Enrollment
222
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008806559
MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)
4520 MATILDA AVE, BRONX, NY 10470 · (718) 325-4360 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL222 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 35% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
209 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 37 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 34 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 42 | 19% |
| Grade 5 | 39 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (39).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
45.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 45 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 45.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 38.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
37.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 37% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)
MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (37.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) this school | 222 | 94.1% | 37.0% |
| PS 133 FRED R MOORE NEW YORK | 225 | 93.8% | 47.8% |
| PS 202 ERNEST S JENKYNS BROOKLYN | 249 | 92.8% | 29.7% |
| SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL II BRONX | 248 | 91.5% | 90.7% |
| PS 188 MICHAEL E BERDY BROOKLYN | 236 | 96.6% | 31.5% |
| PS 52 JAMAICA | 270 | 94.1% | 28.3% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,754 of 2,335 | #130 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,636 of 2,342 ▲ 113 | #130 of 212 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,538 of 2,343 ▲ 350 | #132 of 212 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 222 | #2,312 of 2,585 | #200 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.9:1 | #802 of 2,338 | #58 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.9% | #674 of 2,388 | #19 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #239 of 2,534 | #107 of 220 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
222
-26 (-10%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.9:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 222 | 20.3 | 10.9:1 | 94% (209) |
| 2023-24 | 243 | 21.6 | 11.3:1 | 96% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 237 | 20.8 | 11.4:1 | 92% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 248 | 18 | 13.8:1 | 91% (226) |
| 2017-18 | 124 | 10 | 12.4:1 | 85% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 42 | 2 | 21.0:1 | 90% (38) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE).
About MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)
MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) is a low-enrollment elementary school. Its address is in BRONX, New York. Enrolled students number 222 students, in kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 is the local district for MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE). It runs 62 schools with 30,138 students.
Black students are the largest group at MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE), with 48% of enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 39% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Asian, and 3% Native American. Among all residents of Bronx County, the Black share is about 33%. The chance that two students picked at random at MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 61%.
Teacher staffing is 20.3 full-time equivalents, or about 10.9 students per teacher. Among elementary schools in New York, the typical ratio is 12.8:1. About 94% of students, or 209, qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) receives a C+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 37.0%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 40.4%.
Census Bureau estimates for Bronx County show that median household income is about $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County, which together enroll about 202,028 students.
The nearest other public school, PS 16 WAKEFIELD, is less than a tenth of a mile away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 47.8%; MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)'s is 37.0%, ranking 7th of 9.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) went from 248 students to 222. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 10.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
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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
- PS 16 WAKEFIELD0.1 mi · 343
- YONKERS MONTESSORI ACADEMY0.6 mi · 1,234
- PS 870.6 mi · 307
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 40.6 mi · 452
- PS 19 JUDITH K WEISS0.7 mi · 679
- PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ0.8 mi · 774
Frequently asked questions
About MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)How large is MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)?
MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 222 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) serve?
MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)?
Approximately 10.9:1 students per teacher at MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE).
How diverse is MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)?
MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) reports a student body of 5% White, 39% Hispanic, 48% Black, 4% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) in?
MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
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