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Steam Bridge School (The)

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Steam Bridge School (The) ranks 249 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

249^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 90% of New York elementary schools

Summary

The Steam Bridge School (The) is an exceptional elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving 276 students in grades K-5. Despite being part of the lower-performing New York City Geographic District #11, this school consistently ranks among the top 15% of elementary schools in the state, with outstanding academic performance across all grade levels and subject areas.

The school's students excel on state assessments, with proficiency rates significantly higher than the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 93.55% of 3rd graders, 73.68% of 4th graders, and 86.21% of 5th graders were proficient or better in English Language Arts, compared to just 49.7% and 54.15% for the district and state, respectively. The school's math proficiency rates are equally impressive, with 96.77% of 3rd graders, 71.05% of 4th graders, and 72.41% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, far exceeding the district and state averages.

What sets the Steam Bridge School (The) apart is its ability to support the academic achievement of diverse student subgroups, including African American, Hispanic, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school's exceptional performance in these areas, ranking in the top 5-15% of New York elementary schools, is a testament to its commitment to equity and inclusive practices. When compared to nearby schools within the same district, as well as charter schools in the neighboring district, the Steam Bridge School (The) consistently outperforms its peers, suggesting that its access to resources, staffing, and targeted educational strategies are key factors in its success.

271

Students ?

12.9

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,762

Per pupil spending ?

80.4%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1684 White Plains Rd
Bronx, NY 10462

(718) 239-5660

District: New York City Geographic District #11

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

43.9%

White:

19.2%

Asian:

18.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 99th percentile in 2021 → 90th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (81% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 10% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #11

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 9 percentile points since 2021

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school81%

District avg50%

New York avg55%

249^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 10%▼ down 9 pts since 2021

From top 1% (2021) to top 10% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

2^nd 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	87.3	249 of 2445	89.8%	★★★★☆
2024	87.7	258 of 2445	89.4%	★★★★☆
2023	85.9	318 of 2439	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	84.3	328 of 2434	86.5%	★★★★☆
2021	94.6	25 of 2201	98.9%	★★★★★

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	97.1	24 of 928	97.4%	★★★★★
2022	96.4	28 of 936	97.0%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.4	220 of 696	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	349 of 662	47.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.4	49 of 1117	95.6%	★★★★★
2023	73.8	138 of 1001	86.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	71 of 1027	93.1%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.7	319 of 2409	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	80.0	407 of 2413	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	84.7	325 of 2403	86.5%	★★★★☆
2022	82.2	340 of 2401	85.8%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.7	113 of 1569	92.8%	★★★★★
2024	86.9	135 of 1531	91.2%	★★★★★
2023	87.4	107 of 1429	92.5%	★★★★★
2022	86.1	124 of 1503	91.7%	★★★★★

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	95.6	72 of 2098	96.6%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	140 of 2041	93.1%	★★★★★
2022	86.4	180 of 2099	91.4%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	177 of 2407	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.9	182 of 2411	92.5%	★★★★★
2023	83.5	330 of 2400	86.3%	★★★★☆
2022	78.6	424 of 2400	82.3%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	78.8	228 of 2031	88.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	73.3	349 of 1337	73.9%	★★★★☆
2022	77.1	270 of 1399	80.7%	★★★★☆

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)

African American (2025)97th percentile+8 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)97th percentile+7 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)96th percentile+6 vs school

Hispanic (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Male (2025)93rd percentile+3 vs school

Special Education (2022)89th percentile~ school

Female (2025)87th percentile-3 vs school

White (2023)74th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)68th percentile-21 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts84%+29 vs state

