SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL vs PS 66 SCHOOL OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS

SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL and PS 66 SCHOOL OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS are very closely rated, both scoring around 8.3 out of 10. PS 66 SCHOOL OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS is significantly larger with 468 students, about 1.6× the size of SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL (297). In math proficiency, PS 66 SCHOOL OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS leads at 37.0%.

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SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL

Bronx, NY

8.3/10

Elementary SchoolPre-K – 5th

297 students

PS 66 SCHOOL OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS

Bronx, NY

8.3/10

Elementary SchoolPre-K – 5th

468 students

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Ratings Comparison

Metric	SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL	PS 66 SCHOOL OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS
Overall Rating	8.3 / 10	8.3 / 10
Academic Score	7.8	9.3
Growth Score	9.3	10.0
Diversity Index	—	—
Free/Reduced Lunch	96%	94.2%
Environment Score	6.4	2.8
State Rank	#234 of 4,744	#233 of 4,744
State Percentile	95th	95th

Test Scores

Subject	SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL	PS 66 SCHOOL OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS
Math Proficiency	32.0%	37.0%
Math (State Avg)	—	—
ELA Proficiency	27.0%	33.0%
ELA (State Avg)	—	—

School Details

Detail	SAMARA COMMUNITY SCHOOL	PS 66 SCHOOL OF HIGHER EXPECTATIONS
Type	Elementary School	Elementary School
Grades	Pre-K – 5th	Pre-K – 5th
Enrollment	297	468
Student-Teacher Ratio	12.4:1	12.0:1
Free/Reduced Lunch	96.0%	94.2%
District	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
City	Bronx	Bronx

Neighborhood

Metric	Bronx (10460)	Bronx (10460)
Median Household Income	$36,067	$36,067
Median Home Value	$589,300	$589,300
Median Rent	$1,332	$1,332
College Educated (Bachelor's+)	15.2%	15.2%
Poverty Rate	33.9%	33.9%
Avg Commute	47 min	47 min

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