Enrollment
259
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008802613
PS 175 CITY ISLAND
200 CITY ISLAND AVE, BRONX, NY 10464 · (718) 885-1093 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL259 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest 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
10.7:1
24 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
150 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 | 17 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 25 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 17 | 7% |
| Grade 4 | 26 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 32 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (26) is 7% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
68%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
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 58.7% |
% 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
58.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 59% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 175 CITY ISLAND
PS 175 CITY ISLAND's state test result (58.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 175 CITY ISLAND this school | 259 | 57.9% | 58.5% |
| CHAMBERS SCHOOL KINGSTON | 306 | 53.6% | 31.7% |
| CHILDREN'S WORKSHOP SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 277 | 51.6% | 56.5% |
| PS 295 BROOKLYN | 209 | 56.5% | 60.9% |
| WINGDALE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL WINGDALE | 255 | 57.3% | N/A |
| PS 212 MIDTOWN WEST NEW YORK | 308 | 50.6% | 59.1% |
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 175 CITY ISLAND ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 58.5% | #811 of 2,335 | #52 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #764 of 2,342 ▲ 212 | #53 of 212 ▲ 13 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #924 of 2,343 ▼ 227 | #67 of 212 ▼ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 259 | #2,195 of 2,585 | #193 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #709 of 2,338 | #48 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.3% | #304 of 2,388 | #3 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #1,203 of 2,534 | #218 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.2% | #536 of 1,757 | #117 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
259
-29 (-10%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 360
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 259 | 24.1 | 10.7:1 | 58% (150) |
| 2023-24 | 255 | 21 | 12.1:1 | 56% (144) |
| 2022-23 | 239 | 20.6 | 11.6:1 | 59% (142) |
| 2020-21 | 288 | 24 | 12.0:1 | 50% (145) |
| 2017-18 | 333 | 22 | 15.1:1 | 52% (172) |
| 2015-16 | 326 | 18 | 18.1:1 | 37% (121) |
| 2010-11 | 360 | 22 | 16.4:1 | 40% (145) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 175 CITY ISLAND.
About PS 175 CITY ISLAND
As a low-enrollment elementary school, PS 175 CITY ISLAND serves students in BRONX, New York. It enrolled 259 students in pre-K through 8 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 42% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 has 62 schools; together they serve 30,138 students.
PS 175 CITY ISLAND has no majority group; Hispanic students are the largest, at 42%. Smaller groups are 35% White, 9% Black, 8% Asian, and 3% multiracial. County-wide, 55% of Bronx County residents are Hispanic. PS 175 CITY ISLAND's diversity index is 68%, against a US figure of 70%.
The teaching staff at PS 175 CITY ISLAND is 24.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the ratio is 10.7:1. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The percentage of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch is 58%. That is lower than the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
PS 175 CITY ISLAND is graded B+ by allk12, scoring above 67% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
PS 175 CITY ISLAND's average proficiency rate on state tests of 58.5% is 4.8 points above the 53.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Within Bronx County, the median household income is $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides PS 175 CITY ISLAND, Bronx County has 471 other public schools.
The next-closest public school is MOTT HALL COMMUNITY SCHOOL, about 2.1 miles away. PS 175 CITY ISLAND is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 48.7% on proficiency, and PS 175 CITY ISLAND is above that at 58.5%.
The federal government classifies PS 175 CITY ISLAND's location as City: Large.
Enrollment has fallen by 29 students since 2020-21, to 259. The number of students per teacher fell from 12.0 to 10.7 over 4 years.
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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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Frequently asked questions
About PS 175 CITY ISLANDHow large is PS 175 CITY ISLAND?
PS 175 CITY ISLAND enrolls approximately 259 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does PS 175 CITY ISLAND serve?
PS 175 CITY ISLAND serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PS 175 CITY ISLAND?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at PS 175 CITY ISLAND.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 175 CITY ISLAND?
At PS 175 CITY ISLAND, the student body is approximately 35% White, 42% Hispanic, 9% Black, 8% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PS 175 CITY ISLAND in?
PS 175 CITY ISLAND is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
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