Is Ps 146 Edward Collins a good school?

Ps 146 Edward Collins ranks in the bottom 14.3% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 146 Edward Collins?

In the 2022-23 school year, 314 students attended Ps 146 Edward Collins.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 146 Edward Collins?

Students at Ps 146 Edward Collins are 58% Hispanic, 33% African American, 6% White, 1% American Indian, 1% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 146 Edward Collins attend?

Students who attend Ps 146 Edward Collins usually go on to attend: Middle : Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar

Ps 146 Edward Collins

Summary:

PS 146 Edward Collins is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 314 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #8, which is ranked 742 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 146 Edward Collins faces significant challenges in serving its predominantly minority and economically disadvantaged student population. The school has a higher percentage of Hispanic (57.64%) and African American (33.44%) students compared to nearby schools, such as PS 130 Abram Stevens Hewitt and PS 140 Eagle School (The). Academically, PS 146 Edward Collins consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state in both English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency, with only 23.68% of 3rd graders, 33.33% of 4th graders, and 12.5% of 5th graders proficient or better in ELA. The school also struggles to support its student subgroups, including female students, male students, English Language Learners, and students with special needs.

Despite the high percentage of economically disadvantaged students (94.27% receive free or reduced-price lunch), PS 146 Edward Collins spends significantly more per student ($22,721 in 2022-2023) compared to the state average, suggesting that additional funding and resources alone may not be the sole solution to improving academic outcomes. The school's performance has steadily declined over the past decade, with its statewide ranking dropping from 1739 out of 2413 New York elementary schools in 2018-2019 to 2090 out of 2439 in 2022-2023. However, the school's relatively stronger performance for homeless students indicates that it may be providing effective support for this vulnerable population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

968 Cauldwell Ave
Bronx, NY 10456-6804

(718) 378-9664

District: New York City Geographic District # 8

SchoolDigger Rank:
2090^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $22,721

Students who attend Ps 146 Edward Collins usually attend:

Middle:

Middle School 301 Paul L Dunbar

Student/teacher ratio: 10.1

Number of students: 314

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

57.6%

African American:

33.4%

White:

6.4%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.3%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 146 Edward Collins ranks worse than 85.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 17^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.2. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (57.6%), African American (33.4%), White (6.4%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.3% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 146 Edward Collins is 10.1, which is the 2^nd best among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8. (See more...)

Compare Ps 146 Edward Collins employs 31 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 146 Edward Collins is $22,721, which is the 10^th highest among 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District # 8.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 146 Edward Collins:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 146 Edward Collins 2090^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 146 Edward Collins in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District # 8:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District # 8 742^nd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 146 Edward Collins

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Rank History for all students at Ps 146 Edward Collins

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	10.05	2074^th	2206	6.0%
2007	17.64	1914^th	2219	13.7%
2008	22.08	1868^th	2227	16.1%
2009	28.36	1847^th	2257	18.2%
2010	18.17	1970^th	2263	12.9%
2011	13.47	2069^th	2286	9.5%
2012	16.07	2042^nd	2320	12.0%
2013	11.43	2200^th	2325	5.4%
2014	21.24	1933^rd	2345	17.6%
2015	18.73	1977^th	2352	15.9%
2016	28.63	1767^th	2366	25.3%
2017	19.18	2025^th	2386	15.1%
2018	29.24	1776^th	2395	25.8%
2019	29.70	1739^th	2413	27.9%
2021	9.37	2072^nd	2201	5.9%
2022	13.78	2228^th	2434	8.5%
2023	18.20	2090^th	2439	14.3%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 146 Edward Collins

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	22.37	862^nd	938	8.1%
2019	34.22	588^th	860	31.6%
2022	34.45	670^th	1027	34.8%
2023	37.73	601^st	1001	40.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 146 Edward Collins

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	50.80	739^th	1941	61.9%
2019	40.26	959^th	1859	48.4%
2022	22.82	1832^nd	2031	9.8%
2023	20.11	1863^rd	2016	7.6%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 146 Edward Collins

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2021	16.15	1559^th	1678	7.1%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 146 Edward Collins

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.92	547^th	730	25.1%
2019	39.20	363^rd	570	36.3%
2022	33.60	441^st	622	29.1%
2023	45.22	314^th	637	50.7%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 146 Edward Collins

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	33.17	1657^th	2338	29.1%
2019	32.96	1632^nd	2357	30.8%
2021	3.26	1934^th	1955	1.1%
2022	16.62	2141^st	2401	10.8%
2023	25.74	1862^nd	2403	22.5%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 146 Edward Collins

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.70	1849^th	2340	21.0%
2019	26.91	1792^nd	2358	24.0%
2021	27.12	1516^th	1961	22.7%
2022	14.45	2190^th	2400	8.8%
2023	12.89	2230^th	2400	7.1%

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Rank History for African American students at Ps 146 Edward Collins

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2018	50.90	396^th	948	58.2%
2021	23.40	337^th	427	21.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 146 Edward Collins

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	41.01	828^th	1392	40.5%
2019	43.07	715^th	1315	45.6%
2021	19.89	732^nd	818	10.5%
2022	21.70	1307^th	1503	13.0%
2023	29.34	1072^nd	1429	25.0%

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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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by a parent
Thursday, November 15, 2012

Principal and Assistant Principal along with other staff members show little or no concern over their students. Please look somewhere else, this school deserves to be closed. Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, March 10, 2012

