Enrollment
284
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008606393
LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1425 WALTON AVE, BRONX, NY 10452 · (718) 681-8701 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL284 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
25 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
275 students
DISTRICT 96% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
24.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
20.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 24 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 20 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
17.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-21.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 18% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
284
-127 (-31%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 14.7:1
% White
0%
was 0%
% Hispanic
88%
was 91%
% Black
10%
was 8%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
As a small elementary-level community in BRONX, New York, LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL caters to 284 students from grades K through 5, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 36% leaner than typical.
LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 70 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, a district that works with 23,786 students overall.
Looking at the student body, LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic; the rest is composed of 10% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school employs 25 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.4:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 97% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the UNDERPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations residual. Given its student profile, a typical campus would land near 39.4%; this one comes in at 17.8%, -21.6 points off the demographic line.
Zooming out to the county, 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 the poverty rate sits near 23%. LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
The closest other public school is WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE), roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 51.3%.
LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from a city-core location.
Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has contracted 31%, going from 411 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 14.7:1 in 2018 to 11.4:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9
- PS/IS 218 RAFAEL HERNANDEZ DUAL LANGUAGE MAGNET SCHOOLElementary · 807 students
- PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELDElementary · 729 students
- BRONX SCHOOL FOR LAW GOVERNMENT AND JUSTICEHigh · 683 students
- COMPREHENSIVE MODEL SCHOOL PROJECT MS 327High · 670 students
- PS 53 BASHEER QUISIMElementary · 600 students
- PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTSElementary · 576 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)0.0 mi · 304
- FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 428
- FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 423
- ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX MOUNT EDEN0.2 mi · 582
- COMPREHENSIVE MODEL SCHOOL PROJECT MS 3270.2 mi · 670
- MOUNT EDEN CHILDREN'S ACADEMY0.2 mi · 396
Frequently asked questions
About LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 284 students in grades KG-05.
What age range does LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
How diverse is LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 0% White, 88% Hispanic, 10% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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