P.S. 9 Ryer Avenue Elementary School in the Bronx serves students from Pre-K through 5th grade, fostering a community-oriented environment. Academically, the school's ELA and Math proficiency rates are near the citywide median for elementary schools. A significant strength is its exceptionally low suspension rate of 0%. Parents express very high satisfaction, frequently praising the friendly atmosphere, individual attention for students, and proactive communication from the administration. The school embraces a diverse student body, including a substantial population of English Language Learners, and employs strategies like "Thinking Maps" to support students in expressing their ideas across subjects. Enrichment opportunities include a vibrant music program featuring jazz, blues, Latin, and Afro-Caribbean rhythms, alongside initiatives like "Reading Buddies" and a "Ryer Math Carnival" to build literacy and numeracy skills. The school building, originally constructed in 1937, has undergone significant accessibility upgrades, including a modern four-story addition. The school actively works to ensure students approach state exams without undue stress, promoting a calm and confident mindset.
What this school has to spend, and what it spends it on. Spending is not a measure of quality. Schools serving more students with higher needs receive more money.
Average class size by classroom setting: general education vs. ICT (Integrated Co-Teaching, where general- and special-education students learn together with two teachers). NYC DOE Class Size Report, 2021–22.
100% response rate
Teacher survey · overall positive
81%89% response rate
Survey topics
Safety81%city 89%
My students are safe…outside around this school.70%
My students are safe…traveling between home and this school.71%
My students are safe…in the hallways, bathrooms, locker rooms, and cafeteria of this school.89%
My students are safe…in my class(es).96%
Conflicts are resolved fairly in my school.77%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (81%) is their average, vs 89% citywide.
Bullying prevention61%city 42%
At this school students harass, bully, or intimidate other students.61%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (61%) is their average, vs 42% citywide.
Emotional support73%city 84%
How many adults at this school…help students develop the skills they need to complete challenging coursework despite obstacles?.73%
How many adults at this school…tell their students they believe they can achieve high academic standards?.67%
How many adults at this school…teach students how to advocate for themselves?.77%
How many adults at this school…recognize disruptive behavior as social-emotional learning opportunities?.73%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (73%) is their average, vs 84% citywide.
Academic expectations89%city 87%
In this school, the staff believes that all students can learn, including English language learners (ELLs), Emergent Multilingual Learners (EMLLs), and students with disabilities.93%
How many students in your classes…have to work hard to do well?.84%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (89%) is their average, vs 87% citywide.
College & career guidance81%city 90%
It’s a priority at this school that adults…provide students with guidance on the high school application process.81%
It’s a priority at this school that adults…provide families with guidance on the high school application process.81%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (81%) is their average, vs 90% citywide.
Family outreach94%city 94%
At this school…teachers understand families' challenges and concerns.91%
At this school…teachers work closely with families to meet students' needs.94%
At this school…staff regularly communicate with families about how they can help students learn.94%
At this school…school staff value families' race, ethnicity, culture, family structure, and background.96%
School staff regularly communicate with me about how I can help my child learn.91%
Teachers work closely with me to meet my child's needs.92%
My child's school communicates with me in a language that I can understand.97%
I am greeted warmly when I contact or visit the school.94%
My child's school will make me aware if there are any concerns about my child’s social or emotional well-being.
Parent–teacher trust94%city 95%
I feel respected by my child's teachers.96%
Staff at this school work hard to build trusting relationships with parents/guardians like me.91%
My child's teachers treat me as a partner in educating my child.95%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (94%) is their average, vs 95% citywide.
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Rigorous Instruction
Early Childhood Instruction100%city 92%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to…meet the needs of the children in my classroom. [Early childhood].100%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to…develop learning experiences grounded in the concepts of development and learning emphasized in the Prekindergarten Foundations for the Common Core (PKFCC), New York State Prekindergarten Learning Standards (NYSPLS) and/or Head Start Early Learning Outcomes Framework (ELOF). [Early childhood].100%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to…help children engage with books and materials, or in other learning activities reflective of their diverse racial, cultural, and linguistic perspective. [Early childhood].100%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (100%) is their average, vs 92% citywide.
