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Alumni: what's one memory from PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ that still sticks with you?
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Enrollment
774
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008802389
PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ
4125 CARPENTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10466 · (718) 655-0261 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL774 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
728 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +17.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 17 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
50.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
774
-361 (-32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 13.2:1
% White
4%
was 2%
% Hispanic
62%
was 42%
% Black
30%
was 50%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ
As a high-enrollment K-5 school in BRONX, New York, PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ teaches 774 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ sits 75% bigger than that benchmark.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 30,138 students. PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ is one of those campuses.
Looking at the student body, PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. Beyond that, the school records 30% Black, 4% White, 3% Native American.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 62 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 50.4%.
In the surrounding community, census data for Bronx County shows the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 45.2%.
PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ operates from a metropolitan location.
Over the past 7-year window. PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ's enrollment has decreased 32% since 2018, when it stood at 1,135 (now 774). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 50% to 30% over that span.
On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. 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 #11
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- PS 89Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS/MS 194Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS 96 RICHARD RODGERSElementary · 880 students
- PS 106 PARKCHESTERElementary · 822 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 CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 30.3 mi · 512
- PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN0.3 mi · 406
- NEW WORLD HIGH SCHOOL0.6 mi · 287
- BRONXWOOD PREPARATORY ACADEMY (THE)0.6 mi · 407
- ACAD-SCHOLARSHIP & ENTREPRENEURSHIP0.6 mi · 437
- PS 19 JUDITH K WEISS0.6 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZWhat is the total enrollment at PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ?
PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ enrolls approximately 774 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ is approximately 12.4:1 (62 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ?
At PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ, the student body is approximately 4% White, 62% Hispanic, 30% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ public or private?
PS 103 HECTOR FONTANEZ is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.