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Enrollment
378
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008604459
PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)
1449 SHAKESPEARE AVE, BRONX, NY 10452 · (718) 681-7172 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL378 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
11.7:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
363 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 58 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 45 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 59 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 60 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 66 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (45) is 32% smaller than its 5th grade class (66).
Student demographics
49%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
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 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 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
38.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 39% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)
PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (38.6% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) this school | 378 | 96.0% | 38.6% |
| PS 306 BRONX | 379 | 96.6% | 33.0% |
| PS 108 ASSEMBLYMAN ANGELO DEL TORO EDUCATIONAL COMPLEX NEW YORK | 367 | 96.2% | 30.8% |
| PS 11 HIGHBRIDGE BRONX | 386 | 94.0% | 25.6% |
| FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) BRONX | 405 | 96.3% | 57.7% |
| PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY BRONX | 381 | 97.4% | 41.1% |
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 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.6% | #1,690 of 2,335 | #123 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,511 of 2,342 ▲ 189 | #116 of 212 ▲ 8 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,359 of 2,343 ▲ 386 | #107 of 212 ▲ 27 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 378 | #1,492 of 2,585 | #128 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.7:1 | #1,146 of 2,338 | #90 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.6% | #1,303 of 2,388 | #94 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #148 of 2,534 | #75 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -49.8% | #38 of 1,757 | #12 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
378
-216 (-36%) vs 2020
-49% since 2010-11, when it was 741
Student : Teacher
11.7:1
was 12.4:1
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 | 378 | 32.3 | 11.7:1 | 96% (363) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 37.9 | 11.0:1 | 96% (399) |
| 2022-23 | 484 | 42.5 | 11.4:1 | 96% (464) |
| 2020-21 | 594 | 48 | 12.4:1 | 98% (581) |
| 2017-18 | 753 | 51 | 14.8:1 | 97% (733) |
| 2015-16 | 822 | 51 | 16.1:1 | 96% (789) |
| 2010-11 | 741 | 50 | 14.8:1 | 100% (738) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE).
About PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)
PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) is a public medium-sized elementary school in BRONX, New York. A total of 378 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5.
The district for PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) is NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, with 70 schools and 23,786 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE), at 67%. Next come 25% Black, 4% Native American, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 55% Hispanic among all Bronx County residents. PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)'s diversity index is 49%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school reported 32.3 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 11.7:1. That is 1.1 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 96%.
PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) would score about 39.7%. It scores 38.6%, 1.1 points below that figure.
According to the American Community Survey, in Bronx County, the median household income is $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) is one of 472 public schools in the county.
ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX MOUNT EDEN is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles away. Within five miles of PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE), there are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 8 nearby schools with scores, PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) ranks 8th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)'s location as City: Large.
Enrollment declined 36% from its 2020-21 level of 594.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE). Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)What is the total enrollment at PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 378 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) serve?
PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) is approximately 11.7:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)?
At PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE), the student body is approximately 1% White, 67% Hispanic, 25% Black, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.