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PS 6 West Farms is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 449 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 771 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 1-star rating from SchoolDigger. Over the past several years, PS 6 West Farms has consistently ranked in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools, with a 0 or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger.
PS 6 West Farms consistently underperforms compared to the district and the state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency. For example, in the 2023-2024 school year, only 15.25% of 3rd graders, 26.56% of 4th graders, and 21.43% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to the district's 27.04%, 29.78%, and 24.61%, respectively. The school also serves a high-needs student population, with 95.77% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2022-2023 school year. Despite the high-needs student population, PS 6 West Farms has a relatively high per-student spending of $25,025 in the 2022-2023 school year, which is higher than the nearby schools.
Interestingly, the nearby schools in the same district, such as Fairmont Neighborhood School, Colibri Community School, and PS 214, generally perform better than PS 6 West Farms in academic proficiency, with some schools ranking in the top 50% of New York elementary schools. Additionally, while PS 6 West Farms ranks in the bottom 40-50% of New York elementary schools for its overall performance, the school's special education students perform relatively better, ranking in the top 40-50% of schools in the state.
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