Enrollment
200
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009002706
PS 211
1919 PROSPECT AVE, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 901-0436 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL200 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
188 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
61.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +30.0pp since 2023
Math
65.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +28.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 61 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 65 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 30 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 28 points.
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
42.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 43% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
200
-398 (-67%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 13.6:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
81%
was 85%
% Black
17%
was 14%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 211
PS 211 operates as a close-knit primary school in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. Current enrollment sits at 200 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 55% smaller than typical.
Across the 47 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 (15,705 students total), PS 211 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, PS 211 shows that nearly all students (81%) are Hispanic. Other groups include 17% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
Looking at school resources, On paper, PS 211 has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 8.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 94% of students at PS 211 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 211 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 42.8%.
Across the wider county, census data for Bronx County shows median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. PS 211 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
CHILDREN'S AID COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.0 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 211. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 211 at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 50.8%.
The school occupies a metropolitan site.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 67%: 598 students in 2018 compared to 200 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 85% to 81%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 8.8:1 today.
On the community side, the feed for PS 211 typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12
- PS 214Elementary · 814 students
- PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPHElementary · 789 students
- PS 195Elementary · 713 students
- PS 196Elementary · 662 students
- EAST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTUREHigh · 654 students
- MOTT HALL VHigh · 636 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- CHILDREN'S AID COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 601
- PS 44 DAVID C FARRAGUT0.1 mi · 181
- COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 251
- ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX TREMONT PARK0.2 mi · 592
- SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)0.2 mi · 360
- KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY III0.2 mi · 256
Frequently asked questions
About PS 211How large is PS 211?
PS 211 enrolls approximately 200 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 211 serve?
PS 211 serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 211 have?
PS 211 employs 23 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.8:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 211?
Student demographics at PS 211 are roughly 1% White, 81% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian.
What district is PS 211 in?
PS 211 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.