Enrollment
211
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7·NCES 360008402556
PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT
333 E 135TH ST, BRONX, NY 10454 · (718) 292-4742 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL211 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 76% 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.
- 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
8.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
206 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 21 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 35 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 22% |
| Grade 3 | 29 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (23) is 18% smaller than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
55%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
71.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 71.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 66.0% |
% 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
58.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% 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 →
Schools most like PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT
PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT's state test result (58.9% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT this school | 211 | 97.6% | 58.9% |
| PS 30 HERNANDEZ/HUGHES NEW YORK | 218 | 98.6% | 42.2% |
| PS 297 ABRAHAM STOCKTON BROOKLYN | 196 | 94.9% | 57.9% |
| PS 129 JOHN H FINLEY NEW YORK | 229 | 97.4% | 32.8% |
| PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST BRONX | 224 | 98.2% | 91.9% |
| PS 34 FRANKLIN D ROOSEVELT NEW YORK | 184 | 99.5% | 29.8% |
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 154 JONATHAN D HYATT ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.9% | #798 of 2,335 | #51 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #763 of 2,342 ▼ 80 | #52 of 212 ▼ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #475 of 2,343 ▲ 417 | #41 of 212 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 211 | #2,358 of 2,585 | #203 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.7:1 | #134 of 2,338 | #10 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.2% | #993 of 2,388 | #46 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.6% | #57 of 2,534 | #32 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -43.0% | #85 of 1,757 | #25 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
211
-93 (-31%) vs 2020
-59% since 2010-11, when it was 516
Student : Teacher
8.7:1
was 10.5:1
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 | 211 | 24.3 | 8.7:1 | 98% (206) |
| 2023-24 | 210 | 21.4 | 9.8:1 | 98% (205) |
| 2022-23 | 223 | 26.4 | 8.4:1 | 98% (218) |
| 2020-21 | 304 | 29 | 10.5:1 | 99% (300) |
| 2017-18 | 370 | 34 | 10.9:1 | 98% (362) |
| 2015-16 | 392 | 33 | 11.9:1 | 96% (376) |
| 2010-11 | 516 | 45 | 11.5:1 | 99% (510) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT.
About PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT
The public elementary school PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT is located in BRONX, New York. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 211 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 has a total of 41 schools and 13,625 students, PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT among them.
By race and ethnicity, PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT is 52% Hispanic. The rest of enrollment is 42% Black and 4% White. The Hispanic share in Bronx County as a whole is similar, at about 55%. PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT has a diversity index of 55%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reports 24.3 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to about 8.7 students per teacher. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. The free or reduced-price lunch share, often used to gauge student poverty, is 98%.
PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 76% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
On the allk12 BeatsExpectations measure, PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT is 19.8 points above the average proficiency rate on state tests predicted for its free or reduced-price lunch share: 58.9% actual, 39.1% predicted. That is outside both the top and bottom 10% in New York.
Census Bureau estimates for Bronx County show that median household income is about $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County, which together enroll about 202,028 students.
Of nearby public schools, SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL II is the closest, at less than a tenth of a mile. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 50.1%, lower than PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT's 58.9%.
For locale, NCES codes PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT as City: Large.
The number of students dropped from 304 to 211 over 4 years. By 2024-25, the school had 8.7 students per teacher, compared with 10.5 in 2020-21.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATTHow large is PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT?
PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT enrolls approximately 211 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT have?
PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT employs 24 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.7:1.
How diverse is PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT?
PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT reports a student body of 4% White, 52% Hispanic, 42% Black.
Who oversees PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT?
PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.