PS 153 Helen Keller

PS 153 Helen Keller is a public elementary school in the Bronx serving 463 students in pre-K through grade 5. It earns an Exceptional composite score of 9.1 out of 10, anchored by a growth score of 9.7 — one of the strongest in the state. That growth figure matters: it signals students are advancing at an accelerated pace regardless of where they start.

The rankings confirm it. PS 153 places #41 out of 4,739 public schools in New York, outperforming 99% of all New York schools statewide. Among Bronx schools, it ranks third out of 450 — a position that reflects sustained performance, not a single strong testing cycle.

For an elementary school, those numbers are rare. Across 2,549 New York elementary schools, it lands at #34. An academic score of 8.5 reinforces the picture: students are achieving at a high level and gaining ground year over year.

The student-teacher ratio of 10.8 to 1 keeps classes small, giving teachers room to work closely with each student across every grade. For families in the Bronx weighing elementary options, PS 153 Helen Keller sits at the top of an extremely competitive field — and the data makes that case without ambiguity.