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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 30 | 15% |
| Kindergarten | 47 | 24% |
| Grade 1 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 19 | 10% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 32 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (47) is 47% larger than its 5th grade class (32).
Student demographics
32%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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 61.0% | 65.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like PS 211
PS 211's state test result (42.8% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 211 this school | 200 | 94.0% | 42.8% |
| YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 213 | 95.8% | 38.2% |
| PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER BRONX | 185 | 96.2% | 44.8% |
| PS 396 BRONX | 217 | 93.1% | 35.8% |
| PS 179 BRONX | 198 | 90.4% | 35.0% |
| PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA BROOKLYN | 185 | 96.8% | 24.1% |
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 211 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #1,487 of 2,335 | #104 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 65.0% | #873 of 2,342 ▲ 895 | #63 of 212 ▲ 77 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #879 of 2,343 ▲ 809 | #61 of 212 ▲ 65 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 200 | #2,387 of 2,585 | #205 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 8.8:1 | #154 of 2,338 | #13 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 31.6% | #1,845 of 2,388 | #184 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.0% | #251 of 2,534 | #113 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -66.6% | #3 of 1,757 | #1 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
200
-261 (-57%) vs 2020
-71% since 2010-11, when it was 681
Student : Teacher
8.8:1
was 10.0:1
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 | 200 | 22.7 | 8.8:1 | 94% (188) |
| 2023-24 | 183 | 20 | 9.2:1 | 93% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 203 | 27.9 | 7.3:1 | 94% (190) |
| 2020-21 | 461 | 46 | 10.0:1 | 94% (435) |
| 2017-18 | 598 | 44 | 13.6:1 | 92% (553) |
| 2015-16 | 633 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 95% (603) |
| 2010-11 | 681 | 56 | 12.2:1 | 97% (661) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 211.
About PS 211
PS 211 is a public elementary school in BRONX, New York. The latest federal count shows 200 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 55% lower.
PS 211 is a school in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. The district has 47 schools and 15,705 students.
Most students at PS 211 are Hispanic: 81% of enrollment. Enrollment also includes 17% Black. The school's Hispanic share is 26 points above the 55% share among Bronx County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at PS 211 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 32%.
PS 211 operates with 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 8.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. About 94% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.4% at PS 211; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 42.8%.
In Bronx County (population about 1,404,779), median household income is about $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and about 23% of people live in poverty. A total of 472 public schools operate in Bronx County, serving about 202,028 students.
The nearest other public school, CHILDREN'S AID COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, is less than a tenth of a mile away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS 211. On state test proficiency, PS 211 ranks 7th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
The school's locale code, City: Large, means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The 2020-21 count was 461 students and the 2024-25 count was 200. A difference that large may reflect a change in which grades the school serves. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio fell from 10.0:1 to 8.8:1.
The PS 211 community page is open for posts about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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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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.