Enrollment
315
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009003847
BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL
1827 ARCHER ST, BRONX, NY 10460 · (718) 792-2650 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL315 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 55% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
8.8:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
288 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 | 33 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 55 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 42 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 29% larger than its 5th grade class (42).
Student demographics
52%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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 50.0% |
| 2023-24 | 50.0% | 44.0% |
% 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
46.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+5.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL
BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL's state test result (46.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL this school | 315 | 91.4% | 46.8% |
| ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 309 | 94.2% | 30.3% |
| PS 83 LUIS MUNOZ RIVERA NEW YORK | 306 | 94.1% | 68.8% |
| BROOKLYN RISE CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 336 | 89.6% | 45.4% |
| PS 250 GEORGE H LINDSAY BROOKLYN | 257 | 87.9% | 34.9% |
| YOUNG VOICES ACADEMY OF THE BRONX BRONX | 363 | 88.2% | 47.3% |
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 BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 46.8% | #1,301 of 2,335 | #89 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,428 of 2,342 ▲ 85 | #107 of 212 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #782 of 2,343 ▲ 69 | #55 of 212 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 315 | #1,893 of 2,585 | #163 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #142 of 2,338 | #11 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 52.1% | #1,142 of 2,388 | #68 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.4% | #351 of 2,534 | #141 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +8.2% | #312 of 606 | #26 of 36 |
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
315
+13 (+4%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 284
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 315 | 36 | 8.8:1 | 91% (288) |
| 2023-24 | 314 | 29.8 | 10.6:1 | 93% (292) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 24 | 12.9:1 | 94% (291) |
| 2020-21 | 302 | 25 | 12.1:1 | 95% (288) |
| 2017-18 | 291 | 26 | 11.2:1 | 91% (265) |
| 2015-16 | 345 | 29 | 11.9:1 | 91% (314) |
| 2010-11 | 284 | 22 | 12.9:1 | 92% (261) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL.
About BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL
As a small elementary school, BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL serves students in BRONX, New York. It had 315 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
Besides BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 runs 46 other schools. The district enrolls 15,705 students.
Federal enrollment data show BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL is 66% Hispanic. Other groups include 17% Black, 13% Asian, and 3% White. The county population is about 55% Hispanic. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 52%.
For every teacher at BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL, there are about 8.8 students; the school has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. There are 288 students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, 91% of enrollment. Public schools in Bronx County average a similar 90%.
Among New York public elementary schools, BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL outscored 55%, which works out to a B on the allk12 Grade.
BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL scores 46.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 41.4%.
The school is in Bronx County, where the median household earns about $48,676 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL shares Bronx County with 471 other public schools.
Less than a tenth of a mile separates BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL from the closest public school, ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
NCES assigns BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment increased from 302 to 315, a 4% rise. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (8.8:1) than in 2020-21 (12.1:1).
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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
Nearby schools
- ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 309
- 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 BRONX LITTLE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL?
BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 315 students in grades PK-05.
Is BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL have?
BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the student diversity at BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL?
Student demographics at BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL are roughly 3% White, 66% Hispanic, 17% Black, 13% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL in?
BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
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