Is Ps 61 Francisco Oller a good school?

Ps 61 Francisco Oller ranks 1672 nd of 2439 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 61 Francisco Oller?

In the 2022-23 school year, 226 students attended Ps 61 Francisco Oller.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 61 Francisco Oller?

Students at Ps 61 Francisco Oller are 80% Hispanic, 16% African American, 2% White.

What schools do graduates of Ps 61 Francisco Oller attend?

Students who attend Ps 61 Francisco Oller usually go on to attend: Middle : Esmt-Is 190 Middle : Junior High School 98 Herman Ridder

Ps 61 Francisco Oller

Summary:

PS 61 Francisco Oller is an elementary school located in the Bronx, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 226 students. The school has a diverse student population, with the majority being Hispanic (80.09%) and African American (16.37%) students, and is part of the New York City Geographic District #12, which is ranked 789 out of 866 districts in New York and has a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 61 Francisco Oller has consistently low academic performance compared to the state and district averages. In the 2022-2023 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were significantly below the state and district averages across all grade levels. For example, in 5th grade, only 38.46% of students were proficient in ELA, compared to 45.09% in the state and 32.19% in the district. The school has a low statewide ranking, consistently ranking in the bottom 25% of New York elementary schools over the past decade, and has received a 0-star or 1-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the lowest-performing schools in the state.

Despite the high poverty rates and low academic performance, PS 61 Francisco Oller has relatively high per-student spending, with an average of $28,996 per student in the 2022-2023 school year. The nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 211, Fairmont Neighborhood School, PS 134 George F Bristow, PS 44 David C Farragut, and PS 66 School Of Higher Expectations, also have low academic performance and high poverty rates, suggesting systemic challenges within the New York City Geographic District #12.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

1550 Crotona Park E
Bronx, NY 10460-4806

(718) 542-7230

District: New York City Geographic District #12

SchoolDigger Rank:
1672^nd of 2,439 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $28,996

Students who attend Ps 61 Francisco Oller usually attend:

Middle:	Esmt-Is 190
	Junior High School 98 Herman Ridder

Student/teacher ratio: 12.8

Number of students: 226

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

80.1%

African American:

16.4%

White:

1.8%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 96.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 61 Francisco Oller ranks worse than 68.6% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 6^th among 21 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #12. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2023 the calculated Average Standard Score was 32.45. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Racial makeup is: Hispanic (80.1%), African American (16.4%), White (1.8%). (See more...)

Compare Details 96.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 61 Francisco Oller is 12.8. 12 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #12 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 61 Francisco Oller employs 17.5 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 61 Francisco Oller is $28,996, which is the 3^rd highest among 21 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #12.

Schooldigger 2023 Rankings:

Ps 61 Francisco Oller:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 61 Francisco Oller 1672^nd of 2439 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 61 Francisco Oller in the ranking list.)

Elementary School Test Score Ratings by Student Subgroup:

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New York City Geographic District #12:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #12 789^th of 866 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 61 Francisco Oller

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Rank History for all students at Ps 61 Francisco Oller

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	12.69	2011^th	2206	8.8%
2007	18.41	1898^th	2219	14.5%
2008	28.60	1782^nd	2227	20.0%
2009	21.17	1953^rd	2257	13.5%
2010	13.01	2071^st	2263	8.5%
2011	11.67	2109^th	2286	7.7%
2012	25.63	1846^th	2320	20.4%
2013	23.31	1898^th	2325	18.4%
2014	25.10	1849^th	2345	21.2%
2015	17.18	2037^th	2352	13.4%
2016	12.16	2187^th	2366	7.6%
2017	12.90	2198^th	2386	7.9%
2018	13.01	2190^th	2395	8.6%
2019	26.97	1802^nd	2413	25.3%
2022	25.47	1892^nd	2434	22.3%
2023	32.45	1672^nd	2439	31.4%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 61 Francisco Oller

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	19.04	909^th	938	3.1%
2022	43.20	485^th	1027	52.8%
2023	48.77	401^st	1001	59.9%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 61 Francisco Oller

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	37.91	1164^th	1941	40.0%
2019	30.89	1315^th	1859	29.3%
2022	36.95	1232^nd	2031	39.3%
2023	26.93	1575^th	2016	21.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 61 Francisco Oller

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	44.02	1071^st	2041	47.5%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 61 Francisco Oller

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	32.23	554^th	730	24.1%
2019	49.13	257^th	570	54.9%
2022	48.61	273^rd	622	56.1%
2023	47.76	294^th	637	53.8%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 61 Francisco Oller

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	17.20	2083^rd	2338	10.9%
2019	28.67	1744^th	2357	26.0%
2022	26.53	1859^th	2401	22.6%
2023	34.57	1592^nd	2403	33.7%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 61 Francisco Oller

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	14.35	2153^rd	2340	8.0%
2019	27.30	1780^th	2358	24.5%
2022	27.22	1848^th	2400	23.0%
2023	32.51	1648^th	2400	31.3%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 61 Francisco Oller

