Ps 91

PS 91 is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 353 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #10, which has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, PS 91 has consistently ranked in the bottom quarter of New York elementary schools, with a statewide ranking between 1700-2200 out of around 2400 schools.

PS 91's academic performance, as measured by proficiency rates on New York State Assessments, is significantly below the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, only 22.22% of 3rd graders, 39.58% of 4th graders, and 33.33% of 5th graders were proficient in English Language Arts, compared to district averages of 43.39%, 43.65%, and 47.34%, respectively. The school's student subgroups, including female, male, African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and Special Education students, all perform significantly worse than their peers across the state. Additionally, PS 91 has an extremely high percentage of students (over 97%) who qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, indicating a high concentration of students from low-income families.

Interestingly, the schools in the immediate vicinity of PS 91, such as PS 291, PS 15 Institute for Environmental Learning, and PS 396, generally perform better than PS 91 on academic measures, with higher proficiency rates and better statewide rankings. Additionally, the two charter schools located near PS 91, KIPP Freedom Charter School and the Brilla Caritas and Brilla Pax Charter Schools, outperform PS 91 on academic measures, with significantly higher proficiency rates in both English Language Arts and Math.