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Which teacher or staff member at PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
729
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008602288
PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD
1691 WEEKS AVE, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 583-6000 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL729 STUDENTS
C-
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Scored higher than 23% 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.
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
9.3:1
78 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
722 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 | 74 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 114 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 116 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 126 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (95) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (126).
Student demographics
34%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
30.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 30 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 30.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 14.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
30.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 31% 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 70 MAX SCHOENFELD
PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD's state test result (30.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD this school | 729 | 99.0% | 30.5% |
| PS 279 CAPT MANUEL RIVERA JR BRONX | 638 | 97.5% | 50.9% |
| PS 214 BRONX | 814 | 96.4% | 35.0% |
| PS 33 TIMOTHY DWIGHT BRONX | 789 | 99.1% | 28.3% |
| PS 152 EVERGREEN BRONX | 634 | 97.8% | 34.2% |
| PS 46 EDGAR ALLAN POE BRONX | 609 | 94.4% | 31.5% |
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 70 MAX SCHOENFELD ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.5% | #1,997 of 2,335 | #168 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,425 of 2,342 ▲ 353 | #104 of 212 ▲ 35 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 30.0% | #2,110 of 2,343 ▲ 148 | #193 of 212 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 729 | #234 of 2,585 | #22 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #248 of 2,338 | #20 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 33.7% | #1,790 of 2,388 | #173 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 99.0% | #16 of 2,534 | #8 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -40.8% | #108 of 1,757 | #36 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
729
-177 (-20%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 1,360
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 729 | 78.1 | 9.3:1 | 99% (722) |
| 2023-24 | 768 | 73.6 | 10.4:1 | 98% (755) |
| 2022-23 | 785 | 65.9 | 11.9:1 | 97% (761) |
| 2020-21 | 906 | 72 | 12.6:1 | 97% (876) |
| 2017-18 | 1,231 | 83 | 14.8:1 | 97% (1,190) |
| 2015-16 | 1,355 | 85 | 15.9:1 | 98% (1,327) |
| 2010-11 | 1,360 | 87 | 15.6:1 | 96% (1,301) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD.
About PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD
In BRONX, New York, PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD is a large elementary school. School enrollment was 729 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 65% above that.
A total of 70 schools make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, with 23,786 students enrolled.
PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD's enrollment is 79% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 18% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bronx County's population at about 55%. By the diversity index, PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD comes in at 34%.
The count of teachers at PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD is 78.1 full-time equivalents, for a ratio of 9.3:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. The school counts 722 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 99%. That is higher than the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD receives a C-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 38.6% at PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 30.5%.
Among Bronx County residents, median household income is about $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County, which together enroll about 202,028 students.
BRONX LEADERSHIP ACADEMY HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Nearby schools average 33.5% on proficiency, and PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD is below that at 30.5%.
Under the NCES locale system, PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD is City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 906 in 2020-21 and 729 in 2024-25, a 20% decrease. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 12.6:1 to 9.3:1.
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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 70 MAX SCHOENFELDHow large is PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD?
PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD enrolls approximately 729 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD have?
PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD employs 78 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.3:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD?
Student demographics at PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD are roughly 0% White, 79% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD?
PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.