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Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

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Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School ranks 1720 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1720^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 30% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 517 students. 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 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School has consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, with academic performance significantly below the New York City District #10 and statewide averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 38.18% to 61.4%, compared to the district's 43.39%-47.34% and the state's 54.07%-56.61%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 28.81% to 56.25%, again lagging behind the district (41.28%-46.08%) and state (54.16%-59.7%) averages. The school's performance on the 5th-grade science assessment is particularly low, with only 15.07% of students proficient or better, compared to the district's 30.47% and the state's 45.02%.

The nearby schools, such as Ps 209, Ps 85 Great Expectations, and School For Environmental Citizenship, have similar demographic profiles and academic performance to Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School, with most ranking in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools. However, one exception is Ps 279 Capt Manuel Rivera Junior, which is located within the same district but has significantly higher academic performance, with proficiency rates often exceeding the state averages in both ELA and mathematics.

472

Students ?

11.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$39,433

Per pupil spending ?

95.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

230 E 183rd St
Bronx, NY 10458-7966

(718) 584-3291

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Angelo Patri Middle School (The)

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.7%

African American:

15.3%

White:

2.5%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 14th percentile in 2015 → 30th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 16 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Science scores 30 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

1,720^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 30%▲ up 16 pts since 2015

From bottom 14% (2015) to bottom 30% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	31.8	1720 of 2445	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.8	2246 of 2445	8.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	2086 of 2439	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.9	2113 of 2434	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	22.9	1798 of 2201	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.8	1783 of 2413	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.6	2092 of 2395	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	24.2	1896 of 2386	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	20.4	1985 of 2366	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.5	2023 of 2352	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	15.2	2087 of 2345	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	12.5	2173 of 2325	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	13.5	2095 of 2320	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	2085 of 2286	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	6.7	2182 of 2263	3.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.3	1995 of 2257	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	19.1	1926 of 2227	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	14.2	1975 of 2219	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	11.0	2053 of 2206	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.7	555 of 1117	50.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.9	705 of 1066	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.8	641 of 1001	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.4	802 of 1027	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	505 of 860	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	31.7	705 of 938	24.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.5	1509 of 2409	37.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	17.4	2159 of 2413	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	2016 of 2403	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.7	2097 of 2401	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.0	1629 of 2357	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	23.1	1945 of 2338	16.8%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.6	919 of 1569	41.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	23.0	1289 of 1531	15.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	1095 of 1429	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	26.2	1211 of 1503	19.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	781 of 1315	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	28.4	1076 of 1392	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.1	414 of 792	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	29.2	574 of 766	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.4	490 of 637	23.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.9	448 of 622	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	53.9	214 of 570	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.4	332 of 730	54.5%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	25.8	1642 of 2078	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1584 of 2041	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.7	1821 of 2099	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.9	1253 of 2032	38.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.6	1687 of 2045	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.3	1876 of 2407	22.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	13.2	2242 of 2411	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	19.0	2057 of 2400	14.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	20.4	2043 of 2400	14.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.2	1887 of 2358	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	15.4	2123 of 2340	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	45.5	992 of 2134	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	26.6	1696 of 2110	19.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.6	1418 of 2016	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	28.4	1615 of 2031	20.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	1047 of 1859	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	26.1	1647 of 1941	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

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)54th percentile+24 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)50th percentile+21 vs school

Homeless (2025)48th percentile+18 vs school

Hispanic (2025)41st percentile+12 vs school

Female (2025)37th percentile+8 vs school

Male (2025)22nd percentile-8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)21st percentile+13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

Math45%-13 vs state

Science15%-30 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 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 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 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
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
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 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 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 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 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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

What schools do graduates of Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend:

Middle : Angelo Patri Middle School (The)

How many students attend Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2024-25 school year, 472 students attended Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School.

Is Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School ranks 1720^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School are 81% Hispanic, 15% African American, 3% White.

What district is Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School in?

New York City Geographic District #10

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