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Ps 83 Donald Hertz

Public Grades K-8
1024th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 58% of New York elementary schools
Summary

Ps 83 Donald Hertz is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades K-8 with a total enrollment of 1,515 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #11, which is ranked 627 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 83 Donald Hertz consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #11 and the overall New York state in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ps 83 Donald Hertz had 56.8% proficiency in 3rd grade ELA, compared to 49.7% for the district and 54.15% for the state. In Math, Ps 83 Donald Hertz had significantly higher proficiency rates, such as 70.68% in 3rd grade, compared to 57.42% for the district and 59.7% for the state. The school also performs well in Regents exams, with 100% proficiency in U.S. History and Government, Algebra I, and Life Science Biology, outpacing the district and state.

Ps 83 Donald Hertz has strong performance across different student subgroups, including female, male, Asian, Hispanic, and English Language Learner students. The school also performs well for its Special Education and Low Socioeconomic Status student populations. When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Ps 83 Donald Hertz generally outperforms them in academic proficiency rates, particularly in Math and Regents exams. However, some nearby Icahn Charter School 2 and Bronx Charter School for Excellence 2 demonstrate even higher academic performance, ranking among the top elementary schools in the state.

1,451
Students ?
13.3
Student/teacher ratio ?
$30,924
Per pupil spending ?
85.3%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 950 Rhinelander Ave
       Bronx, NY  10462-3414

