PS 291

PS 291 operates as a close-knit primary school in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10. Current enrollment sits at 311 students spanning grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 30% leaner than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 83 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 (40,459 students total), PS 291 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, PS 291 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (90%). Beyond that, the school lists 7% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at PS 291 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is higher than Bronx County's rate of about 90%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 291 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 38.6%; this one delivers 47.4%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Bronx County) records that median household income runs about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS 291 is one campus in the mix.

PS 15 INSTITUTE FOR ENVIRONMENTAL LEARNING 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 291. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 291 at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 45.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 291 has declined 51%, going from 635 students in 2018 to 311 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 9.1:1 today.

On the community side, the feed for PS 291 typically covers open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.