Ps 246 Poe Center

Summary:

PS 246 Poe Center is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 493 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.

PS 246 Poe Center consistently ranks in the bottom 15% of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 2000-2300 out of around 2400 schools. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in 2023-2024, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 22.5% to 27.87%, compared to 28.92% to 35.01% for the district and 42.6% to 47.05% for the state. The school serves a high-need student population, with 97.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. The school has a diverse student body, with a majority Hispanic (around 60%) and African American (around 30%) students, as well as a significant population of English Language Learners (ELLs) and students with special needs.

The nearby PS 315 Lab School, located just 0.59 miles away, has a statewide ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools and outperforms PS 246 Poe Center on state assessments. However, the nearby schools still struggle with low academic performance compared to the state average, indicating that the challenges faced by PS 246 Poe Center are not unique to the school but are systemic within the district. The consistently low performance of PS 246 Poe Center over the past decade suggests that the school may require a more intensive intervention or restructuring to break the cycle of underperformance and provide students with the high-quality education they deserve.


Detail:

Public K-5

 2641 Grand Concourse
       Bronx, NY  10468-4497


(718) 584-6764

District: New York City Geographic District #10

SchoolDigger Rank:
2099th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $24,470 Help


Students who attend Ps 246 Poe Center usually attend:

Middle:    Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence
    Creston Academy

Student/teacher ratio:  11.0 Help
Number of students:  489

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
85.7%
African American:
9.0%
White:
4.1%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  95.7% Help


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Compare Details Ps 246 Poe Center ranks worse than 85.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 28th among 40 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.74. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (85.7%), African American (9%), White (4.1%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 95.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 246 Poe Center is 11, which is the 13th best among 40 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 246 Poe Center is $24,470, which is the 14th highest among 40 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #10.
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 246 Poe Center:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 246 Poe Center 2099th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 246 Poe Center in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #10:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #10 715th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 246 Poe Center

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Rank History for all students at Ps 246 Poe Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 8.09 2113th 2206 4.2%
2007 5.71 2146th 2219 3.3%
2008 8.16 2116th 2227 5.0%
2009 18.69 1991st 2257 11.8%
2010 14.20 2050th 2263 9.4%
2011 12.03 2096th 2286 8.3%
2012 13.04 2105th 2320 9.3%
2013 19.54 1986th 2325 14.6%
2014 13.69 2124th 2345 9.4%
2015 15.04 2090th 2352 11.1%
2016 9.65 2242nd 2366 5.2%
2017 11.18 2237th 2386 6.2%
2018 8.89 2287th 2395 4.5%
2019 12.99 2205th 2413 8.6%
2021 11.12 2034th 2201 7.6%
2022 16.62 2147th 2434 11.8%
2023 13.75 2220th 2439 9.0%
2024 18.74 2099th 2445 14.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 246 Poe Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.35 713th 938 24.0%
2019 26.89 739th 860 14.1%
2022 34.98 663rd 1027 35.4%
2023 25.97 862nd 1001 13.9%
2024 35.08 727th 1066 31.8%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 246 Poe Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 24.71 1713th 1941 11.7%
2019 25.07 1579th 1859 15.1%
2022 33.15 1385th 2031 31.8%
2023 34.65 1277th 2016 36.7%
2024 43.04 1038th 2110 50.8%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 246 Poe Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 16.99 1890th 2045 7.6%
2019 19.63 1798th 2032 11.5%
2022 22.86 1793rd 2099 14.6%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 246 Poe Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 35.33 514th 730 29.6%
2019 33.89 418th 570 26.7%
2022 44.19 315th 622 49.4%
2023 28.57 486th 637 23.7%
2024 33.02 525th 766 31.5%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 246 Poe Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.94 2232nd 2338 4.5%
2019 13.16 2186th 2357 7.3%
2022 18.58 2072nd 2401 13.7%
2023 17.74 2106th 2403 12.4%
2024 19.88 2072nd 2413 14.1%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 246 Poe Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 11.36 2216th 2340 5.3%
2019 16.02 2098th 2358 11.0%
2022 17.37 2116th 2400 11.8%
2023 13.91 2203rd 2400 8.2%
2024 21.28 2028th 2411 15.9%
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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 246 Poe Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 26.30 499th 601 17.0%
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Rank History for African American students at Ps 246 Poe Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 31.79 687th 948 27.5%
2019 44.82 431st 891 51.6%
2022 38.51 556th 936 40.6%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 246 Poe Center

