Enrollment
260
Elementary
DISTRICT 262 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5·NCES 360008102462
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE
425 W 123RD ST, NEW YORK, NY 10027 · (212) 666-6400 · New York County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL260 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 9.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
59%
153 students
DISTRICT 88% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 13% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 41 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 40 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 38 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 37 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (37).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
82.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 80.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 74.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
73.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 74% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 53% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE's state test result (73.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE this school | 260 | 58.8% | 73.9% |
| LOCKE SCHOOL OF ARTS AND ENGINEERING (THE) NEW YORK | 327 | 59.9% | 42.2% |
| VIOLET AVENUE SCHOOL POUGHKEEPSIE | 312 | 59.6% | 37.8% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-COBBLE HILL BROOKLYN | 260 | 63.1% | 93.0% |
| HELENDALE ROAD PRIMARY SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 311 | 60.8% | N/A |
| EAGLE POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 279 | 50.2% | 48.7% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In New York County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 73.9% | #286 of 2,335 | #46 of 154 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 80.0% | #344 of 2,342 ▲ 95 | #48 of 151 ▲ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #194 of 2,343 ▲ 94 | #41 of 151 ▲ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 260 | #2,189 of 2,585 | #115 of 158 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.6:1 | #655 of 2,338 | #45 of 122 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 74.6% | #52 of 2,388 | #4 of 133 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.8% | #1,183 of 2,534 | #110 of 155 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.0% | #958 of 1,757 | #90 of 114 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
260
-30 (-10%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 235
Student : Teacher
10.6:1
was 13.8:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 260 | 24.5 | 10.6:1 | 59% (153) |
| 2023-24 | 251 | 23 | 10.9:1 | 58% (146) |
| 2022-23 | 262 | 18.7 | 14.0:1 | 60% (157) |
| 2020-21 | 290 | 21 | 13.8:1 | 66% (192) |
| 2017-18 | 299 | 21 | 14.2:1 | 68% (203) |
| 2015-16 | 233 | 17 | 13.7:1 | 79% (183) |
| 2010-11 | 235 | 21 | 11.2:1 | 82% (192) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE.
About PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE is a public small elementary school in NEW YORK, New York. The school has 260 students in 2024-25 across pre-K through 5. By comparison, elementary schools in New York enroll about 443 students on average.
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE is one school in a 28-school district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5, which enrolls 7,761 students.
About 33% of students at PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE are Hispanic, the largest single group. After that, the student body is 29% Black, 22% White, 8% Asian, and 7% multiracial. Among all residents of New York County, the Hispanic share is about 24%. A diversity index of 75% means there is a 75% chance two randomly chosen students at PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE are from different groups.
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE lists 24.5 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.6 students per teacher. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 59% of the student body. That is 11 points below the 70% average for public schools in New York County.
On the allk12 Grade, PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE lands at A, ahead of 91% of New York public elementary schools.
Test results at PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE are 20.5 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 73.9%, compared with a predicted 53.4%, which ranks in the top 10% in New York.
Census data for New York County show the median household earns about $103,931 a year, roughly 64% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 13%. Public schools in New York County number 358, with about 152,104 students.
COLUMBIA SECONDARY SCHOOL is less than a tenth of a mile away, making it the nearest public school. PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE at 3rd of 9.
NCES assigns PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 30 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. The ratio was 13.8:1 in 2020-21 and 10.6:1 in 2024-25.
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
New York County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
1,629,477
Census ACS
Median income
$103,931
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
64%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
13%
Below federal line
Schools in county
358
152,104 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 125 RALPH BUNCHEHow many students attend PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE?
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE enrolls approximately 260 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE serve?
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE have?
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.6:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE?
Student demographics at PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE are roughly 22% White, 33% Hispanic, 29% Black, 8% Asian, 7% Two or more.
Is PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE public or private?
PS 125 RALPH BUNCHE is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 5.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.