PS 29 BARDWELL

As a medium-sized elementary school in STATEN ISLAND, New York, PS 29 BARDWELL works with 579 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 31% above typical.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #31, which oversees 74 schools and 56,577 students, PS 29 BARDWELL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PS 29 BARDWELL reports that the most-represented group is White (39%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder consists of 27% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably less White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 60%.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 29 BARDWELL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 56% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Richmond County runs at roughly 67%, so the school's eligibility rate is lower than the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 29 BARDWELL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 54.3% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 63.1%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Richmond County shows median household earnings sit near $98,333, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 9%. Across Richmond County's 88 public schools (combined enrollment of about 62,254 students), PS 29 BARDWELL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RICHARD H HUNGERFORD SCHOOL (THE), roughly 0.7 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PS 29 BARDWELL comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 59.2%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 29 BARDWELL's enrollment has decreased 10% since 2018, when it stood at 642 (now 579). Over the same period, the White share shrank from 49% to 39%. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 13.7:1 today.

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