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.

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