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Enrollment
405
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008606132
FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)
1116 SHERIDAN AVE, BRONX, NY 10456 · (718) 538-3266 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL405 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
11.5:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
390 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 51 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 59 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 69 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 53 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (59) is 11% larger than its 5th grade class (53).
Student demographics
50%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
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 48.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
57.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+18.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 58% 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 FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)
FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (57.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) this school | 405 | 96.3% | 57.7% |
| PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY BRONX | 381 | 97.4% | 41.1% |
| PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) BRONX | 378 | 96.0% | 38.6% |
| PS 107 BRONX | 419 | 99.3% | 34.9% |
| PS 108 ASSEMBLYMAN ANGELO DEL TORO EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX NEW YORK | 367 | 96.2% | 30.8% |
| SHERIDAN ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LEADERS BRONX | 410 | 96.8% | 30.4% |
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 FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.7% | #859 of 2,335 | #54 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #795 of 2,342 ▼ 78 | #58 of 212 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,013 of 2,343 ▼ 69 | #72 of 212 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 405 | #1,330 of 2,585 | #115 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #1,062 of 2,338 | #82 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.6% | #1,251 of 2,388 | #88 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.3% | #130 of 2,534 | #66 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -28.3% | #329 of 1,757 | #91 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
405
-94 (-19%) vs 2020
+4% since 2010-11, when it was 391
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 12.8:1
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 | 405 | 35.2 | 11.5:1 | 96% (390) |
| 2023-24 | 407 | 40.4 | 10.1:1 | 97% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 431 | 35 | 12.3:1 | 94% (404) |
| 2020-21 | 499 | 39 | 12.8:1 | 95% (475) |
| 2017-18 | 565 | 41 | 13.8:1 | 96% (544) |
| 2015-16 | 535 | 43 | 12.4:1 | 92% (490) |
| 2010-11 | 391 | 32 | 12.2:1 | 97% (381) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for FAMILY SCHOOL (THE).
About FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)
FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) is an elementary school in BRONX, New York, according to federal school records. Its enrollment is 405 students, spread over pre-K through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 has 23,786 students in 70 schools, and FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) is one of those schools.
More than half of enrollment at FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) is Hispanic: 66%. The next largest groups are 27% Black, 3% White, and 2% Asian. The school's Hispanic share is 11 points above the 55% share among Bronx County residents. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 50%.
FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) has 35.2 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of about 11.5:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. A common income measure, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, is 96% at FAMILY SCHOOL (THE).
FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 75% of New York public elementary schools.
Schools in New York with a similar free or reduced-price lunch share are predicted to score about 39.6%. FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) scores 57.7%.
In the surrounding county, Bronx County, median household income comes to about $48,676, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. The county has 472 public schools and about 202,028 students.
Measured in a straight line, SHERIDAN ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LEADERS is less than a tenth of a mile from FAMILY SCHOOL (THE). Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 57.7% is above the 41.6% average for nearby schools.
FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) has an NCES locale of City: Large.
The school's student count decreased 19% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. By 2024-25, the school had 11.5 students per teacher, compared with 12.8 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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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Nearby schools
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Frequently asked questions
About FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)How large is FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)?
FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 405 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) serve?
FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) have?
FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.5:1.
What is the student diversity at FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 3% White, 66% Hispanic, 27% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) public or private?
FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.