PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING

PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING is one of the one-room-style primary schools in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, with 133 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING sits 70% leaner than that benchmark.

Across the 83 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 (40,459 students total), PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING shows that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Other groups include 13% Black. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING reports 14 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 97% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.3%; this one delivers 37.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) reports that median household income runs about $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 59 COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (THE), roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, ahead of the local average of 31.1%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 159 LUIS MUMOZ MARIN BILING has shrank 31%, going from 192 students in 2018 to 133 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 12.8:1 in 2018 to 9.8:1 today.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.