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Matilda Avenue School (The)

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Matilda Avenue School (The) ranks 1811 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 1 star out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1811^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 26% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Matilda Avenue School (The) is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades K-5 with a total enrollment of 243 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, Matilda Avenue School (The) has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools over the past 5 years. The school's performance on state assessments is generally below the district and state averages across grade levels and subject areas. However, the school performs relatively better in ELA and Math for its African American and English Language Learner student subgroups, ranking in the top 40-50% of New York schools for these subgroups. The nearby schools, such as PS 87, PS 19 Judith K Weiss, and PS 103 Hector Fontanez, generally perform better than Matilda Avenue School (The) on state assessments, with higher proficiency rates in ELA and Math.

Matilda Avenue School (The) serves a high percentage of students from low-socioeconomic backgrounds, with 89.71-96.3% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch over the past 3 years. The school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $14,512 in 2020-2021 to $29,014 in 2023-2024, and its student-teacher ratio has remained relatively stable. While the school has shown some signs of gradual improvement over the years, its academic performance still lags behind the district and state averages, and it trails many of the nearby schools, including Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4 and Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3, which significantly outperform Matilda Avenue School (The) and the surrounding district schools on state assessments.

222

Students ?

10.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$31,283

Per pupil spending ?

94.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

4520 Matilda Ave
Bronx, NY 10470

(718) 325-4360

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Racial breakdown:

African American:

48.2%

Hispanic:

39.2%

White:

4.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 37th percentile in 2021 → 26th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (42% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 11 percentile points since 2021

!Science scores 19 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school42%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

1,811^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 26%▼ down 12 pts since 2021

From bottom 37% (2021) to bottom 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

25^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	28.8	1811 of 2445	25.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.4	1862 of 2445	23.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1792 of 2439	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	31.7	1719 of 2434	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	39.7	1376 of 2201	37.5%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.4	405 of 928	56.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	54.1	371 of 927	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.1	382 of 857	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.5	405 of 936	56.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	50.5	381 of 1066	64.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.2	1925 of 2409	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.5	1948 of 2413	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	20.6	2027 of 2403	15.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	29.5	1776 of 2401	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.0	732 of 1569	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	29.2	1146 of 1531	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	43.7	789 of 1429	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	42.6	835 of 1503	44.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.4	246 of 792	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	37.2	480 of 766	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.0	391 of 637	38.6%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	49.5	921 of 2099	56.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.8	1534 of 2407	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	32.8	1665 of 2411	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	40.1	1420 of 2400	40.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.7	1577 of 2400	34.3%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	31.1	1490 of 2110	29.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	39.4	1111 of 2016	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.7	1365 of 2031	32.8%	★★☆☆☆

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 (2025)69th percentile+43 vs school

English Language Learner (2024)64th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)56th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)56th percentile+27 vs school

Hispanic (2025)53rd percentile+27 vs school

Male (2025)36th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2024)29th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)20th percentile-6 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts45%-10 vs state

