PS 160 WALT DISNEY

PS 160 WALT DISNEY operates as a small elementary school in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. Current enrollment sits at 278 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 37% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, which oversees 62 schools and 30,138 students, PS 160 WALT DISNEY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PS 160 WALT DISNEY records that the largest single group is Black, at 62% of enrollment. The remainder breaks down as 32% Hispanic, 2% White, 2% Asian. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 33%.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 78% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Bronx County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 160 WALT DISNEY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 46.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 42.7%.

Zooming out to the county, Bronx County reports that median household income runs about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 160 WALT DISNEY is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 160 WALT DISNEY. On composite proficiency, PS 160 WALT DISNEY comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 50.7%.

PS 160 WALT DISNEY operates from an inner-city location.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 31%: 405 students in 2018 compared to 278 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 11.3:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, 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.