Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 369 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6·NCES 360008302135
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS
475 W 155TH ST, NEW YORK, NY 10032 · (212) 690-3014 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
8.7:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
347 students
DISTRICT 87% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 58 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 49 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 68 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
34%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 31% · 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
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 41.0% |
% 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
38.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS's state test result (38.0% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS this school | 378 | 91.8% | 38.0% |
| PS 142 AMALIA CASTRO NEW YORK | 367 | 91.0% | 35.5% |
| PS 207 BRONX | 364 | 95.9% | 52.1% |
| PS/IS 384 FRANCES E CARTER BROOKLYN | 339 | 93.5% | 28.3% |
| PS 290 JUAN MOREL CAMPOS BROOKLYN | 374 | 96.8% | 30.4% |
| PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS NEW YORK | 334 | 95.8% | 27.5% |
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 PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,714 of 2,335 | #116 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,594 of 2,342 ▲ 30 | #104 of 151 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,724 of 2,343 ▼ 351 | #120 of 151 ▼ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #1,491 of 2,585 | #75 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #125 of 2,338 | #14 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 34.2% | #1,778 of 2,388 | #111 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.8% | #342 of 2,534 | #46 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.4% | #81 of 1,757 | #14 of 114 |
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
378
-86 (-19%) vs 2020
-58% since 2010-11, when it was 902
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 378 | 43.7 | 8.7:1 | 92% (347) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 36.6 | 10.6:1 | 92% (358) |
| 2022-23 | 385 | 35.2 | 10.9:1 | 88% (338) |
| 2020-21 | 464 | 41 | 11.3:1 | 92% (426) |
| 2017-18 | 668 | 56 | 11.9:1 | 93% (620) |
| 2015-16 | 712 | 59 | 12.1:1 | 82% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 902 | 66 | 13.7:1 | 79% (714) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS.
About PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS is a mid-sized elementary school located in NEW YORK, New York. It is open to students in pre-K through 5 and enrolls 378 students.
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS reports to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6, which has 45 schools and 17,415 students.
The share of Hispanic students at PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS is 80%, a majority. Smaller groups are 13% Black and 4% White. For comparison, the population of New York County is roughly 24% Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 34, compared with 70 nationally.
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS lists 43.7 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 8.7 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 92% of the student body. Among public schools in New York County, the average eligibility rate is 70%.
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 36% of New York public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS would score about 41.2%. It scores 38.0%, 3.3 points below that figure.
In New York County, home to about 1,629,477 people, the median household earns about $103,931 a year, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and roughly 13% of residents are in poverty. PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS shares New York County with 357 other public schools.
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS's nearest public school is COMMUNITY HEALTH ACADEMY OF THE HEIGHTS (about 0.1 miles). In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS. PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS places 8th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 19%. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.3:1 in 2020-21, and 8.7:1 in 2024-25.
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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- PS 46 ARTHUR TAPPAN0.3 mi · 363
- WHIN MUSIC COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL0.4 mi · 464
Frequently asked questions
About PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERSWhat is the total enrollment at PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS?
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS serve?
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS is approximately 8.7:1 (44 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS?
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS reports a student body of 4% White, 80% Hispanic, 13% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS?
PS 28 WRIGHT BROTHERS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 6 in New York County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.