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Ps 89

Public Grades PK, KG-8
1380th
SchoolDigger Rank ?
of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Better than 44% of New York elementary schools
Summary

PS 89 is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 1,205 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.

Academically, PS 89 has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with performance on state assessments generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2024-2025, the percentage of students proficient or better in ELA ranged from 35.44% (3rd grade) to 72.27% (8th grade), compared to the district's 49.7%-54.51% and the state's 54.07%-56.61%. In math, the proficiency rates at PS 89 ranged from 41.25% (3rd grade) to 59.38% (6th grade), again lower than the district and state averages. However, the school's performance on Regents exams, which are taken at the high school level, is generally stronger, with proficiency rates ranging from 74% to 98% in 2024-2025.

Despite the relatively high per-student spending of $28,705 in 2023-2024 and a student-teacher ratio of 13.3, which are both higher than the district and state averages, PS 89's academic performance remains below the district and state averages. Interestingly, the nearby PS 96 Richard Rodgers, PS 121 Throop, and Young Voices Academy Of The Bronx generally perform better than PS 89 on state assessments, while the Icahn Charter School 3, located just outside the district, significantly outperforms PS 89 and the district/state averages.

1,169
Students ?
13.2
Student/teacher ratio ?
$29,627
Per pupil spending ?
86.9%
Free/discounted lunch ?
 980 Mace Ave
       Bronx, NY  10469-4699

(718) 653-0835

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
53.2%
White:
18.6%
African American:
17.0%
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At a glance
Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2015 → 44th in 2025
Strengths
Ranking is trending up — up 31 percentile points since 2015
Worth a look
!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing
Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?
This school56%
District avg47%
New York avg57%
Elementary school
1,380th of 2,445
New York public elementary schools ?
Bottom 44%▲ up 30 pts since 2015
From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 44% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Elementary Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
Middle school
522nd of 1,500
New York public middle schools ?
Top 35%▲ up 39 pts since 2015
From bottom 26% (2015) to top 35% (2025)
See the entire ranking list of New York Middle Schools →
SchoolDigger rating ?
16th 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
202543.31380 of 244543.6%★★☆☆☆
202440.41432 of 244541.4%★★☆☆☆
202332.41676 of 243931.3%★★☆☆☆
202220.22037 of 243416.3%★☆☆☆☆
202162.3799 of 220163.7%★★★☆☆
201931.41684 of 241330.2%★★☆☆☆
201827.51833 of 239523.5%★☆☆☆☆
201739.41458 of 238638.9%★★☆☆☆
201626.61804 of 236623.8%★☆☆☆☆
201517.22038 of 235213.4%★☆☆☆☆
201415.92066 of 234511.9%★☆☆☆☆
201320.01976 of 232515.0%★☆☆☆☆
201217.32012 of 232013.3%★☆☆☆☆
201117.51974 of 228613.6%★☆☆☆☆
201017.71978 of 226312.6%★☆☆☆☆
200921.61949 of 225713.6%★☆☆☆☆
200820.81886 of 222715.3%★☆☆☆☆
200721.31844 of 221916.9%★☆☆☆☆
200617.41922 of 220612.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.4439 of 92852.7%★★★☆☆
202454.8363 of 92760.8%★★★☆☆
202342.7473 of 85744.8%★★☆☆☆
202244.5487 of 93648.0%★★☆☆☆
201943.9441 of 89150.5%★★★☆☆
201842.6527 of 94844.4%★★☆☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202525.9577 of 69617.1%★☆☆☆☆
202456.4320 of 66251.7%★★★☆☆
202319.9516 of 60514.7%★☆☆☆☆
202211.6618 of 6717.9%☆☆☆☆☆
201918.0487 of 54811.1%★☆☆☆☆
201821.8525 of 60112.6%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202542.3586 of 111747.5%★★☆☆☆
202458.9268 of 106674.9%★★★★☆
202346.9434 of 100156.6%★★★☆☆
202230.7772 of 102724.8%★☆☆☆☆
201934.4579 of 86032.7%★★☆☆☆
201835.5629 of 93832.9%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202543.91369 of 240943.2%★★☆☆☆
202450.81124 of 241353.4%★★★☆☆
202336.41538 of 240336.0%★★☆☆☆
202223.31948 of 240118.9%★☆☆☆☆
201934.21585 of 235732.8%★★☆☆☆
201829.71770 of 233824.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202551.3696 of 156955.6%★★★☆☆
202441.9846 of 153144.7%★★☆☆☆
202344.5768 of 142946.3%★★☆☆☆
202226.41206 of 150319.8%★☆☆☆☆
201940.2763 of 131542.0%★★☆☆☆
201835.9933 of 139233.0%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202548.6349 of 79255.9%★★★☆☆
202452.1291 of 76662.0%★★★☆☆
202354.6246 of 63761.4%★★★☆☆
202242.0340 of 62245.3%★★☆☆☆
201958.7174 of 57069.5%★★★☆☆
201836.4497 of 73031.9%★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202550.3935 of 209855.4%★★★☆☆
202448.5962 of 207853.7%★★★☆☆
202335.51296 of 204136.5%★★☆☆☆
202223.41776 of 209915.4%★☆☆☆☆
201940.91149 of 203243.5%★★☆☆☆
201834.81428 of 204530.2%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202543.31364 of 240743.3%★★☆☆☆
202432.01689 of 241129.9%★☆☆☆☆
202329.01763 of 240026.5%★☆☆☆☆
202219.22068 of 240013.8%★☆☆☆☆
201929.01739 of 235826.3%★☆☆☆☆
201826.31862 of 234020.4%★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202567.9473 of 213477.8%★★★★☆
202446.6925 of 211056.2%★★★☆☆
202339.91091 of 201645.9%★★☆☆☆
202226.31696 of 203116.5%★☆☆☆☆
201933.81203 of 185935.3%★★☆☆☆
201830.31481 of 194123.7%★☆☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202535.1944 of 140232.7%★★☆☆☆
202455.3614 of 139255.9%★★★☆☆
202310.91247 of 13376.7%☆☆☆☆☆
202212.71297 of 13997.3%☆☆☆☆☆
201929.81011 of 133824.4%★☆☆☆☆
201825.61144 of 140818.8%★☆☆☆☆
Middle school ranking
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All Students

