Enrollment
251
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009006630
COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)
700 E 179TH ST, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 960-4795 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL251 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 35% 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.
- ·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
10.5:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
241 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 | 29 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 34 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 24 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 20% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (34) is 28% smaller than its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
42%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
29.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 17 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 62.0% |
% 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
36.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)
COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (36.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) this school | 251 | 96.0% | 36.3% |
| PS 58 BRONX | 256 | 97.7% | 28.5% |
| PS 73 BRONX BRONX | 283 | 95.1% | 29.0% |
| PS 120 CARLOS TAPIA BROOKLYN | 289 | 94.8% | 42.0% |
| AMBER CHARTER SCHOOL EAST HARLEM NEW YORK | 288 | 93.4% | 44.8% |
| PS 102 JACQUES CARTIER NEW YORK | 221 | 93.7% | 33.1% |
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 COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.3% | #1,776 of 2,335 | #132 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,637 of 2,342 ▼ 785 | #131 of 212 ▼ 71 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #2,139 of 2,343 ▼ 184 | #197 of 212 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 251 | #2,224 of 2,585 | #196 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.5:1 | #604 of 2,338 | #40 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.0% | #1,529 of 2,388 | #136 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #150 of 2,534 | #77 of 220 |
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
251
+32 (+15%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.5:1
was 10.9:1
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 | 251 | 24 | 10.5:1 | 96% (241) |
| 2023-24 | 250 | 22 | 11.4:1 | 94% (236) |
| 2022-23 | 257 | 19.9 | 12.9:1 | 96% (248) |
| 2020-21 | 219 | 20 | 10.9:1 | 95% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE).
About COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)
COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) is a low-enrollment elementary school for students in BRONX, New York. The school enrolls 251 students, from pre-K through 5. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 has 15,705 students spread across 47 schools.
COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) is 72% Hispanic by enrollment. Smaller groups are 24% Black. County-wide, 55% of Bronx County residents are Hispanic. The school's diversity index is 42%, meaning two students picked at random have a 42% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.5:1, with 24 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Lunch subsidy eligibility at COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) is 96%.
The allk12 Grade for COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) is C+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 35% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) would be expected to post about 39.7%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 36.3%.
In Bronx County (population about 1,404,779), the median household income is $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) is one of 472 public schools in the county.
The next-closest public school is SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE), about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Among its closest neighbors with test data, COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) is 7th of 9 on proficiency.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 15% enrollment rise, from 219 in 2020-21 to 251 in 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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- SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)0.1 mi · 360
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- MS 129 ACADEMY FOR INDEPENDENT LEARNING AND LEADERSHIP0.2 mi · 230
- PS 57 CRESCENT0.2 mi · 331
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Frequently asked questions
About COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)How large is COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)?
COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 251 students in grades PK-05.
Is COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)?
Approximately 10.5:1 students per teacher at COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE).
What is the student diversity at COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 72% Hispanic, 24% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)?
COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) 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.