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Ps 153 Helen Keller

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Ps 153 Helen Keller ranks 441 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

441^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 82% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 153 Helen Keller is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 463 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 153 Helen Keller consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #11 and the overall New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across grades 3-5. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 67.31% (3rd grade) to 78.13% (5th grade), compared to the district's 49.7%-54.51% and the state's 54.15%-56.61%. In Math, the school's proficiency rates ranged from 68.75% (5th grade) to 83.93% (3rd grade), compared to the district's 49.31%-57.42% and the state's 54.16%-59.7%. The school's Science proficiency for 5th grade (60.32%) is also significantly higher than the district (33.74%) and state (45.02%) averages.

PS 153 Helen Keller has consistently been ranked in the top 25-30% of New York elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger in most recent years. The school's higher per-student spending and lower student-teacher ratio compared to nearby schools, such as Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II and Baychester Academy, may be contributing factors to its strong academic outcomes. While PS 153 Helen Keller outperforms the nearby schools in the same district, several charter schools in the area also demonstrate strong academic performance, suggesting the potential for effective educational models outside the traditional public school system.

440

Students ?

13.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,242

Per pupil spending ?

72.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

650 Baychester Ave
Bronx, NY 10475-1756

(718) 904-5550

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Students who attend Ps 153 Helen Keller usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School 180 Dr Daniel Hale Williams
High:	Harry S Truman High School

Racial breakdown:

African American:

61.6%

Hispanic:

26.1%

Asian:

7.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 67th percentile in 2015 → 82nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (72% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 18% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 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 school72%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

441^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 18%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From top 33% (2015) to top 18% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 31Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #11

627^th 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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.3	441 of 2445	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	59.0	926 of 2445	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	72.5	618 of 2439	74.7%	★★★★☆
2022	69.3	682 of 2434	72.0%	★★★★☆
2021	83.7	291 of 2201	86.8%	★★★★☆
2019	66.7	740 of 2413	69.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.6	654 of 2395	72.7%	★★★★☆
2017	69.6	679 of 2386	71.5%	★★★★☆
2016	71.1	622 of 2366	73.7%	★★★★☆
2015	65.2	768 of 2352	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2014	67.4	698 of 2345	70.2%	★★★★☆
2013	68.6	643 of 2325	72.3%	★★★★☆
2012	66.3	837 of 2320	63.9%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.5	859 of 2286	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2010	52.0	1238 of 2263	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	53.2	1314 of 2257	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	43.1	1511 of 2227	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	45.3	1447 of 2219	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.7	1291 of 2206	41.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.2	98 of 928	89.4%	★★★★☆
2024	76.7	147 of 927	84.1%	★★★★☆
2023	81.4	113 of 857	86.8%	★★★★☆
2022	80.6	130 of 936	86.1%	★★★★☆
2021	89.5	37 of 427	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	77.4	154 of 891	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.3	128 of 948	86.5%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	73.6	159 of 671	76.3%	★★★★☆
2019	87.6	32 of 548	94.2%	★★★★★
2018	85.9	20 of 601	96.7%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.4	526 of 2409	78.2%	★★★★☆
2024	61.6	829 of 2413	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	553 of 2403	77.0%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	583 of 2401	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	86.6	147 of 1955	92.5%	★★★★★
2019	67.2	726 of 2357	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.9	577 of 2338	75.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.9	159 of 1569	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	51.1	653 of 1531	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.0	320 of 1429	77.6%	★★★★☆
2022	55.9	573 of 1503	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	58.8	436 of 1315	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.3	372 of 1392	73.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	85.4	65 of 766	91.5%	★★★★★
2019	61.0	151 of 570	73.5%	★★★★☆
2018	74.6	111 of 730	84.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	85.3	210 of 2098	90.0%	★★★★★
2024	65.9	536 of 2078	74.2%	★★★★☆
2023	73.8	402 of 2041	80.3%	★★★★☆
2022	75.5	352 of 2099	83.2%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	192 of 1678	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	73.1	400 of 2032	80.3%	★★★★☆
2018	75.7	341 of 2045	83.3%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	79.1	407 of 2407	83.1%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	1007 of 2411	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.6	686 of 2400	71.4%	★★★★☆
2022	63.9	801 of 2400	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	78.6	339 of 1961	82.7%	★★★★☆
2019	63.4	798 of 2358	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	67.0	710 of 2340	69.7%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.1	920 of 2134	56.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	25.3	1747 of 2110	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.0	1749 of 2016	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	30.9	1497 of 2031	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.6	1462 of 1859	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	49.6	773 of 1941	60.2%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	70.6	373 of 1408	73.5%	★★★★☆

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)

Homeless (2024)92nd percentile+29 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)90th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)90th percentile+8 vs school

African American (2025)89th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)83rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)78th percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2022)76th percentile+4 vs school

White (2018)74th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)57th percentile-25 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+17 vs state

English Language Arts73%+18 vs state

Science60%+15 vs state

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by a parent
Thursday, May 12, 2016

Between the office staff, teachers and Principle I don't know whose more unprofessional. They have demonstrated on many occasions that they're incapable of handing emergencies or incidents that occur while your child is in their care. The assistant principle has more expertise with dealing with important matters than the principle who has no idea how to address a parent. The office staff are rude, and when asked to do anything that involves any documents they get their attitudes and act as if it's not there job to relay messages. They lack people skills and you can tell that teaching and dealing with children is not their passion, as they cold towards children who they don't favor. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, April 3, 2014

