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Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009005807
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)
2050 PROSPECT AVE, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 584-6310 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% 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
10.9:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
344 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 | 32 | 9% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 36 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 75 | 21% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 40% smaller than its 5th grade class (75).
Student demographics
48%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% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp 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 26 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 34.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 16.0% | 28.0% |
% 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)'s state test result (23.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) this school | 360 | 95.6% | 23.5% |
| DREAM CHARTER SCHOOL HIGHBRIDGE BRONX | 363 | 94.5% | 62.5% |
| PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) BRONX | 335 | 96.4% | 39.3% |
| PS 112 BRONXWOOD BRONX | 370 | 93.2% | 29.7% |
| NEW AMERICAN ACADEMY AT ROBERTO CLEMENTE STATE PARK (THE) BRONX | 340 | 98.5% | 20.7% |
| PS 277 BRONX | 347 | 97.4% | 48.2% |
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 SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.5% | #2,178 of 2,335 | #198 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #2,168 of 2,342 ▼ 97 | #201 of 212 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,018 of 2,343 ▲ 206 | #179 of 212 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #1,608 of 2,585 | #136 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #789 of 2,338 | #56 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.5% | #1,308 of 2,388 | #95 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.6% | #168 of 2,534 | #83 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -41.1% | #107 of 1,757 | #35 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
360
-141 (-28%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 599
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 360 | 33 | 10.9:1 | 96% (344) |
| 2023-24 | 388 | 32 | 12.1:1 | 95% (370) |
| 2022-23 | 454 | 33.1 | 13.7:1 | 96% (436) |
| 2020-21 | 501 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 94% (472) |
| 2017-18 | 611 | 42 | 14.5:1 | 90% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 604 | 44 | 13.7:1 | 85% (511) |
| 2010-11 | 599 | 42 | 14.3:1 | 90% (538) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE).
About SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) is an elementary school located in BRONX, New York, in Bronx County. Its grade span covers pre-K through 5, with 360 students on the rolls.
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) is run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, whose 47 schools enroll 15,705 students.
More than half of enrollment at SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) is Hispanic: 61%. Other groups include 37% Black. The diversity index for SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) is 48%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) reported 33 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, a ratio of 10.9:1. Elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1, 1.9 more students per teacher than here. There are 344 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 96% of enrollment.
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) earns a D on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 10% of New York public elementary schools.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) is -16.4 points: 23.5% actual, 39.9% predicted.
The county, Bronx County, is where the school is located. Median household income comes to about $48,676, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The county's public schools total 472, with about 202,028 students.
A public school less than a tenth of a mile away, KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY III, is the closest to SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) ranks 8th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school shrank from 501 students in 2020-21 to 360 in 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (10.9:1) than in 2020-21 (12.8:1).
Use the discussion section to ask about homework, tutoring, and testing dates at SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE). Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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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- PS 214Elementary · 814 students
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- MOTT HALL VHigh · 636 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
- KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY III0.0 mi · 256
- MS 129 ACADEMY FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP0.0 mi · 230
- COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)0.1 mi · 251
- PS 67 MOHEGAN SCHOOL0.2 mi · 284
- CHILDREN'S AID COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 601
- PS 2110.2 mi · 200
Frequently asked questions
About SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)What is the total enrollment at SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)?
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) enrolls approximately 360 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) serve?
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE).
How diverse is SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)?
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) reports a student body of 1% White, 61% Hispanic, 37% Black, 1% Two or more.
Is SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) public or private?
SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.