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Ps 61 Francisco Oller

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Ps 61 Francisco Oller ranks 1421 st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1421^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 42% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 61 Francisco Oller is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 760 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Academically, Ps 61 Francisco Oller has consistently ranked in the bottom half of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates on state assessments generally below the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) ranged from 31.82% (3rd grade) to 62.07% (5th grade), compared to the district's 36.22%-42.81% and the state's 54.07%-56.61%. In mathematics, the proficiency rates ranged from 31.82% (3rd grade) to 57.14% (4th grade), again lower than the district (35.74%-44.33%) and state (54.16%-59.7%) averages.

The school serves a predominantly Hispanic student population, with a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds and a significant population of English Language Learner (ELL) students. While the school has seen a significant increase in per-student spending, from $21,554 in 2020-2021 to $41,941 in 2023-2024, the academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement. Comparing Ps 61 Francisco Oller to nearby schools, such as Ps 211, Fairmont Neighborhood School, and Ps 134 George F Bristow, as well as high-performing schools like Ps/Middle School 4 Crotona Park West and Icahn Charter School 6, highlights the need for a more targeted and effective approach to supporting student learning and achievement at Ps 61 Francisco Oller.

185

Students ?

10.2

Student/teacher ratio ?

$45,116

Per pupil spending ?

96.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1550 Crotona Park E
Bronx, NY 10460-4806

(718) 542-7230

District: New York City Geographic District #12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

81.1%

African American:

16.8%

White:

1.6%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 21st percentile in 2014 → 42nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 21 percentile points since 2014

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 55% meeting standards)

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

1,421^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 42%▲ up 28 pts since 2015

From bottom 13% (2015) to bottom 42% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

9^th of 21Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #12

760^th of 874New York City Geographic District #12 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	41.9	1421 of 2445	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.8	1358 of 2445	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.4	1672 of 2439	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	25.5	1892 of 2434	22.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.0	1802 of 2413	25.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	2190 of 2395	8.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	12.9	2198 of 2386	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	12.2	2187 of 2366	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2015	17.2	2037 of 2352	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	25.1	1849 of 2345	21.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	23.3	1898 of 2325	18.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	25.6	1846 of 2320	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	11.7	2109 of 2286	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	13.0	2071 of 2263	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	21.2	1953 of 2257	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	28.6	1782 of 2227	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	18.4	1898 of 2219	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	12.7	2011 of 2206	8.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	627 of 1117	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	22.5	986 of 1066	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	48.8	401 of 1001	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	43.2	485 of 1027	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	19.0	909 of 938	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	44.4	1356 of 2409	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	38.8	1476 of 2413	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	34.6	1592 of 2403	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.5	1859 of 2401	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	28.7	1744 of 2357	26.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.2	2083 of 2338	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.8	452 of 1569	71.2%	★★★★☆
2024	56.5	542 of 1531	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.8	729 of 1429	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	903 of 1503	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.3	783 of 1315	40.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	25.0	1141 of 1392	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.3	301 of 792	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.7	204 of 766	73.4%	★★★★☆
2023	47.8	294 of 637	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	273 of 622	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.1	257 of 570	54.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	32.2	554 of 730	24.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.8	948 of 2098	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	44.0	1071 of 2041	47.5%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.6	1435 of 2407	40.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.4	1215 of 2411	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	32.5	1648 of 2400	31.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.2	1848 of 2400	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	27.3	1780 of 2358	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.3	2153 of 2340	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	40.1	1147 of 2110	45.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	26.9	1575 of 2016	21.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	36.9	1232 of 2031	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1315 of 1859	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	37.9	1164 of 1941	40.0%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Hispanic (2025)71st percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2025)62nd percentile+20 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)55th percentile+13 vs school

Special Education (2024)46th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile~ school

Female (2025)44th percentile~ school

Male (2025)40th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

Math48%-9 vs state

Science41%-4 vs state

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Schools Near Ps 61 Francisco Oller

