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Ps 246 Poe Center

Public Grades K-5

2051^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 246 Poe Center is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. 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 out of 5 by SchoolDigger.

PS 246 Poe Center consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with a ranking between 2051 and 2220 out of 2445 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly below the New York City District #10 and statewide averages across all grade levels and subjects. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 52.86% of 3rd graders, 35.71% of 4th graders, and 29.69% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to the district's 43.39% and the state's 54.15% for 3rd grade. The school's performance is particularly low for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students, English Language Learners, and students with low socioeconomic status.

The nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 315 Lab School and PS 46 Edgar Allan Poe, also perform poorly on state assessments, with similar rankings and proficiency rates as PS 246 Poe Center. However, the KIPP Bronx Charter School II, which is located within 0.2 miles of PS 246 Poe Center, significantly outperforms the district and state averages on academic measures, suggesting that high-performing charter schools can be successful in the same geographic area.

455

Students ?

8.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,125

Per pupil spending ?

97.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

2641 Grand Concourse
Bronx, NY 10468-4497

(718) 584-6764

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 246 Poe Center usually attend:

Middle:	Academy For Personal Leadership And Excellence
	Creston Academy

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

83.7%

African American:

10.3%

White:

3.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 11th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 5 percentile points since 2015

✓Small classes — about 8 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Science scores 28 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

2,051^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▲ up 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 11% (2015) to bottom 16% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

29^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	20.9	2051 of 2445	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	18.7	2099 of 2445	14.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.8	2220 of 2439	9.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	16.6	2147 of 2434	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	11.1	2034 of 2201	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	13.0	2205 of 2413	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	8.9	2287 of 2395	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	2237 of 2386	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	9.7	2242 of 2366	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	15.0	2090 of 2352	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	13.7	2124 of 2345	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	19.5	1986 of 2325	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	13.0	2105 of 2320	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	2096 of 2286	8.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	14.2	2050 of 2263	9.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	18.7	1991 of 2257	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	8.2	2116 of 2227	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	5.7	2146 of 2219	3.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	8.1	2113 of 2206	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.2	710 of 928	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	38.5	556 of 936	40.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	44.8	431 of 891	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	31.8	687 of 948	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	26.3	499 of 601	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.6	745 of 1117	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	35.1	727 of 1066	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.0	862 of 1001	13.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	35.0	663 of 1027	35.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.9	739 of 860	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.4	713 of 938	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	23.8	1957 of 2409	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	19.9	2072 of 2413	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	17.7	2106 of 2403	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.6	2072 of 2401	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	13.2	2186 of 2357	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	9.9	2232 of 2338	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.2	1126 of 1569	28.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.5	1088 of 1531	28.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	1190 of 1429	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.6	1226 of 1503	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	23.8	1085 of 1315	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.2	1257 of 1392	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.6	594 of 792	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	33.0	525 of 766	31.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	28.6	486 of 637	23.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.2	315 of 622	49.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.9	418 of 570	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.3	514 of 730	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.2	1927 of 2098	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	22.9	1793 of 2099	14.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.6	1798 of 2032	11.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.0	1890 of 2045	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	22.9	1994 of 2407	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	21.3	2028 of 2411	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	13.9	2203 of 2400	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	2116 of 2400	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.0	2098 of 2358	11.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.4	2216 of 2340	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.2	1402 of 2134	34.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.0	1038 of 2110	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	34.6	1277 of 2016	36.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.1	1385 of 2031	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	25.1	1579 of 1859	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.7	1713 of 1941	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)34th percentile+18 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+17 vs school

Hispanic (2025)28th percentile+12 vs school

Homeless (2025)25th percentile+9 vs school

African American (2025)23rd percentile+7 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)17th percentile~ school

Asian (2018)17th percentile+12 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)8th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts39%-15 vs state

Math38%-19 vs state

Science17%-28 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Tuesday, August 2, 2016

