Enrollment
198
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7·NCES 360008405118
PS 179
468 E 140TH ST, BRONX, NY 10454 · (718) 292-2237 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL198 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
18 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
179 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 3 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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
198
-131 (-40%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 11.3:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
79%
was 83%
% Black
20%
was 15%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 179
PS 179 is an elementary-level community of cozy scale in BRONX, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, caters to 198 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 179 sits 55% smaller than that benchmark.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, which oversees 41 schools and 13,625 students, PS 179 is one campus in the system.
In terms of who attends, PS 179 records that 79% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 18 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 179 tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 90% of students at PS 179 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 179 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.8%; this one delivers 35.0%.
In the broader community, census data for Bronx County shows 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%. PS 179 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
Nearest neighbor: YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 179 at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.0%.
Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.
Five-year trend. PS 179's enrollment has shrank 40% since 2018, when it stood at 329 (now 198). Black enrollment moved from 15% to 20% across the same window.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 # 7
- HERO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 733 students
- LABORATORY SCHOOL OF FINANCE AND TECHNOLOGY (THE): X223High · 646 students
- PS 5 PORT MORRISElementary · 630 students
- PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOLElementary · 606 students
- SOUTH BRONX PREPARATORY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 603 students
- UNIVERSITY HEIGHTS SECONDARY SCHOOL-BRONX COMMUNITY COLLEGEHigh · 596 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
- YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 213
- CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 182
- ACADEMY OF APPLIED MATHEMATICS AND TECHNOLOGY0.1 mi · 268
- PS/IS 2240.1 mi · 169
- INTERNATIONAL COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 345
- PS 30 WILTON0.1 mi · 343
Frequently asked questions
About PS 179How large is PS 179?
PS 179 enrolls approximately 198 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 179 serve?
PS 179 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 179?
Approximately 10.8:1 students per teacher at PS 179.
How diverse is PS 179?
PS 179 reports a student body of 1% White, 79% Hispanic, 20% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is PS 179 in?
PS 179 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7.
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