Math80%+22 vs state

Science79%+34 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)		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	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	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Steam Bridge School (The)	Public	K-5	1684 White Plains Rd	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 239-5660	271	21	12.9	80.4%	52 (19.2%)	42 (15.5%)	119 (43.9%)	50 (18.5%)	1 (0.4%)	2 (0.7%)	5 (1.8%)	87.3	249^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.8%		87.7	258^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.4%	9					93.6	73.7	86.2				96.8	71.1	72.4				78.6		$29,762	$2,938	$26,824
Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1804 Holland Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Bronx Charter School For Excellence 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1276	528	22	24.0	87.9%	18 (3.4%)	164 (31.1%)	225 (42.6%)	116 (22.0%)	3 (0.6%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	95.9	60^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%		93.7	127^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%	67	100.0		100.0		94.6	91.1	87.9	94.7	98.0	93.0	98.2	98.3	91.4	96.5	98.0	95.4	70.2	82.5	$17,873	$853	$17,020
Ps/Middle School 498 Van Nest Academy	Public	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 409-3001	603	49	12.2	84.2%	102 (16.9%)	47 (7.8%)	372 (61.7%)	66 (10.9%)	3 (0.5%)	1 (0.2%)	12 (2.0%)	45.2	1323^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.9%		48.9	1199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.0%	124		50.0			38.8	49.0	55.7	48.1	53.5	64.4	65.3	41.2	48.3	64.6	70.2	71.3	35.0	51.8	$30,415	$2,871	$27,544
Bronx Little School	Public	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 792-2650	315	36	8.7	91.4%	11 (3.5%)	53 (16.8%)	207 (65.7%)	42 (13.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.3%)	46.7	1279^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.7%		42.9	1355^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.6%	76					64.5	52.4	73.0				70.3	42.2	37.8				29.7		$38,745	$3,025	$35,720
Ps 536	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 931-4270	265	20	13.2	94.7%	5 (1.9%)	49 (18.5%)	150 (56.6%)	56 (21.1%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.8%)	48.5	1230^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%		26.2	1870^th of 2445 public elementary schools	23.5%	640					52.4	29.6	54.3				63.0	66.7	54.3				47.1		$33,437	$3,016	$30,421
Archer Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	1827 Archer St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-3791	309	27	11.4	94.2%	4 (1.3%)	54 (17.5%)	192 (62.1%)	42 (13.6%)	10 (3.2%)	1 (0.3%)	6 (1.9%)	19.4	2095^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.3%		20.5	2045^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%	50					27.8	51.2	39.0				29.0	45.2	30.2				16.7		$36,747	$3,746	$33,001
Icahn Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-8	1640 Bronxdale Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 828-6107	342	26	13.1	66.4%	10 (2.9%)	108 (31.6%)	171 (50.0%)	50 (14.6%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	1 (0.3%)	89.4	205^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.6%		96	62^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%	143			100.0		87.2	91.4	94.7	86.8	97.1	97.0	92.3	82.9	79.0	76.3	97.1	100.0	51.4	96.9	$18,988	$1,110	$17,877
Ps 83 Donald Hertz	Public	K-8	950 Rhinelander Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 863-1993	1,451	109	13.3	85.3%	565 (38.9%)	66 (4.5%)	625 (43.1%)	163 (11.2%)	17 (1.2%)	3 (0.2%)	12 (0.8%)	56.4	1024^th of 2445 public elementary schools	58.1%		56	1002^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	59.0%	22		100.0	100.0	96.7	56.8	54.3	61.8	51.8	52.1	56.1	70.7	63.1	55.0	51.6	68.2	53.9	43.6	33.8	$30,924	$3,068	$27,856
Ps 105 Senator Abraham Bernstein	Public	PK, KG-6	725 Brady Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 824-7350	659	51	12.8	93.9%	104 (15.8%)	67 (10.2%)	396 (60.1%)	76 (11.5%)	6 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	7 (1.1%)	30.8	1742^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	28.8%		17.1	2145^th of 2445 public elementary schools	12.3%	403					21.6	48.1	52.1				36.5	53.7	48.6				31.3		$36,087	$4,016	$32,071
Ps 106 Parkchester	Public	PK, KG-5	1514 Olmstead Ave	Bronx	10462	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #11	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 892-1006	822	66	12.4	87.6%	16 (1.9%)	177 (21.5%)	233 (28.3%)	374 (45.5%)	8 (1.0%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.3%)	42.2	1414^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.2%		39.9	1455^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.5%	41					54.6	48.3	52.5				63.5	52.8	47.2				33.6		$33,945	$3,529	$30,416

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