PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL

Located at 335 E 152ND ST, in BRONX, New York, PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL is an average-sized elementary-level community that enrolls 413 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, which oversees 41 schools and 13,625 students, PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. The remainder looks like 21% Black, 3% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL has 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 98% of students at PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.5%.

Around the school, Bronx County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BRONX DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL. On composite proficiency, PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 46.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 38%: 665 students in 2018 compared to 413 in 2025. Class-load math has fell: from 16.2:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.

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