Enrollment
292
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008602583
PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG
2075 WEBSTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 584-3045 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL292 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
290 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 38% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
292
-184 (-39%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 10.6:1
% White
0%
was 1%
% Hispanic
66%
was 61%
% Black
32%
was 36%
% Asian
0%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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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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
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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
- THEATRE ARTS PRODUCTION COMPANY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 427
- ANGELO PATRI MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 333
- PS 23 NEW CHILDREN'S SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 332
- PS 59 COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (THE)0.3 mi · 352
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 50.3 mi · 329
- ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FOR MATH SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY0.3 mi · 227
Frequently asked questions
About PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERGHow large is PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG?
PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG enrolls approximately 292 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG.
What is the student diversity at PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG?
Student demographics at PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG are roughly 0% White, 66% Hispanic, 32% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG public or private?
PS 163 ARTHUR A SCHOMBERG is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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