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	25.00	1141^st	1392	18.0%
2019	39.30	783^rd	1315	40.5%
2022	39.71	903^rd	1503	39.9%
2023	45.79	729^th	1429	49.0%

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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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Enrollment information for Ps 61 Francisco Oller

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	8	274	1	297	0	n/a	n/a	580
1990	5	278	1	298	0	n/a	n/a	582
1991	6	259	2	288	0	n/a	n/a	555
1992	5	214	2	277	0	n/a	n/a	498
1993	2	252	6	295	0	n/a	n/a	555
1994	3	240	5	330	0	n/a	n/a	578
1995	5	274	3	411	1	n/a	n/a	694
1996	5	274	3	411	1	n/a	n/a	694
1997	4	268	3	417	2	n/a	n/a	694
1998	4	279	4	456	2	n/a	n/a	745
1999	3	264	3	472	1	n/a	n/a	743
2000	3	261	1	495	3	n/a	n/a	763
2001	3	253	2	495	5	n/a	n/a	758
2002	0	123	3	320	3	n/a	n/a	449
2003	0	123	3	320	3	n/a	n/a	449
2004	0	139	3	293	3	n/a	n/a	438
2005	1	116	2	271	2	n/a	n/a	392
2006	2	103	1	272	2	n/a	n/a	380
2007	3	105	2	277	2	n/a	n/a	389
2008	2	110	2	258	1	n/a	n/a	373
2009	2	93	0	261	0	n/a	n/a	356
2010	3	106	2	287	0	n/a	n/a	398
2011	5	99	2	288	1	0	0	395
2012	0	98	1	290	0	0	0	389
2013	1	96	0	276	0	0	1	374
2014	1	84	1	269	0	0	0	355
2015	0	80	2	274	2	0	0	358
2016	1	66	1	231	2	0	0	301
2017	1	56	2	230	4	0	0	293
2018	0	56	2	224	3	0	0	285
2019	2	51	2	231	5	0	0	291
2020	1	43	2	210	5	0	0	261
2021	2	43	2	209	3	0	0	259
2022	3	38	2	190	4	0	0	237
2023	4	37	2	181	2	0	0	226

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 61 Francisco Oller

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	580	33.9	17.1	n/a
1990	582	28.8	20.2	n/a
1991	555	38.8	14.3	n/a
1992	498	33.2	15.0	n/a
1993	555	37.1	15.0	n/a
1994	578	38.2	15.1	n/a
1995	694	45.1	15.4	n/a
1996	694	45.1	15.4	n/a
1997	694	47.1	14.7	94.5
1998	745	47.0	15.9	87.4
1999	743	48.2	15.4	87.6
2000	763	57.1	13.4	90.2
2001	758	62.0	12.2	93.1
2002	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	438	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	392	n/a	n/a	0
2006	380	33.0	11.5	89.5
2007	389	29.8	13.1	91.8
2008	373	29.4	12.7	90.9
2009	356	30.0	11.9	89.9
2010	398	27.0	14.7	n/a
2011	395	33.1	11.9	75.2
2012	389	29.4	13.2	74
2013	374	28.5	13.1	90.4
2014	355	28.0	12.6	86.8
2015	358	25.0	14.3	95.3
2016	301	23.0	13.0	94.7
2017	293	19.6	14.9	95.9
2018	285	20.0	14.2	97.2
2019	291	21.0	13.8	94.5
2020	261	19.0	13.7	95.8
2021	259	21.0	12.3	96.9
2022	237	21.0	11.2	97.5
2023	226	17.5	12.8	96.9

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 61 Francisco Oller

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	580	33.9	17.1	n/a
1990	582	28.8	20.2	n/a
1991	555	38.8	14.3	n/a
1992	498	33.2	15.0	n/a
1993	555	37.1	15.0	n/a
1994	578	38.2	15.1	n/a
1995	694	45.1	15.4	n/a
1996	694	45.1	15.4	n/a
1997	694	47.1	14.7	94.5
1998	745	47.0	15.9	87.4
1999	743	48.2	15.4	87.6
2000	763	57.1	13.4	90.2
2001	758	62.0	12.2	93.1
2002	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	449	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	438	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	392	n/a	n/a	0
2006	380	33.0	11.5	89.5
2007	389	29.8	13.1	91.8
2008	373	29.4	12.7	90.9
2009	356	30.0	11.9	89.9
2010	398	27.0	14.7	n/a
2011	395	33.1	11.9	75.2
2012	389	29.4	13.2	74
2013	374	28.5	13.1	90.4
2014	355	28.0	12.6	86.8
2015	358	25.0	14.3	95.3
2016	301	23.0	13.0	94.7
2017	293	19.6	14.9	95.9
2018	285	20.0	14.2	97.2
2019	291	21.0	13.8	94.5
2020	261	19.0	13.7	95.8
2021	259	21.0	12.3	96.9
2022	237	21.0	11.2	97.5
2023	226	17.5	12.8	96.9

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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