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Enrollment
814
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009000227
PS 214
1970 W FARMS RD, BRONX, NY 10460 · (718) 589-6728 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL814 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
785 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 | 42 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 67 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 60 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 70 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 135 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 51% smaller than its 8th grade class (135).
Student demographics
38%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
32.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +1.0pp since 2023
Math
27.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -5.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 32 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 32.0% | 27.5% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 33.2% |
% 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
35.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 214
PS 214's state test result (35.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 214 this school | 814 | 96.4% | 35.0% |
| PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER BRONX | 851 | 94.1% | 35.3% |
| PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELD BRONX | 729 | 99.0% | 30.5% |
| FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II BRONX | 858 | 92.8% | 50.5% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST-BUSHWICK CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 899 | 91.0% | 61.0% |
| BUSHWICK ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 738 | 92.3% | 60.9% |
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 214 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,835 of 2,335 | #145 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 27.5% | #2,142 of 2,342 ▼ 237 | #197 of 212 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 32.0% | #2,083 of 2,343 ▼ 328 | #187 of 212 ▼ 57 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 814 | #135 of 2,585 | #13 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #1,251 of 2,338 | #101 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 38.0% | #1,668 of 2,388 | #159 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #118 of 2,534 | #60 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.9% | #434 of 1,757 | #103 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
814
-174 (-18%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 924
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 814 | 68.1 | 12.0:1 | 96% (785) |
| 2023-24 | 838 | 68.8 | 12.2:1 | 95% (797) |
| 2022-23 | 836 | 68.1 | 12.3:1 | 92% (771) |
| 2020-21 | 988 | 75 | 13.2:1 | 92% (912) |
| 2017-18 | 1,084 | 72 | 15.1:1 | 87% (948) |
| 2015-16 | 1,094 | 70 | 15.6:1 | 90% (987) |
| 2010-11 | 924 | 65 | 14.2:1 | 94% (867) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 214.
About PS 214
PS 214 is a large elementary school in BRONX, New York. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 814 students. Elementary schools in New York have about 443 students on average; enrollment here is 84% higher.
PS 214 is one of the 47 schools that make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 (15,705 students in total).
More than half of the students at PS 214 are Hispanic (76%). Beyond that, enrollment is 20% Black and 2% Asian. In Bronx County overall, about 55% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS 214 scores 38%.
A staff of 68.1 full-time-equivalent teachers puts the student-to-teacher ratio at 12.0:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is lower. By family income, 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
PS 214 sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 35.0% and a predicted 39.5%.
The school's county is Bronx County. According to Census Bureau estimates, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Public schools in Bronx County number 472, with about 202,028 students.
EMOLIOR ACADEMY sits less than a tenth of a mile from PS 214. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. PS 214 places 5th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
NCES assigns PS 214 the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count decreased 18% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years. The number of students per teacher dropped from 13.2 to 12.0 over 4 years.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at PS 214. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- EMOLIOR ACADEMY0.0 mi · 388
- VIDA BOGART SCHOOL FOR ALL CHILDREN (THE)0.1 mi · 499
- PS 6 WEST FARMS0.2 mi · 417
- BOLD CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 428
- WINGS ACADEMY0.3 mi · 230
- PS 67 MOHEGAN SCHOOL0.4 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About PS 214How large is PS 214?
PS 214 enrolls approximately 814 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does PS 214 serve?
PS 214 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 214?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 214 is approximately 12.0:1 (68 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 214?
Student demographics at PS 214 are roughly 1% White, 76% Hispanic, 20% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 214 in?
PS 214 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.