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P.S. X088 - S. Silverstein Little Sparrow School

09X088

PK,0K,01,02,03 - Bronx, District 9

1340 SHERIDAN AVENUE (get directions)

$3.44/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

77 students (SY2025-26)

[email protected] budget $1,926,714 ($25,022/student)

Attendance: 91.9%

Overview

P.S. X088 - S. Silverstein Little Sparrow School is a early childhood school (grades PK,0K,01,02,03) in Bronx, Community School District 9.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	214
2014-15	205
2015-16	188
2016-17	169
2017-18	142
2018-19	147
2019-20	123
2020-21	98
2021-22	87
2022-23	96
2023-24	92
2024-25	83
2025-26	77

% female: 46.8% (2025-26)

% poverty: 94.8% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 7.8% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 31.2% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 1.3% (2025-26)

Black: 26% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 70.1% (2025-26)

White: 1.3% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 1.3% (2025-26)

Native American: 0% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.94 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 91.9%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	91.9%
2023	Attendance	91.9%
2022	Attendance	91.3%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	3	ELA	438	37.5%	16
2026	3	Math	442	52.9%	17
2025	3	ELA	454	66.7%	15
2025	3	Math	452	53.3%	15
2024	3	ELA	450	58.3%	12
2024	3	Math	451	58.3%	12
2023	3	ELA	443	35.3%	17
2023	3	Math	440	33.3%	18
2022	3	ELA	587	20%	25
2022	3	Math	586	19.2%	26
2019	3	ELA	595	42.9%	21
2019	3	Math	591	31.8%	22
2018	3	ELA	598	40%	20
2018	3	Math	594	40%	20

Specialized high school offers

No SHSAT feeder-school row is published for this school. DOE reports this for middle schools whose 8th graders entered high-school admissions.

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-23.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$1,926,714	$859,016	$25,022
FY 2026	$734,154	not reported	$9,534

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$859,016
School Support Supplement	$373,658
TL Initial Allocation Hold Harmless FY 2027	$283,016
Title I SWP	$103,303
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$64,455
TL CB School Staff	$61,622
Title IIA Supplemental	$57,815
TL Afterschool Staffing Support	$22,196
Title I SWP STH	$20,660
C4E Class Size Transition	$17,155
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$14,954
TL C4E FSF	$12,029
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$8,658
High Need Support for Title I	$7,094
TL Computer Maintenance	$6,886
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$5,716
TL NYC Reads Support	$3,723
Title I SWP Translation Services	$1,556
High Need Support for Title I STH	$1,419
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$1,033
Private Grant 33-Sandy Hook Promise SAVE Club	$750

PTA funding (LL171)

$3.44/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	$286	$286	$0	$286

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.