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202561.8522 of 150065.2%★★★☆☆
202456.3603 of 150459.9%★★★☆☆
202351.2692 of 150053.9%★★★☆☆
202235.1978 of 147933.9%★★☆☆☆
202149.6577 of 124253.5%★★★☆☆
201936.0908 of 143936.9%★★☆☆☆
201835.7945 of 143834.3%★★☆☆☆
201740.8854 of 145541.3%★★☆☆☆
201636.6919 of 142935.7%★★☆☆☆
201527.31044 of 140725.8%★☆☆☆☆
201425.61058 of 140124.5%★☆☆☆☆
201331.6950 of 137330.8%★★☆☆☆
201228.81002 of 133725.1%★☆☆☆☆
201126.5997 of 129523.0%★☆☆☆☆
201017.71026 of 124317.5%★☆☆☆☆
200928.0961 of 122421.5%★☆☆☆☆
200826.8930 of 118521.5%★☆☆☆☆
200724.7886 of 112321.1%★☆☆☆☆
200624.6866 of 109520.9%★☆☆☆☆

African American

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202566.3174 of 67674.3%★★★★☆
202462.3207 of 70570.6%★★★★☆
202355.7277 of 69660.2%★★★☆☆
202251.3291 of 70658.8%★★★☆☆
201952.3242 of 65362.9%★★★☆☆
201850.3291 of 66356.1%★★★☆☆

Asian

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202434.2301 of 39624.0%★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202560.9149 of 64676.9%★★★★☆
202469.777 of 61587.5%★★★★☆
202365.4104 of 59182.4%★★★★☆
202263.2106 of 58181.8%★★★★☆
201946.4179 of 47362.2%★★★☆☆
201836.6319 of 50336.6%★★☆☆☆

