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If you had an hour of school board time for PS 36 UNIONPORT, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008502168
PS 36 UNIONPORT
1070 CASTLE HILL AVE, BRONX, NY 10472 · (718) 822-5345 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 51% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test 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
13.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
586 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 | 51 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 107 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (107).
Student demographics
66%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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 54.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 40.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 36 UNIONPORT
PS 36 UNIONPORT's state test result (45.2% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 36 UNIONPORT this school | 660 | 88.8% | 45.2% |
| PS 117 J KELD/BRIARWOOD SCHOOL JAMAICA | 775 | 82.5% | 57.8% |
| PS/IS 268 JAMAICA | 696 | 83.5% | 47.4% |
| PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER STATEN ISLAND | 768 | 81.8% | 62.7% |
| PS 58 SCHOOL OF HEROES (THE) MASPETH | 750 | 82.9% | 54.2% |
| QUEENS SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE (THE) JAMAICA | 590 | 89.3% | 51.2% |
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 36 UNIONPORT ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.2% | #1,381 of 2,335 | #95 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,309 of 2,342 ▲ 238 | #95 of 212 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,164 of 2,343 ▲ 97 | #87 of 212 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 660 | #340 of 2,585 | #33 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,696 of 2,338 | #138 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.7% | #429 of 2,388 | #9 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.8% | #469 of 2,534 | #161 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #959 of 1,757 | #136 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
660
-73 (-10%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 718
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 15.9:1
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 | 660 | 49.8 | 13.3:1 | 89% (586) |
| 2023-24 | 694 | 49.4 | 14.1:1 | 87% (602) |
| 2022-23 | 702 | 43.7 | 16.1:1 | 83% (582) |
| 2020-21 | 733 | 46 | 15.9:1 | 81% (592) |
| 2017-18 | 759 | 55 | 13.8:1 | 78% (592) |
| 2015-16 | 774 | 57 | 13.6:1 | 64% (496) |
| 2010-11 | 718 | 52 | 13.8:1 | 87% (623) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 36 UNIONPORT.
About PS 36 UNIONPORT
PS 36 UNIONPORT is an elementary school located in BRONX, New York, in Bronx County. The school enrolls 660 students in pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 enrolls 21,621 students, and its 52 schools include PS 36 UNIONPORT.
At PS 36 UNIONPORT, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 48%. Other students are 32% Asian, 10% Black, 7% White, and 2% Native American. A diversity index of 66% means there is a 66% chance two randomly chosen students at PS 36 UNIONPORT are from different groups.
There are 49.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at PS 36 UNIONPORT, giving a ratio of 13.3:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is close to this figure. A total of 586 students, or 89%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The figure for public schools in Bronx County is close, at 90%.
Among New York public elementary schools, PS 36 UNIONPORT outscored 51%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate across its state test results with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For PS 36 UNIONPORT, the prediction is 42.3% and the result is 45.2%.
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 36 UNIONPORT among them.
Of the public schools around it, PS 36 UNIONPORT is closest to SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 12, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. PS 36 UNIONPORT's average proficiency of 45.2% compares with 52.3% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The NCES locale for PS 36 UNIONPORT is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased 10%. By 2024-25, the school had 13.3 students per teacher, compared with 15.9 in 2020-21.
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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
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- PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEYElementary · 598 students
- BRONX STUDIO SCHOOL FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTSHigh · 589 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
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 120.0 mi · 94
- DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 508
- PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.4 mi · 544
- PS/MS 1940.4 mi · 1,169
- PS 138 SAMUEL RANDALL0.5 mi · 479
- PS 5830.5 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About PS 36 UNIONPORTWhat is the total enrollment at PS 36 UNIONPORT?
PS 36 UNIONPORT enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 36 UNIONPORT serve?
PS 36 UNIONPORT serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 36 UNIONPORT?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 36 UNIONPORT is approximately 13.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 36 UNIONPORT?
PS 36 UNIONPORT reports a student body of 7% White, 48% Hispanic, 10% Black, 32% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PS 36 UNIONPORT in?
PS 36 UNIONPORT is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
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