PS 175 CITY ISLAND

Set in BRONX, New York, PS 175 CITY ISLAND is a compact K-5 school, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. It caters to 259 students across grades pre-K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 42% below typical.

PS 175 CITY ISLAND is one of 62 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, a district that serves 30,138 students overall.

On demographics, PS 175 CITY ISLAND shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 42%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 35% White, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably less Hispanic than its surroundings.

On the resource side, The school lists 24 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 175 CITY ISLAND tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 58% of students at PS 175 CITY ISLAND qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bronx County (around 90%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 175 CITY ISLAND tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 53.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 58.5%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) records that median household income runs about $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 175 CITY ISLAND is one.

The closest other public school is MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL, roughly 2.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 175 CITY ISLAND. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 175 CITY ISLAND ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 48.7%.

PS 175 CITY ISLAND operates from an urban location.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 175 CITY ISLAND's enrollment has decreased 22% since 2018, when it stood at 333 (now 259). White enrollment moved from 49% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.

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