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What's the one class at PS 306 every student should take?
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Enrollment
379
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008701307
PS 306
40 W TREMONT AVE, BRONX, NY 10453 · (718) 583-5355 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL379 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
366 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 46 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 64 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 51 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 100 | 26% |
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
38.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 38 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 38.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
33.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% 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 →
Where PS 306 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #1,915 of 2,335 | #158 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,901 of 2,342 | #164 of 212 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,777 of 2,343 | #159 of 212 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 379 | #1,484 of 2,585 | #127 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #773 of 2,338 | #55 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #1,533 of 2,388 | #138 of 205 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.5% | #66 of 1,757 | #21 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
379
-316 (-45%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 14.2:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
72%
was 72%
% Black
26%
was 26%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 379 | 34.9 | 10.9:1 | 97% (366) |
| 2023-24 | 428 | 36.1 | 11.9:1 | 97% (414) |
| 2022-23 | 432 | 41.8 | 10.3:1 | 91% (393) |
| 2017-18 | 695 | 49 | 14.2:1 | 89% (620) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 306.
About PS 306
PS 306 is a mid-sized elementary school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, located in BRONX, New York. The school serves kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 379 students.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, operates 83 schools serving 40,459 students.
About 72% of the student body at PS 306 is Hispanic. Other students are 26% Black. By comparison, Bronx County residents are about 55% Hispanic. A diversity index of 42% means there is a 42% chance two randomly chosen students at PS 306 are from different groups.
Its ratio of 10.9:1 is based on 34.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. In all, 97% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 306 would be expected to post about 39.5%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.0%.
Census data for Bronx County show median household income comes to about $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. There are 472 public schools in the county, enrolling about 202,028, PS 306 among them.
Of the public schools around it, PS 306 is closest to BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE), less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. PS 306 ranks 8th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 33.0% against a local average of 41.9%.
PS 306 has an NCES locale of City: Large.
PS 306 reported 695 students in 2017-18 and 379 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 10.9:1, from 14.2:1.
Anyone can start a thread about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at PS 306. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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 #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,212 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 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
- BRONX SCHOOL OF YOUNG LEADERS (THE)0.0 mi · 342
- CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND SOCIAL JUSTICE0.2 mi · 523
- PS 236 LANGSTON HUGHES0.2 mi · 303
- IS 117 JOSEPH H WADE0.2 mi · 320
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL OF THE BRONX0.2 mi · 502
- PS 3960.2 mi · 217
Frequently asked questions
About PS 306How many students attend PS 306?
PS 306 enrolls approximately 379 students in grades KG-05.
Is PS 306 an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 306 is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 306?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at PS 306.
What is the student diversity at PS 306?
Student demographics at PS 306 are roughly 1% White, 72% Hispanic, 26% Black, 0% Two or more.
What district is PS 306 in?
PS 306 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.