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Ps 306

Public Grades K-5

2033^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 17% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 306 is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 428 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 306 consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in academic proficiency, with only 32.79% of 3rd graders, 39.53% of 4th graders, and 45.65% of 5th graders proficient or better in English Language Arts. In Math, the proficiency rates are even lower, with only 21.54% of 3rd graders, 55.56% of 4th graders, and 41.24% of 5th graders proficient or better. The school's performance in Science for 5th grade is also significantly lower than the district and state, with only 20.62% proficient or better.

While the nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 396, PS 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Junior, PS 226, and School for Environmental Citizenship, generally perform better than PS 306, the school has seen an increase in per-student spending and a decrease in student-teacher ratio, suggesting a focus on improving resources. However, the impact on academic outcomes has not yet been fully realized.

379

Students ?

10.8

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,115

Per pupil spending ?

96.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

40 W Tremont Ave
Bronx, NY 10453

(718) 583-5355

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 306 usually attend:

Middle:

Bronx School Of Young Leaders (The)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

71.5%

African American:

26.4%

White:

1.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 6th percentile in 2014 → 17th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 11 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (17th percentile)

!Science scores 24 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

2,033^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 17%▲ up 7 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 17% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

28^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	21.7	2033 of 2445	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.9	1950 of 2445	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.6	1908 of 2439	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	11.3	2283 of 2434	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	21.7	1955 of 2413	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	2163 of 2395	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	2202 of 2386	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	11.6	2203 of 2366	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	14.4	2111 of 2352	10.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	2206 of 2345	5.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	13.5	2137 of 2325	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	9.4	2173 of 2320	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	7.6	2183 of 2286	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	4.9	2215 of 2263	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	14.5	2068 of 2257	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2008	12.7	2040 of 2227	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	7.6	2105 of 2219	5.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	2.1	2189 of 2206	0.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	51.9	398 of 927	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.3	340 of 857	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.3	845 of 936	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.7	446 of 1117	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.5	451 of 1066	57.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	38.9	584 of 1001	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.6	848 of 1027	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.6	743 of 860	13.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.3	847 of 938	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.1	1875 of 2409	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	25.9	1871 of 2413	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.6	1995 of 2403	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.0	2212 of 2401	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	22.7	1925 of 2357	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.6	2098 of 2338	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1128 of 1569	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	32.1	1073 of 1531	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.0	968 of 1429	32.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.6	1329 of 1503	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.7	878 of 1315	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1148 of 1392	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.2	412 of 792	48.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.5	239 of 766	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	64.9	163 of 637	74.4%	★★★★☆
2022	36.3	404 of 622	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.5	351 of 570	38.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.2	623 of 730	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.0	1625 of 2098	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.0	1250 of 2041	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	14.2	1988 of 2099	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	30.7	1465 of 2032	27.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1795 of 2045	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	18.9	2095 of 2407	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1918 of 2411	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	29.9	1732 of 2400	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	10.4	2291 of 2400	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.4	1883 of 2358	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	2157 of 2340	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.9	1672 of 2134	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	27.2	1668 of 2110	20.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	37.2	1180 of 2016	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.0	1543 of 2031	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.5	924 of 1859	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	30.3	1482 of 1941	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

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)60th percentile+43 vs school

African American (2024)57th percentile+37 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+31 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)23rd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Special Education (2025)22nd percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)13th percentile-4 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts40%-15 vs state

Math38%-19 vs state

Science21%-24 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 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 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 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 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 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
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
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
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 306

Is Ps 306 a good school?

Ps 306 ranks in the bottom 16.9% of New York elementary schools.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 306?

Students at Ps 306 are 72% Hispanic, 26% African American, 1% White.

How many students attend Ps 306?

In the 2024-25 school year, 379 students attended Ps 306.

What schools do graduates of Ps 306 attend?

Students who attend Ps 306 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bronx School Of Young Leaders (The)

What district is Ps 306 in?

New York City Geographic District #10

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