Summary:
PS 111 Seton Falls is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 431 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #11, which is ranked 646 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
PS 111 Seton Falls consistently performs below the New York City Geographic District #11 and the overall New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across all grade levels. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 29.17%, compared to 35% for the district and 42.6% for the state. The school's performance varies significantly across different student subgroups, with African American and Homeless students performing relatively better compared to the state, while Hispanic and Special Education students lag behind, ranking in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools. Despite spending significantly more per student ($23,490 in 2022-2023) compared to the nearby schools, this does not translate into better academic outcomes, and the school has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 12.4 in 2022-2023, which also does not seem to have a positive impact on student performance.
The school's statewide ranking has steadily declined over the past decade, from 2,064 out of 2,345 New York elementary schools in 2013-2014 to 2,243 out of 2,445 in 2023-2024, with a consistent 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. While the nearby schools, such as PS 68 and PS 153 Helen Keller, also serve high-poverty populations, they consistently outperform PS 111 Seton Falls in academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings, suggesting that factors beyond just socioeconomic status, such as school leadership, instructional practices, and resource allocation, may be contributing to the performance gap. The presence of the higher-performing Bronx Charter School for Better Learning, located just 0.04 miles from PS 111 Seton Falls, indicates that there may be opportunities for the traditional public school to learn from and adopt effective practices from the charter school model.
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Detail:
Public PK, KG-5
District:
New York City Geographic District #11
SchoolDigger Rank:
2243rd of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools
Per Pupil Expenditures: $23,490
Students who attend Ps 111 Seton Falls usually attend:
Student/teacher ratio: 12.4
Number of students: 431
Racial breakdown:
African American:
57.5%
Hispanic:
38.5%
White:
1.9%
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Asian:
1.4%
Two or more races:
0.5%
American Indian:
0.2%
Free/discounted lunch recipients: 94%
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