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Samara Community School

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Samara Community School ranks 817 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

817^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Samara Community School is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 297 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.

Samara Community School has shown remarkable progress in its academic performance, improving its statewide ranking from the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools in 2018-2019 to the top third in 2024-2025. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school outperformed the district and state averages in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. For example, in 5th grade ELA, Samara Community School had a 79.31% proficiency rate, compared to 42.81% for the district and 56.61% for the state. Similarly, in 5th grade Math, the school had a 76.67% proficiency rate, compared to 35.74% for the district and 54.16% for the state.

Samara Community School has also demonstrated exceptional support for specific student subgroups, such as female students, English Language Learners, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. The school ranked 721 out of 2,409 New York elementary schools for female students, 310 out of 1,117 for English Language Learners, and 484 out of 2,098 for low socioeconomic status students, all earning 4-star ratings. Additionally, the school's exceptional support for homeless students, ranking 29 out of 792 New York elementary schools, is particularly noteworthy.

327

Students ?

12.1

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,503

Per pupil spending ?

86.5%

Free/discounted lunch ?

1570 Boone Ave
Bronx, NY 10460

(718) 860-5332

District: New York City Geographic District #12

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

85.6%

African American:

11.9%

White:

1.2%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 13th percentile in 2019 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (64% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 54 percentile points since 2019

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #12

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school64%

District avg37%

New York avg55%

817^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 53 pts since 2019

From bottom 13% (2019) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

3^rd 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	65.2	817 of 2445	66.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.1	999 of 2445	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	54.9	1042 of 2439	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	17.3	2124 of 2434	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.6	2096 of 2413	13.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	15.2	879 of 936	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	310 of 1117	72.2%	★★★★☆
2024	68.4	170 of 1066	84.1%	★★★★☆
2022	40.5	557 of 1027	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	20.5	821 of 860	4.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	721 of 2409	70.1%	★★★★☆
2024	58.1	920 of 2413	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	37.0	1527 of 2403	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2326 of 2401	3.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	10.9	2245 of 2357	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	59.4	475 of 1429	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	26.0	1217 of 1503	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	96.4	29 of 792	96.3%	★★★★★
2023	68.7	140 of 637	78.0%	★★★★☆
2019	27.4	478 of 570	16.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.7	484 of 2098	76.9%	★★★★☆
2024	69.9	463 of 2078	77.7%	★★★★☆
2022	16.6	1951 of 2099	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	19.7	1796 of 2032	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	919 of 2407	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	1063 of 2411	55.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.6	599 of 2400	75.0%	★★★★☆
2022	32.5	1682 of 2400	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.5	1603 of 2358	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.4	883 of 2134	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	902 of 2110	57.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.1	712 of 2016	64.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	22.8	1835 of 2031	9.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	41.4	930 of 1859	50.0%	★★★☆☆

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)

Homeless (2025)96th percentile+30 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)77th percentile+10 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)72nd percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)70th percentile+3 vs school

Hispanic (2023)67th percentile+9 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile-5 vs school

Special Education (2025)59th percentile-8 vs school

African American (2022)6th percentile-7 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math68%+11 vs state

English Language Arts61%+6 vs state

Science57%+12 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (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 Common Core English Language Arts 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
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 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
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 214	Public	PK, KG-8	1970 W Farms Rd	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 589-6728	814	68	11.9	96.4%	5 (0.6%)	164 (20.1%)	619 (76.0%)	18 (2.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (0.6%)	15.9	2170^th of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%		19.9	2066^th of 2445 public elementary schools	15.5%	104	75.0	42.1	66.7	25.0	36.7	46.6	14.4	27.7	41.1	27.9	50.8	38.3	9.1	20.2	28.5	30.0	25.2	$31,919	$3,529	$28,390
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
Bold Charter School	Public, Charter	K-6	1909 Daly Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	Bold Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(929) 506-4369	428	22	19.4	88.8%	5 (1.2%)	106 (24.8%)	300 (70.1%)	7 (1.6%)	5 (1.2%)	2 (0.5%)	3 (0.7%)	92.7	140^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.3%		86.2	288^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.2%	148				75.5	86.5	85.3	89.1			88.0	92.5	86.7	96.4			68.9		$31,747	$2,203	$29,543
Ps 6 West Farms	Public	PK, KG-5	1000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	New York City Geographic District #12	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 542-7676	417	34	12.2	98.6%	7 (1.7%)	104 (24.9%)	300 (71.9%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.5%)	15	2195^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.2%		12.7	2274^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.0%	79				35.8	26.8	39.7				20.6	37.5	36.9				21.9		$40,313	$4,218	$36,096
Vida Bogart School For All Children (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	1000 E Tremont Ave	Bronx	10460	Bronx County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 328-3913	499	115	4.3	93.6%	33 (6.6%)	129 (25.9%)	312 (62.5%)	12 (2.4%)	8 (1.6%)	2 (0.4%)	3 (0.6%)								(n/a)																		$112,088	$1,517	$110,570

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