	2 (0.9%)	42 (19.4%)	165 (76.0%)	3 (1.4%)	3 (1.4%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	32.2	1705^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.3%		22.2	1995^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.4%	290		29.2	57.1	52.0				25.0	48.3	46.4				37.0		$63,521	$3,477	$60,045
Ps 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Junior	Public	K-8	2100 Walton Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6004	638	60	10.6	97.5%	5 (0.8%)	105 (16.5%)	511 (80.1%)	11 (1.7%)	2 (0.3%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.5%)	52.6	1144^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.2%		45.7	1265^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.3%	121	77.4	63.6	65.0	60.7	40.0	40.2	48.3	57.5	68.3	73.7	46.4	43.0	60.0	23.2	34.2	$35,329	$4,092	$31,237
Ps 109 Sedgwick	Public	PK, KG-5	1771 Popham Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-8878	430	34	12.6	95.3%	7 (1.6%)	94 (21.9%)	325 (75.6%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	9.5	2306^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.7%		8.3	2361^st of 2445 public elementary schools	3.4%	55		26.8	27.8	42.6				28.1	27.3	14.6				8.3		$34,895	$3,123	$31,771
Mount Eden Children's Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	1501 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10452	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-8155	396	25	15.8	95.5%	2 (0.5%)	74 (18.7%)	315 (79.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	52.1	1154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.8%		39.9	1453^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	40.6%	299		62.1	57.4	54.0				69.5	70.4	45.2				33.9		$31,873	$3,166	$28,707

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New York City Geographic District # 9

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Ps 236 Langston Hughes ranks in the bottom 22.7% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 236 Langston Hughes?

Students at Ps 236 Langston Hughes are 68% Hispanic, 30% African American.

How many students attend Ps 236 Langston Hughes?

In the 2024-25 school year, 303 students attended Ps 236 Langston Hughes.

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