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Ps 226 ranks 1146 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1146^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 53% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 226 is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 318 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.

While PS 226 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, the school performs relatively better in certain areas, such as 5th-grade English Language Arts (ELA) and 3rd-grade Math, where proficiency rates are higher than the district and state averages. The school also performs well in supporting English Language Learner (ELL) and Special Education students, ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools in these subgroups. However, the school's performance for African American, Hispanic, and Homeless student subgroups is below the district and state averages.

The nearby schools, such as PS 396, PS 306, and PS 204 Morris Heights, generally have similar demographic and performance characteristics to PS 226, with most ranking in the bottom half of New York elementary schools. However, PS 204 Morris Heights stands out as a higher-performing school, ranking in the top 25% of New York elementary schools and outperforming the district and state on state assessments. Despite the challenges faced by PS 226, the school's unique strengths in supporting certain student subgroups and its relatively stronger performance in specific subject areas suggest opportunities for targeted interventions and strategies to improve student outcomes across the board.

310

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,598

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1950 Sedgwick Ave
Bronx, NY 10453-2700

(929) 452-3090

District: New York City Geographic District #10

Students who attend Ps 226 usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 390

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.0%

African American:

16.5%

White:

1.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 17th percentile in 2015 → 53rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 36 percentile points since 2015

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #10

✓Above the New York median (53rd percentile)

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school56%

District avg42%

New York avg55%

1,146^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 47%▲ up 37 pts since 2015

From bottom 17% (2015) to top 47% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

7^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	52.5	1146 of 2445	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	1470 of 2445	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.8	1532 of 2439	37.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.1	1932 of 2434	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	18.1	1891 of 2201	14.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.0	2026 of 2413	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.9	2088 of 2395	12.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.5	2152 of 2386	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	20.8	1971 of 2366	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.4	1963 of 2352	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	16.1	2057 of 2345	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	17.6	2033 of 2325	12.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	8.7	2191 of 2320	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2011	10.0	2137 of 2286	6.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	18.3	1965 of 2263	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1828 of 2257	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	10.9	2074 of 2227	6.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	8.2	2095 of 2219	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	4.0	2170 of 2206	1.6%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	29.2	671 of 927	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	45.2	440 of 857	48.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	52.2	395 of 936	57.8%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.5	249 of 1117	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	308 of 1066	71.1%	★★★★☆
2023	57.7	275 of 1001	72.5%	★★★★☆
2022	42.2	516 of 1027	49.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.1	716 of 860	16.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	31.9	700 of 938	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	1126 of 2409	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	48.5	1191 of 2413	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.6	1512 of 2403	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.3	1892 of 2401	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	1810 of 2357	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	22.2	1973 of 2338	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	530 of 1569	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.4	546 of 1531	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.6	599 of 1429	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	31.0	1108 of 1503	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.6	688 of 818	15.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.0	927 of 1315	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	1066 of 1392	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.0	610 of 792	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	51.6	265 of 637	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	46.2	295 of 622	52.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.0	400 of 570	29.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.3	577 of 730	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.1	1117 of 2407	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	33.1	1657 of 2411	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	36.4	1537 of 2400	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	24.8	1916 of 2400	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	15.2	2119 of 2358	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	18.4	2043 of 2340	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.1	471 of 2134	77.9%	★★★★☆
2024	35.7	1305 of 2110	38.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.5	1106 of 2016	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.7	922 of 2031	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.3	741 of 1859	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.8	1297 of 1941	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

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)78th percentile+25 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)78th percentile+25 vs school

Hispanic (2025)66th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)54th percentile~ school

Female (2025)53rd percentile~ school

African American (2024)28th percentile-12 vs school

Homeless (2025)23rd percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Science62%+17 vs state

Math58%~ state avg

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

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What people are saying

by a teacher
Monday, August 17, 2020

Everyday its like working in a prison. The Principal enjoys seeing teachers cry. Nothing but misery everywhere you look, similar to hell.
Worst school in the world. Close Quote

by a teacher
Thursday, October 24, 2019

This schol.is a disaster. Teachers can't teach and students don't learn. Administration belittles and lies about the teacers and staff. I cannot believe there has not been a lawsuit . The administration team is abusive. Close Quote

by a teacher
Tuesday, January 10, 2017

The Principal has a history of harassment and intimidation towards teachers. She refuses tenure and will aggressively chase teachers out once their tenure is coming. She belittles her staff in private and even in public through the loudspeaker, while students listen. The school's ELL population suffers greatly, since the Principal is more concerned about test scores and quality reviews than actually preparing English language learners with the right tools and materials they need. She sets impossible goals for teachers and once they (obviously) can't meet her expectations she uses the teacher as a scapegoat, bullying them until they resign. So far, 6 teachers have quit in under 2 months. That alone says something about the administration. The Superintendent needs to take a closer look at this school and make MAJOR changes in administration. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 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 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
New American Academy At Roberto Clemente State Park (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	275 Harlem River Park Bridge	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 901-9703	340	34	10.1	98.5%	11 (3.2%)	120 (35.3%)	201 (59.1%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.2%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	5.1	2401^st of 2445 public elementary schools	1.8%		13.8	2250^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.0%	151	21.1	27.7	26.8				19.3	16.3	10.0				12.7		$39,521	$4,241	$35,280
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 5 Ellen Lurie	Public	PK, KG-5	3703 10th Ave	New York	10034	New York County	New York City Geographic District # 6	No	No	No	Yes	(212) 567-8109	425	37	11.5	95.1%	5 (1.2%)	40 (9.4%)	375 (88.2%)	2 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.7%)	18.6	2119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.3%		16.8	2154^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.9%	35	25.5	28.9	37.3				39.6	41.4	44.3				24.6		$42,592	$3,526	$39,066
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 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 291	Public	K-5	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0776	311	34	9.0	99.0%	6 (1.9%)	22 (7.1%)	281 (90.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	42.6	1403^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	42.6%		47.7	1222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	50.0%	181	51.2	48.1	56.2				63.4	52.8	55.4				28.4		$41,939	$4,101	$37,838
Ps 15 Institute For Environmental Learning	Public	K-8	2195 Andrews Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 563-0473	372	38	9.8	88.7%	0 (0.0%)	30 (8.1%)	336 (90.3%)	2 (0.5%)	4 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	41.5	1431^st of 2445 public elementary schools	41.5%		35.8	1574^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.6%	143	50.0	41.9	59.1	36.2	64.3	54.2	69.6	54.8	86.4	31.6	63.0	78.7	47.4	51.2	$32,510	$3,310	$29,200
Ps 91	Public	K-5	2200 Aqueduct Ave	Bronx	10453	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #10	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 584-5805	354	40	8.7	97.7%	9 (2.5%)	39 (11.0%)	286 (80.8%)	12 (3.4%)	7 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	13.7	2225^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.0%		26.4	1860^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.9%	365	22.2	39.6	33.3				21.4	47.1	23.3				21.7		$43,159	$3,999	$39,160

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 226

What district is Ps 226 in?

New York City Geographic District #10

What schools do graduates of Ps 226 attend?

Students who attend Ps 226 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 390

What is the racial makeup of Ps 226?

Students at Ps 226 are 81% Hispanic, 16% African American.

Is Ps 226 a good school?

Ps 226 ranks 1146^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 226?

In the 2024-25 school year, 310 students attended Ps 226.

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