Castle Bridge School

560 WEST 169 STREET, MANHATTAN, NY 10032 · Manhattan · Elementary

DBN: 06M513

Elementary

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 1274 (of 2445)

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 92.8%

78.2% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

54.2%(citywide avg: 59%)

ELA avg. rating

3.09 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.15 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

46.2%(citywide avg: 60.9%)

Math avg. rating

2.94 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.19 / 4.5)

By grade

Grade 3 Math

46.7%

Small sample (15 students) -- treat as directional.

By student group

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

41.2%(citywide avg: 46.2%)

Small sample (17 students) -- treat as directional.

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

22.2%(citywide avg: 45.2%)

Small sample (18 students) -- treat as directional.

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2023-24 school year)

See full grade-by-grade test results (ELA, Math, Science) →

Demographics

197 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 64.2%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

Black

Hispanic or Latino

72.6%

White

18.8%

Multiracial

4.6%

Native American

0.5%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

31%

English Language Learners

29.9%

Living in poverty

64%

Female

53.3%

Male

46.7%

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC Open Data: Demographic Snapshot (2021-22 school year)

Kindergarten admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Non-Zoned

50 seats

Not all seats filled last year

Priority groups, in the order NYC DOE offers seats. Tap a group for NYC DOE's exact wording.

1. Students who live in the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group received offers last year.

2. Students who live outside the district and have a sibling at the school.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group received offers last year.

3. Students who live in the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group received offers last year.

4. Students who live outside the district who are currently enrolled at the school for pre-K.

Not enough data

All applicants in this group received offers last year.

5. Other students who live in the district.

Not enough data

Some applicants in this group received offers last year.

6. Other students who live outside the district.

Not enough data

No applicants in this group received offers last year.

Estimates derived from NYC DOE's own wording, which rounds and fuzzes small numbers for privacy. Each group's applicant count is independent of the others -- schools are usually oversubscribed, so applicant counts across groups often add up to more than the total seats. That's expected, not an error.Source: NYC DOE MySchools Admissions Data (2025-26 admissions cycle)