Is Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School a good school?

Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School ranks in the bottom 14.5% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School?

In the 2022-23 school year, 584 students attended Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School?

Students at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School are 82% Hispanic, 15% African American, 1% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School attend?

Students who attend Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School usually go on to attend: Middle : Angelo Patri Middle School (The)

Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

Summary:

Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School is a public elementary school in the Bronx, New York, serving 584 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. The school faces significant challenges, with a predominantly Hispanic student population, consistently low academic performance, and a very high percentage of students from low-income families.

Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School has a student population that is 82.02% Hispanic, significantly higher than the surrounding schools, which range from 58.57% to 84.93% Hispanic. The school consistently ranks in the bottom 20% of New York elementary schools, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math ranging from 23% to 32.43%, well below the district and state averages. Despite the school's high spending per student, which has increased from $16,730 in 2019-2020 to $23,922 in 2022-2023, its academic outcomes remain poor compared to the state and district. This suggests that factors beyond just funding, such as instructional quality, school leadership, and student support services, may be contributing to the school's underperformance.

Interestingly, while Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School shares a similar demographic profile with many of the nearby schools, it consistently underperforms academically compared to its neighbors. For example, the School for Environmental Citizenship, located just 0.27 miles away, outperforms Ps 9 Ryer Avenue on state assessments in both English Language Arts and Math. Additionally, the school's performance on state assessments varies significantly across different student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools for English Language Learner students, but in the bottom 30% for Hispanic students, Special Education students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

230 E 183rd St
Bronx, NY 10458-7966

(718) 584-3291

District: New York City Geographic District #10

SchoolDigger Rank:
2086^th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,922

Students who attend Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School usually attend:

Middle:

Angelo Patri Middle School (The)

Student/teacher ratio: 11.4

Number of students: 584

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

82.0%

African American:

14.7%

White:

1.2%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94.2%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School ranks worse than 85.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 26^th among 40 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 18.52. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (82%), African American (14.7%), White (1.2%). (See more...)

Compare Details 94.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School is 11.4, which is the 17^th best among 40 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #10. (See more...)

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Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School is $23,922, which is the 17^th highest among 40 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #10.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School 2086^th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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Low Socio Economic Status students:

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New York City Geographic District #10:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #10 728^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

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Rank History for all students at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	11.03	2053^rd	2206	6.9%
2007	14.16	1975^th	2219	11.0%
2008	19.14	1926^th	2227	13.5%
2009	18.26	1995^th	2257	11.6%
2010	6.68	2182^nd	2263	3.6%
2011	12.51	2085^th	2286	8.8%
2012	13.51	2095^th	2320	9.7%
2013	12.48	2173^rd	2325	6.5%
2014	15.20	2087^th	2345	11.0%
2015	17.47	2023^rd	2352	14.0%
2016	20.44	1985^th	2366	16.1%
2017	24.24	1896^th	2386	20.5%
2018	17.61	2092^nd	2395	12.7%
2019	27.78	1783^rd	2413	26.1%
2021	22.90	1798^th	2201	18.3%
2022	17.85	2113^th	2434	13.2%
2023	18.52	2086^th	2439	14.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	31.74	705^th	938	24.8%
2019	37.52	505^th	860	41.3%
2022	29.44	802^nd	1027	21.9%
2023	35.83	641^st	1001	36.0%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	26.12	1647^th	1941	15.1%
2019	37.54	1047^th	1859	43.7%
2022	28.35	1615^th	2031	20.5%
2023	30.57	1418^th	2016	29.7%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.59	1687^th	2045	17.5%
2019	37.90	1253^rd	2032	38.3%
2022	21.69	1821^st	2099	13.2%
2023	26.91	1584^th	2041	22.4%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	48.37	332^nd	730	54.5%
2019	53.91	214^th	570	62.5%
2022	32.91	448^th	622	28.0%
2023	28.39	490^th	637	23.1%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	23.12	1945^th	2338	16.8%
2019	32.98	1629^th	2357	30.9%
2022	17.68	2097^th	2401	12.7%
2023	20.99	2016^th	2403	16.1%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	15.42	2123^rd	2340	9.3%
2019	23.24	1887^th	2358	20.0%
2022	20.39	2043^rd	2400	14.9%
2023	19.02	2057^th	2400	14.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	28.36	1076^th	1392	22.7%
2019	39.40	781^st	1315	40.6%
2022	26.24	1211^th	1503	19.4%
2023	28.43	1095^th	1429	23.4%

