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What's something PS 6 WEST FARMS does better than most schools?
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Enrollment
417
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009002059
PS 6 WEST FARMS
1000 E TREMONT AVE, BRONX, NY 10460 · (718) 542-7676 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL417 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 15% 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.
- CBeats 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
12.3:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
411 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 36 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 62 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 72 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (62) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
42%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
34.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
31.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 34 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 31 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 31.0% |
| 2023-24 | 21.0% | 26.0% |
% 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
26.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-12.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 6 WEST FARMS
PS 6 WEST FARMS's state test result (26.3% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 6 WEST FARMS this school | 417 | 98.6% | 26.3% |
| LONGWOOD ACADEMY OF DISCOVERY (THE) BRONX | 439 | 98.6% | 17.6% |
| PS 49 WILLIS AVENUE BRONX | 447 | 98.4% | 54.8% |
| PS 107 BRONX | 419 | 99.3% | 34.9% |
| PS 66 SCHOOL OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS BRONX | 455 | 96.5% | 67.3% |
| PS 306 BRONX | 379 | 96.6% | 33.0% |
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 6 WEST FARMS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 26.3% | #2,126 of 2,335 | #189 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 31.0% | #2,069 of 2,342 ▲ 49 | #187 of 212 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,017 of 2,343 ▲ 109 | #178 of 212 ▲ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 417 | #1,268 of 2,585 | #109 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.3:1 | #1,374 of 2,338 | #115 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #1,530 of 2,388 | #137 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 98.6% | #25 of 2,534 | #13 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -21.9% | #546 of 1,757 | #118 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
417
-82 (-16%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 715
Student : Teacher
12.3:1
was 13.1:1
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 | 417 | 34 | 12.3:1 | 99% (411) |
| 2023-24 | 399 | 31 | 12.9:1 | 98% (390) |
| 2022-23 | 449 | 30 | 15.0:1 | 96% (430) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 38 | 13.1:1 | 99% (493) |
| 2017-18 | 534 | 46 | 11.6:1 | 99% (527) |
| 2015-16 | 594 | 46 | 12.9:1 | 96% (570) |
| 2010-11 | 715 | 50 | 14.3:1 | 97% (693) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 6 WEST FARMS.
About PS 6 WEST FARMS
PS 6 WEST FARMS runs as a mid-sized elementary school in BRONX, New York. It reports enrollment of 417 students in pre-K through 5.
PS 6 WEST FARMS is part of a district of 47 schools: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, with 15,705 students.
At PS 6 WEST FARMS, 72% of students are Hispanic. The school is also 25% Black. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all Bronx County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 42%.
There are about 12.3 students for every full-time-equivalent teacher at PS 6 WEST FARMS, which has 34. The ratio is within a point of the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. On the income side, 99% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Bronx County average 90%.
PS 6 WEST FARMS 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 15% of New York public elementary schools.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.8% at PS 6 WEST FARMS; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 26.3%.
The school's county is Bronx County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. PS 6 WEST FARMS shares Bronx County with 471 other public schools.
VIDA BOGART SCHOOL FOR ALL CHILDREN (THE), less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of PS 6 WEST FARMS, there are at least 8 other public schools. PS 6 WEST FARMS is 8th of 8 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
Enrollment fell 16% over 4 years, reaching 417 in 2024-25.
The PS 6 WEST FARMS discussion page is a place for homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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
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Nearby schools
- VIDA BOGART SCHOOL FOR ALL CHILDREN (THE)0.0 mi · 499
- BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 428
- EMOLIOR ACADEMY0.2 mi · 388
- PS 2140.2 mi · 814
- PS 67 MOHEGAN SCHOOL0.3 mi · 284
- WINGS ACADEMY0.4 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About PS 6 WEST FARMSWhat is the total enrollment at PS 6 WEST FARMS?
PS 6 WEST FARMS enrolls approximately 417 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 6 WEST FARMS serve?
PS 6 WEST FARMS serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 6 WEST FARMS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 6 WEST FARMS is approximately 12.3:1 (34 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 6 WEST FARMS?
PS 6 WEST FARMS reports a student body of 2% White, 72% Hispanic, 25% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 6 WEST FARMS?
PS 6 WEST FARMS is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.