Summary:
PS 340 is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 462 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which is ranked 715 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, PS 340 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 1,660 and 2,194 out of around 2,400 schools.
PS 340 consistently underperforms compared to the New York City Geographic District #10 and the state of New York in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the percentage of 3rd-grade students proficient or better in ELA at PS 340 was 28.09%, compared to 30.09% in the district and 42.6% statewide. The school's performance in Science is also significantly lower than the district and state, with only 10.58% of 5th-grade students proficient or better in 2023-2024, compared to 21.38% in the district and 35% statewide. While PS 340 has relatively strong performance among African American students, the school struggles with the performance of Hispanic students, English Language Learners, students with special needs, and those from low socioeconomic backgrounds.
The nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 33 Timothy Dwight, PS/IS 54, and PS 86 Kingsbridge Heights, generally perform better than PS 340 across academic metrics, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math. However, these nearby schools also serve a similar demographic of students, with high percentages of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, suggesting that the challenges faced by PS 340 are not unique to the school. While PS 340 has a relatively high per-student spending of around $24,500 and a low student-teacher ratio of around 12:1, the underlying factors contributing to the lower outcomes require further investigation and targeted interventions to drive meaningful improvements.
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Detail:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.5
Number of students: 462
Racial breakdown:
Hispanic:
86.1%
African American:
9.7%
White:
2.8%
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Asian:
0.9%
Pacific Islander:
0.2%
Two or more races:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 90.9%
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