« District 10

P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr.

10X279

0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08 - Bronx, District 10

2100 WALTON AVENUE (get directions)

$2.79/student (PTA & enrollment SY2024-25)

611 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $4,268,481 ($6,986/student)

Attendance: 92.7%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 95.8%

Math Course Pass Rate: 93.2%

Overview

P.S. 279 Captain Manuel Rivera, Jr. is a k-8 school (grades 0K,01,02,03,04,05,06,07,08) in Bronx, Community School District 10.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	1,049
2014-15	1,082
2015-16	1,083
2016-17	1,125
2017-18	1,092
2018-19	1,031
2019-20	952
2020-21	890
2021-22	778
2022-23	732
2023-24	695
2024-25	650
2025-26	611

% female: 47.6% (2025-26)

% poverty: 96.4% (2016-17)

% students with disabilities: 24.5% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 15.4% (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: 2.3% (2025-26)

Black: 15.4% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 81.2% (2025-26)

White: 0.7% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.2% (2025-26)

Native American: 0.3% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: not reported (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 92.7%

ELA Course Pass Rate: 95.8%

Math Course Pass Rate: 93.2%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	92.7%
2024	ELA course pass rate	95.8%
2024	Math course pass rate	93.2%
2023	Attendance	92.7%
2023	ELA course pass rate	94%
2023	Math course pass rate	92.7%
2022	Attendance	92.1%
2022	ELA course pass rate	94.9%
2022	Math course pass rate	96.3%
2021	Attendance	90.4%
2021	ELA course pass rate	86.8%
2021	Math course pass rate	95.4%
2020	Attendance	95.5%
2020	ELA course pass rate	93.6%
2020	Math course pass rate	92%
2019	Attendance	93.5%
2019	ELA course pass rate	100%
2019	Math course pass rate	100%
2018	Attendance	93.6%
2018	ELA course pass rate	90.2%
2018	Math course pass rate	93.9%
2017	ELA course pass rate	96.1%
2017	Math course pass rate	89.5%
2016	ELA course pass rate	81.7%
2016	Math course pass rate	84.7%
2015	ELA course pass rate	85.4%
2015	Math course pass rate	86.9%

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	452	50%	44
2026	3	Math	465	71.1%	45
2026	4	ELA	448	44.9%	49
2026	4	Math	463	69.4%	49
2026	5	ELA	451	60.3%	68
2026	5	Math	469	74.3%	70
2026	5	Science	445	43.3%	67
2026	6	ELA	452	57.3%	82
2026	6	Math	456	59.5%	84
2026	7	ELA	449	53.3%	92
2026	7	Math	458	62.6%	91
2026	8	ELA	450	54.7%	106
2026	8	Math	458	61.2%	103
2026	8	Science	450	45.5%	101
2025	3	ELA	460	62.2%	45
2025	3	Math	459	58.3%	48
2025	4	ELA	456	65.1%	63
2025	4	Math	466	69.7%	66
2025	5	ELA	455	61.7%	60
2025	5	Math	465	73.8%	61
2025	5	Science	438	21.7%	60
2025	6	ELA	441	36.4%	88
2025	6	Math	445	42.4%	92
2025	7	ELA	444	39%	100
2025	7	Math	447	40.6%	101
2025	8	ELA	446	47.5%	120
2025	8	Math	456	60.5%	119
2025	8	Science	442	33.9%	118
2024	3	ELA	443	37.5%	56
2024	3	Math	453	62.7%	59
2024	4	ELA	441	41.5%	53
2024	4	Math	463	67.3%	55
2024	5	ELA	443	44.9%	69
2024	5	Math	456	61.2%	67
2024	5	Science	439	30.6%	72
2024	6	ELA	436	25.8%	89
2024	6	Math	444	35.8%	95
2024	7	ELA	444	43.9%	114
2024	7	Math	446	39.8%	118
2024	8	ELA	449	53.7%	108
2024	8	Math	455	59%	105
2024	8	Science	440	33.9%	118
2023	3	ELA	437	28.6%	49
2023	3	Math	445	45.3%	53
2023	4	ELA	449	54.7%	64
2023	4	Math	455	53%	66
2023	5	ELA	442	29.6%	71
2023	5	Math	445	40.5%	74
2023	6	ELA	440	30.4%	115
2023	6	Math	440	29.6%	125
2023	7	ELA	445	41.4%	111
2023	7	Math	441	31.9%	113
2023	8	ELA	448	46.7%	120
2023	8	Math	447	47.5%	122
2022	3	ELA	594	28.4%	67
2022	3	Math	596	40.9%	66
2022	4	ELA	592	38.6%	70
2022	4	Math	597	47.2%	72
2022	5	ELA	593	18%	89
2022	5	Math	585	12.4%	89
2022	6	ELA	598	44.1%	118
2022	6	Math	590	16.5%	121
2022	7	ELA	601	43.2%	118
2022	7	Math	588	15.4%	123
2022	8	ELA	597	36.8%	106
2022	8	Math	595	24.5%	106
2019	3	ELA	590	27%	111
2019	3	Math	591	29.5%	112
2019	4	ELA	595	41.3%	109
2019	4	Math	596	40.4%	114
2019	5	ELA	595	30.9%	110
2019	5	Math	598	38.3%	115
2019	6	ELA	588	21.9%	128
2019	6	Math	591	24.8%	133
2019	7	ELA	598	34.2%	117
2019	7	Math	594	21.8%	124
2019	8	ELA	594	34.7%	121
2019	8	Math	604	32.8%	122
2018	3	ELA	589	26.3%	114
2018	3	Math	588	25.2%	115
2018	4	ELA	592	26.9%	108
2018	4	Math	588	24.8%	113
2018	5	ELA	595	25.4%	126
2018	5	Math	595	26.6%	128
2018	6	ELA	594	29.4%	119
2018	6	Math	594	26%	123
2018	7	ELA	592	16.9%	118
2018	7	Math	590	17.9%	123
2018	8	ELA	596	34.1%	135
2018	8	Math	600	33.3%	138

Specialized high school offers

Share of 8th graders in high-school admissions who received an offer to a testing specialized high school. A cell of 0-5 is DOE's suppression for a small count, so that year has no percent.

Year	In HS admissions	Took SHSAT	Offers	Offer rate
2025	120	16	0-5	not reported
2024	118	23	0-5	not reported
2023	125	16	0-5	not reported
2022	112	13	0-5	not reported

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 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$4,268,481	not reported	$6,986
FY 2026	$3,402,141	not reported	$5,568

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
Title I SWP	$844,129
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$672,560
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$396,222
School Support Supplement	$387,869
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$386,480
Class Size Reduction Planning	$319,450
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$210,175
Title I SWP STH	$199,226
IDEA SBST Shared	$180,353
C4E Class Size Transition	$151,713
IDEA RS IEP Para	$118,097
OASAS Sub Abuse	$103,587
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$76,566
TL 09 C4E ICT	$71,081
High Need Support for Title I	$57,971
Title IIA Supplemental	$53,422
High Need Support for Title I STH	$13,682
Title III LEP	$12,465
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$8,441
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,512
Title III LEP Carryover	$2,480

PTA funding (LL171)

$2.79/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	$0	$1,814	$1,033	$782

Sources & methodology

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