(718) 863-1993

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
43.1%
White:
38.9%
Asian:
11.2%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 50th percentile in 2015 → 58th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 8 percentile points since 2015
Above the New York median (58th percentile)
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school57%
District avg46%
New York avg55%
Elementary school
1,024th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Top 42%▲ up 8 pts since 2015
From top 50% (2015) to top 42% (2025)
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SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
619th of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 41%▼ down 4 pts since 2015
From top 38% (2015) to top 41% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
10th of 31Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #11
627th of 874New York City Geographic District #11 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)
Elementary school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.41024 of 244558.1%★★★☆☆
202456.01002 of 244559.0%★★★☆☆
202347.01246 of 243948.9%★★☆☆☆
202242.01395 of 243442.7%★★☆☆☆
202147.31150 of 220147.8%★★☆☆☆
201941.31381 of 241342.8%★★☆☆☆
201838.61512 of 239536.9%★★☆☆☆
201739.81449 of 238639.3%★★☆☆☆
201647.01261 of 236646.7%★★☆☆☆
201549.11184 of 235249.7%★★☆☆☆
201449.31197 of 234549.0%★★☆☆☆
201355.2974 of 232558.1%★★★☆☆
201258.01096 of 232052.8%★★★☆☆
201150.01272 of 228644.4%★★☆☆☆
201039.61546 of 226331.7%★★☆☆☆
200951.91354 of 225740.0%★★☆☆☆
200842.01535 of 222731.1%★★☆☆☆
200735.41636 of 221926.3%★☆☆☆☆
200639.11577 of 220628.5%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
201928.8650 of 89127.0%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202544.9445 of 69636.1%★★☆☆☆
202451.7357 of 66246.1%★★☆☆☆
202339.6420 of 60530.6%★★☆☆☆
202230.9518 of 67122.8%★☆☆☆☆
201927.6450 of 54817.9%★☆☆☆☆
201828.2490 of 60118.5%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202563.2252 of 111777.4%★★★★☆
202460.4242 of 106677.3%★★★★☆
202349.8383 of 100161.7%★★★☆☆
202247.9424 of 102758.7%★★★☆☆
202143.9231 of 45449.1%★★☆☆☆
201947.6351 of 86059.2%★★★☆☆
201843.2501 of 93846.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.51079 of 240955.2%★★★☆☆
202455.11000 of 241358.6%★★★☆☆
202345.51283 of 240346.6%★★☆☆☆
202239.61474 of 240138.6%★★☆☆☆
202143.91113 of 195543.1%★★☆☆☆
201944.41295 of 235745.1%★★☆☆☆
201844.51352 of 233842.2%★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.7573 of 156963.5%★★★☆☆
202454.9575 of 153162.4%★★★☆☆
202344.1778 of 142945.6%★★☆☆☆
202243.8809 of 150346.2%★★☆☆☆
202143.4451 of 81844.9%★★☆☆☆
201945.8655 of 131550.2%★★★☆☆
201847.5706 of 139249.3%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202566.2185 of 79276.6%★★★★☆
202470.3134 of 76682.5%★★★★☆
202359.0214 of 63766.4%★★★☆☆
202250.8254 of 62259.2%★★★☆☆
201951.6233 of 57059.1%★★★☆☆
201833.2543 of 73025.6%★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202562.6642 of 209869.4%★★★☆☆
202464.3563 of 207872.9%★★★★☆
202353.8812 of 204160.2%★★★☆☆
202244.71073 of 209948.9%★★☆☆☆
202159.4571 of 167866.0%★★★☆☆
201943.41075 of 203247.1%★★☆☆☆
201838.81270 of 204537.9%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202557.5969 of 240759.7%★★★☆☆
202456.7969 of 241159.8%★★★☆☆
202348.71182 of 240050.8%★★★☆☆
202245.11302 of 240045.8%★★☆☆☆
202147.01043 of 196146.8%★★☆☆☆
201939.01423 of 235839.7%★★☆☆☆
201834.21617 of 234030.9%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202552.6791 of 213462.9%★★★☆☆
202457.1638 of 211069.8%★★★☆☆
202361.3524 of 201674.0%★★★★☆
202252.9715 of 203164.8%★★★☆☆
202136.9645 of 104438.2%★★☆☆☆
201937.51048 of 185943.6%★★☆☆☆
201839.51094 of 194143.6%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202545.1812 of 140242.1%★★☆☆☆
202444.2794 of 139243.0%★★☆☆☆
202333.1942 of 133729.5%★☆☆☆☆
202228.11084 of 139922.5%★☆☆☆☆
202142.2756 of 122438.2%★★☆☆☆
201935.5914 of 133831.7%★★☆☆☆
201828.01114 of 140820.9%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202556.6619 of 150058.7%★★★☆☆
202453.0659 of 150456.2%★★★☆☆
202356.6586 of 150060.9%★★★☆☆
202259.5529 of 147964.2%★★★☆☆
202154.1505 of 124259.3%★★★☆☆
201957.4540 of 143962.5%★★★☆☆
201864.3456 of 143868.3%★★★☆☆
201762.8471 of 145567.6%★★★☆☆
201660.6489 of 142965.8%★★★☆☆
201557.9530 of 140762.3%★★★☆☆
201449.2668 of 140152.3%★★★☆☆
201351.4636 of 137353.7%★★★☆☆
201258.7607 of 133754.6%★★★☆☆
201153.7685 of 129547.1%★★☆☆☆
201051.9708 of 124343.0%★★☆☆☆
200952.0765 of 122437.5%★★☆☆☆
200845.7789 of 118533.4%★★☆☆☆
200735.7807 of 112328.1%★☆☆☆☆
200637.8769 of 109529.8%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.2462 of 67631.7%★★☆☆☆
202445.8357 of 70549.4%★★☆☆☆
201927.0513 of 65321.4%★☆☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.7211 of 40648.0%★★☆☆☆
202457.9189 of 39652.3%★★★☆☆
202347.6235 of 38839.4%★★☆☆☆
202256.2184 of 38151.7%★★★☆☆
201945.3242 of 36934.4%★★☆☆☆
201855.4198 of 37447.1%★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202562.8136 of 64678.9%★★★★☆
202454.4172 of 61572.0%★★★★☆
202362.8110 of 59181.4%★★★★☆
202254.3175 of 58169.9%★★★★☆
201941.0227 of 47352.0%★★★☆☆
201860.7104 of 50379.3%★★★★☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202559.0566 of 145761.2%★★★☆☆
202451.7677 of 146553.8%★★★☆☆
202356.0610 of 146358.3%★★★☆☆
202258.0553 of 145462.0%★★★☆☆
202156.5410 of 106661.5%★★★☆☆
201959.0505 of 137063.1%★★★☆☆
201868.6393 of 135371.0%★★★★☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202555.6373 of 96561.3%★★★☆☆
202454.6373 of 95360.9%★★★☆☆
202355.4371 of 94360.7%★★★☆☆
202254.9345 of 91462.3%★★★☆☆
201962.2247 of 82670.1%★★★★☆
201863.5245 of 81069.8%★★★☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202547.1303 of 60349.8%★★★☆☆
202455.8202 of 59466.0%★★★☆☆
202358.1172 of 54368.3%★★★☆☆
202262.3124 of 48774.5%★★★★☆
201952.3149 of 39262.0%★★★☆☆
201851.0180 of 45760.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.8411 of 128368.0%★★★☆☆
202456.6474 of 129663.4%★★★☆☆
202359.3431 of 128866.5%★★★☆☆
202264.7323 of 130675.3%★★★★☆
202171.4185 of 93580.2%★★★★☆
201957.6409 of 124167.0%★★★☆☆
201865.3315 of 124574.7%★★★★☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202554.0610 of 145558.1%★★★☆☆
202454.7609 of 146458.4%★★★☆☆
202356.8569 of 146461.1%★★★☆☆
202260.0476 of 145567.3%★★★☆☆
202153.6442 of 107158.7%★★★☆☆
201955.5532 of 136661.1%★★★☆☆
201856.4531 of 135260.7%★★★☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202568.2245 of 129881.1%★★★★☆
202452.9449 of 130365.5%★★★☆☆
202362.9320 of 130775.5%★★★★☆
202253.3415 of 128367.7%★★★☆☆
201953.1352 of 113969.1%★★★☆☆
201842.9593 of 117049.3%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202545.9438 of 77543.5%★★☆☆☆
202437.0514 of 77833.9%★★☆☆☆
202343.5451 of 77241.6%★★☆☆☆
202245.3411 of 74845.1%★★☆☆☆
201946.2381 of 71646.8%★★☆☆☆
201856.4335 of 76356.1%★★★☆☆
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)
Elementary school
English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+19 vs school
Homeless (2025)77th percentile+19 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+11 vs school
Hispanic (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school
Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+5 vs school
Male (2025)60th percentile~ school
Female (2025)55th percentile-3 vs school
White (2025)42nd percentile-16 vs school
Asian (2025)36th percentile-22 vs school
African American (2019)27th percentile-16 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)81st percentile+22 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)79th percentile+20 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)68th percentile+9 vs school
Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+3 vs school
Female (2025)61st percentile~ school
Male (2025)58th percentile~ school
Homeless (2025)50th percentile-9 vs school
Asian (2025)48th percentile-11 vs school
White (2025)43rd percentile-15 vs school
African American (2025)32nd percentile-27 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History and Government100%+25 vs state
Algebra I100%+44 vs state
Life Science Biology97%+38 vs state
Math61%+6 vs state
English Language Arts55%~ state avg
Science38%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, August 17, 2018