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 18.25 1257th 1392 9.7%
2019 23.84 1085th 1315 17.5%
2022 25.55 1226th 1503 18.4%
2023 22.84 1190th 1429 16.7%
2024 31.46 1088th 1531 28.9%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

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by a parent
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

Open Quote I love, love, love this school. The teachers are amazing as well as the staff. My child has me working double time with math and reading. In fact, I had to give up my knitting because of his desire to read everyday and take regular trips to the library. School is out and all he wants is for school to be opened again.
Hats off to the teachers, from kindergarten to the fifth grade teachers. No need to name in particular because they are all awesome. As for the Principal, she does not rest until work is completed. I have never seen a more involved principal as Mrs. Miller and other schools such as Creston Academy, HSET, and PS 9 that I personally know should do the same.
I look forward to the new school year! Close Quote


by a parent
Friday, June 3, 2016

Open Quote I am a proud parent of a honor student that graduated from P.S. 246 back in 2010. I now have a 6 year old attending this school. I have to say that the teachers have done and are doing an amazing job in working with my son.
Midway through kindergarten my son had a shocking interest in math and reading and of course I had to support his drive to learn more by buying materials to continue his learning. We are 3 weeks from graduation and now he reads to me and putting me through the test with math, and writing complete sentences.

I have viewed this schools ratings, overall test scores, and reviews and just sadden me.
If every parent were to put their part in the education of their child, this can for sure change. I have witnessed how parents do not participate in the PTA meetings, survey's, meetings, and events the school frequently offer parents. Teachers as well as staff struggle to get parents to partake in these events that is for the benefit and the betterment of our children. I hope that the next year will be a new beginning for the parents as well as students. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ps 246 Poe Center

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 23 207 76 773 0 n/a n/a 0 1079
1990 28 183 107 771 0 n/a n/a 0 1089
1991 17 179 101 768 0 n/a n/a 0 1065
1992 25 164 107 724 0 n/a n/a 0 1020
1993 21 146 85 732 6 n/a n/a 0 990
1994 17 170 69 808 5 n/a n/a 0 1069
1995 12 178 76 858 8 n/a n/a 0 1132
1996 12 178 76 858 8 n/a n/a 0 1132
1997 7 166 75 870 9 n/a n/a 0 1127
1998 10 185 79 879 8 n/a n/a 0 1161
1999 10 168 99 883 0 n/a n/a 0 1160
2000 6 122 88 766 4 n/a n/a 0 986
2001 12 141 81 784 5 n/a n/a 0 1023
2002 13 112 59 753 5 n/a n/a 0 942
2003 13 112 59 753 5 n/a n/a 0 942
2004 9 100 62 699 5 n/a n/a 0 875
2005 11 94 58 678 7 n/a n/a 0 848
2006 16 109 46 667 8 n/a n/a 0 846
2007 16 94 40 639 5 n/a n/a 0 794
2008 17 89 42 663 3 n/a n/a 0 814
2009 15 111 37 632 3 n/a n/a 0 798
2010 17 92 30 644 3 n/a n/a 0 786
2011 8 74 19 579 9 0 0 0 689
2012 4 76 21 573 9 1 0 0 684
2013 5 83 24 597 10 0 4 0 723
2014 5 86 25 631 5 0 3 0 755
2015 13 72 17 634 8 0 3 0 747
2016 15 67 15 607 4 0 3 0 711
2017 26 69 22 610 2 0 6 0 735
2018 31 61 23 607 3 1 4 0 730
2019 25 46 17 586 3 1 1 0 679
2020 20 47 16 538 1 1 2 0 625
2021 13 49 16 499 1 0 2 0 580
2022 21 49 19 453 1 0 0 0 543
2023 16 49 9 418 0 0 1 0 493
2024 20 44 5 419 0 0 1 0 489

