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Enrollment
438
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009002491
PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW
1330 BRISTOW ST, BRONX, NY 10459 · (718) 328-3351 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL438 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
429 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
26.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 26 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 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
23.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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
438
-211 (-33%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.1:1
was 16.0:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
60%
was 54%
% Black
35%
was 40%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW
As a middle-of-the-pack elementary school in BRONX, New York, PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW works with 438 students from grades pre-K through 5, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, which oversees 47 schools and 15,705 students, PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 60% of enrollment. The remainder consists of 35% Black.
Looking at school resources, On paper, PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW has 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 98% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.5%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) records that median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW is one.
PS 186 WALTER J DAMROSCH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 46.4%.
The campus sits in a high-density setting.
Over the past 7-year window. PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW's enrollment has fell 33% since 2018, when it stood at 649 (now 438). Hispanic enrollment moved from 54% to 60% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, members of the PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 #12
- PS 214Elementary · 814 students
- PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPHElementary · 789 students
- PS 195Elementary · 713 students
- PS 196Elementary · 662 students
- EAST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTUREHigh · 654 students
- MOTT HALL VHigh · 636 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
- PS 186 WALTER J DAMROSCH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 681
- METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 172
- ESMT-IS 1900.3 mi · 226
- PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER0.3 mi · 185
- NYC AUTISM CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX0.4 mi · 33
- URBAN SCHOLARS COMMUNITY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 294
Frequently asked questions
About PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOWHow many students attend PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW?
PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW enrolls approximately 438 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW is approximately 11.1:1 (40 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW?
At PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW, the student body is approximately 2% White, 60% Hispanic, 35% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW in?
PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.