Ps 68

Summary:

PS 68 is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 469 students. The school has a diverse student population, with a racial makeup of 71% African American and 23.67% Hispanic.

PS 68 consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #11 and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math on the New York State Assessments. The school ranks in the top 140 out of 857 New York elementary schools for African American students in ELA and Math, and in the top 200 out of 1,044 schools for special education students. With a relatively high spending per student of $28,237 and a low student-teacher ratio of 9.3, PS 68 has shown steady improvement in its statewide ranking over the past several years, moving from the bottom quartile to the middle quartile.

While PS 68 faces socioeconomic challenges, with 77.19% of its students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, the school's performance is notably stronger than nearby schools such as PS 111 Seton Falls, PS 112 Bronxwood, and Cornerstone Academy for Social Action. The nearby Bronx Charter School for Better Learning also performs well, highlighting the potential for charter schools to provide high-quality educational options in the Bronx.


Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

 4011 Monticello Ave
       Bronx, NY  10466-2303


(718) 324-2854

District: New York City Geographic District #11

SchoolDigger Rank:
946th of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures:  $28,237 Help


Students who attend Ps 68 usually attend:

Middle:    Baychester Middle School
    Bronx Alliance Middle School
    One World Middle School At Edenwald

Student/teacher ratio:  9.3 Help
Number of students:  469

Racial breakdown:

African American:
71.0%
Hispanic:
23.7%
Two or more races:
1.9%
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Free/discounted lunch recipients:  77.2% Help


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Performance Trends
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Compare Details Ps 68 ranks better than 61.2% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 7th among 31 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #11. (See more...)
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Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 59.2. (See more...)
Student Body
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Compare Details Racial makeup is: African American (71%), Hispanic (23.7%), two or more races (1.9%). (See more...)
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Compare Details 77.2% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)
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Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 68 is 9.3, which is the lowest among 31 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #11! (See more...)
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Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 68 is $28,237, which is the highest among 31 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #11!
Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 68:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 68 946th of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 68 in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #11:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #11 653rd of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)


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Rank History for Ps 68

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Rank History for all students at Ps 68

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2006 28.19 1755th 2206 20.4%
2007 29.83 1721st 2219 22.4%
2008 23.91 1842nd 2227 17.3%
2009 32.59 1770th 2257 21.6%
2010 23.63 1870th 2263 17.4%
2011 25.04 1837th 2286 19.6%
2012 24.00 1885th 2320 18.8%
2013 22.40 1915th 2325 17.6%
2014 20.64 1950th 2345 16.8%
2015 21.10 1913th 2352 18.7%
2016 25.81 1827th 2366 22.8%
2017 28.20 1788th 2386 25.1%
2018 42.53 1406th 2395 41.3%
2019 47.22 1231st 2413 49.0%
2021 47.98 1122nd 2201 49.0%
2022 58.02 972nd 2434 60.1%
2023 59.20 946th 2439 61.2%
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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 68

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 44.31 915th 1941 52.9%
2019 46.18 805th 1859 56.7%
2021 69.12 200th 1044 80.8%
2022 60.77 514th 2031 74.7%
2023 53.25 686th 2016 66.0%
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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 68

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.93 866th 2045 57.7%
2019 53.13 793rd 2032 61.0%
2021 59.85 563rd 1678 66.4%
2022 68.19 496th 2099 76.4%
2023 70.75 454th 2041 77.8%
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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 68

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 59.83 215th 730 70.5%
2019 56.25 192nd 570 66.3%
2022 69.02 131st 622 78.9%
2023 43.30 326th 637 48.8%
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Rank History for Female students at Ps 68

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 49.55 1216th 2338 48.0%
2019 52.81 1074th 2357 54.4%
2021 50.50 960th 1955 50.9%
2022 59.26 919th 2401 61.7%
2023 65.86 744th 2403 69.0%
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Rank History for Male students at Ps 68

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 37.37 1520th 2340 35.0%
2019 42.27 1337th 2358 43.3%
2021 41.74 1176th 1961 40.0%
2022 56.21 988th 2400 58.8%
2023 50.65 1134th 2400 52.8%
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Rank History for African American students at Ps 68

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 62.48 279th 948 70.6%
2019 63.19 251st 891 71.8%
2021 70.76 84th 427 80.3%
2022 78.95 149th 936 84.1%
2023 78.17 140th 857 83.7%
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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 68

Year Avg Standard Score Statewide Rank Total # Ranked Elementary Schools NY State Percentile SchoolDigger Rating
2018 51.05 627th 1392 55.0%
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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.

