P.S. 160 Walt Disney

P.S. 160 Walt Disney, located in the Coop City community of the Bronx, serves students from Pre-K through 5th grade. Parents often describe the school as a nurturing environment with a "private school flavor". Academically, the school demonstrates solid performance, with ELA proficiency (60%) above the citywide median and math proficiency (55%) at the median. It has shown significant improvement in statewide rankings. The school operates as a Magnet STEAM School, emphasizing Science, Technology, Engineering, Arts, and Math through project-based learning, offering resources like 3D printers and green screen video production. P.S. 160 is committed to equity, inclusion, and diversity, recognized as an "equity incubator school", and fosters positive behavior through a "House system". The school provides full-time music and art teachers, along with partnerships with arts organizations. Its playground is designed to be accessible, and it offers a dual language English/Spanish pre-kindergarten class. While parent satisfaction with the education is high, some teacher surveys indicate friction between staff and leadership.