A tale of two Bronx schools: similar scores but different grades | GothamSchools

A tale of two Bronx schools: similar scores but different grades | GothamSchools

A tale of two Bronx schools: similar scores but different grades

by Maura Walz

Source: Center for New York City Affairs report "Managing by the Numbers," by Clara Hemphill and Kim Nauer

Two elementary schools in the South Bronx, P.S. 161 and P.S. 277, are half a mile apart. They are both mid-sized, high-poverty elementary schools serving mostly Hispanic students. Last school year, both schools had similar percentages of their students passing state exams in math, reading, and science.
But under the city’s progress report card grading system, P.S. 161 was ranked in the top fifth of schools, and