Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Summary:

PS 48 Joseph R Drake is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 475 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 722 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 48 Joseph R Drake consistently ranks in the bottom 10% of New York elementary schools, with significantly below-average performance on state assessments in English Language Arts, Mathematics, and Science. The school's proficiency rates are particularly low for African American, Hispanic, English Language Learner, and low-socioeconomic status students. Despite spending more per student and having a lower student-teacher ratio than nearby schools, PS 48 Joseph R Drake struggles to improve academic outcomes. In contrast, PS 75 School of Research and Discovery, a magnet school in the area, and several local charter schools, such as Bronx Charter School for the Arts and South Bronx Classical Charter School, outperform PS 48 Joseph R Drake on state assessments.

The significant performance gaps between PS 48 Joseph R Drake and the nearby higher-performing schools, as well as the disparities within the school's own student subgroups, indicate a need for targeted interventions and support to address the underlying factors contributing to the low academic achievement. Exploring best practices and strategies employed by the more successful schools in the area could provide valuable insights for improving the educational outcomes at PS 48 Joseph R Drake.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 1290 Spofford Ave
       Bronx, NY  10474-6594


(718) 589-4312

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

SchoolDigger Rank:
2220th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $27,736 Help


Students who attend Ps 48 Joseph R Drake usually attend:

Middle:    Bronx Academy For Multi-Media

Student/teacher ratio:  11.6 Help
Number of students:  459

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:
77.1%
African American:
20.0%
White:
0.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  94.6% Help


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Compare Details Ps 48 Joseph R Drake ranks worse than 90.8% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 21st among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 14.88. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (77.1%), African American (20%), Asian (0.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 94.6% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake is 11.6, which is the 6th best among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8. (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake is $27,736, which is the highest among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8!
Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 48 Joseph R Drake:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 48 Joseph R Drake 2220th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 48 Joseph R Drake in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 8:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 8 722nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

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Rank History for all students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 29.99 1727th 2206 21.7%
2007 18.49 1895th 2219 14.6%
2008 31.19 1738th 2227 22.0%
2009 38.12 1667th 2257 26.1%
2010 22.61 1888th 2263 16.6%
2011 18.59 1954th 2286 14.5%
2012 21.84 1936th 2320 16.6%
2013 16.83 2056th 2325 11.6%
2014 8.92 2259th 2345 3.7%
2015 8.48 2269th 2352 3.5%
2016 11.08 2213th 2366 6.5%
2017 7.05 2326th 2386 2.5%
2018 10.84 2240th 2395 6.5%
2019 10.25 2284th 2413 5.3%
2021 44.99 1216th 2201 44.8%
2022 6.52 2389th 2434 1.8%
2023 15.53 2159th 2439 11.5%
2024 14.88 2220th 2445 9.2%
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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 28.06 778th 938 17.1%
2019 26.23 751st 860 12.7%
2022 27.39 852nd 1027 17.0%
2023 35.42 655th 1001 34.6%
2024 39.39 606th 1066 43.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 30.49 1471st 1941 24.2%
2019 31.41 1292nd 1859 30.5%
2022 22.68 1838th 2031 9.5%
2023 40.36 1068th 2016 47.0%
2024 33.71 1399th 2110 33.7%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 17.99 1870th 2045 8.6%
2022 10.54 2040th 2099 2.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 36.05 505th 730 30.8%
2019 28.32 467th 570 18.1%
2022 24.83 530th 622 14.8%
2023 25.45 519th 637 18.5%
2024 24.19 650th 766 15.1%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 9.32 2243rd 2338 4.1%
2019 12.76 2198th 2357 6.7%
2022 6.87 2361st 2401 1.7%
2023 17.34 2121st 2403 11.7%
2024 11.21 2297th 2413 4.8%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 15.57 2119th 2340 9.4%
2019 9.92 2258th 2358 4.2%
2022 8.12 2331st 2400 2.9%
2023 16.39 2137th 2400 11.0%
2024 22.17 2004th 2411 16.9%
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Rank History for African American students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2024 45.44 471st 927 49.2%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 19.13 1243rd 1392 10.7%
2019 18.04 1191st 1315 9.4%
2022 11.62 1447th 1503 3.7%
2023 21.10 1226th 1429 14.2%
2024 22.73 1296th 1531 15.3%
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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

