PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG

PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, caters to 292 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 34% below typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 runs 70 schools in total, collectively educating 23,786 students. PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG lists that 66% of the student body identifies as Hispanic; the rest consists of 32% Black. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG has 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Bronx County's rate of about 90%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.5%, the actual is 29.7%, a residual of -8.8 points.

In the area at large, the surrounding county (Bronx County) shows that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is THEATRE ARTS PRODUCTION COMPANY SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 36.8%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG has declined 39%, going from 476 students in 2018 to 292 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 61% to 66% across the same window.

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