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Which teacher or staff member at PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
495
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008602238
PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
450 ST PAUL'S PL, BRONX, NY 10456 · (718) 681-6227 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL495 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of New York public elementary schools
- 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
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
483 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 79 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 66 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 77 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 16% smaller than its 5th grade class (77).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
28.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
27.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 28 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 28.0% | 27.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% 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 PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN's state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN this school | 495 | 97.6% | 23.5% |
| DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL EAST HARLEM NEW YORK | 554 | 94.6% | 65.9% |
| GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX II BRONX | 492 | 94.7% | 64.5% |
| PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW BRONX | 438 | 97.9% | 23.5% |
| PS 78 STATEN ISLAND | 454 | 94.5% | 27.1% |
| PS 44 THOMAS C BROWN STATEN ISLAND | 521 | 92.9% | 17.9% |
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 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #2,177 of 2,335 | #197 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.0% | #2,145 of 2,342 ▲ 31 | #198 of 212 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 28.0% | #2,151 of 2,343 ▼ 81 | #198 of 212 ▼ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 495 | #853 of 2,585 | #77 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.2:1 | #1,344 of 2,338 | #112 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.6% | #1,162 of 2,388 | #74 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #59 of 2,534 | #34 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #532 of 1,757 | #116 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
495
-41 (-8%) vs 2020
-29% since 2010-11, when it was 699
Student : Teacher
12.2:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 495 | 40.5 | 12.2:1 | 98% (483) |
| 2023-24 | 494 | 37.9 | 13.0:1 | 97% (477) |
| 2022-23 | 468 | 33.8 | 13.8:1 | 97% (455) |
| 2020-21 | 536 | 39 | 13.7:1 | 97% (520) |
| 2017-18 | 637 | 50 | 12.7:1 | 98% (622) |
| 2015-16 | 725 | 41 | 17.7:1 | 92% (665) |
| 2010-11 | 699 | 53 | 13.2:1 | 88% (613) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN.
About PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN
PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, a mid-sized elementary school, is located in BRONX, New York. In all, 495 students attend the school in pre-K through 5.
PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN is among 70 schools run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, which serves 23,786 students.
The student body at PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN is 56% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 41% Black. Among Bronx County residents, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
There are 40.5 full-time-equivalent teachers at PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN, giving a ratio of 12.2:1. The ratio is within a point of the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. By family income, 98% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN holds a D allk12 Grade, placing it above 10% of New York public elementary schools.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN is 15.6 points below its prediction. Actual: 23.5%. Predicted: 39.1%.
In Bronx County, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Across Bronx County, 472 public schools serve about 202,028 students.
SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BRONX 2, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN is 9th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Federal data place PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Since 2020-21, enrollment has fallen 8%, from 536 to 495. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio dropped to 12.2:1, from 13.7:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLINWhat is the total enrollment at PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?
PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN enrolls approximately 495 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN serve?
PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN is approximately 12.2:1 (41 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN?
PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN reports a student body of 1% White, 56% Hispanic, 41% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN public or private?
PS 55 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.