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Reviews:
by a parent
Tuesday, September 3, 2013

Open Quote I can't belive there's no parents that care or take the time to put up a few sentence to worn other parents that this school is no good.. look up channel 12 bronx news and put ps48. small childern get bully by older kids.. check for urself.... The teacher are never around when kids get hurt.. lunch is a night mare for the kids the are bully and rush to eat. Theres kids with allergies and they don't care for those kids which is crazy to me because that's what they get pay for.. Close Quote



Enrollment information for Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 5 176 1 886 0 n/a n/a 0 1068
1990 2 192 0 835 0 n/a n/a 0 1029
1991 37 184 0 846 0 n/a n/a 0 1067
1992 5 223 0 925 0 n/a n/a 0 1153
1993 6 270 4 896 0 n/a n/a 0 1176
1994 3 292 5 915 0 n/a n/a 0 1215
1995 6 294 4 850 3 n/a n/a 0 1157
1996 6 294 4 850 3 n/a n/a 0 1157
1997 5 310 6 814 4 n/a n/a 0 1139
1998 5 252 3 818 8 n/a n/a 0 1086
1999 4 230 5 870 4 n/a n/a 0 1113
2000 6 260 4 905 4 n/a n/a 0 1179
2001 5 271 4 893 4 n/a n/a 0 1177
2002 11 315 3 895 5 n/a n/a 0 1229
2003 11 315 3 895 5 n/a n/a 0 1229
2004 11 320 2 784 8 n/a n/a 0 1125
2005 7 298 1 734 11 n/a n/a 0 1051
2006 10 290 1 678 9 n/a n/a 0 988
2007 7 301 2 770 5 n/a n/a 0 1085
2008 4 240 0 710 5 n/a n/a 0 959
2009 5 231 2 660 4 n/a n/a 0 902
2010 0 257 1 655 0 n/a n/a 0 913
2011 1 257 2 620 1 0 0 0 881
2012 6 220 2 639 3 0 0 0 870
2013 5 219 1 598 5 0 0 0 828
2014 10 219 1 605 6 0 0 0 841
2015 9 223 5 643 6 0 2 0 888
2016 9 211 8 586 4 0 0 0 818
2017 9 214 6 578 5 1 2 0 815
2018 8 175 8 502 2 1 0 0 696
2019 7 148 3 503 1 0 0 0 662
2020 6 145 1 480 1 0 1 0 634
2021 5 131 0 402 1 0 4 0 543
2022 6 121 1 366 2 0 4 0 500
2023 5 99 2 364 1 1 3 0 475
2024 4 92 4 354 3 1 1 0 459

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 48 Joseph R Drake

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1068 68.0 15.7 n/a
1990 1029 64.0 16.0 n/a
1991 1067 62.0 17.2 n/a
1992 1153 67.0 17.2 n/a
1993 1176 63.0 18.7 n/a
1994 1215 66.0 18.4 n/a
1995 1157 60.2 19.2 n/a
1996 1157 60.2 19.2 n/a
1997 1139 65.2 17.5 95
1998 1086 71.0 15.3 94.9
1999 1113 73.0 15.2 94.5
2000 1179 77.0 15.3 95.1
2001 1177 90.0 13.1 96
2002 1229 n/a n/a n/a
2003 1229 n/a n/a n/a
2004 1125 n/a n/a n/a
2005 1051 88.0 11.9 0
2006 988 83.0 11.9 89
2007 1085 80.0 13.6 84.3
2008 959 86.0 11.2 82.5
2009 902 81.0 11.1 83.5
2010 913 72.0 12.6 n/a
2011 881 72.4 12.1 83.7
2012 870 65.8 13.2 83.6
2013 828 56.0 14.7 83.6
2014 841 61.0 13.7 89.4
2015 888 67.0 13.2 85.1
2016 818 71.0 11.5 83.5
2017 815 56.6 14.3 83.9
2018 696 58.0 11.9 93
2019 662 50.0 13.2 94
2020 634 49.0 12.9 92.6
2021 543 46.0 11.8 91.9
2022 500 42.8 11.6 89
2023 475 34.9 13.5 91.8
2024 459 39.4 11.6 94.6

