IS 254

IS 254, a tight-knit 6-8 campus in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, caters to 406 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 24% leaner than the state mean of about 531.

IS 254 is one of 83 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, a district that hosts 40,459 students overall.

On demographics, IS 254 logs that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 80% of enrollment. Other groups include 15% Black, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, IS 254 has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 9.9:1. The state averages about 10.3:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 99% of students at IS 254 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Bronx County (around 90%), the school's rate is north of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, IS 254 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 31.5%.

In the broader community, census data for Bronx County shows median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which IS 254 is one.

FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), IS 254 ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 42.1%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. IS 254's enrollment has fell 14% since 2018, when it stood at 472 (now 406). Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 9.9:1 in 2025.

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