Enrollment
327
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009006474
SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL
1570 BOONE AVE, BRONX, NY 10460 · (718) 860-5332 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL327 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
12.1:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
283 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 | 36 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 63 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 20% |
| Grade 3 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 11% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 57% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
25%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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 59.0% |
% 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
56.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.6pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL
SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL's state test result (56.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL this school | 327 | 86.5% | 56.8% |
| BRILLA PAX CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 325 | 88.0% | 54.9% |
| PS/IS 157 BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HEATH AND SCIENCE ACADEMY (THE) BROOKLYN | 377 | 87.8% | 32.6% |
| PS 98 SHORAC KAPPOCK NEW YORK | 288 | 90.3% | 31.9% |
| PS 106 EDWARD EVERETT HALE BROOKLYN | 327 | 90.5% | 23.6% |
| PS 15 INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING BRONX | 372 | 88.7% | 51.0% |
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 SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 56.8% | #896 of 2,335 | #55 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #765 of 2,342 ▲ 186 | #54 of 212 ▲ 10 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #880 of 2,343 ▲ 18 | #62 of 212 ▼ 3 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 327 | #1,822 of 2,585 | #161 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.1:1 | #1,312 of 2,338 | #109 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 25.2% | #1,995 of 2,388 | #195 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #552 of 2,534 | #180 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +58.0% | #37 of 606 | #6 of 36 |
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
327
+52 (+19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
12.1:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 327 | 27 | 12.1:1 | 87% (283) |
| 2023-24 | 297 | 24.1 | 12.3:1 | 96% (285) |
| 2022-23 | 294 | 23 | 12.8:1 | 99% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 275 | 23 | 12.0:1 | 95% (261) |
| 2017-18 | 207 | 16 | 12.9:1 | 95% (197) |
| 2015-16 | 122 | 8 | 15.3:1 | 93% (114) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL.
About SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL
SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in BRONX, New York, under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. The school reports 327 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 26% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
The district for SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL is NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, with 47 schools and 15,705 students.
SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls a student body that is 86% Hispanic. The school is also 12% Black. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all Bronx County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 25%.
With 27 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL was 12.1:1. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 87%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL's results are 13.6 points above predicted: 56.8% against 43.2%.
In Bronx County (population about 1,404,779), 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%. SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County, which together enroll about 202,028 students.
The next-closest public school is FAIRMONT NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL, about 0.1 miles away. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL ranks 3rd of 8 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 56.8% against a local average of 43.3%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal counts put enrollment at 275 in 2020-21 and 327 in 2024-25, a 19% rise.
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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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- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
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- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- FAIRMONT NEIGHBORHOOD SCHOOL0.1 mi · 266
- FANNIE LOU HAMER FREEDOM HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 414
- FANNIE LOU HAMER MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 228
- PS 66 SCHOOL OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS0.2 mi · 455
- PS 8110.2 mi · 636
- EAST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE0.3 mi · 654
Frequently asked questions
About SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOLHow many students attend SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 327 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL serve?
SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL is approximately 12.1:1 (27 FTE teachers).
How diverse is SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 86% Hispanic, 12% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL?
SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL 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.