Enrollment
335
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008502509
PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE)
916 EAGLE AVE, BRONX, NY 10456 · (718) 585-1205 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL335 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
323 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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
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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +19.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 19 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
39.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% 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
335
-300 (-47%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 13.2:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
63%
was 61%
% Black
34%
was 36%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE)
Set in BRONX, New York, PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) is a close-knit K-5 school, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8. It works with 335 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) sits 24% below that benchmark.
PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) is one of 52 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, a district that educates 21,621 students overall.
On the student-mix side, PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) lists that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 34% Black.
On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 39.3%.
In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) reports that 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%. PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
The closest other public school is VIRTUAL INNOVATOR'S ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE). Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) ranks 4th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 40.1%.
PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) operates from an urban location.
Over the past 7-year window. PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE)'s enrollment has shrank 47% since 2018, when it stood at 635 (now 335). The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.2:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.
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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 # 8
- HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,087 students
- PS 71 ROSE E SCALAElementary · 1,079 students
- PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRAElementary · 718 students
- PS 36 UNIONPORTElementary · 660 students
- PS 152 EVERGREENElementary · 634 students
- PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEYElementary · 598 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
- VIRTUAL INNOVATOR'S ACADEMY0.0 mi · 225
- MS 301 PAUL L DUNBAR0.1 mi · 148
- PS 146 EDWARD COLLINS0.1 mi · 302
- NYC CHARTER HS - AECI0.2 mi · 450
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES II0.3 mi · 250
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR ADVANCED MATH AND SCIENCE II0.3 mi · 492
Frequently asked questions
About PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE)How large is PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 335 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) serve?
PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) is approximately 11.6:1 (29 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) reports a student body of 2% White, 63% Hispanic, 34% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 140 EAGLE SCHOOL (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 in Bronx County.
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