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Enrollment information for Ps 68

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Year White African American Asian Hispanic American Indian Pacific Islander Two or More Races Not Specified Total
1989 15 533 7 105 1 n/a n/a 0 661
1990 10 566 5 102 2 n/a n/a 0 685
1991 22 604 5 102 0 n/a n/a 0 733
1992 6 525 10 74 0 n/a n/a 0 615
1993 5 560 12 83 1 n/a n/a 0 661
1994 10 612 15 91 1 n/a n/a 0 729
1995 8 653 8 91 8 n/a n/a 0 768
1996 8 653 8 91 8 n/a n/a 0 768
1997 8 714 7 92 10 n/a n/a 0 831
1998 12 807 11 108 15 n/a n/a 0 953
1999 6 837 12 94 8 n/a n/a 0 957
2000 5 888 11 99 14 n/a n/a 0 1017
2001 9 848 10 87 14 n/a n/a 0 968
2002 5 757 9 71 13 n/a n/a 0 855
2003 5 757 9 71 13 n/a n/a 0 855
2004 10 724 10 74 15 n/a n/a 0 833
2005 12 681 11 73 10 n/a n/a 0 787
2006 9 643 14 84 10 n/a n/a 0 760
2007 7 682 14 81 5 n/a n/a 0 789
2008 11 670 11 104 7 n/a n/a 0 803
2009 6 646 11 105 2 n/a n/a 0 770
2010 8 651 8 103 2 n/a n/a 0 772
2011 10 629 14 118 9 0 0 0 780
2012 10 635 9 124 10 6 0 0 794
2013 13 598 9 128 13 3 0 0 764
2014 8 616 10 126 14 0 2 0 776
2015 10 596 10 117 12 0 3 0 748
2016 9 588 12 144 13 0 3 0 769
2017 7 536 7 140 9 2 6 0 707
2018 6 520 8 131 6 2 4 0 677
2019 8 484 8 130 5 1 8 0 644
2020 10 436 4 115 4 2 8 0 579
2021 9 393 5 99 5 2 9 0 522
2022 9 327 3 90 5 2 9 0 445
2023 8 333 3 111 4 1 9 0 469

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 68

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 661 37.7 17.5 n/a
1990 685 36.7 18.6 n/a
1991 733 37.7 19.4 n/a
1992 615 30.7 20.0 n/a
1993 661 40.2 16.4 n/a
1994 729 43.9 16.6 n/a
1995 768 48.8 15.7 n/a
1996 768 48.8 15.7 n/a
1997 831 50.0 16.6 78.3
1998 953 63.0 15.1 76.1
1999 957 65.2 14.7 83.8
2000 1017 65.2 15.6 96.3
2001 968 67.0 14.4 94
2002 855 n/a n/a n/a
2003 855 n/a n/a n/a
2004 833 n/a n/a n/a
2005 787 61.1 12.9 0
2006 760 60.0 12.7 94.1
2007 789 64.0 12.3 92.8
2008 803 65.0 12.4 95.5
2009 770 68.0 11.3 95.7
2010 772 68.6 11.2 n/a
2011 780 77.6 10.0 76.5
2012 794 76.1 10.4 76.4
2013 764 81.0 9.4 75.8
2014 776 76.0 10.2 97.6
2015 748 82.0 9.1 55.1
2016 769 81.0 9.4 52.8
2017 707 75.6 9.3 52.6
2018 677 59.9 11.2 69.4
2019 644 69.0 9.3 65.8
2020 579 63.0 9.1 71.3
2021 522 63.8 8.1 71.3
2022 445 55.0 8.0 70.6
2023 469 49.9 9.3 77.2

