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How has DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
508
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008502441
DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)
1075 PUGSLEY AVE, BRONX, NY 10472 · (718) 822-5198 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL508 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
493 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 89 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 86 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 84 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
59%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 4 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 43.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 59.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
48.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)
DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (48.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) this school | 508 | 97.0% | 48.3% |
| PS 90 HORACE MANN RICHMOND HILL | 586 | 91.5% | 45.3% |
| PS 54 HILLSIDE RICHMOND HILL | 462 | 90.0% | 53.1% |
| PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS BRONX | 617 | 90.1% | 39.7% |
| PS 131 BROOKLYN | 493 | 96.1% | 53.5% |
| BEDFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 439 | 88.4% | 31.1% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.3% | #1,236 of 2,335 | #84 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #917 of 2,342 ▲ 36 | #65 of 212 ▼ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,637 of 2,343 ▼ 319 | #141 of 212 ▼ 49 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 508 | #787 of 2,585 | #73 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,816 of 2,338 | #147 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 59.0% | #751 of 2,388 | #26 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #88 of 2,534 | #46 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -42.8% | #87 of 1,757 | #26 of 153 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
508
-118 (-19%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 948
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 14.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 508 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 97% (493) |
| 2023-24 | 513 | 35.7 | 14.4:1 | 96% (492) |
| 2022-23 | 524 | 40.5 | 12.9:1 | 95% (500) |
| 2020-21 | 626 | 44 | 14.2:1 | 94% (588) |
| 2017-18 | 888 | 60 | 14.8:1 | 83% (737) |
| 2015-16 | 971 | 65 | 14.9:1 | 71% (686) |
| 2010-11 | 948 | 65 | 14.6:1 | 81% (767) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE).
About DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)
DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) sits in BRONX, New York, and is classified as an elementary school. Its 508 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
Besides DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE), NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 runs 51 other schools. The district enrolls 21,621 students.
At 59%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) combined. The remaining students are 24% Asian, 8% Black, 4% Native American, and 3% White. The county population is about 55% Hispanic, within a few points of the school. DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) has a diversity index of 59%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The ratio of students to teachers is 13.7:1, with 37 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is lower than this school's figure. Lunch subsidy eligibility at DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) is 97%.
allk12 grades DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) a B. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) is 8.9 points above its prediction. Actual: 48.3%. Predicted: 39.3%.
Bronx County census figures show that median household income is about $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. A total of 472 public schools operate in Bronx County, serving about 202,028 students.
The school nearest to DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) is PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY, at a distance of less than a tenth of a mile. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) places 4th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 508 was 19% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 626.
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Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
- HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,087 students
- PS 71 ROSE E SCALAElementary · 1,079 students
- PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRAElementary · 718 students
- PS 36 UNIONPORTElementary · 660 students
- PS 152 EVERGREENElementary · 634 students
- PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEYElementary · 598 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.1 mi · 544
- PS 5830.2 mi · 436
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 120.3 mi · 94
- PS 36 UNIONPORT0.4 mi · 660
- SOUNDVIEW ACADEMY FOR CULTURE AND SCHOLARSHIP0.4 mi · 240
- JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN0.4 mi · 322
Frequently asked questions
About DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)How many students attend DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)?
DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 508 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) serve?
DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) have?
DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.7:1.
How diverse is DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)?
DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) reports a student body of 3% White, 59% Hispanic, 8% Black, 24% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)?
DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.