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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 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	12	320	40	934	0	n/a	n/a	1306
1990	14	342	39	855	0	n/a	n/a	1250
1991	10	361	37	854	2	n/a	n/a	1264
1992	17	377	19	821	7	n/a	n/a	1241
1993	11	336	20	795	11	n/a	n/a	1173
1994	11	252	18	648	11	n/a	n/a	940
1995	9	243	23	729	9	n/a	n/a	1013
1996	9	243	23	729	9	n/a	n/a	1013
1997	12	282	26	727	7	n/a	n/a	1054
1998	8	269	29	742	8	n/a	n/a	1056
1999	5	347	28	880	9	n/a	n/a	1269
2000	8	319	19	815	13	n/a	n/a	1174
2001	7	320	18	828	6	n/a	n/a	1179
2002	4	299	19	767	8	n/a	n/a	1097
2003	4	299	19	767	8	n/a	n/a	1097
2004	5	260	23	711	4	n/a	n/a	1003
2005	10	206	15	624	7	n/a	n/a	862
2006	8	184	11	562	4	n/a	n/a	769
2007	6	160	6	527	1	n/a	n/a	700
2008	7	172	5	514	1	n/a	n/a	699
2009	8	139	1	527	2	n/a	n/a	677
2010	8	133	5	518	6	n/a	n/a	670
2011	4	123	6	569	6	0	0	708
2012	2	134	6	582	7	3	0	734
2013	6	126	6	642	8	2	0	790
2014	7	132	8	666	11	0	0	824
2015	5	126	7	693	11	0	1	843
2016	10	135	12	710	11	0	3	881
2017	9	126	5	701	11	5	1	858
2018	8	127	10	682	14	3	1	845
2019	8	128	15	667	10	1	1	830
2020	6	117	16	676	8	1	2	826
2021	6	102	14	615	8	1	3	749
2022	8	88	10	546	5	3	2	662
2023	7	86	5	479	1	2	4	584

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 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1306	63.9	20.4	n/a
1990	1250	66.9	18.6	n/a
1991	1264	66.9	18.8	n/a
1992	1241	68.0	18.2	n/a
1993	1173	62.0	18.9	n/a
1994	940	51.9	18.1	n/a
1995	1013	54.7	18.5	n/a
1996	1013	54.7	18.5	n/a
1997	1054	54.6	19.3	91.3
1998	1056	58.6	18.0	93.9
1999	1269	69.6	18.2	87
2000	1174	71.0	16.5	99.1
2001	1179	76.0	15.5	92.8
2002	1097	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1097	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1003	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	862	n/a	n/a	0
2006	769	64.0	12.0	95.3
2007	700	62.2	11.3	95
2008	699	62.0	11.3	89.8
2009	677	54.0	12.5	90.4
2010	670	49.0	13.6	n/a
2011	708	51.3	13.7	89.8
2012	734	52.0	14.1	90.2
2013	790	57.0	13.8	90.3
2014	824	55.8	14.7	93.4
2015	843	61.0	13.8	84.2
2016	881	65.0	13.5	83.7
2017	858	67.5	12.7	85.5
2018	845	68.0	12.4	92.7
2019	830	63.0	13.1	91.8
2020	826	57.0	14.4	92.3
2021	749	54.7	13.6	94.4
2022	662	51.9	12.7	94
2023	584	50.9	11.4	94.2

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 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	1306	63.9	20.4	n/a
1990	1250	66.9	18.6	n/a
1991	1264	66.9	18.8	n/a
1992	1241	68.0	18.2	n/a
1993	1173	62.0	18.9	n/a
1994	940	51.9	18.1	n/a
1995	1013	54.7	18.5	n/a
1996	1013	54.7	18.5	n/a
1997	1054	54.6	19.3	91.3
1998	1056	58.6	18.0	93.9
1999	1269	69.6	18.2	87
2000	1174	71.0	16.5	99.1
2001	1179	76.0	15.5	92.8
2002	1097	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	1097	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	1003	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	862	n/a	n/a	0
2006	769	64.0	12.0	95.3
2007	700	62.2	11.3	95
2008	699	62.0	11.3	89.8
2009	677	54.0	12.5	90.4
2010	670	49.0	13.6	n/a
2011	708	51.3	13.7	89.8
2012	734	52.0	14.1	90.2
2013	790	57.0	13.8	90.3
2014	824	55.8	14.7	93.4
2015	843	61.0	13.8	84.2
2016	881	65.0	13.5	83.7
2017	858	67.5	12.7	85.5
2018	845	68.0	12.4	92.7
2019	830	63.0	13.1	91.8
2020	826	57.0	14.4	92.3
2021	749	54.7	13.6	94.4
2022	662	51.9	12.7	94
2023	584	50.9	11.4	94.2

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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