PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR

PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR is one of the mid-tier primary schools in NEW YORK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2, with 605 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% larger than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 119 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 2 (54,599 students total), PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR records that the largest single group is White, at 67% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Asian, 9% Hispanic, 7% multiracial, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 48% White, putting the school's mix considerably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 15.5:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 14% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, New York County runs at roughly 70%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 69.8% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.9%.

Zooming out to the county, New York County reports that the typical household earns roughly $103,931 per year, about 64% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 13%. In all, New York County runs 358 public schools (combined enrollment of about 152,104 students), of which PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR is one.

The closest other public school is YORKVILLE EAST MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 79.5%.

PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 158 BAYARD TAYLOR's enrollment has declined 23% since 2018, when it stood at 787 (now 605). Over the same period, the White share fell from 72% to 67%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.1:1 in 2018 to 15.5:1 today.

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