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What's the biggest difference between PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON and what you expected?
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Enrollment
613
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008802312
PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON
1400 NEEDHAM AVE, BRONX, NY 10469 · (718) 652-1244 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL613 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 14% 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
13.1:1
47 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
555 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 33 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 81 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 104 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 108 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (81) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (108).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
32.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp 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 32 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 32.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 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
27.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON
PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON's state test result (27.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON this school | 613 | 90.5% | 27.8% |
| PS 43 FAR ROCKAWAY | 574 | 92.9% | 26.2% |
| PS/MS 42 R VERNAM ARVERNE | 627 | 93.3% | 29.1% |
| NORMA ADAMS CLEMONS ACADEMY BROOKLYN | 588 | 91.8% | 33.1% |
| HARRIET TUBMAN CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 494 | 89.5% | 62.0% |
| PS 288 SHIRLEY TANYHILL (THE) BROOKLYN | 514 | 95.1% | 21.4% |
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 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 27.8% | #2,088 of 2,335 | #187 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #2,042 of 2,342 ▲ 72 | #186 of 212 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,016 of 2,343 ▼ 176 | #177 of 212 ▼ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 613 | #417 of 2,585 | #41 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #1,665 of 2,338 | #133 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.5% | #1,031 of 2,388 | #52 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.5% | #387 of 2,534 | #148 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.5% | #414 of 1,757 | #101 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
613
-72 (-11%) vs 2020
-15% since 2010-11, when it was 725
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 14.6:1
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 | 613 | 46.7 | 13.1:1 | 91% (555) |
| 2023-24 | 586 | 43.8 | 13.4:1 | 89% (519) |
| 2022-23 | 603 | 42.7 | 14.1:1 | 89% (537) |
| 2020-21 | 685 | 47 | 14.6:1 | 87% (599) |
| 2017-18 | 823 | 56 | 14.7:1 | 84% (691) |
| 2015-16 | 812 | 52 | 15.6:1 | 83% (674) |
| 2010-11 | 725 | 55 | 13.2:1 | 86% (622) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON.
About PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON
BRONX, New York, is home to PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON, a medium-sized elementary school. It covers pre-K through 5, with a total enrollment of 613 students. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON sits within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, which has 62 schools and 30,138 students.
PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON is 56% Black by enrollment. Smaller groups are 37% Hispanic and 3% White. County-wide, 33% of Bronx County residents are Black. PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON's diversity index is 55%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal staffing data show 46.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON and a ratio of 13.1:1. That matches the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York fairly closely. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility covers 91% of students. For comparison, public schools in Bronx County average 90%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON is 41.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 27.8%.
Within Bronx County, the median household income is $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON, Bronx County has 471 other public schools.
Nearest public school: LEADERS OF TOMORROW, about 0.5 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON's average proficiency of 27.8% compares with 35.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment has fallen by 72 students since 2020-21, to 613. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.6 to 13.1 over 4 years.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- PS 89Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS/MS 194Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS 96 RICHARD RODGERSElementary · 880 students
- PS 106 PARKCHESTERElementary · 822 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- LEADERS OF TOMORROW0.5 mi · 374
- NORTH BRONX SCHOOL OF EMPOWERMENT0.5 mi · 318
- PS 112 BRONXWOOD0.5 mi · 370
- BRONX AEROSPACE HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 374
- BRONX LAB SCHOOL0.6 mi · 258
- BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS0.6 mi · 306
Frequently asked questions
About PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSONHow many students attend PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON?
PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON enrolls approximately 613 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON have?
PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON employs 47 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON?
Student demographics at PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON are roughly 3% White, 37% Hispanic, 56% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON in?
PS 78 ANNE HUTCHINSON is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.