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

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

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (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	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 246 Poe Center	Public	K-5	2641 Grand Concourse	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-6764	455	55	8.3	97.8%	15 (3.3%)	47 (10.3%)	381 (83.7%)	9 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	20.9	2051^st of 2445 public elementary schools	16.1%		18.7	2099^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.2%	48		52.9	35.7	29.7				44.0	42.9	25.8				16.9		$37,125	$4,384	$32,741
KIPP Bronx Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	2720 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	KIPP Bronx Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(212) 991-2610	1,008	42	24.2	84.1%	7 (0.7%)	293 (29.1%)	686 (68.1%)	7 (0.7%)	5 (0.5%)	3 (0.3%)	6 (0.6%)	62.8	874^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.3%		54.6	1042^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	57.4%	168	52.4	71.6	58.3	52.0	63.2	44.3	56.8	86.5	65.5	48.5	63.7	53.3		40.4	55.8	$25,040	$25,040	$00
Ps 46 Edgar Allan Poe	Public	PK, KG-5	2760 Briggs Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4450	609	56	10.9	94.4%	11 (1.8%)	90 (14.8%)	488 (80.1%)	9 (1.5%)	6 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	4 (0.7%)	24.1	1959^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.9%		15.4	2208^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.7%	249		38.0	41.0	50.0				32.6	45.4	35.2				30.5		$39,253	$3,945	$35,308
Ps 340	Public	PK, KG-5	25 W 195th St	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 220-1830	552	53	10.4	94.0%	15 (2.7%)	51 (9.2%)	461 (83.5%)	17 (3.1%)	1 (0.2%)	2 (0.4%)	5 (0.9%)	27.5	1846^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.5%		22.9	1975^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.2%	129		42.0	41.8	48.8				45.1	38.5	41.6				33.7		$40,663	$3,570	$37,093
Ps 86 Kingsbridge Heights	Public	PK, KG-6	2756 Reservoir Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5585	1,091	97	11.2	95.1%	18 (1.6%)	67 (6.1%)	963 (88.3%)	26 (2.4%)	6 (0.5%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	41.1	1443^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	41.0%		41.2	1407^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.5%	36		45.5	49.0	53.1	35.6			65.7	49.0	60.1	41.0			37.2		$34,816	$3,415	$31,401
Ps/Is 54	Public	PK, KG-5	2703 Webster Ave	Bronx	10458	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-4203	329	26	12.6	96.0%	4 (1.2%)	61 (18.5%)	254 (77.2%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	15.7	2175^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.0%		12.1	2293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	6.2%	118		45.5	24.4	40.5				30.6	21.6	33.3				27.8		$37,398	$4,778	$32,620
Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 7	Public, Charter	K-1	124 Eames Pl	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	Success Academy Charter School-Nyc 7	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(646) 472-1911	75			80.0%	1 (1.3%)	24 (32.0%)	45 (60.0%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	1 (1.3%)	2 (2.7%)								(n/a)																$32,472	$00	$32,472
Ps 33 Timothy Dwight	Public	PK, KG-5	2424 Jerome Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 458-3868	789	67	11.7	99.1%	11 (1.4%)	84 (10.6%)	667 (84.5%)	9 (1.1%)	14 (1.8%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	14.2	2214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.4%		19	2090^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.5%	124		25.5	26.8	38.2				26.2	44.7	27.9				24.4		$33,210	$3,600	$29,610
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
Ps 315 Lab School	Public	K-8	2865 Claflin Ave	Bronx	10468	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 237-7750	202	17	11.9	96.5%	5 (2.5%)	21 (10.4%)	174 (86.1%)	2 (1.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	24.8	1930^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.1%		42.5	1371^st of 2445 public elementary schools	43.9%	559		60.0	25.0	45.5	48.2	59.1	59.3	29.2	13.6	12.5	44.4	40.9	64.3	17.4	30.8	$35,096	$3,117	$31,979

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 246 Poe Center

Is Ps 246 Poe Center a good school?

Ps 246 Poe Center ranks in the bottom 16.1% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 246 Poe Center?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Ps 246 Poe Center.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 246 Poe Center?

Students at Ps 246 Poe Center are 84% Hispanic, 10% African American, 3% White, 2% Asian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 246 Poe Center attend?

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

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

What district is Ps 246 Poe Center in?

New York City Geographic District #10

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