Overall positive % is averaged across every Pos/Neg survey question per respondent group (school year 2023-2024). Survey topics are the DOE’s framework measures (each the average favorable response across its questions; expand a topic to see them and the citywide average); the dimension scores themselves are no longer in the public data file.[3]
Teacher experience and certification from the NYSED School Report Card (2024–25); students per teacher = enrollment ÷ reported teachers. Fewer than 4 years counts as inexperienced.
Female / male shares as published by the DOE; other gender identities aren’t reported in the source data.
Enrollment
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How to read Applications / seat and where the outlook buckets come from is explained in our methodology.
69th percentile citywide
School-managed budget
$10.7MPositions: 79
72nd percentile citywide
Total spend per student
$39,433
75th percentile citywide · city median $33,606
Staffing costs
Principal’s salary
$185K
12th percentile citywide
Principal and assistant principals
$534KPositions: 3
64th percentile citywide
Teaching staff
$5.1MPositions: 40
64th percentile citywide
Where the school-managed budget goes
These five categories add up to the school-managed budget. They do not include the centrally-paid costs in total spend.
PositionsAvg eachBudget
Leadership3$178K$534K
HEAD OF SCHOOL1$185K$185K
AP - SUPERVISION1$175K$175K
AP - ORGANIZATION1$173K$173K
Teachers40$128K$5.1M
4 / REDUCED CLASS SIZE4$125K$501K
ESL / PUSH IN/PULL OUT3$146K$438K
1 / WHOLE CLASS3$141K$423K
5 / WHOLE CLASS3$130K$389K
Pre K / WHOLE CLASS2
Support staff35$81K$2.8M
School Aides and Other Support Staff1$361K$361K
IEP-HEALTH8$40K$321K
School Social Workers Mandated Services2$127K$254K
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (94%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Strong Core Instruction
89%city 91%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…reading and writing experiences grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational. [Social Studies].92%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to interact with complex grade-level text and tasks. [Social Studies].92%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to engage with texts and tasks reflective of their diverse racial, cultural, and linguistic perspective. [Social Studies].85%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to engage in meaningful discussion that critically examines topics that connect to the daily lives of students. [Social Studies].92%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…focusing deeply on the concepts emphasized in the standards to help students build strong foundations for learning. [Social Studies].85%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…reading and writing experiences grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational. [Science].87%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to interact with complex grade-level text and tasks. [Science].73%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to engage with texts and tasks reflective of their diverse racial, cultural, and linguistic perspective. [Science].73%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to engage in meaningful discussion that critically examines topics that connect to the daily lives of students. [Science].80%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…creating coherent progressions within the standards from previous grades to current grade to build onto previous learning. [Science].79%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…reading and writing experiences grounded in evidence from text, both literary and informational. [ELA].91%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to interact with complex grade-level text and tasks. [ELA].91%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to engage with texts and tasks reflective of their diverse racial, cultural, and linguistic perspective. [ELA].94%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to engage in meaningful discussion that critically examines topics that connect to the daily lives of students. [ELA].94%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…focusing deeply on the concepts emphasized in the standards to help students build strong foundations for learning. [ELA].94%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to interact with complex grade-level text and tasks. [Math].96%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to engage with texts and tasks reflective of their diverse racial, cultural, and linguistic perspective. [Math].83%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to engage in meaningful discussion that critically examines topics that connect to the daily lives of students. [Math].83%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…focusing deeply on the concepts emphasized in the standards to help students build strong foundations for learning. [Math].96%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to interact with complex grade-level text and tasks. [English as a New Language (ENL)].100%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to engage with texts and tasks reflective of their diverse racial, cultural, and linguistic perspective. [English as a New Language (ENL)].100%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…students to engage in meaningful discussion that critically examines topics that connect to the daily lives of students. [English as a New Language (ENL)].100%
In planning my last instructional unit, I had the resources and tools I needed to include multiple opportunities for…focusing deeply on the concepts emphasized in the standards to help students build strong foundations for learning. [English as a New Language (ENL)].89%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (89%) is their average, vs 91% citywide.
