Samara Community School (12X458) is a public school in District 12, Crotona Park East, Bronx, serving grades pre-K, K–5. In 2026, 53% of tested students were proficient in reading and 62% were proficient in math (NYC DOE). Enrollment was 305 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE). The average K–5 class size was 17.9 students in 2025–26 (NYC DOE).
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2026 reading proficiency is 53%, about typical for NYC elementary schools and higher than most of those with similar economic need; down 6 points from 2025.
Also worth knowing: Math: 62% in 2026, down 6 points from 2025; about typical for NYC elementary schools with similar economic need.
Students here gain about as much as at other schools serving similar students
Impact score: 0.54 · 60th percentile
The DOE compares results with those of students with similar starting points and backgrounds.
View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality SnapshotReading
53%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
130 students tested
Mathematics
62%
students scored at Level 3 or 4
134 students tested
30 students tested
104 students tested
Excludes charter schools. Weighted by students tested.
New York changed its grades 3–8 tests in 2023. Compare years from 2023 onward with each other, not with earlier years.
Citywide reading scores fell sharply in 2026; NYC Public Schools is reviewing the results. Source: NYC Public Schools
| Year | Reading | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2018 | 26% | 24% |
| 2019 | 27% | 32% |
| 2022 | 22% | 22% |
| 2023 | 52% | 50% |
| 2024 | 49% | 60% |
| 2025 | 59% | 68% |
| 2026 | 53% | 62% |
Proficiency means scoring at Level 3 or above. Test scores are one measure of a school, not the whole experience.
Economic need index: 94%0.2 mi away
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| Measure | Samara Community School | Fairmont Neighborhood School |
|---|---|---|
| 2026 reading proficient | 53% (-6 points vs 2025) | 33% (-1 points vs 2025) |
| 2026 math proficient | 62% (-6 points vs 2025) | 40% (+6 points vs 2025) |
| Average K–5 class size (2025–26) | 17.9 | 12.3 |
| Enrollment (2025–26) | 305 | 275 |
| Student–teacher ratio (2025–26) | 8.9 | 7.0 |
| Family satisfaction (2026) | 94% | 96% |
| Principal trust (2026) | 94% | 97% |
| Teacher trust (2026) | 93% | 98% |
| Leadership (2026) | 95% | 98% |
| Distance between schools | 0.1 mi | |
Samara Community School has higher reading proficiency than Fairmont Neighborhood School (53% vs 33%) and higher math proficiency (62% vs 40%).
Enrollment
305 students
pre-K, K–5 · up 46 over five years
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Class size
17.9
children in the average K–5 class; about 8.9 students per teacher (2025–26)
NYC DOE · 2025–26
English learners
14%
was 13% in 2024–25
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Economic need
89% of students live in poverty (2025–26)
Economic need index: 85% — the measure we use to compare similar schools.
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Special education
24%
of students here are in special education
NYC DOE · 2025–26
Student body: 1% White, 85% Hispanic, 1% Asian, 12% Black, 1% multiracial, 52% female, 48% male.
Economic need index: 85% — the measure we use to compare similar schools. It combines measures of students’ economic circumstances; it is not a measure of school quality.
NYC DOE · 2026 survey
NYC DOE · 2024–25
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1570 Boone Avenue
Source: NYC DOE / NYSED, 2026 · School information · View this school's official NYC DOE School Quality Snapshot
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