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 246 Poe Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1079 46.0 23.4 n/a
1990 1089 48.1 22.6 n/a
1991 1065 50.1 21.2 n/a
1992 1020 47.1 21.6 n/a
1993 990 42.1 23.5 n/a
1994 1069 49.0 21.8 n/a
1995 1132 49.0 23.1 n/a
1996 1132 49.0 23.1 n/a
1997 1127 48.0 23.5 94.9
1998 1161 43.0 27.0 93.5
1999 1160 31.0 37.4 89.3
2000 986 38.0 25.9 99.7
2001 1023 36.0 28.4 99.7
2002 942 n/a n/a n/a
2003 942 n/a n/a n/a
2004 875 n/a n/a n/a
2005 848 n/a n/a 0
2006 846 64.0 13.2 98
2007 794 60.5 13.1 96.6
2008 814 60.0 13.6 96.4
2009 798 66.5 12.0 96.1
2010 786 63.5 12.3 n/a
2011 689 57.6 11.9 99.1
2012 684 53.0 12.9 88.7
2013 723 51.0 14.1 92.5
2014 755 48.0 15.7 93.5
2015 747 51.0 14.6 92.2
2016 711 57.0 12.4 92.3
2017 735 52.8 13.9 89.5
2018 730 53.0 13.7 93.8
2019 679 56.0 12.1 91.6
2020 625 52.9 11.7 95.2
2021 580 57.8 10.0 98.3
2022 543 58.9 9.2 97.4
2023 493 48.3 10.2 97.8
2024 489 44.1 11.0 95.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 246 Poe Center

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1079 46.0 23.4 n/a
1990 1089 48.1 22.6 n/a
1991 1065 50.1 21.2 n/a
1992 1020 47.1 21.6 n/a
1993 990 42.1 23.5 n/a
1994 1069 49.0 21.8 n/a
1995 1132 49.0 23.1 n/a
1996 1132 49.0 23.1 n/a
1997 1127 48.0 23.5 94.9
1998 1161 43.0 27.0 93.5
1999 1160 31.0 37.4 89.3
2000 986 38.0 25.9 99.7
2001 1023 36.0 28.4 99.7
2002 942 n/a n/a n/a
2003 942 n/a n/a n/a
2004 875 n/a n/a n/a
2005 848 n/a n/a 0
2006 846 64.0 13.2 98
2007 794 60.5 13.1 96.6
2008 814 60.0 13.6 96.4
2009 798 66.5 12.0 96.1
2010 786 63.5 12.3 n/a
2011 689 57.6 11.9 99.1
2012 684 53.0 12.9 88.7
2013 723 51.0 14.1 92.5
2014 755 48.0 15.7 93.5
2015 747 51.0 14.6 92.2
2016 711 57.0 12.4 92.3
2017 735 52.8 13.9 89.5
2018 730 53.0 13.7 93.8
2019 679 56.0 12.1 91.6
2020 625 52.9 11.7 95.2
2021 580 57.8 10.0 98.3
2022 543 58.9 9.2 97.4
2023 493 48.3 10.2 97.8
2024 489 44.1 11.0 95.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely Immunized
201596.9%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 246 Poe Center

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,351 (13.1%) $15,543 (86.9%) $17,894
2020 $2,139 (11.6%) $16,229 (88.4%) $18,368
2021 $2,819 (13.7%) $17,721 (86.3%) $20,540
2022 $3,913 (16.8%) $19,375 (83.2%) $23,288
2023 $3,445 (14.1%) $21,024 (85.9%) $24,470

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 246 Poe Center

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2205th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 2220th of 2439 Elementary schools
 0.4%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 246 Poe Center)2619.2
 6.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #10)3832.2
 5.8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 246 Poe Center)3426.3
 7.7%
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #10)3535.2
 0.2%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 246 Poe Center)3019.8
 10.3%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #10)3736.1
 0.9%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 246 Poe Center)2022.1
 2.1%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #10)3433
 1%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 246 Poe Center)1432.1
 18.1%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #10)2836.3
 8.3%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 246 Poe Center)1923.3
 4.3%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #10)2934.5
 5.5%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students679493
 27.4%
African American4649
 6.5%
American Indian30
 100%
Asian179
 47.1%
Hispanic586418
 28.7%
Pacific Islander10
 100%
White2516
 36%
Two or More Races11
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients91.6%97.8%
 6.2%


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Students at Ps 246 Poe Center are 86% Hispanic, 9% African American, 4% White, 1% Asian.

In the 2023-24 school year, 489 students attended Ps 246 Poe Center.

Students who attend Ps 246 Poe Center usually go on to attend:

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

Ps 246 Poe Center ranks in the bottom 14.2% of New York elementary schools.


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