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 68

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Year # Students Full-time Teachers Student/Teacher ratio % Free/Discounted Lunch
1989 661 37.7 17.5 n/a
1990 685 36.7 18.6 n/a
1991 733 37.7 19.4 n/a
1992 615 30.7 20.0 n/a
1993 661 40.2 16.4 n/a
1994 729 43.9 16.6 n/a
1995 768 48.8 15.7 n/a
1996 768 48.8 15.7 n/a
1997 831 50.0 16.6 78.3
1998 953 63.0 15.1 76.1
1999 957 65.2 14.7 83.8
2000 1017 65.2 15.6 96.3
2001 968 67.0 14.4 94
2002 855 n/a n/a n/a
2003 855 n/a n/a n/a
2004 833 n/a n/a n/a
2005 787 61.1 12.9 0
2006 760 60.0 12.7 94.1
2007 789 64.0 12.3 92.8
2008 803 65.0 12.4 95.5
2009 770 68.0 11.3 95.7
2010 772 68.6 11.2 n/a
2011 780 77.6 10.0 76.5
2012 794 76.1 10.4 76.4
2013 764 81.0 9.4 75.8
2014 776 76.0 10.2 97.6
2015 748 82.0 9.1 55.1
2016 769 81.0 9.4 52.8
2017 707 75.6 9.3 52.6
2018 677 59.9 11.2 69.4
2019 644 69.0 9.3 65.8
2020 579 63.0 9.1 71.3
2021 522 63.8 8.1 71.3
2022 445 55.0 8.0 70.6
2023 469 49.9 9.3 77.2

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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Per Pupil Expenditures for Ps 68

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YearExpenditures from Federal FundsExpenditures from State and Local FundsTotal Expenditures Per Pupil (All Funds)
2019 $1,564 (6.7%) $21,676 (93.3%) $23,241
2020 $1,554 (6.1%) $23,780 (93.9%) $25,334
2021 $2,050 (7.8%) $24,094 (92.2%) $26,144
2022 $3,258 (10.7%) $27,332 (89.3%) $30,590
2023 $1,994 (7.1%) $26,243 (92.9%) $28,237

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

Impact of COVID-19 on Ps 68

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Rankings

Rank
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
Rank
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
Ranks 1231st of 2413 Elementary schoolsRanks 946th of 2439 Elementary schools
 12.2%

Test Scores

% proficient
Pre-pandemic (2018-2019)
% proficient
Post pandemic (2022-2023)
Change (%)
3rd Grade English Language Arts (Ps 68)6353.6
 9.4%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #11)4334.7
 8.3%
   3rd Grade English Language Arts (New York)5244.9
 7.1%
3rd Grade Math (Ps 68)5357.1
 4.1%
   3rd Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #11)3942.7
 3.7%
   3rd Grade Math (New York)5453.7
 0.3%
4th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 68)4062
 22%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #11)3740.8
 3.8%
   4th Grade English Language Arts (New York)4848.8
 0.8%
4th Grade Math (Ps 68)4145.6
 4.6%
   4th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #11)3540.9
 5.9%
   4th Grade Math (New York)5053.9
 3.8%
5th Grade English Language Arts (Ps 68)3350.6
 17.6%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York City Geographic District #11)3039.2
 9.2%
   5th Grade English Language Arts (New York)3845.1
 7.1%
5th Grade Math (Ps 68)4853.2
 5.2%
   5th Grade Math (New York City Geographic District #11)3038.8
 8.8%
   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 Students644469
 27.2%
African American484333
 31.2%
American Indian54
 20%
Asian83
 62.5%
Hispanic130111
 14.6%
Pacific Islander11
White88
Two or More Races89
 12.5%
% Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients65.8%77.2%
 11.3%


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Ps 68 ranks 946th of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Students at Ps 68 are 71% African American, 24% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races, 2% White.

In the 2022-23 school year, 469 students attended Ps 68.


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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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