Enrollment
278
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008802573
PS 160 WALT DISNEY
4140 HUTCHNSN RVR PKWY E, BRONX, NY 10475 · (718) 822-8402 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL278 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 42% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
9.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
216 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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 | 28 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 40 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 38 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 56 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 35 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (40) is 14% larger than its 5th grade class (35).
Student demographics
52%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · 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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +27.0pp since 2023
Math
55.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +21.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 27 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 21 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 55.0% |
| 2023-24 | 34.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
42.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 160 WALT DISNEY
PS 160 WALT DISNEY's state test result (42.7% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 160 WALT DISNEY this school | 278 | 77.7% | 42.7% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BED STUY 2 BROOKLYN | 271 | 80.4% | 87.8% |
| PS 178 DR SELMAN WAKSMAN BRONX | 334 | 75.7% | 46.3% |
| DISCOVERY CHARTER SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 300 | 82.3% | 58.7% |
| PENINSULA PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL FAR ROCKAWAY | 313 | 74.4% | 85.3% |
| BAYCHESTER ACADEMY BRONX | 339 | 82.9% | 54.8% |
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 160 WALT DISNEY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.7% | #1,492 of 2,335 | #105 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,242 of 2,342 ▲ 611 | #87 of 212 ▲ 66 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #878 of 2,343 ▲ 658 | #60 of 212 ▲ 50 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 278 | #2,110 of 2,585 | #186 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #221 of 2,338 | #18 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 51.8% | #1,153 of 2,388 | #71 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.7% | #838 of 2,534 | #205 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -31.4% | #258 of 1,757 | #83 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
278
-65 (-19%) vs 2020
-38% since 2010-11, when it was 449
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.4:1
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 | 278 | 30 | 9.3:1 | 78% (216) |
| 2023-24 | 299 | 26.8 | 11.1:1 | 78% (234) |
| 2022-23 | 328 | 26.8 | 12.2:1 | 74% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 343 | 33 | 10.4:1 | 71% (242) |
| 2017-18 | 405 | 36 | 11.3:1 | 72% (290) |
| 2015-16 | 422 | 34 | 12.4:1 | 76% (321) |
| 2010-11 | 449 | 38 | 11.8:1 | 55% (249) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 160 WALT DISNEY.
About PS 160 WALT DISNEY
PS 160 WALT DISNEY is an elementary school with a street address in BRONX, New York. The school teaches pre-K through 5 and enrolls 278 students. It has 37% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
Federal data list 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, with 30,138 students enrolled.
More than half of the students at PS 160 WALT DISNEY are Black (62%). The remaining students are 32% Hispanic, 2% White, and 2% Asian. Census figures show Bronx County is about 33% Black. The diversity index for PS 160 WALT DISNEY is 52%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio is 9.3:1. The school has 30 full-time-equivalent teachers. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. In all, 78% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. That rate is below the 90% average among public schools in Bronx County.
PS 160 WALT DISNEY earns a C+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 42% of New York public elementary schools.
In New York, PS 160 WALT DISNEY is in the middle band of BeatsExpectations: 42.7% actual against a predicted 46.4%.
For Bronx County, Census Bureau data show median household income comes to about $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. The county has 472 public schools and about 202,028 students.
EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away, is the closest public school. Within five miles of PS 160 WALT DISNEY, there are at least 8 other public schools. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PS 160 WALT DISNEY ranks 7th of 9 on average proficiency.
For locale, NCES codes PS 160 WALT DISNEY as City: Large.
Federal enrollment counts fell from 343 (2020-21) to 278 (2024-25). Federal data show the ratio falling from 10.4:1 to 9.3:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- PS 89Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS/MS 194Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS 96 RICHARD RODGERSElementary · 880 students
- PS 106 PARKCHESTERElementary · 822 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
- EQUALITY CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 752
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR BETTER LEARNING II0.6 mi · 423
- JHS 144 MICHELANGELO0.6 mi · 388
- PELHAM GARDENS MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 284
- MS 180 DR DANIEL HALE WILLIAMS0.7 mi · 762
- PS 153 HELEN KELLER0.8 mi · 440
Frequently asked questions
About PS 160 WALT DISNEYWhat is the total enrollment at PS 160 WALT DISNEY?
PS 160 WALT DISNEY enrolls approximately 278 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 160 WALT DISNEY serve?
PS 160 WALT DISNEY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 160 WALT DISNEY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 160 WALT DISNEY is approximately 9.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 160 WALT DISNEY?
At PS 160 WALT DISNEY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 32% Hispanic, 62% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is PS 160 WALT DISNEY public or private?
PS 160 WALT DISNEY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.