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Enrollment
822
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008802397
PS 106 PARKCHESTER
1514 OLMSTEAD AVE, BRONX, NY 10462 · (718) 892-1006 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL822 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
720 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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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
822
-271 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 15.8:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
28%
was 34%
% Black
22%
was 26%
% Asian
46%
was 34%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 106 PARKCHESTER
As a heavily attended elementary-level community in BRONX, New York, PS 106 PARKCHESTER serves 822 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. Enrollment runs roughly 86% above the state mean of about 443.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, which oversees 62 schools and 30,138 students, PS 106 PARKCHESTER is one campus in the system.
On demographics, PS 106 PARKCHESTER lists that the largest single group is Asian at 46%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 28% Hispanic, 22% Black. That is noticeably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 4%.
On the resource side, PS 106 PARKCHESTER shows 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.4:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 88% of students at PS 106 PARKCHESTER qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, PS 106 PARKCHESTER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.8%; this one delivers 45.2%.
In the broader community, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household income runs about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 106 PARKCHESTER is one.
Nearest neighbor: JHS 127 CASTLE HILL (THE), around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 106 PARKCHESTER ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.3%.
PS 106 PARKCHESTER operates from an urban location.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 106 PARKCHESTER has fell 25%, going from 1,093 students in 2018 to 822 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment edged up from 34% to 46% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 12.4:1 in 2025.
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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
- JHS 127 CASTLE HILL (THE)Middle · 778 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
- JHS 127 CASTLE HILL (THE)0.1 mi · 778
- LINDEN TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 300
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE0.3 mi · 790
- PS/MS 1940.5 mi · 1,169
- ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 20.6 mi · 342
- PS/MS 498 VAN NEST ACADEMY0.6 mi · 603
Frequently asked questions
About PS 106 PARKCHESTERHow large is PS 106 PARKCHESTER?
PS 106 PARKCHESTER enrolls approximately 822 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 106 PARKCHESTER serve?
PS 106 PARKCHESTER serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PS 106 PARKCHESTER have?
PS 106 PARKCHESTER employs 66 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.4:1.
How diverse is PS 106 PARKCHESTER?
PS 106 PARKCHESTER reports a student body of 2% White, 28% Hispanic, 22% Black, 46% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 106 PARKCHESTER?
PS 106 PARKCHESTER is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.