MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)

Set in BRONX, New York, MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) is a compact elementary campus, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. It teaches 222 students across grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 50% below the state mean of about 443.

Across the 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 (30,138 students total), MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) records that 48% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school shows 39% Hispanic, 5% White, 4% Asian, 3% Native American. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 20 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 94% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 37.0%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) is one.

The closest other public school is PS 16 WAKEFIELD, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE). Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) ranks 7th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 47.8%.

MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) has rose 79%, going from 124 students in 2018 to 222 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 34% to 39% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.4:1 in 2018 to 10.9:1 in 2025.

On the community side, the feed for MATILDA AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.