PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 92 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 108 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 29.0% |
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyWhat this means: About 31% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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%.
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PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD's state test result (30.6% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD this school | 593 | 94.9% | 30.6% |
| NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL OF HARLEM NEW YORK | 623 | 92.9% | 66.0% |
| DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL EAST HARLEM NEW YORK | 554 | 94.6% | 65.9% |
| PS 44 THOMAS C BROWN STATEN ISLAND | 521 | 92.9% | 17.9% |
| GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II BRONX | 492 | 94.7% | 64.5% |
| PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) FAR ROCKAWAY | 600 | 96.0% | 20.1% |
Where PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.6% | #1,994 of 2,335 | #167 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,008 of 2,342 ▲ 20 | #179 of 212 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,691 of 2,343 ▲ 197 | #147 of 212 ▲ 13 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 593 | #495 of 2,585 | #51 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #848 of 2,338 | #64 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #944 of 2,388 | #40 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.9% | #199 of 2,534 | #96 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.6% | #178 of 1,757 | #55 of 153 |
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 593 | 53.8 | 11.0:1 | 95% (563) |
| 2023-24 | 608 | 50.6 | 12.0:1 | 96% (581) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 49.5 | 11.9:1 | 94% (556) |
| 2020-21 | 716 | 56 | 12.8:1 | 97% (697) |
| 2017-18 | 921 | 57 | 16.1:1 | 99% (908) |
| 2015-16 | 974 | 62 | 15.7:1 | 98% (950) |
| 2010-11 | 913 | 70 | 13.0:1 | 94% (859) |
About PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD
PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD is a public medium-sized elementary school in BRONX, New York. The school had 593 students in kindergarten through 5 in 2024-25. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.
In NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, 62 schools enroll a combined 30,138 students.
Hispanic students account for 51% of enrollment at PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD. Other students are 42% Black, 2% Native American, 2% White, and 2% Asian. For comparison, Bronx County is about 55% Hispanic. PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 95%.
PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD is graded C- by allk12, scoring above 21% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD is 9.4 points below its prediction. Actual: 30.6%. Predicted: 40.1%.
County data help place the school in context: in Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD is among the 472 public schools in Bronx County.
The shortest distance from PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 6. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Among the 7 closest schools with test data, this one included, PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD ranks 5th on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The student count in 2024-25 was 593, 17% below the 716 of 2020-21. Students per teacher fell from 12.8 in 2020-21 to 11.0 in 2024-25.
Topics for discussion here include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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