This school has been an excellent fit for my daughter. Teachers and adminstration believe in preparing children at an early age for college and the world beyond. Children are trained to take pride in themselves, their work and to respects others. Children are encouraged and motivated to perform at their highest potential. They are exposed to the Arts and different cultures through study, field trips and workshops. 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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 153 Helen Keller	Public	PK, KG-5	650 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 904-5550	440	32	13.7	72.5%	7 (1.6%)	271 (61.6%)	115 (26.1%)	32 (7.3%)	5 (1.1%)	2 (0.5%)	8 (1.8%)	79.3	441^st of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%		59	926^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.1%	485	67.3	71.4	78.1	83.9	73.0	68.8	60.3	$35,242	$3,541	$31,701
Ps 178 Dr Selman Waksman	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	850 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 904-5570	334	28	11.9	75.7%	13 (3.9%)	194 (58.1%)	102 (30.5%)	3 (0.9%)	4 (1.2%)	15 (4.5%)	3 (0.9%)	54.1	1081^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.8%		31.6	1698^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.6%	617	49.0	62.9	58.3	66.0	71.4	53.2	40.9	$41,272	$3,845	$37,427
Middle School 596	Public	PK, KG-8	850 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 904-5750	403	81	4.9	87.1%	25 (6.2%)	138 (34.2%)	192 (47.6%)	43 (10.7%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)								(n/a)								$127,896	$2,157	$125,739
Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II	Public, Charter	K-5	2545 Gunther Ave	Bronx	10469	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-6660	423	24	17.9	81.8%	5 (1.2%)	341 (80.6%)	60 (14.2%)	6 (1.4%)	2 (0.5%)	6 (1.4%)	3 (0.7%)	53.3	1116^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.4%		53.7	1060^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.6%	56	67.1	58.9	57.1	57.1	56.8	44.4	50.0	$20,814	$1,428	$19,386
Baychester Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	3500 Edson Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-1138	339	24	14.3	82.9%	4 (1.2%)	226 (66.7%)	101 (29.8%)	4 (1.2%)	2 (0.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	51	1186^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.5%		63.7	809^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.9%	377	59.5	50.0	66.7	58.3	66.0	54.3	28.6	$36,572	$3,649	$32,923
Cornerstone Academy For Social Action	Public	PK, KG-5	3441 Steenwick Ave	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 794-6160	258	23	11.2	96.5%	4 (1.6%)	104 (40.3%)	134 (51.9%)	10 (3.9%)	3 (1.2%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.8%)	12.1	2263^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	7.4%		20.4	2047^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.3%	216	20.6	23.5	34.3	44.1	23.5	32.4	21.2	$40,801	$3,777	$37,024
Ps 160 Walt Disney	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	4140 Hutchnsn Rvr Pkwy E	Bronx	10475	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 822-8402	278	30	9.2	77.7%	6 (2.2%)	171 (61.5%)	89 (32.0%)	6 (2.2%)	2 (0.7%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	50.7	1190^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.3%		25.7	1880^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.1%	690	71.4	60.0	52.6	76.5	55.6	33.3	34.3	$40,463	$3,388	$37,075
Ps 111 Seton Falls	Public	PK, KG-5	3740 Baychester Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 881-2418	397	32	12.5	94.2%	6 (1.5%)	213 (53.7%)	166 (41.8%)	6 (1.5%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.8%)	22	2022^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	17.3%		13.9	2243^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.3%	221	44.4	41.7	35.3	46.3	48.9	30.0	10.0	$36,313	$3,691	$32,622
Bronx Charter School For Better Learning	Public, Charter	K-5	3740 Baychester Ave Annex	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Better Learning	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-6660	532	26	20.2	76.9%	2 (0.4%)	465 (87.4%)	43 (8.1%)	7 (1.3%)	4 (0.8%)	2 (0.4%)	9 (1.7%)	64.7	831^st of 2445 public elementary schools	66.0%		66.1	749^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%	82	63.0	58.5	68.9	68.0	68.1	63.3	47.2	$19,844	$1,616	$18,228
Ps 112 Bronxwood	Public	PK, KG-5	1925 Scheiffelin Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 654-6377	370	34	10.9	93.2%	7 (1.9%)	137 (37.0%)	213 (57.6%)	3 (0.8%)	7 (1.9%)	2 (0.5%)	1 (0.3%)	22.3	2006^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%		14.5	2231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	8.8%	225	36.4	44.2	36.2	29.6	60.0	35.6	19.1	$40,477	$3,426	$37,051

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 153 Helen Keller

Is Ps 153 Helen Keller a good school?

Ps 153 Helen Keller ranks 441^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 153 Helen Keller?

Students at Ps 153 Helen Keller are 62% African American, 26% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% American Indian.

How many students attend Ps 153 Helen Keller?

In the 2024-25 school year, 440 students attended Ps 153 Helen Keller.

What district is Ps 153 Helen Keller in?

New York City Geographic District #11

What schools do graduates of Ps 153 Helen Keller attend?

Students who attend Ps 153 Helen Keller usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 180 Dr Daniel Hale Williams
High : Harry S Truman High School

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