Enrollment
133
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008704353
PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING
2315 WASHINGTON AVE, BRONX, NY 10458 · (718) 584-6140 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL133 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
9.8:1
14 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
129 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 26 | 20% |
| Grade 2 | 20 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 23 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 22 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (22).
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +32.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 32 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 30.0% |
% 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
37.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING
PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING's state test result (37.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 3 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING this school | 133 | 97.0% | 37.8% |
| PS 170 BRONX | 147 | 92.5% | N/A |
| PS 209 BRONX | 167 | 99.4% | N/A |
| PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER BRONX | 185 | 96.2% | 44.8% |
| PS 18 PARK TERRACE NEW YORK | 179 | 98.3% | 31.5% |
| FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL III BRONX | 163 | 95.1% | 39.1% |
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 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 37.8% | #1,726 of 2,335 | #128 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,719 of 2,342 ▲ 275 | #137 of 212 ▲ 32 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #965 of 2,343 ▲ 907 | #71 of 212 ▲ 86 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 133 | #2,521 of 2,585 | #217 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.0% | #92 of 2,534 | #48 of 220 |
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
133
-18 (-12%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
9.8:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 133 | 13.5 | 9.8:1 | 97% (129) |
| 2023-24 | 139 | 13 | 10.7:1 | 97% (135) |
| 2022-23 | 142 | 12 | 11.8:1 | 89% (127) |
| 2020-21 | 151 | 14 | 10.8:1 | 89% (134) |
| 2017-18 | 192 | 15 | 12.8:1 | 87% (167) |
| 2015-16 | 197 | 17 | 11.6:1 | 74% (145) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 20 | 10.8:1 | 96% (208) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING.
About PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING
A small elementary school in BRONX, New York, PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10. Grades offered run from kindergarten through 5, with 133 students enrolled. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 70% smaller than that.
District-wide, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 has 83 schools and 40,459 students.
The large majority of students at PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING, 86%, are Hispanic. The next largest groups are 13% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 31 points above the 55% share among Bronx County residents. PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 13.5 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 9.8:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 97% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING receives a C+. 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 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING scores 37.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 39.3%.
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 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County, which together enroll about 202,028 students.
PS 59 COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (THE) is the closest public school, about 0.2 miles away in a straight line. PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Among 8 nearby schools that report test results, PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING ranks 2nd on proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING as City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 151 in 2020-21 and 133 in 2024-25, a 12% decrease.
Discussions about PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING may include sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. 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 #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,212 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 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
- PS 59 COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (THE)0.2 mi · 352
- PS 23 NEW CHILDREN'S SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 332
- THEATRE ARTS PRODUCTION COMPANY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 427
- ANGELO PATRI MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 333
- PS 85 GREAT EXPECTATIONS0.2 mi · 653
- PS 2090.3 mi · 167
Frequently asked questions
About PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILINGWhat is the total enrollment at PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING?
PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING enrolls approximately 133 students in grades KG-05.
Is PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many teachers does PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING have?
PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING employs 14 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.8:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING?
Student demographics at PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING are roughly 86% Hispanic, 13% Black.
What district is PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING in?
PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
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