PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE)

PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) operates as a mid-tier elementary campus in NEW YORK, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3. Current enrollment sits at 490 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 44 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 3 (19,478 students total), PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 47%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 29% White, 19% Black, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. By comparison, New York County as a whole is about 24% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.1%; this one delivers 37.0%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for New York County indicate median household income runs about $103,931, 64% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 13%. Across New York County's 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is EDWARD A REYNOLDS WEST SIDE HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE). Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 52.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 145 BLOOMINGDALE SCHOOL (THE) has climbed 29%, going from 381 students in 2018 to 490 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share climbed from 10% to 29%. The student-to-teacher ratio grew from 10.6:1 in 2018 to 13.6:1 today.

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