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PS 85 Great Expectations

PublicElementaryGrades PK–5

2400 Marion Ave, Bronx, NY 10458 · (718) 584-5275 · Part of Community School District 10

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Students
653
Students per teacher
11:1
Free or reduced lunch
96%
Setting
City
Grades
PK–5
The gist

What stands out about PS 85 Great Expectations

  • Its own letter, D: reading and math results near the bottom of New York State’s public schools
  • Math proficiency 34 pts below the state
  • Reading / language arts 31 pts below the state
  • Small classes: 11 students per teacher
  • Enrollment down 15.1% since 2020–21

Test scores

2020–21
Math proficiency22%
State average 56.1%
Reading / language arts32%
State average 62.6%

Its own letter, D, places these results among New York State’s 4,095 public schools with results. Source: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21).

Location

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2400 Marion Ave, Bronx

Students

Enrollment by grade
Pre-K47
Kindergarten106
Grade 196
Grade 2102
Grade 397
Grade 4108
Grade 596
Ungraded1
Enrollment over time
769’20
726’21
641’22
647’23
653’24

Down 15.1% since 2020–21.

Who goes here
Hispanic 68%Black 29%White <1%Asian <1%American Indian/Alaska Native <1%Two or more races <1%Native Hawaiian/Pacific Islander <1%

As reported to NCES, share of students with a reported race or ethnicity.

Parents talk

Questions and answers about PS 85 Great Expectations from New York City families.

Other schools in Community School District 10

The district →
PS 86 Kingsbridge Heights
Elementary · Grades PK–6 · Bronx
C+
1,091 students11:1
PS 33 Timothy Dwight
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bronx
D
789 students12:1
PS/MS 20 Po George J Werdan III
Elementary · Grades PK–8 · Bronx
D
782 students11:1
PS 46 Edgar Allan Poe
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bronx
C−
609 students11:1
PS 8 Isaac Varian
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bronx
C−
600 students12:1
School for Environmental Citizenship
Elementary · Grades PK–5 · Bronx
D−
557 students13:1

School facts: U.S. Department of Education (NCES), 2024–2025 school year. Test scores: EDFacts via Urban Institute Education Data Portal (SY2020-21). A school’s letter is our own summary of its reading and math results against New York State’s other public schools; New York City’s School Grade is built from its districts’ results. Map: © OpenStreetMap contributors.