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.

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