Open Quote The worst school. Unwelcoming, rude office staff, rude teachers, rude principal who is a narcissist who has the parent coordinator and staff write positive Google reviews under aliases and "flag" negative ones. He encourages and is complicit in staff targeting parents (anyone who disagrees is a "troublemaker") who don't fall for his fakeness. He gets away with a lot of crap because his buddy works at the DOE (the current rating is a joke considering how poorly the kids are doing on exams. Guess it's about who ya know!) and his homeboy is on the community board. Exaggerates how well the school is doing on state exams. A minimal amount of students get into a specialized high school. Allows staff to discuss their personal politics with students including letting Stella Kontolios (the Trump supporter) conduct an assignment where student's were encouraged to say vile things about the Little Rock Nine. There's no Spanish, Albanian or Arabic speaking office staff at the school. God help your children if they go here and ain't white or Italian because all "Brandon Moo" cares about is the Colombus Day parade, office furniture and his Mickey Mouse Prada shoes. Beware of your kid's safety. He doesn't like suspending kids because it makes the school rating go down. He doesn't like the police called because the school rating goes down. Only a handful of decent teachers are left. He's driven out the decent ones. Beware of his henchwoman AP who will lie to your face and put kids at risk all in the name of protecting Moo. Can you really trust a grown man who lets his staff call him by a cow's sound?? Close Quote


by a parent
Sunday, June 25, 2017

Open Quote We just moved to the area last summer and my children attended PS 83 this year. They had an amazing experience. They were given extra help if they were having difficulties and there were so many programs for the students. If I could give more stars, I would. I've read reviews from other sites and I believe those individuals want to complain about something. Kudos to the principal and staff for making my family feel welcome. I am of Italian-Dominican descent and my husband was born in Yemen. My children never felt excluded based on their culture because this school is full of different ethnicities. I have nothing but positive things to say about PS 83. Close Quote


by a parent
Tuesday, December 21, 2010

Open Quote MY two kids go to this school and I think that the school is excellent is very clean, the teachers are very good, kids learn and is a very safe enviroment for the kids. Close Quote





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In the 2024-25 school year, 1,451 students attended Ps 83 Donald Hertz.

Ps 83 Donald Hertz ranks 1024th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Ps 83 Donald Hertz are 43% Hispanic, 39% White, 11% Asian, 5% African American, 1% American Indian.


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