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (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 Algebra I 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
Ps 61 Francisco Oller	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Crotona Park E	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-7230	185	18	10.2	96.2%	3 (1.6%)	31 (16.8%)	150 (81.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	41.9	1421^st of 2445 public elementary schools	41.9%		42.8	1358^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.5%	63		31.8	57.7	62.1				31.8	57.1	51.7				41.4		$45,116	$5,742	$39,374
Fairmont Neighborhood School	Public	PK, KG-5	1550 Vyse Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-5210	266	27	9.8	93.6%	4 (1.5%)	83 (31.2%)	173 (65.0%)	2 (0.8%)	3 (1.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	19.2	2101^st of 2445 public elementary schools	14.1%		20.1	2057^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.9%	44		14.3	41.5	44.2				11.4	56.4	34.1				15.6		$41,715	$3,302	$38,413
Ps 134 George F Bristow	Public	PK, KG-5	1330 Bristow St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-3351	438	40	11.0	97.9%	7 (1.6%)	155 (35.4%)	264 (60.3%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	9.2	2315^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.3%		14.6	2227^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.9%	88		21.1	30.1	27.1				32.3	28.4	17.0				22.8		$39,684	$3,656	$36,027
Ps 110 Theodore Schoenfeld	Public	PK, KG-5	580 Crotona Park S	Bronx	10456	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-0759	274	23	11.9	99.3%	14 (5.1%)	90 (32.8%)	167 (60.9%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	20.4	2063^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	15.6%		24	1941^st of 2445 public elementary schools	20.6%	122		37.9	44.2	37.3				54.8	39.5	25.0				21.2		$38,518	$3,940	$34,577
Ps 44 David C Farragut	Public	PK, KG-5	1825 Prospect Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-2360	181	20	9.0	97.2%	1 (0.6%)	56 (30.9%)	123 (68.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	68.3	729^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.2%		30.9	1717^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.8%	988		68.2	76.5	78.3				70.8	81.3	66.7				25.0		$43,343	$4,155	$39,188
Ps 186 Walter J Damrosch School	Public	K-8	750 Jennings St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 378-0006	681	122	5.5	96.5%	18 (2.6%)	228 (33.5%)	393 (57.7%)	30 (4.4%)	4 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (1.0%)								(n/a)																$107,735	$1,600	$106,135
Ps/Middle School 4 Crotona Park West	Public	PK, KG-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 9	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 583-6655	224	21	10.6	98.2%	2 (0.9%)	91 (40.6%)	130 (58.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.4%)	97.9	9^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.6%		93.1	143^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	94.2%	134	75.0	96.2	100.0	100.0	100.0	96.3	95.2	100.0	100.0	95.0	96.2	88.9	100.0	85.0	100.0	$47,961	$4,573	$43,388
Icahn Charter School 6	Public, Charter	K-8	1701 Fulton Ave	Bronx	10457	Bronx County	Icahn Charter School 6	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 294-1706	299	23	13.7	89.0%	2 (0.7%)	115 (38.5%)	167 (55.9%)	6 (2.0%)	3 (1.0%)	1 (0.3%)	5 (1.7%)	78.7	463^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%		94.9	93^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	96.2%	370	100.0	92.6	70.6	90.3	70.0	77.8	91.2	92.6	79.4	64.5	65.0	83.3	86.1	35.5	62.9	$19,958	$361	$19,597
Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations	Public	PK, KG-5	1001 Jennings St	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 319-2820	455	41	11.0	96.5%	0 (0.0%)	113 (24.8%)	332 (73.0%)	4 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	82.7	356^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.4%		69.7	647^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.5%	291		63.0	90.7	85.4				92.3	87.9	76.0				45.7		$37,379	$3,645	$33,734
Samara Community School	Public	PK, KG-5	1570 Boone Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 860-5332	327	27	12.1	86.5%	4 (1.2%)	39 (11.9%)	280 (85.6%)	2 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.6%)	65.2	817^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.6%		56.1	999^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.1%	182		48.6	58.1	79.3				67.6	61.3	76.7				56.7		$34,503	$2,757	$31,746

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 61 Francisco Oller

What schools do graduates of Ps 61 Francisco Oller attend?

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What is the racial makeup of Ps 61 Francisco Oller?

Students at Ps 61 Francisco Oller are 81% Hispanic, 17% African American, 2% White.

What district is Ps 61 Francisco Oller in?

New York City Geographic District #12

Is Ps 61 Francisco Oller a good school?

Ps 61 Francisco Oller ranks 1421^st of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 61 Francisco Oller?

In the 2024-25 school year, 185 students attended Ps 61 Francisco Oller.

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