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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008802553
PS 153 HELEN KELLER
650 BAYCHESTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10475 · (718) 904-5550 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 75% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats 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
13.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
319 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 58 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 76 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (58) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (76).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
73.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +22.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 73 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 73.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
61.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+12.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 →
Schools most like PS 153 HELEN KELLER
PS 153 HELEN KELLER's state test result (61.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 153 HELEN KELLER this school | 440 | 72.5% | 61.1% |
| ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 4 BRONX | 357 | 74.5% | 96.6% |
| ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 3 BRONX | 350 | 71.4% | 84.0% |
| BROOKLYN DREAMS CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 489 | 77.9% | 50.4% |
| EDWARD WILLIAMS SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 398 | 67.8% | 25.1% |
| ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 5 BRONX | 341 | 72.1% | 79.7% |
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 153 HELEN KELLER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.1% | #707 of 2,335 | #46 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #520 of 2,342 ▲ 637 | #42 of 212 ▲ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #422 of 2,343 ▲ 357 | #38 of 212 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 440 | #1,124 of 2,585 | #97 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,805 of 2,338 | #146 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 54.6% | #1,019 of 2,388 | #51 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.5% | #936 of 2,534 | #211 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -32.0% | #243 of 1,757 | #77 of 153 |
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
440
-100 (-19%) vs 2020
-25% since 2010-11, when it was 590
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 440 | 32.1 | 13.7:1 | 73% (319) |
| 2023-24 | 463 | 43.4 | 10.7:1 | 74% (343) |
| 2022-23 | 463 | 36.9 | 12.6:1 | 70% (326) |
| 2020-21 | 540 | 41 | 13.2:1 | 70% (380) |
| 2017-18 | 647 | 44 | 14.7:1 | 65% (422) |
| 2015-16 | 742 | 45 | 16.5:1 | 65% (482) |
| 2010-11 | 590 | 48 | 12.3:1 | 63% (370) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 153 HELEN KELLER.
About PS 153 HELEN KELLER
PS 153 HELEN KELLER is a medium-sized elementary school in BRONX, New York, (ZIP code 10475). The school counts 440 students across pre-K through 5.
PS 153 HELEN KELLER is one of 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, which enrolls 30,138 students in total.
PS 153 HELEN KELLER's enrollment is 62% Black. Enrollment also includes 26% Hispanic and 7% Asian. Among people living in Bronx County, the Black share is about 33%. The chance that two students picked at random at PS 153 HELEN KELLER belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 55%.
PS 153 HELEN KELLER's 32.1 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 13.7:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 73%. Among public schools in Bronx County, the average eligibility rate is 90%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 153 HELEN KELLER receives an A-. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
PS 153 HELEN KELLER's average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.1% is 12.8 points above the 48.3% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Bronx County has these Census figures: median household income is about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. The public schools of Bronx County number 472 and enroll about 202,028.
MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS is located less than a tenth of a mile from PS 153 HELEN KELLER. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. On proficiency, PS 153 HELEN KELLER is ahead of the 52.8% nearby average, ranking 2nd of 7.
PS 153 HELEN KELLER is coded as City: Large in federal locale data.
PS 153 HELEN KELLER saw enrollment fall 19% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Community posts for PS 153 HELEN KELLER can cover science fairs, picture day, and bus routes. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- PS 106 PARKCHESTERElementary · 822 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
- MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS0.1 mi · 762
- BRONX HEALTH SCIENCES HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 337
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,650
- PS 1760.1 mi · 602
- PS 178 DR SELMAN WAKSMAN0.1 mi · 334
- MS 5960.2 mi · 403
Frequently asked questions
About PS 153 HELEN KELLERHow large is PS 153 HELEN KELLER?
PS 153 HELEN KELLER enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 153 HELEN KELLER an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 153 HELEN KELLER is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 153 HELEN KELLER?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 153 HELEN KELLER is approximately 13.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 153 HELEN KELLER?
Student demographics at PS 153 HELEN KELLER are roughly 2% White, 26% Hispanic, 62% Black, 7% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is PS 153 HELEN KELLER public or private?
PS 153 HELEN KELLER is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.