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Ps 63 Author's Academy

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Ps 63 Author's Academy ranks 1612 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1612^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 34% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 63 Author's Academy is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 405 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 63 Author's Academy has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 49.15% to 55.56% across grades 3-5, which were higher than the district's averages but lower than the state's. In mathematics, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 24.14% to 69.35% across grades 3-5, with 3rd-grade performance significantly higher than the district and state, but 5th-grade performance significantly lower. The school's 5th-grade science proficiency rate of 20.69% was also lower than the district and state averages. However, the school's English Language Learners and Special Education students performed particularly well, with the school ranking in the top 35% and top 40% of New York elementary schools, respectively, for these subgroups in the 2024-2025 school year.

Ps 63 Author's Academy generally outperforms the other public schools in the immediate vicinity, such as Ps 132 Garrett A Morgan and Ps 110 Theodore Schoenfeld, in both ELA and mathematics proficiency rates. However, the school lags behind some of the higher-performing charter schools in the area, such as Harriet Tubman Charter School and South Bronx Classical Charter School III, which have significantly higher proficiency rates across multiple subjects and grade levels.

381

Students ?

13.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,806

Per pupil spending ?

97.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1260 Franklin Ave
Bronx, NY 10456

(718) 589-3058

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Students who attend Ps 63 Author's Academy usually attend:

Middle:

Is 219 New Venture School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.1%

African American:

29.4%

White:

1.8%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Rebounding — 19th percentile in 2022 → 34th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is rebounding — up to 34th (2025) from a 19th-percentile low (2022)

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District # 9

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

1,612^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 34%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 39% (2015) to bottom 34% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	35.2	1612 of 2445	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	36.6	1549 of 2445	36.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.8	1590 of 2439	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.6	1973 of 2434	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1800 of 2413	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.8	1595 of 2395	33.4%	★★☆☆☆
2017	28.3	1784 of 2386	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	43.3	1363 of 2366	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2015	40.5	1433 of 2352	39.1%	★★☆☆☆
2014	52.6	1098 of 2345	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	42.5	1328 of 2325	42.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	64.9	878 of 2320	62.2%	★★★☆☆
2011	59.9	1019 of 2286	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	57.1	1113 of 2263	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.7	1083 of 2257	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	51.0	1341 of 2227	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2007	21.7	1838 of 2219	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	14.3	1980 of 2206	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.9	422 of 928	54.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.8	442 of 936	52.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	378 of 1117	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.9	293 of 1066	72.5%	★★★★☆
2023	68.8	178 of 1001	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	45.7	454 of 1027	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.8	372 of 860	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.1	277 of 938	70.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	1874 of 2409	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.3	1921 of 2413	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1804 of 2403	24.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	16.5	2142 of 2401	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.1	1763 of 2357	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.9	1614 of 2338	31.0%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.9	863 of 1569	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.3	648 of 1531	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.2	746 of 1429	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.0	1091 of 1503	27.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.7	757 of 1315	42.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	54.3	575 of 1392	58.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.8	435 of 792	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	49.6	318 of 766	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.0	239 of 637	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.3	274 of 622	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.0	313 of 570	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	50.5	309 of 730	57.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	32.9	1383 of 2032	31.9%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.1	1315 of 2407	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	51.7	1107 of 2411	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.5	1267 of 2400	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	31.3	1714 of 2400	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1758 of 2358	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	38.0	1503 of 2340	35.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.4	848 of 2134	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.6	518 of 2110	75.5%	★★★★☆
2023	37.0	1189 of 2016	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1847 of 2031	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1294 of 1859	30.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	52.2	706 of 1941	63.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile+32 vs school

Special Education (2025)60th percentile+26 vs school

African American (2025)55th percentile+20 vs school

Male (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)45th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2019)32nd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile-12 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

Math45%-12 vs state

Science21%-24 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government 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 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
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
Nyc Autism Charter School Bronx	Public, Charter	K-5	1180 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Nyc Autism Charter School Bronx	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 991-1340	33	7	4.7	87.9%	0 (0.0%)	14 (42.4%)	18 (54.5%)	1 (3.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)																	$101,994	$00	$101,994
Ps 186 Walter J Damrosch School	Public	K-8	750 Jennings St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 378-0006	681	122	5.5	96.5%	18 (2.6%)	228 (33.5%)	393 (57.7%)	30 (4.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)																	$107,735	$1,600	$106,135
Urban Scholars Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1180 Tinton Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 842-8133	294	33	8.9	98.0%	4 (1.4%)	112 (38.1%)	171 (58.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (1.0%)	3 (1.0%)	43.4	1379^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.6%		35.3	1584^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.2%	205			48.7	44.4	68.3				59.0	54.1	48.7				30.8		$47,264	$4,776	$42,488
South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Public, Charter	K-8	3458 Third Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School III	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	518	30	17.2	97.3%	5 (1.0%)	279 (53.9%)	213 (41.1%)	5 (1.0%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	10 (1.9%)	96.2	50^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.0%		97.7	23^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	99.1%	27	89.7	100.0	95.9	92.3	98.0	90.2	98.0	97.4	100.0	100.0	95.9	97.6	100.0	100.0	66.0		$18,471	$2,111	$16,359
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 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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 63 Author's Academy

What district is Ps 63 Author's Academy in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

How many students attend Ps 63 Author's Academy?

In the 2024-25 school year, 381 students attended Ps 63 Author's Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 63 Author's Academy?

Students at Ps 63 Author's Academy are 65% Hispanic, 29% African American, 2% White, 2% Asian, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 63 Author's Academy attend?

Students who attend Ps 63 Author's Academy usually go on to attend:

Middle : Is 219 New Venture School

Is Ps 63 Author's Academy a good school?

Ps 63 Author's Academy ranks 1612^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

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