IS 339

IS 339 is one of the micro-enrollment 6-8 campuss in BRONX, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, with 169 students on its rolls from grades 6 through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 68% smaller than the state mean of about 531.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, which oversees 70 schools and 23,786 students, IS 339 is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IS 339 reports that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%. Other groups include 21% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

On the income-and-resources front, IS 339 reports 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 6.5:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 10.3:1, putting IS 339 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 95% of students at IS 339 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, IS 339 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. IS 339 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

IS 313 SCHOOL OF LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENT is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, IS 339 comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.4%.

IS 339 operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 67%: 505 students in 2018 compared to 169 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 69% to 78% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 10.3:1 in 2018 to 6.5:1 today.

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