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Ps 23 New Children's School (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-5

2339^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 4% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 23 New Children's School (The) is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a student population of 379. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 23 New Children's School (The) consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math around 17-35%, compared to 43-54% for the district and 54-60% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for male students, Hispanic students, and English Language Learners. Despite having a relatively low student-teacher ratio and higher per-student spending than the district and state averages, the school's academic performance remains among the lowest in the state.

Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district generally perform better than Ps 23 New Children's School (The) on state assessments, with proficiency rates that are 10-20 percentage points higher. However, these nearby schools also serve a high proportion of students from low-income families. One notable exception is Bronx Charter School For Excellence 5, which is located within 0.4 miles of Ps 23 New Children's School (The) but significantly outperforms the district and state on academic measures, with proficiency rates above 80% in both English Language Arts and Math.

332

Students ?

11.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$52,922

Per pupil spending ?

92.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2151 Washington Ave
Bronx, NY 10457

(718) 584-3992

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 23 New Children's School (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 118 William W Niles

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

72.6%

African American:

24.1%

American Indian:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 11th percentile in 2015 → 4th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (21% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (4th percentile)

!Ranking has slipped — down 7 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

2,339^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 4%▼ down 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 4% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 39Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #10

708^th of 874New York City Geographic District #10 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	8.1	2339 of 2445	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.0	2218 of 2445	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	15.7	2154 of 2439	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	22.5	1975 of 2434	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.6	1878 of 2201	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	11.7	2240 of 2413	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	11.3	2232 of 2395	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	17.3	2076 of 2386	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	13.8	2150 of 2366	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.3	2085 of 2352	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.2	2089 of 2345	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.1	2042 of 2325	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	969 of 1117	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	37.4	657 of 1066	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	25.0	882 of 1001	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.1	726 of 1027	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	30.6	330 of 454	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.5	572 of 860	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.8	761 of 938	18.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	2246 of 2409	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	23.2	1955 of 2413	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	19.5	2060 of 2403	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	24.5	1912 of 2401	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	13.2	1786 of 1955	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	2089 of 2357	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	10.2	2227 of 2338	4.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	11.6	1487 of 1569	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	18.8	1372 of 1531	10.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1211 of 1429	15.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	34.0	1053 of 1503	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.1	572 of 818	30.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.6	1148 of 1315	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.5	1268 of 1392	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.4	689 of 792	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	36.1	496 of 766	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	24.4	534 of 637	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.3	406 of 622	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.5	423 of 570	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.9	662 of 730	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2021	30.2	1270 of 1678	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.8	1810 of 2045	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	2334 of 2407	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.0	2288 of 2411	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.7	2183 of 2400	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.2	1987 of 2400	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.5	1595 of 1961	18.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	2235 of 2358	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	14.9	2137 of 2340	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.2	1846 of 2134	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.5	2019 of 2110	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	30.7	1408 of 2016	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.9	1167 of 2031	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.0	1343 of 1859	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.9	1374 of 1941	29.2%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2021)24th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

Homeless (2025)13th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science28%-17 vs state

English Language Arts28%-27 vs state

Math12%-46 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 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
Ps 159 Luis Mumoz Marin Biling	Public	K-5	2315 Washington Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6140	133	14	9.8	97.0%	0 (0.0%)	17 (12.8%)	115 (86.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	42.7	1396^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%		22.1	1997^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.3%	601		77.3	55.0	42.1				54.2	52.4	20.0				42.1		$41,676	$3,598	$38,077
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 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
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 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 85 Great Expectations	Public	PK, KG-5	2400 Marion Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5275	653	59	10.9	96.3%	5 (0.8%)	190 (29.1%)	445 (68.1%)	4 (0.6%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.5%)	26.4	1879^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.1%		15.3	2212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.5%	333		40.0	40.6	50.0				49.5	44.7	39.6				20.8		$39,254	$3,758	$35,496
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
Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	685 E 182nd St	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Cardinal McCloskey Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 708-0480	456	36	12.8	94.1%	6 (1.3%)	84 (18.4%)	348 (76.3%)	7 (1.5%)	6 (1.3%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.9%)	54.3	1073^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	56.1%		27.2	1833^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	25.0%	760		78.1	42.0	47.0				87.7	60.3	59.1				30.3		$22,499	$1,494	$21,005

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 23 New Children's School (The)

What schools do graduates of Ps 23 New Children's School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 23 New Children's School (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 118 William W Niles

What district is Ps 23 New Children's School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #10

How many students attend Ps 23 New Children's School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 332 students attended Ps 23 New Children's School (The).

Is Ps 23 New Children's School (The) a good school?

Ps 23 New Children's School (The) ranks in the bottom 4.3% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 23 New Children's School (The)?

Students at Ps 23 New Children's School (The) are 73% Hispanic, 24% African American, 2% American Indian.

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