Quality of Student Discussion66%city 67%
How many students in your classes…build on each other’s ideas during class discussions?.64%
How many students in your classes…use data or text references to support their ideas?.54%
How many students in your classes…show that they respect each other’s ideas?.79%
How many students in your classes…provide constructive feedback to their peers/teachers?.56%
How many students in your classes…participate in class discussions at some point?.77%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (66%) is their average, vs 67% citywide.
Collaborative Teachers
Cultural Awareness and Inclusive Classroom Instruction88%city 92%
I am able to...receive support around how to incorporate students' cultural and linguistic backgrounds in my practice.79%
I am able to...modify instructional activities and materials to meet the developmental needs and learning interests of all my students.89%
I am able to...ensure instruction represents multiple perspectives, cultures, and backgrounds.89%
I am able to…ensure instruction represents multiple genders, gender identities and expressions and sexual orientations.91%
I am able to…ensure instruction represents multiple races and ethnicities.89%
I am able to...design appropriate instruction that is matched to students' need (e.g. English language learners (ELLs) or Emergent Multilingual Learners (EMLLs) proficiency and students with disabilities).89%
I am able to...apply my knowledge of parents' various cultural backgrounds when collaborating with them regarding their child's educational progress.96%
I am able to...develop appropriate Individualized Education Programs for my students with disabilities.87%
I am able to...monitor progress on Individualized Education Program goals for my students with disabilities.96%
I am able to...distinguish linguistic/cultural differences from learning difficulties.93%
I have conversations about race and racism at my school that help me examine my own beliefs around identity.66%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (88%) is their average, vs 92% citywide.
Peer Collaboration86%city 87%
At this school…the principal/school leader, teachers, and staff collaborate to make this school run effectively.87%
At this school…teachers design instructional programs (e.g. lessons, units) together.89%
At this school…teachers make a conscious effort to coordinate their teaching with instruction at other grade levels.82%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (86%) is their average, vs 87% citywide.
School Commitment78%city 83%
I usually look forward to each working day at this school.79%
I would recommend this school to parents/guardians seeking a place for their child.77%
I would recommend this school to other teachers as a place to work.79%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (78%) is their average, vs 83% citywide.
Quality of Professional Development74%city 82%
Overall, my professional development experiences this year have...included enough time to think carefully about, try, and evaluate new ideas.72%
Overall, my professional development experiences this year have...Included opportunities to engage in inquiry-based, professional collaboration with peers and/or mentors from other schools.66%
Overall, my professional development experiences this year have...directly related to my students’ needs.85%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (74%) is their average, vs 82% citywide.
Innovation and Collective Responsibility60%city 79%
How many teachers at this school…help build a welcoming school environment in the entire school, not just their classroom?.60%
How many teachers at this school…are actively trying to improve their teaching?.64%
How many teachers at this school…take responsibility for improving the school?.54%
How many teachers at this school…are eager to try new ideas?.49%
How many teachers at this school…feel responsible that all students learn?.72%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (60%) is their average, vs 79% citywide.
Supportive Environment
Classroom Behavior69%city 66%
How many students in your classes…listen carefully when the teacher gives directions?.67%
How many students in your classes…follow the rules in class?.83%
How many students in your classes…respond to challenging questions in class?.50%
How many students in your classes…do their work when they are supposed to?.74%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (69%) is their average, vs 66% citywide.
Effective School Leadership
Inclusive Leadership96%city 95%
The principal/school leader at this school…puts decisions made with families into action.96%
The principal/school leader at this school…works to create a sense of community in the school.96%
The principal/school leader at this school…ensures families are comfortable communicating with the school.95%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (96%) is their average, vs 95% citywide.