Female

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202562.5500 of 145765.7%★★★☆☆
202461.0527 of 146564.0%★★★☆☆
202350.4708 of 146351.6%★★★☆☆
202234.1977 of 145432.8%★★☆☆☆
201936.0898 of 137034.5%★★☆☆☆
201832.5970 of 135328.3%★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202569.6225 of 96576.7%★★★★☆
202464.4270 of 95371.7%★★★★☆
202366.6248 of 94373.7%★★★★☆
202243.6484 of 91447.0%★★☆☆☆
201937.5500 of 82639.5%★★☆☆☆
201842.3470 of 81042.0%★★☆☆☆

Homeless

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202561.5181 of 60370.0%★★★★☆
202456.3194 of 59467.3%★★★☆☆
202366.6118 of 54378.3%★★★★☆
202258.8140 of 48771.3%★★★★☆
201951.0154 of 39260.7%★★★☆☆
201847.9203 of 45755.6%★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202566.6331 of 128374.2%★★★★☆
202462.3391 of 129669.8%★★★☆☆
202356.2479 of 128862.8%★★★☆☆
202240.7734 of 130643.8%★★☆☆☆
201942.7636 of 124148.8%★★☆☆☆
201842.3685 of 124545.0%★★☆☆☆

Male

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202559.4531 of 145563.5%★★★☆☆
202449.9674 of 146454.0%★★★☆☆
202350.3684 of 146453.3%★★★☆☆
202236.0936 of 145535.7%★★☆☆☆
201936.9833 of 136639.0%★★☆☆☆
201839.6819 of 135239.4%★★☆☆☆

Special Education

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202569.1234 of 129882.0%★★★★☆
202459.4350 of 130373.1%★★★★☆
202342.3677 of 130748.2%★★☆☆☆
202241.2677 of 128347.2%★★☆☆☆
201937.0692 of 113939.2%★★☆☆☆
201840.3669 of 117042.8%★★☆☆☆

White

YearAvg scoreStatewide rankNew York percentileRating
202538.6499 of 77535.6%★★☆☆☆
202441.8472 of 77839.3%★★☆☆☆
202325.8614 of 77220.5%★☆☆☆☆
202225.9601 of 74819.7%★☆☆☆☆
201939.8431 of 71639.8%★★☆☆☆
201824.3631 of 76317.3%★☆☆☆☆
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
Special Education (2025)78th percentile+34 vs school
Homeless (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)56th percentile+12 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+12 vs school
African American (2025)53rd percentile+9 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)48th percentile+4 vs school
Male (2025)43rd percentile~ school
Female (2025)43rd percentile~ school
White (2025)33rd percentile-11 vs school
Asian (2025)17th percentile-26 vs school
Middle school
Special Education (2025)82nd percentile+17 vs school
English Language Learner (2025)77th percentile+12 vs school
Hispanic (2025)77th percentile+11 vs school
African American (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school
Low Socio Economic Status (2025)74th percentile+9 vs school
Homeless (2025)70th percentile+5 vs school
Female (2025)66th percentile~ school
Male (2025)64th percentile~ school
White (2025)36th percentile-30 vs school
Asian (2024)24th percentile-36 vs school
By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?
U.S. History and Government98%+23 vs state
Algebra I96%+40 vs state
Common Core English Language Arts87%+12 vs state
Life Science Biology74%+16 vs state
English Language Arts53%~ state avg
Math52%-3 vs state
Science45%~ state avg

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by a parent
Tuesday, May 3, 2011

Open Quote i think ps 89 is a great school my kid loves it Close Quote


by a teacher
Saturday, July 4, 2009

Open Quote Ronald Rivera is an excellent administrator to work for. He does his best to run a
well organized school with the resources he has to work with. The staff members
are very professional, and care about the students.

Areas of improvement;
1. The tone of the building is too loud.
2. The building is extremely filthy.
3. The lighting in the large cafeteria and auditorium are dim.
4. Some of the classes in the middle school are over crowded.
5. There should be more security roaming the hallways.
6. The school lacks supplies for classrooms to use. Close Quote


by a parent
Monday, April 20, 2009

Open Quote The school could be better organized. I believe that the school should be k-5th grade. The grade 6, 7, and 8th grades should not be with the little children.

A concern parent Close Quote





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Students at Ps 89 are 53% Hispanic, 19% White, 17% African American, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

Ps 89 ranks 1380th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,169 students attended Ps 89.


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