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Grant Avenue Elementary School

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Grant Avenue Elementary School ranks 1713 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1713^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Grant Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school serving grades PK-5 in the Bronx, New York, with 368 students. 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.

Grant Avenue Elementary School has consistently low performance on state assessments compared to the district and state averages. In 2024-2025, only 33.33% of 3rd graders were proficient in ELA, compared to 38.32% in the district and 54.15% statewide. The school's performance is particularly weak in math, with only 32.61% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 35.51% in the district and 54.16% statewide. The school's performance on science assessments is also low, with only 39.13% of 5th graders proficient in 2024-2025, compared to 23.24% in the district and 45.02% statewide.

Nearby schools, such as PS 35 Franz Siegel, Family School (The), and Sheridan Academy for Young Leaders, generally perform better than Grant Avenue Elementary School on state assessments, particularly in math and science. However, these nearby schools also serve a high percentage of economically disadvantaged students, with free/reduced-price lunch rates ranging from 85.89% to 98.16%. The higher-performing charter schools, such as South Bronx Classical Charter School IV and Leaders of Excellence Advocacy and Discovery, have significantly better student outcomes, despite serving a similar demographic of students.

353

Students ?

11.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,640

Per pupil spending ?

96.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

250 E 164th St
Bronx, NY 10456

(718) 681-6288

District: New York City Geographic District # 9

Students who attend Grant Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

New Millennium Bronx Academy Of The Arts

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

69.7%

African American:

21.5%

White:

4.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 8th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 22 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (44% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Math scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school44%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

1,713^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 22 pts since 2015

From bottom 8% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	32.0	1713 of 2445	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	15.6	2199 of 2445	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2062 of 2439	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.7	1838 of 2434	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.9	1367 of 2201	37.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.4	1686 of 2413	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.5	1828 of 2395	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	21.2	1971 of 2386	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	11.5	2205 of 2366	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	12.9	2156 of 2352	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	2125 of 2345	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	2136 of 2325	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.4	396 of 928	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	44.7	478 of 927	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	37.9	538 of 891	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.6	692 of 948	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.6	319 of 1117	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	36.2	693 of 1066	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	31.4	751 of 1001	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	48.8	408 of 1027	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	287 of 860	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.2	424 of 938	54.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.3	1620 of 2409	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	18.4	2121 of 2413	12.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.1	2073 of 2403	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.6	1995 of 2401	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	66.8	583 of 1955	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	30.7	1703 of 2357	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	1739 of 2338	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.2	851 of 1569	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.1	1313 of 1531	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.4	1153 of 1429	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	40.7	873 of 1503	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.5	680 of 1315	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.0	668 of 1392	52.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	324 of 792	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	24.7	642 of 766	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.0	317 of 637	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.4	221 of 622	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.3	256 of 570	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	367 of 730	49.7%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	34.3	1444 of 2045	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.9	1718 of 2407	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	17.0	2150 of 2411	10.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.5	1949 of 2400	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.8	1574 of 2400	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.9	1547 of 1961	21.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.2	1612 of 2358	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	27.4	1826 of 2340	22.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.9	1206 of 2134	43.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	27.8	1638 of 2110	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.8	1704 of 2016	15.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	41.3	1062 of 2031	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.6	1278 of 1859	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.7	1265 of 1941	34.8%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)71st percentile+42 vs school

Homeless (2025)59th percentile+29 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)46th percentile+16 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile+14 vs school

Female (2025)33rd percentile+3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2018)29th percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)29th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts47%-8 vs state

