IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL

IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL is a tight-knit middle-grades school in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. The school teaches 248 students in grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 53% smaller than typical.

Across the 70 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 (23,786 students total), IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 64%. The remainder comes out to 33% Black, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 7.0:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 10.3:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 99% of students at IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bronx County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 38.2%.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Bronx County put the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

KAPPA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, IS 219 NEW VENTURE SCHOOL comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 54.4%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 30%: 353 students in 2018 compared to 248 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment fell from 39% to 33% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 today.

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