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How has PS 195 changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
713
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009003353
PS 195
1250 WARD AVE, BRONX, NY 10472 · (718) 861-4461 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL713 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
649 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 52 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 124 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 99 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 128 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 120 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 117 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 38% smaller than its 5th grade class (117).
Student demographics
28%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
29.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 29 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 34 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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 29.0% | 34.0% |
| 2023-24 | 10.0% | 19.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-20.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 21% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 42% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 195
PS 195's state test result (20.8% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 195 this school | 713 | 91.0% | 20.8% |
| BUSHWICK ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 738 | 92.3% | 60.9% |
| PS 108 SAL ABBRACCIAMENTO BROOKLYN | 649 | 89.2% | 70.1% |
| KIPP NYC WASHINGTON HEIGHTS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 790 | 93.3% | 56.3% |
| OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAY SHORE | 678 | 88.8% | 25.7% |
| PS 196 BRONX | 662 | 95.3% | 28.4% |
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 195 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.8% | #2,225 of 2,335 | #204 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 34.0% | #2,009 of 2,342 ▲ 212 | #180 of 212 ▲ 26 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #2,138 of 2,343 ▲ 169 | #196 of 212 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 713 | #254 of 2,585 | #26 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #1,453 of 2,338 | #118 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 27.9% | #1,929 of 2,388 | #191 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.0% | #365 of 2,534 | #144 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.9% | #405 of 1,757 | #100 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
713
-64 (-8%) vs 2020
-9% since 2010-11, when it was 781
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.9:1
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 | 713 | 57 | 12.5:1 | 91% (649) |
| 2023-24 | 762 | 58 | 13.1:1 | 92% (702) |
| 2022-23 | 726 | 54.4 | 13.4:1 | 87% (635) |
| 2020-21 | 777 | 56 | 13.9:1 | 92% (714) |
| 2017-18 | 962 | 61 | 15.8:1 | 93% (899) |
| 2015-16 | 999 | 63 | 15.9:1 | 82% (821) |
| 2010-11 | 781 | 49 | 15.9:1 | 91% (714) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 195.
About PS 195
PS 195 is an elementary school in BRONX, New York, reachable at (718) 861-4461. It offers pre-K through 5 and has 713 students enrolled. It has 61% more students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
The 47 schools of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, including PS 195, enroll 15,705 students.
At PS 195, 84% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 11% Black, 2% Asian, and 2% Native American. Census figures show Bronx County is about 55% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS 195 scores 28%.
The school had 57 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 12.5:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 12.8:1. The eligibility rate for free or reduced-price meals is 91%. That is in line with the 90% average for public schools in Bronx County.
On allk12's BeatsExpectations measure, PS 195 is among the bottom 10% of schools in New York. Predicted: 41.5%. Actual: 20.8%.
Bronx County is the school's county. There, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. PS 195 shares Bronx County with 471 other public schools.
PS 195 is less than a tenth of a mile from PS 196, its nearest public school. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Its average proficiency rate of 20.8% is below the 41.7% average for nearby schools.
PS 195 has an NCES locale of City: Large.
Over the 4 years from 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell 8%. The ratio was 13.9:1 in 2020-21 and 12.5:1 in 2024-25.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at PS 195. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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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- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
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- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- PS 1960.0 mi · 662
- CINEMA SCHOOL (THE)0.1 mi · 309
- MOTT HALL V0.1 mi · 636
- HIGH SCHOOL OF WORLD CULTURES0.1 mi · 381
- METROPOLITAN SOUNDVIEW HIGH SCHOOL (THE)0.1 mi · 356
- PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL AT MONROE0.1 mi · 339
Frequently asked questions
About PS 195How many students attend PS 195?
PS 195 enrolls approximately 713 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 195 an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 195 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 195 have?
PS 195 employs 57 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
How diverse is PS 195?
PS 195 reports a student body of 1% White, 84% Hispanic, 11% Black, 2% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 195?
PS 195 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.