Instructional Leadership83%city 86%
The principal/school leader at this school...makes clear to the staff their expectations for meeting instructional goals.88%
The principal/school leader at this school...understands how children learn.91%
The principal/school leader at this school...sets high standards for student learning.89%
The principal/school leader at this school...participates in instructional planning with teams of teachers.72%
The principal/assistant principal(s) at this school…supports teachers in implementing what they have learned in professional development.79%
The principal/assistant principal(s) at this school…carefully tracks student academic progress.89%
The principal/assistant principal(s) at this school…knows what’s going on in my classes.87%
The principal/assistant principal(s) at this school…provides teachers with formative feedback to improve practice.85%
How many adults at this school…have access to school-based supports to assist in behavioral/emotional escalations?.70%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (83%) is their average, vs 86% citywide.
Program Coherence76%city 83%
At this school…once we start a new program, we follow up to make sure that it’s working.74%
At this school…it is clear how all of the programs offered are connected to our school’s instructional vision.68%
At this school…curriculum, instruction, and learning materials are well coordinated across the different grade levels at this school.87%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (76%) is their average, vs 83% citywide.
Teacher Influence56%city 66%
At this school…the principal/school leader encourages feedback through regular meetings with families and teacher leaders.85%
How much influence do teachers have over school policy in...hiring new professional personnel?.28%
How much influence do teachers have over school policy in...planning how discretionary school funds should be used?.40%
How much influence do teachers have over school policy in...selecting instructional materials and/or curriculum used in classrooms?.55%
How much influence do teachers have over school policy in...setting standards for student behavior?.70%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (56%) is their average, vs 66% citywide.
Strong Family-Community Ties
Building Families' Capacity as their Child's Primary Teacher95%city 96%
My child’s teachers give me helpful ideas about how I can support my child’s learning and development. [Birth-5].95%
My child’s teachers let me know that I can make a difference in my child’s learning. [Birth-5].95%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (95%) is their average, vs 96% citywide.
Strong Relationships94%city 90%
At this school, my child receives what they need to achieve their Individualized Education Plan (IEP) goal(s). [Families of students with IEPs].94%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (94%) is their average, vs 90% citywide.
Parent Involvement in School84%city 71%
Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…communicated with your child's teachers about your child's performance?.93%
Since the beginning of the school year, how often have you…seen your child’s projects, artwork, homework, tests, or quizzes?.93%
My child’s teachers let me know that I can make a difference in my child’s learning. [Birth-5].95%
I know how to contact the Parent Coordinator at my child’s school.54%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (84%) is their average, vs 71% citywide.
Trust
Parent-Principal Trust95%city 94%
I feel respected by my child's principal/school leader.97%
I trust the principal/school leader at their word (to do what they say that they will do).93%
The principal/school leader is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.95%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (95%) is their average, vs 94% citywide.
Teacher-Principal Trust86%city 84%
I feel respected by the principal/school leader at this school.87%
The principal/school leader at this school is an effective manager who makes the school run smoothly.87%
The principal/school leader has confidence in the expertise of the teachers at this school.85%
I trust the principal/school leader at their word (to do what they say that they will do).78%
The principal/school leader looks out for the personal welfare of the staff members.89%
The principal/school leader places the needs of children ahead of personal interests.89%
The principal and assistant principals function as a cohesive unit.89%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (86%) is their average, vs 84% citywide.
Teacher-Teacher Trust74%city 86%
Teachers in this school trust each other.66%
It's OK in this school to discuss feelings, worries, and frustrations with other teachers.70%
I feel respected by other teachers at this school.85%
Each question’s favorable response rate; the topic score (74%) is their average, vs 86% citywide.
Economic Need Index
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Free / reduced lunch
95%
English learners
38%
Students with IEPs
26%
$164K
$328K
3 / REDUCED CLASS SIZE2$157K$313K
PHYSICAL EDUCATION / PUSH IN/PULL OUT2$153K$306K
2 / WHOLE CLASS2$122K$245K
4 / ICT - Special Ed Teacher1$164K$164K
LIBRARY / REDUCED CLASS SIZE1$164K$164K
LEARNING SPECIALIST / PUSH IN/PULL OUT1$160K$160K
SCIENCE - GENERAL SCIENCE / PUSH IN/PULL OUT1$122K$122K