COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)

As a tight-knit elementary campus in BRONX, New York, COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) works with 251 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. Enrollment runs roughly 43% below the state mean of about 443.

Across the 47 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 (15,705 students total), COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) logs that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. The remainder breaks down as 24% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) logs 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.7%, the actual is 36.3%, a residual of -3.4 points.

Zooming out to the county, Bronx County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) is one.

The closest other public school is SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE), roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.9%.

COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE) operates from a metropolitan location.

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