Math42%-15 vs state

Science39%-6 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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
Grant Avenue Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	250 E 164th St	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-6288	353	32	11.1	96.9%	14 (4.0%)	76 (21.5%)	246 (69.7%)	5 (1.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (1.4%)	32	1713^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.9%		15.6	2199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.1%	486				33.3	51.1	55.6				44.7	49.0	32.6				39.1		$38,640	$3,258	$35,381
Ps 35 Franz Siegel	Public	K-5	261 E 163rd St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 681-7214	358	35	10.3	98.6%	4 (1.1%)	82 (22.9%)	264 (73.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.7%)	25.6	1903^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	22.2%		11.2	2308^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.6%	405				47.4	44.1	38.0				49.2	38.8	26.9				32.7		$39,527	$4,339	$35,188
Family School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-3266	405	35	11.5	96.3%	12 (3.0%)	108 (26.7%)	266 (65.7%)	10 (2.5%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.0%)	3 (0.7%)	61.3	912^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.7%		66.3	743^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	69.6%	169				56.7	58.5	57.7				74.2	72.5	53.9				51.9		$38,675	$3,229	$35,445
Sheridan Academy For Young Leaders	Public	PK, KG-5	1116 Sheridan Ave	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 538-3411	410	34	12.0	96.8%	1 (0.2%)	93 (22.7%)	292 (71.2%)	16 (3.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.2%)	18.2	2128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.0%		22.6	1982^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	18.9%	146				35.7	28.6	34.8				55.4	41.2	23.9				10.6		$35,333	$3,217	$32,117
Ps/Middle School 31 William Lloyd Garrison (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	250 E 156th St	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-4397	538	52	10.4	92.4%	13 (2.4%)	164 (30.5%)	337 (62.6%)	17 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.3%)	29.3	1797^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.5%		26.3	1865^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.7%	68		30.0	16.7	48.5	37.5	46.0	29.2	25.0	42.6	76.5	46.7	46.2	26.5	42.4	48.3	14.3		$42,232	$4,069	$38,164
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
South Bronx Classical Charter School IV	Public, Charter	K-8	757 Concourse Village West	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	South Bronx Classical Charter School IV	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 285-3025	385	29	13.2	91.2%	3 (0.8%)	183 (47.5%)	180 (46.8%)	5 (1.3%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	11 (2.9%)	97.4	19^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.2%		94.1	115^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.3%	96	100.0			91.1	100.0	97.9	95.9	100.0	100.0	93.3	100.0	95.7	100.0	100.0	100.0	83.0		$20,958	$1,689	$19,269
Ps/Middle School 29 Melrose School	Public	PK, KG-8	758 Courtlandt Ave	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 292-3785	606	66	9.1	96.0%	5 (0.8%)	193 (31.8%)	392 (64.7%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	26.5	1877^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.2%		18.7	2100^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.1%	223				52.3	31.4	41.0	39.0	54.1	29.9	60.9	51.9	37.2	19.3	61.0	25.0	19.1	26.5	$37,995	$3,592	$34,403
South Bronx Literacy Academy	Public	2-4	750 Concourse Village West	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 7	No	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 401-4246	91	13	6.7	89.0%	1 (1.1%)	26 (28.6%)	63 (69.2%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1.6	2443^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	0.1%					(n/a)				11.1	5.0					20.0	0.0							$67,369	$2,883	$64,485
Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	750 Concourse Village W-Lower	Bronx	10451	Bronx County	Bglig-Shirley Rodriguez-Remeneski Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 993-1740	313	29	10.2	92.3%	6 (1.9%)	73 (23.3%)	230 (73.5%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	33.5	1670^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.7%		29.9	1747^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.5%	77	76.5	61.1		20.0	61.1	48.7	47.8	70.0	75.7	20.7	55.6	47.2	40.9	65.5	55.6	41.2	65.7	$23,253	$1,029	$22,224

Frequently Asked Questions about Grant Avenue Elementary School

How many students attend Grant Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 353 students attended Grant Avenue Elementary School.

Is Grant Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Grant Avenue Elementary School ranks 1713^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What district is Grant Avenue Elementary School in?

New York City Geographic District # 9

What schools do graduates of Grant Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Grant Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : New Millennium Bronx Academy Of The Arts

What is the racial makeup of Grant Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Grant Avenue Elementary School are 70% Hispanic, 22% African American, 4% White, 2% American Indian, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more races.

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