Math45%-13 vs state

Science26%-19 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)						NY State Assessments Science (2025)		% Completely Immunized (2020)	% Polio (2020)	% Measles (2020)	% Mumps (2020)	% Rubella (2020)	% Diphtheria (2020)	% Hepatitis B (2020)	% Varicella (2020)	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 (2025)	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	Regents Living Environment End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	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	% Completely Immunized All Grades	% Polio All Grades	% Measles All Grades	% Mumps All Grades	% Rubella All Grades	% Diphtheria All Grades	% Hepatitis B All Grades	% Varicella All Grades	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Matilda Avenue School (The)	Public	K-5	4520 Matilda Ave	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 325-4360	222	20	10.9	94.1%	10 (4.5%)	107 (48.2%)	87 (39.2%)	9 (4.1%)	7 (3.2%)	1 (0.5%)	1 (0.5%)	28.8	1811^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.9%		26.4	1862^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	23.8%	51					44.4	38.5	52.8				46.0	39.5	48.7				26.3										$31,283	$3,646	$27,636
Ps 16 Wakefield	Public	PK, KG-5	4550 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-1262	343	23	14.7	93.6%	7 (2.0%)	105 (30.6%)	196 (57.1%)	17 (5.0%)	14 (4.1%)	1 (0.3%)	3 (0.9%)	14.3	2212^th of 2445 public elementary schools	9.5%		11	2315^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.3%	103					33.9	27.9	34.6				44.6	29.6	29.8				17.5										$35,158	$4,019	$31,140
Ps 87	Public	K-5	1935 Bussing Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 324-5188	307	21	14.6	87.9%	5 (1.6%)	159 (51.8%)	109 (35.5%)	10 (3.3%)	17 (5.5%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.3%)	39.7	1482^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.4%		26.4	1861^st of 2445 public elementary schools	23.9%	379					48.2	48.9	72.4				47.4	43.5	50.0				40.0										$35,337	$3,699	$31,638
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Public, Charter	K-8	4300 Murdock Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 4	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 773-3100	452	20	22.6	81.6%	1 (0.2%)	353 (78.1%)	81 (17.9%)	10 (2.2%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.7%)	89	214^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.2%		82.8	365^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.1%	151					89.8	80.0	81.8	73.5	87.2		98.3	76.4	76.4	79.2	66.7		65.5										$16,727	$1,583	$15,144
Ps 19 Judith K Weiss	Public	PK, KG-8	311 E 237th St	Bronx	10470	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	No	(718) 324-1924	679	45	15.0	62.6%	319 (47.0%)	54 (8.0%)	240 (35.3%)	25 (3.7%)	14 (2.1%)	2 (0.3%)	25 (3.7%)	64.8	827^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.2%		72.3	588^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.0%	239		75.3	100.0	36.0	48.4	72.9	78.9	53.0	67.8	58.8	57.6	85.7	67.3	56.0	69.2	55.7	51.9										$26,790	$1,838	$24,952
Ps 103 Hector Fontanez	Public	PK, KG-5	4125 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 655-0261	774	62	12.3	94.1%	29 (3.7%)	229 (29.6%)	478 (61.8%)	7 (0.9%)	22 (2.8%)	2 (0.3%)	7 (0.9%)	58.2	983^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.8%		42.4	1372^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	43.9%	389					83.6	51.6	50.7				84.3	58.8	54.4				36.6										$37,004	$4,320	$32,684
Grimes School	Public	K-6	58 S 10th Ave	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5020	330	36	9.2	71.8%	3 (0.9%)	223 (67.6%)	91 (27.6%)	7 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	4 (1.2%)	24.6	1935^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.9%		27	1846^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.5%	89					44.4	30.6	48.4	20.0	57.1	52.9	50.0	27.8	53.1	30.0	35.7	8.6	38.7	25.0	94.3	99.5	97.5	97.5	99.8	99.3	99.5	97.0	$39,395	$2,878	$36,517
Hamilton School	Public	K-6	20 Oak St	Mount Vernon	10550	Westchester County	Mount Vernon School District	No	No	No	Yes	(914) 665-5050	320	34	9.4	73.4%	4 (1.3%)	136 (42.5%)	167 (52.2%)	3 (0.9%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.8%)	31.1	1738^th of 2445 public elementary schools	28.9%		36.9	1541^st of 2445 public elementary schools	37.0%	197					50.0	39.4	27.0	29.0	24.0	66.7	67.9	69.7	33.3	41.5	30.4	29.2	26.2	47.4	91.8	97.8	97.6	97.6	100.0	97.8	99.0	97.3	$37,283	$2,714	$34,569
Ps 21 Philip H Sheridan	Public	K-5	715 E 225th St	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 652-3903	406	34	12.0	94.3%	14 (3.4%)	208 (51.2%)	151 (37.2%)	14 (3.4%)	6 (1.5%)	9 (2.2%)	4 (1.0%)	58.8	957^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.9%		33.6	1632^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	33.3%	675					65.0	39.4	81.1				68.0	54.6	90.0				24.1										$38,171	$4,080	$34,091
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Public, Charter	K-8	3956 Carpenter Ave	Bronx	10466	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 3	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 882-0231	512	26	19.6	81.8%	3 (0.6%)	370 (72.3%)	125 (24.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	85.7	290^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.1%		85.3	310^th of 2445 public elementary schools	87.3%	20	66.7		100.0		79.6	81.0	73.8	80.4	84.9	81.3	89.1	96.6	72.1	76.5	83.0	81.3	52.5	56.3									$19,402	$1,299	$18,103

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