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Ps 291

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Ps 291 ranks 1403 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1403^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 43% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 291 is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 356 students in grades K-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 708 out of 874 districts in the state.

PS 291's academic performance has been mixed, with proficiency rates ranging from 15.15% to 56.16% in English Language Arts and 8.96% to 63.41% in Math over the past few years. While the school has shown some strengths, particularly in 3rd and 5th grade English Language Arts and 3rd grade Math, its overall performance is generally below the district and state averages. However, PS 291 has performed relatively well in serving its Hispanic and English Language Learner student populations, as well as its homeless students.

Nearby schools, such as PS 15 Institute for Environmental Learning and PS 91, have performed similarly to or worse than PS 291 on state assessments. In contrast, the nearby Brilla Caritas and Brilla Pax Charter Schools have outperformed PS 291, particularly in English Language Arts and Math. The high level of economic disadvantage among PS 291's student population, with over 98% eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, may be a contributing factor to the school's academic performance.

311

Students ?

9.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$41,939

Per pupil spending ?

99%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2195 Andrews Ave
Bronx, NY 10453

(718) 563-0776

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 291 usually attend:

Middle:	Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence
	Creston Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

90.4%

African American:

7.1%

White:

1.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 28th percentile in 2015 → 43rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #10

✓Small classes — about 9 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Science scores 17 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school50%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

1,403^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 43%▲ up 14 pts since 2015

From bottom 28% (2015) to bottom 43% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^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	42.6	1403 of 2445	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.7	1222 of 2445	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	42.1	1387 of 2439	43.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.2	1930 of 2434	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	15.7	1944 of 2201	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	29.9	1733 of 2413	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.1	1722 of 2395	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	33.8	1615 of 2386	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	38.7	1485 of 2366	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2015	31.0	1686 of 2352	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.4	1785 of 2345	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	35.3	1544 of 2325	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2012	34.4	1667 of 2320	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	36.5	1606 of 2286	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	44.7	1429 of 2263	36.9%	★★☆☆☆
2009	37.9	1669 of 2257	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	33.8	1692 of 2227	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	27.2	1764 of 2219	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	34.5	1653 of 2206	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.7	516 of 1117	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.7	285 of 1066	73.3%	★★★★☆
2023	42.3	516 of 1001	48.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.9	549 of 1027	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	34.5	574 of 860	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.5	453 of 938	51.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	1282 of 2409	46.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	54.2	1020 of 2413	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.8	1164 of 2403	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.9	1902 of 2401	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.0	1599 of 1955	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.0	1765 of 2357	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.7	1789 of 2338	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.8	650 of 1569	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.7	438 of 1531	71.4%	★★★★☆
2023	55.3	552 of 1429	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	24.9	1237 of 1503	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	44.3	690 of 1315	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	47.2	713 of 1392	48.8%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	341 of 792	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.0	190 of 766	75.2%	★★★★☆
2023	57.3	227 of 637	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.1	208 of 622	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.3	218 of 570	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.8	288 of 730	60.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	833 of 2098	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.3	625 of 2078	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.6	1297 of 2032	36.2%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.2	1487 of 2407	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.0	1409 of 2411	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.1	1568 of 2400	34.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.0	1883 of 2400	21.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.9	1818 of 1961	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	32.8	1628 of 2358	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	35.1	1595 of 2340	31.8%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.5	823 of 2134	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	561 of 2110	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	41.5	1026 of 2016	49.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.7	1205 of 2031	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	29.8	1353 of 1859	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	47.8	823 of 1941	57.6%	★★★☆☆

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)

Special Education (2025)61st percentile+19 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile+16 vs school

Homeless (2025)57th percentile+14 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+11 vs school

Female (2025)47th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)38th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math57%~ state avg

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

Science28%-17 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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 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
Ps 291	Public	K-5	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0776	311	34	9.0	99.0%	6 (1.9%)	22 (7.1%)	281 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42.6	1403^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	42.6%		47.7	1222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.0%	181			51.2	48.1	56.2				63.4	52.8	55.4				28.4		$41,939	$4,101	$37,838
Ps 15 Institute For Environmental Learning	Public	K-8	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0473	372	38	9.8	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	336 (90.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.5	1431^st of 2445 public elementary schools	41.5%		35.8	1574^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.6%	143			50.0	41.9	59.1	36.2	64.3	54.2	69.6	54.8	86.4	31.6	63.0	78.7	47.4	51.2	$32,510	$3,310	$29,200
Ps 91	Public	K-5	2200 Aqueduct Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5805	354	40	8.7	97.7%	9 (2.5%)	39 (11.0%)	286 (80.8%)	12 (3.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.7	2225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%		26.4	1860^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.9%	365			22.2	39.6	33.3				21.4	47.1	23.3				21.7		$43,159	$3,999	$39,160
Brilla Caritas Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	2336 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	Brilla Caritas Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	417	7	59.5	88.7%	1 (0.2%)	43 (10.3%)	357 (85.6%)	7 (1.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	54.8	1057^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.8%					(n/a)			54.0	57.3					67.4	57.1							$25,319	$900	$24,419
Brilla Pax Charter School	Public, Charter	K-4	2336 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	Brilla Pax Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 273-8439	325	8	40.6	88.0%	2 (0.6%)	37 (11.4%)	275 (84.6%)	5 (1.5%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	54	1087^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.5%					(n/a)			61.8	67.5					52.2	52.4							$28,332	$853	$27,480
KIPP Freedom Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2246 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	KIPP Freedom Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 841-6165	615	29	21.2	90.2%	6 (1.0%)	217 (35.3%)	375 (61.0%)	7 (1.1%)	3 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (1.1%)	55.7	1045^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.3%					(n/a)	54.7		62.2			43.8	62.7	70.4	64.0			52.3	73.2			66.3	$19,073	$19,073	$00
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 226	Public	PK, KG-5	1950 Sedgwick Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 452-3090	310	26	12.0	96.5%	3 (1.0%)	51 (16.5%)	251 (81.0%)	3 (1.0%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	52.5	1146^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.1%		39.6	1470^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.9%	324			34.0	58.3	71.4				60.0	52.6	59.0				61.5		$33,598	$3,493	$30,105
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 291

How many students attend Ps 291?

In the 2024-25 school year, 311 students attended Ps 291.

What schools do graduates of Ps 291 attend?

Students who attend Ps 291 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence
Middle : Creston Academy

What district is Ps 291 in?

New York City Geographic District #10

Is Ps 291 a good school?

Ps 291 ranks 1403^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 291?

Students at Ps 291 are 90% Hispanic, 7% African American, 2% White.

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