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Does PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL have enough mental health and stress support?
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Enrollment
413
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7·NCES 360008402043
PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL
335 E 152ND ST, BRONX, NY 10451 · (718) 299-3700 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL413 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
403 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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
29.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
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
24.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-14.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 25% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
413
-252 (-38%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.2:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
76%
was 75%
% Black
21%
was 23%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 # 7
- HERO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 733 students
- LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X223High · 646 students
- PS 5 PORT MORRISElementary · 630 students
- PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOLElementary · 606 students
- SOUTH BRONX PREPARATORY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 603 students
- UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGEHigh · 596 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
- BRONX DESIGN AND CONSTRUCTION ACADEMY0.1 mi · 223
- ALFRED E SMITH CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 412
- BRONX HAVEN HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 98
- PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 606
- CREO COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 360
- ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL -SOUTH BRONX0.3 mi · 848
Frequently asked questions
About PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOLHow large is PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL?
PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL enrolls approximately 413 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL have?
PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL employs 35 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL are roughly 3% White, 76% Hispanic, 21% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL in?
PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.