P.S. 089 Bronx

980 MACE AVENUE, BRONX, NY 10469 · Bronx · K-8

DBN: 11X089

K-8

Zoned: Elementary

Zoned: Middle

SchoolDigger Elementary: 1380 (of 2445)

SchoolDigger Middle: 522 (of 1500)

Zones into these middle schools

P.S. 089 Bronx P.S. 083 Donald Hertz

Fed by these elementary schools

P.S. 108 Philip J. Abinanti P.S. 083 Donald Hertz P.S. 089 Bronx P.S. 076 The Bennington School P.S. 121 Throop P.S. 097 Bronx

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: 89.3%

58.5% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

53.3%(citywide avg: 56.5%)

ELA avg. rating

3.03 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.08 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

51.6%(citywide avg: 54.2%)

Math avg. rating

2.98 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.02 / 4.5)

Science % proficient (Grade 8 only)

50%

Science avg. rating (Grade 8 only)

2.97 / 4.5

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

35.9%

Grade 3 Math

41.8%

Grade 4 ELA

53.5%

Grade 4 Math

48.7%

Grade 5 ELA

52.4%

Grade 5 Math

53%

Grade 6 ELA

53.2%

Grade 6 Math

58.7%

Grade 7 ELA

47.7%

Grade 7 Math

52.2%

Grade 8 ELA

70.7%

Grade 8 Math

50.8%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

36.9%(citywide avg: 39.8%)

English Language Learners -- Math

39.4%(citywide avg: 44.9%)

Students with disabilities -- ELA

28.2%

Students with disabilities -- Math

31.8%

Asian students -- ELA

66.7%(citywide avg: 70.4%)

Asian students -- Math

72.2%(citywide avg: 75.8%)

Black students -- ELA

49.1%(citywide avg: 52.4%)

Black students -- Math

43%(citywide avg: 46.9%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

51.5%(citywide avg: 53.5%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

50.6%(citywide avg: 49.1%)

White students -- ELA

53.2%(citywide avg: 57%)

White students -- Math

50%(citywide avg: 55.9%)

"% 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

1275 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 84%

Race & ethnicity

Asian

12.2%

Black

17.3%

Hispanic or Latino

55.5%

White

12.7%

Multiracial

1.8%

Native American

0.5%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

17.1%

English Language Learners

19.1%

Living in poverty

79%

Female

50.2%

Male

49.8%

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

Zoned

100 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 zone and have a sibling at the school.

~100% admitted

There were about 10 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~10% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Other students who live in the zone.

~100% admitted

There were about 25 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~25% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

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

No applicants

There were no applicants in this group.This group's offers alone accounted for ~0% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

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

No applicants

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

~100% admitted

There were fewer than 5 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~4% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

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

~100% admitted

7. Other students who live in the district.

~100% admitted

8. Other students who live outside the district.

No applicants

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)

Middle School admissions priority breakdown

Admissions cycle

Zone Priority

151 seats

1 applicants per seat

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. Priority to continuing students

~100% admitted

There were about 80 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~53% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

2. Then to applicants whose sibling(s) will be enrolled in this school next year

No applicants

3. Then to residents of the middle school zone

~100% admitted

There were less than 10 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~6% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

4. Then to District 11 students and residents

~100% admitted

There were about 20 applicants in this group and all received offers last year.This group's offers alone accounted for ~13% of the program's seats -- not the same as this group's own admit rate above, since offers can exceed seats (not everyone who gets one enrolls).

5. Then to Bronx students and residents

No applicants

6. Then to New York City residents

No applicants