PS 277

PS 277 operates as a close-knit elementary school in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7. Current enrollment sits at 347 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 22% smaller than the state mean of about 443.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 comprises 41 schools with combined enrollment of 13,625 students; PS 277 is among them.

Looking at the student body, PS 277 records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 62% of enrollment; the rest breaks down as 32% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 277 has 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 97% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 277 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 48.2%.

Zooming out to the county, Bronx County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 277 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is HOSTOS-LINCOLN ACADEMY OF SCIENCE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 277. On composite proficiency, PS 277 comes 5th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 63.0%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 277's enrollment has ticked down 28% since 2018, when it stood at 484 (now 347). Over the same period, the Hispanic share contracted from 74% to 62%. Class-load math has loosened: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 15.1:1 in 2025.

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