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Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations

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Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations ranks 356 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

356^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 85% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 468 students. 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.

Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations has shown significant improvement in its academic performance over the years. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school ranked 356 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools, with a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger. This is a significant improvement from previous years, where the school was ranked much lower and had a lower rating. The school has performed particularly well in certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and special education students, ranking 145 out of 1,569 and 134 out of 2,134 New York elementary schools, respectively, both with a 5-star rating.

Despite the high poverty rate of the school, with 94.23% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year, Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations has been able to achieve strong academic results, outperforming many of the nearby schools in the district, particularly in English Language Arts and Math proficiency rates. The school's spending per student has also increased significantly, from $21,907 in the 2020-2021 school year to $36,786 in the 2023-2024 school year, which may have contributed to its improved performance.

455

Students ?

11.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$37,379

Per pupil spending ?

96.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1001 Jennings St
Bronx, NY 10460

(718) 319-2820

District: New York City Geographic District #12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.0%

African American:

24.8%

Asian:

0.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 9th percentile in 2015 → 85th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (78% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 15% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 76 percentile points since 2015

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school78%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

356^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 15%▲ up 76 pts since 2015

From bottom 9% (2015) to top 15% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

1^st 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	82.7	356 of 2445	85.4%	★★★★☆
2024	69.7	647 of 2445	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	35.3	1581 of 2439	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	20.9	2023 of 2434	16.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	35.8	1464 of 2201	33.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.7	1804 of 2413	25.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	2097 of 2395	12.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	11.2	2238 of 2386	6.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	14.8	2126 of 2366	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	13.8	2133 of 2352	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2014	13.6	2128 of 2345	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	18.5	2010 of 2325	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	23.1	1904 of 2320	17.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	24.2	1850 of 2286	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	16.5	2004 of 2263	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	2024 of 2257	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	4.6	2168 of 2227	2.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	4.0	2170 of 2219	2.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	10.7	2059 of 2206	6.7%	☆☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	74.0	177 of 927	80.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	86.9	44 of 1066	95.9%	★★★★★
2023	46.4	439 of 1001	56.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	36.4	639 of 1027	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	31.0	658 of 860	23.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.3	774 of 938	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	80.4	380 of 2409	84.2%	★★★★☆
2024	66.9	701 of 2413	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	31.8	1683 of 2403	30.0%	★★☆☆☆
2022	17.3	2115 of 2401	11.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	37.5	1266 of 1955	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.2	1758 of 2357	25.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	19.4	2041 of 2338	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.7	145 of 1569	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	81.3	197 of 1531	87.1%	★★★★☆
2023	51.7	621 of 1429	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	32.8	1072 of 1503	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.8	639 of 1315	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.0	970 of 1392	30.3%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	92.9	40 of 792	94.9%	★★★★★
2024	83.6	70 of 766	90.9%	★★★★★
2023	64.4	169 of 637	73.5%	★★★★☆
2022	37.2	397 of 622	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	47.1	35 of 70	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.7	389 of 570	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.1	503 of 730	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	25.5	1705 of 2099	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.0	1185 of 2032	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2018	24.5	1713 of 2045	16.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.2	515 of 2407	78.6%	★★★★☆
2024	63.9	782 of 2411	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.3	1414 of 2400	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1843 of 2400	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	36.7	1302 of 1961	33.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	26.4	1810 of 2358	23.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.4	2077 of 2340	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.5	134 of 2134	93.7%	★★★★★
2024	76.7	298 of 2110	85.9%	★★★★☆
2023	47.3	848 of 2016	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.1	1224 of 2031	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.9	389 of 1044	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	48.1	745 of 1859	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.5	1309 of 1941	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2024)96th percentile+22 vs school

Homeless (2025)95th percentile+10 vs school

Special Education (2025)94th percentile+8 vs school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)84th percentile~ school

African American (2024)81st percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)79th percentile-7 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)19th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math86%+28 vs state

English Language Arts79%+25 vs state

Science46%~ state avg

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by a citizen
Thursday, July 24, 2014

It was awful. Terrible children. Terrible teachers. PS 66 (C.S. 66 back when I was a student) gave me the worst moment in my childhood. I hope the city close the place down! 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 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
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 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
Ps 195	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Ward Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 861-4461	713	57	12.5	91.0%	4 (0.6%)	76 (10.7%)	600 (84.2%)	17 (2.4%)	15 (2.1%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	12.7	2248^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%		6.4	2397^th of 2445 public elementary schools	2.0%	149	38.8	26.3	22.5	45.1	29.1	26.1	12.2	$32,267	$3,925	$28,342
Ps 196	Public	PK, KG-5	1250 Ward Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-7187	662	49	13.5	95.3%	5 (0.8%)	70 (10.6%)	559 (84.4%)	14 (2.1%)	9 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.8%)	13.1	2240^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.4%		18.6	2104^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.9%	136	27.8	29.8	40.8	31.3	28.3	32.4	21.0	$31,887	$3,322	$28,565
Ps 150 Charles James Fox	Public	PK, KG-5	920 E 167th St	Bronx	10459	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 328-7729	471	44	10.7	98.3%	8 (1.7%)	103 (21.9%)	354 (75.2%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.2%)	25.4	1910^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.9%		23.9	1947^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.4%	37	33.3	44.3	41.8	51.6	55.4	34.2	22.0	$41,385	$3,953	$37,432
Ps 152 Evergreen	Public	PK, KG-5	1007 Evergreen Ave	Bronx	10472	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District # 8	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-4560	634	56	11.2	97.8%	11 (1.7%)	73 (11.5%)	531 (83.8%)	5 (0.8%)	7 (1.1%)	2 (0.3%)	4 (0.6%)	23	1990^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.6%		24.3	1930^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.1%	60	37.4	28.3	55.7	43.6	42.3	33.7	24.2	$35,376	$3,874	$31,502
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations

Is Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations a good school?

Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations ranks 356^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations?

Students at Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations are 73% Hispanic, 25% African American.

What district is Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations in?

New York City Geographic District #12

How many students attend Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations?

In the 2024-25 school year, 455 students attended Ps 66 School Of Higher Expectations.

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