Enrollment
178
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7·NCES 360008402269
PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY
677 E 141ST ST, BRONX, NY 10454 · (718) 292-4628 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL178 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% 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
9.1:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
173 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 16 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 28 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 21 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 27 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (28) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (33).
Student demographics
46%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
46.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 46 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 46.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 21.0% |
% 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
29.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 29% 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 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY
PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY's state test result (29.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY this school | 178 | 97.2% | 29.3% |
| PS 44 DAVID C FARRAGUT BRONX | 181 | 97.2% | 50.3% |
| PS 16 LEONARD DUNKLY BROOKLYN | 173 | 96.5% | 36.5% |
| PS 134 HENRIETTA SZOLD NEW YORK | 164 | 98.8% | 19.3% |
| BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE) BRONX | 147 | 98.0% | 33.2% |
| MOSAIC PREPARATORY ACADEMY NEW YORK | 206 | 96.1% | 20.8% |
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 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 29.3% | #2,037 of 2,335 | #179 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,977 of 2,342 ▲ 211 | #172 of 212 ▲ 29 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,487 of 2,343 ▲ 258 | #122 of 212 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 178 | #2,443 of 2,585 | #211 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.2% | #82 of 2,534 | #45 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -54.7% | #21 of 1,757 | #6 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
178
-140 (-44%) vs 2020
-53% since 2010-11, when it was 375
Student : Teacher
9.1:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 178 | 19.5 | 9.1:1 | 97% (173) |
| 2023-24 | 220 | 21.7 | 10.1:1 | 97% (213) |
| 2022-23 | 270 | 21.5 | 12.5:1 | 95% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 318 | 31 | 10.3:1 | 98% (312) |
| 2017-18 | 393 | 34 | 11.6:1 | 98% (385) |
| 2015-16 | 438 | 32 | 13.7:1 | 99% (432) |
| 2010-11 | 375 | 26 | 14.4:1 | 99% (372) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY.
About PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY
PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in BRONX, New York. Enrollment stands at 178 students, covering pre-K through 5. That is 60% below the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 has 13,625 students spread across 41 schools.
Federal enrollment data show PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY is 66% Hispanic. Enrollment also includes 33% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 11 points above the 55% share among Bronx County residents. A diversity index of 46% means there is a 46% chance two randomly chosen students at PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY are from different groups.
The school lists 19.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 97% of the student body.
PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 21% of New York public elementary schools.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY would score about 39.3%. It scores 29.3%, 10.0 points below that figure.
American Community Survey estimates for Bronx County show that the median household earns about $48,676 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Across Bronx County, 472 public schools serve about 202,028 students.
PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY's closest public school neighbor is ACADEMIC LEADERSHIP CHARTER SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Within five miles of PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY, there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 7 nearby schools with scores, PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY ranks 6th on average proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY as 318 in 2020-21 and 178 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 10.3:1; by 2024-25 it was 9.1:1.
Use the discussion section to ask about special education services, counseling, and support programs at PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMYHow many students attend PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY?
PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY enrolls approximately 178 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY serve?
PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY have?
PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.1:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY?
At PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 1% White, 66% Hispanic, 33% Black.
Who oversees PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY?
PS 65 MOTHER HALE ACADEMY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 in Bronx County.
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