Is Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy a good school?

Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy ranks in the bottom 11.0% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy?

In the 2022-23 school year, 270 students attended Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy?

Students at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy are 65% Hispanic, 32% African American, 1% White, 1% American Indian.

Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

Summary:

Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 270 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #7, which is ranked 767 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past 10 years, Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools, with a 1-star rating for most years.

Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy consistently underperforms compared to the district and state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency across all grade levels. In the 2023-2024 school year, only 48.15% of 3rd graders, 33.33% of 4th graders, and 15% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 34.03%, 33.24%, and 24.91%, respectively. In Math, the school's proficiency rates were even lower, with only 25.93% of 3rd graders, 31.43% of 4th graders, and 9.76% of 5th graders scoring proficient or better, compared to the district's 41.99%, 40%, and 27.55%. The school also serves a predominantly disadvantaged student population, with 94.81% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch.

Interestingly, the nearby Academic Leadership Charter School, Success Academy Charter School-Bronx 5 Upper, Neighborhood Charter School-Bronx, and Dream Charter School Mott Haven significantly outperform Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy and the surrounding district schools in both ELA and Math proficiency, with many of them ranking in the top 20-25% of New York elementary schools. This suggests that high-quality education is possible in this area, and Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy could benefit from significant interventions and support to improve student outcomes.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

677 E 141st St
Bronx, NY 10454

(718) 292-4628

District: New York City Geographic District # 7

SchoolDigger Rank:
2176^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $24,549

Student/teacher ratio: 12.5

Number of students: 270

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

65.2%

African American:

31.9%

White:

1.5%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.8%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy ranks worse than 89% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 13^th among 17 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 16.26. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (65.2%), African American (31.9%), White (1.5%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.8% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy is 12.5. 13 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy employs 21.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy is $24,549. 11 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 7 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy 2176^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District # 7:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 7 767^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

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Rank History for all students at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	2.74	2183^rd	2206	1.0%
2007	3.76	2171^st	2219	2.2%
2008	2.44	2197^th	2227	1.3%
2009	2.18	2233^rd	2257	1.1%
2010	4.67	2217^th	2263	2.0%
2011	8.84	2157^th	2286	5.6%
2012	10.10	2156^th	2320	7.1%
2013	18.34	2014^th	2325	13.4%
2014	5.77	2316^th	2345	1.2%
2015	8.17	2275^th	2352	3.3%
2016	13.53	2157^th	2366	8.8%
2017	16.02	2115^th	2386	11.4%
2018	27.57	1825^th	2395	23.8%
2019	17.59	2069^th	2413	14.3%
2021	21.00	1838^th	2201	16.5%
2022	11.54	2277^th	2434	6.5%
2023	8.05	2359^th	2439	3.3%
2024	16.26	2176^th	2445	11.0%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	59.45	249^th	938	73.5%
2019	35.81	548^th	860	36.3%
2022	22.25	942^nd	1027	8.3%
2023	18.02	975^th	1001	2.6%
2024	34.22	742^nd	1066	30.4%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	44.03	923^rd	1941	52.4%
2019	40.80	946^th	1859	49.1%
2022	24.11	1789^th	2031	11.9%
2023	25.29	1655^th	2016	17.9%
2024	36.86	1259^th	2110	40.3%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	31.87	1416^th	2032	30.3%
2021	26.50	1363^rd	1678	18.8%
2024	20.35	1818^th	2078	12.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	52.99	281^st	730	61.5%
2019	45.97	292^nd	570	48.8%
2021	56.03	23^rd	70	67.1%
2022	42.64	333^rd	622	46.5%
2023	15.26	619^th	637	2.8%
2024	22.83	666^th	766	13.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.28	1883^rd	2338	19.5%
2019	22.43	1935^th	2357	17.9%
2021	19.23	1680^th	1955	14.1%
2022	12.82	2240^th	2401	6.7%
2023	10.09	2300^th	2403	4.3%
2024	22.65	1972^nd	2413	18.3%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.86	1694^th	2340	27.6%
2019	16.45	2085^th	2358	11.6%
2021	22.90	1610^th	1961	17.9%
2022	14.64	2187^th	2400	8.9%
2023	8.38	2327^th	2400	3.0%
2024	14.37	2216^th	2411	8.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	42.33	807^th	1392	42.0%
2019	35.77	841^st	1315	36.0%
2021	24.27	680^th	818	16.9%
2022	20.12	1338^th	1503	11.0%
2023	12.28	1366^th	1429	4.4%
2024	23.08	1286^th	1531	16.0%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1997	1	251	1	561	2	n/a	n/a	816
1998	1	244	1	577	4	n/a	n/a	827
1999	0	185	1	486	2	n/a	n/a	674
2000	2	197	1	484	5	n/a	n/a	689
2001	1	206	1	492	3	n/a	n/a	703
2002	1	186	0	463	3	n/a	n/a	653
2003	1	186	0	463	3	n/a	n/a	653
2004	1	169	0	404	2	n/a	n/a	576
2005	0	167	0	401	1	n/a	n/a	569
2006	1	169	0	349	2	n/a	n/a	521
2007	2	146	0	323	1	n/a	n/a	472
2008	2	159	1	338	4	n/a	n/a	504
2009	5	118	3	290	4	n/a	n/a	420
2010	1	137	2	291	0	n/a	n/a	431
2011	2	118	2	253	0	0	0	375
2012	1	116	0	290	0	4	0	411
2013	2	115	1	295	0	5	1	419
2014	1	138	7	313	0	0	2	461
2015	3	137	10	264	1	0	2	417
2016	5	139	10	281	1	0	2	438
2017	6	152	0	257	1	7	2	425
2018	5	134	1	239	2	6	6	393
2019	3	106	1	238	1	7	4	360
2020	7	110	0	228	2	4	3	354
2021	8	107	1	196	1	2	3	318
2022	5	81	0	168	2	1	0	257
2023	4	86	0	176	3	1	0	270