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 48 Joseph R Drake

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 1068 68.0 15.7 n/a
1990 1029 64.0 16.0 n/a
1991 1067 62.0 17.2 n/a
1992 1153 67.0 17.2 n/a
1993 1176 63.0 18.7 n/a
1994 1215 66.0 18.4 n/a
1995 1157 60.2 19.2 n/a
1996 1157 60.2 19.2 n/a
1997 1139 65.2 17.5 95
1998 1086 71.0 15.3 94.9
1999 1113 73.0 15.2 94.5
2000 1179 77.0 15.3 95.1
2001 1177 90.0 13.1 96
2002 1229 n/a n/a n/a
2003 1229 n/a n/a n/a
2004 1125 n/a n/a n/a
2005 1051 88.0 11.9 0
2006 988 83.0 11.9 89
2007 1085 80.0 13.6 84.3
2008 959 86.0 11.2 82.5
2009 902 81.0 11.1 83.5
2010 913 72.0 12.6 n/a
2011 881 72.4 12.1 83.7
2012 870 65.8 13.2 83.6
2013 828 56.0 14.7 83.6
2014 841 61.0 13.7 89.4
2015 888 67.0 13.2 85.1
2016 818 71.0 11.5 83.5
2017 815 56.6 14.3 83.9
2018 696 58.0 11.9 93
2019 662 50.0 13.2 94
2020 634 49.0 12.9 92.6
2021 543 46.0 11.8 91.9
2022 500 42.8 11.6 89
2023 475 34.9 13.5 91.8
2024 459 39.4 11.6 94.6

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.

Immunization Rates

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YearCompletely Immunized
201598.1%

Data source: New York State Department of Health
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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $2,482 (11.6%) $18,863 (88.4%) $21,345
2020 $1,805 (7.8%) $21,243 (92.2%) $23,048
2021 $2,582 (10.1%) $22,945 (89.9%) $25,527
2022 $4,329 (15.5%) $23,639 (84.5%) $27,968
2023 $2,836 (10.2%) $24,900 (89.8%) $27,736

Data source: New York Department of Education
Pre and Post Pandemic Data

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 48 Joseph R Drake

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 2284th of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 2159th of 2439 Elementary schools
 6.1%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 48 Joseph R Drake)2113
 8%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District # 8)4531.1
 13.9%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 48 Joseph R Drake)2224.5
 2.5%
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District # 8)4440.8
 3.2%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 48 Joseph R Drake)1523.2
 8.2%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District # 8)3838.6
 0.6%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 48 Joseph R Drake)1129.8
 18.8%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District # 8)3637.1
 1.1%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 48 Joseph R Drake)2237.7
 15.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District # 8)3234.7
 2.7%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 48 Joseph R Drake)2515.1
 9.9%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District # 8)3835.5
 2.5%
   5th Grade Math (New York)4649.7
 3.7%

Student Body

Number of students
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Number of students
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Total Students662475
 28.2%
African American14899
 33.1%
American Indian11
Asian32
 33.3%
Hispanic503364
 27.6%
Pacific Islander01
White75
 28.6%
Two or More Races03
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients94%91.8%
 2.2%


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Students at Ps 48 Joseph R Drake are 77% Hispanic, 20% African American.

Students who attend Ps 48 Joseph R Drake usually go on to attend:

Middle : Bronx Academy For Multi-Media

In the 2023-24 school year, 459 students attended Ps 48 Joseph R Drake.

Ps 48 Joseph R Drake ranks in the bottom 9.2% of New York elementary schools.


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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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