PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS

Set in BRONX, New York, PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS is a reasonably sized elementary-level community, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. It teaches 576 students across grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% above the state mean of about 443.

PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS is one of 70 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, a district that hosts 23,786 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS logs that 73% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder looks like 23% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 49 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 93% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 40.9%; this one delivers 62.0%, a residual of +21.1 points.

Around the school, census data for Bronx County shows median household income runs about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is IS 232, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count declined 8%: 628 students in 2018 compared to 576 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 27% to 23% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 11.7:1 in 2025.

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