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	816	37.0	22.1	86.9
1998	827	40.3	20.5	93.5
1999	674	41.0	16.4	92.4
2000	689	45.9	15.0	91
2001	703	38.9	18.1	89.8
2002	653	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	653	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	576	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	569	n/a	n/a	0
2006	521	41.0	12.7	95
2007	472	41.0	11.5	93.9
2008	504	42.0	12.0	93.1
2009	420	43.0	9.8	93.1
2010	431	35.0	12.3	n/a
2011	375	26.0	14.4	99.2
2012	411	29.0	14.1	95.9
2013	419	32.0	13.0	97.4
2014	461	31.0	14.8	89.8
2015	417	36.0	11.5	98.1
2016	438	33.0	13.2	98.6
2017	425	35.3	12.0	99.3
2018	393	34.0	11.5	98
2019	360	32.0	11.2	96.9
2020	354	30.0	11.8	96.3
2021	318	31.0	10.2	98.1
2022	257	22.0	11.6	93
2023	270	21.5	12.5	94.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 65 Mother Hale Academy

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1997	816	37.0	22.1	86.9
1998	827	40.3	20.5	93.5
1999	674	41.0	16.4	92.4
2000	689	45.9	15.0	91
2001	703	38.9	18.1	89.8
2002	653	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	653	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	576	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	569	n/a	n/a	0
2006	521	41.0	12.7	95
2007	472	41.0	11.5	93.9
2008	504	42.0	12.0	93.1
2009	420	43.0	9.8	93.1
2010	431	35.0	12.3	n/a
2011	375	26.0	14.4	99.2
2012	411	29.0	14.1	95.9
2013	419	32.0	13.0	97.4
2014	461	31.0	14.8	89.8
2015	417	36.0	11.5	98.1
2016	438	33.0	13.2	98.6
2017	425	35.3	12.0	99.3
2018	393	34.0	11.5	98
2019	360	32.0	11.2	96.9
2020	354	30.0	11.8	96.3
2021	318	31.0	10.2	98.1
2022	257	22.0	11.6	93
2023	270	21.5	12.5	94.8

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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