Enrollment
309
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009006266
ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1827 ARCHER ST, BRONX, NY 10460 · (718) 828-3791 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL309 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 21% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
291 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 32 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 45 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 30.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
30.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-10.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (30.3% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 309 | 94.2% | 30.3% |
| BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL BRONX | 315 | 91.4% | 46.8% |
| PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA NEW YORK | 306 | 94.1% | 68.8% |
| PS 536 BRONX | 265 | 94.7% | 41.9% |
| PS 151 MARY D CARTER WOODSIDE | 334 | 90.4% | 49.7% |
| PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY BROOKLYN | 257 | 87.9% | 34.9% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.3% | #2,002 of 2,335 | #170 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,982 of 2,342 ▲ 20 | #177 of 212 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,781 of 2,343 ▲ 56 | #163 of 212 ▼ 11 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 309 | #1,934 of 2,585 | #168 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #1,031 of 2,338 | #79 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.3% | #922 of 2,388 | #39 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.2% | #237 of 2,534 | #106 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.4% | #133 of 1,757 | #47 of 153 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
309
-81 (-21%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 10.5:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 309 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 94% (291) |
| 2023-24 | 307 | 27 | 11.4:1 | 93% (284) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 31 | 10.5:1 | 92% (299) |
| 2020-21 | 390 | 37 | 10.5:1 | 95% (371) |
| 2017-18 | 502 | 35 | 14.3:1 | 96% (481) |
| 2015-16 | 516 | 37 | 13.9:1 | 95% (489) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a small elementary school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, located in BRONX, New York. A federal count lists 309 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 30% smaller than that.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, operates 47 schools serving 15,705 students.
At 62%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL combined. The school is also 17% Black, 14% Asian, and 3% Native American. ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 11.4:1 comes from the school's 27 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 94% in 2024-25.
The allk12 Grade for ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is C-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 21% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 10.0 points below its predicted average proficiency rate on state tests (30.3% versus 40.4%), which places it in neither the top nor the bottom 10% in New York.
In the county around the school, Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 472 public schools in Bronx County.
BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 8th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL went from 390 students to 309.
Threads on this page can be about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
Bronx County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,404,779
Census ACS
Median income
$48,676
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
22%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
23%
Below federal line
Schools in county
472
202,028 students
Quick facts
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
- PS 214Elementary · 814 students
- PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPHElementary · 789 students
- PS 195Elementary · 713 students
- PS 196Elementary · 662 students
- EAST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTUREHigh · 654 students
- MOTT HALL VHigh · 636 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Other Archer Elementary schools
3 other US public schools in 4 states are named Archer Elementary. ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is the 4th largest of the 4.
- Archer ElementaryVienna, VA · 543 students
- ARCHER ELEMENTARYARCHER, FL · 413 students
- Archer ElementaryGreensboro, NC · 389 students
Nearby schools
- BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 315
- PS 5360.0 mi · 265
- PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH0.4 mi · 789
- STEAM BRIDGE SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 271
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE0.5 mi · 790
- WINGS ACADEMY0.5 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 309 students in grades PK-05.
Is ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 1% White, 62% Hispanic, 17% Black, 14% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.