PS 186 WALTER J DAMROSCH SCHOOL

PS 186 WALTER J DAMROSCH SCHOOL is one of the heavily attended primary schools in BRONX, New York, operated by NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, with 681 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 54% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 60 schools in NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75 (27,533 students total), PS 186 WALTER J DAMROSCH SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PS 186 WALTER J DAMROSCH SCHOOL shows that 58% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school lists 33% Black, 4% Asian, 3% White. That composition is broadly in line with Bronx County as a whole.

On the income-and-resources front, The school lists 122 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 5.6:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bronx County) logs that median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 186 WALTER J DAMROSCH SCHOOL is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 134 GEORGE F BRISTOW, around 0.2 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

PS 186 WALTER J DAMROSCH SCHOOL operates from a downtown location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 186 WALTER J DAMROSCH SCHOOL has grew 9%, going from 626 students in 2018 to 681 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment ticked down from 40% to 33% over that span.

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