PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN

PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN operates as a moderately sized elementary school in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. Current enrollment sits at 406 students spanning grades K through 5.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, which oversees 62 schools and 30,138 students, PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN reports that the largest single group is Black at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 37% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian, 2% Pacific Islander. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 33% Black, so the school skews visibly more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. About 94% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 40.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.3%.

Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bronx County) records that median household earnings sit near $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. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN is one.

The closest other public school is BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 3, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 40.2%.

PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 21 PHILIP H SHERIDAN's enrollment has fell 42% since 2018, when it stood at 701 (now 406). The Black share of enrollment declined from 65% to 51% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 16.3:1 in 2018 to 12.1:1 today.

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