Parents, do yourselves a favor and keep your children out of this school. It is absolutely horrifying how they change your kids and turn them into monsters. The school in general is a mess and very dirty. The staff is the most disorganized and rude that I have encountered in my experience. They do whatever they want, whenever they want - and that includes - schedules, to lunch breaks, to changing your child's teacher around. Teachers are constantly yelling at the students for no aparent reason. If they have a problem with one student, they make it a point to take it out on all others. They want everything easy and when they can't have it that way, they make it seem as the child is the problem. They are so backwards with their teaching techiques. If you appreciate your child and want a decent education (which is what all children deserve), then please DO NOT SEND THEM TO THIS SCHOOL. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 146 Edward Collins

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	1	374	4	186	0	n/a	n/a	565
1990	1	377	2	178	0	n/a	n/a	558
1991	0	361	4	156	0	n/a	n/a	521
1992	1	338	2	163	0	n/a	n/a	504
1993	4	342	3	196	0	n/a	n/a	545
1994	3	344	0	197	0	n/a	n/a	544
1995	6	346	1	244	2	n/a	n/a	599
1996	6	346	1	244	2	n/a	n/a	599
1997	7	344	0	264	2	n/a	n/a	617
1998	5	322	0	284	4	n/a	n/a	615
1999	5	282	2	251	6	n/a	n/a	546
2000	5	263	1	285	4	n/a	n/a	558
2001	2	262	1	237	4	n/a	n/a	506
2002	3	223	1	237	3	n/a	n/a	467
2003	3	223	1	237	3	n/a	n/a	467
2004	3	199	0	229	1	n/a	n/a	432
2005	1	191	0	233	2	n/a	n/a	427
2006	2	186	0	230	4	n/a	n/a	422
2007	0	220	1	240	3	n/a	n/a	464
2008	2	220	0	248	3	n/a	n/a	473
2009	4	206	0	250	2	n/a	n/a	462
2010	3	212	0	277	1	n/a	n/a	493
2011	2	194	1	256	4	0	0	457
2012	6	210	2	267	5	2	1	493
2013	1	196	3	266	3	3	2	474
2014	2	196	6	243	5	0	1	453
2015	3	195	7	243	5	0	2	455
2016	2	170	3	219	5	0	2	401
2017	2	159	1	225	5	2	5	399
2018	5	173	0	223	1	0	3	405
2019	3	142	0	217	1	0	6	369
2020	15	141	0	222	3	0	7	388
2021	28	98	1	197	3	0	8	335
2022	21	98	2	208	2	0	5	336
2023	20	105	0	181	4	0	4	314

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 146 Edward Collins

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	565	35.9	15.7	n/a
1990	558	38.9	14.3	n/a
1991	521	36.9	14.1	n/a
1992	504	34.1	14.7	n/a
1993	545	35.2	15.5	n/a
1994	544	35.2	15.5	n/a
1995	599	35.2	17.0	n/a
1996	599	35.2	17.0	n/a
1997	617	38.2	16.2	94.3
1998	615	40.2	15.3	88.1
1999	546	39.0	14.0	87.7
2000	558	41.3	13.5	93
2001	506	42.8	11.8	94.7
2002	467	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	467	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	432	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	427	36.0	11.9	0
2006	422	36.0	11.7	87.2
2007	464	35.0	13.3	93.8
2008	473	34.0	13.9	97.5
2009	462	31.0	14.9	97.4
2010	493	32.5	15.1	n/a
2011	457	31.1	14.6	96.7
2012	493	24.1	20.4	95.5
2013	474	28.0	16.9	97.7
2014	453	28.0	16.1	87.9
2015	455	28.0	16.2	96.3
2016	401	30.0	13.3	95
2017	399	28.7	13.8	96
2018	405	30.0	13.5	97.8
2019	369	31.0	11.9	96.7
2020	388	28.0	13.8	96.4
2021	335	26.0	12.8	98.5
2022	336	28.0	12.0	97.3
2023	314	31.0	10.1	94.3

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 146 Edward Collins

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	565	35.9	15.7	n/a
1990	558	38.9	14.3	n/a
1991	521	36.9	14.1	n/a
1992	504	34.1	14.7	n/a
1993	545	35.2	15.5	n/a
1994	544	35.2	15.5	n/a
1995	599	35.2	17.0	n/a
1996	599	35.2	17.0	n/a
1997	617	38.2	16.2	94.3
1998	615	40.2	15.3	88.1
1999	546	39.0	14.0	87.7
2000	558	41.3	13.5	93
2001	506	42.8	11.8	94.7
2002	467	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	467	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	432	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	427	36.0	11.9	0
2006	422	36.0	11.7	87.2
2007	464	35.0	13.3	93.8
2008	473	34.0	13.9	97.5
2009	462	31.0	14.9	97.4
2010	493	32.5	15.1	n/a
2011	457	31.1	14.6	96.7
2012	493	24.1	20.4	95.5
2013	474	28.0	16.9	97.7
2014	453	28.0	16.1	87.9
2015	455	28.0	16.2	96.3
2016	401	30.0	13.3	95
2017	399	28.7	13.8	96
2018	405	30.0	13.5	97.8
2019	369	31.0	11.9	96.7
2020	388	28.0	13.8	96.4
2021	335	26.0	12.8	98.5
2022	336	28.0	12.0	97.3
2023	314	31.0	10.1	94.3

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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