Enrollment
202
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008702939
PS 315 LAB SCHOOL
2865 CLAFLIN AVE, BRONX, NY 10468 · (929) 237-7750 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL202 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
17 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
195 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
50.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +4.0pp since 2023
Math
35.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 35 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 4 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
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
40.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
202
-45 (-18%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.4:1
% White
2%
was 0%
% Hispanic
86%
was 84%
% Black
10%
was 13%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 315 LAB SCHOOL
PS 315 LAB SCHOOL is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in BRONX, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, with 202 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. That puts it 54% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.
PS 315 LAB SCHOOL is one of 83 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, a district that caters to 40,459 students overall.
On demographics, PS 315 LAB SCHOOL records that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (86%). Beyond that, the school records 10% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
Looking at school resources, On paper, PS 315 LAB SCHOOL has 17 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 97% of students at PS 315 LAB SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 315 LAB SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 40.2%.
In the broader community, Bronx County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. PS 315 LAB SCHOOL is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
The closest other public school is PS 360, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 315 LAB SCHOOL comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 50.1%.
The school occupies a downtown site.
Five-year trend. PS 315 LAB SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 18% since 2018, when it stood at 247 (now 202). Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.4:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.
On this page, the feed for PS 315 LAB SCHOOL typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. 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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,212 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- PS 3600.1 mi · 278
- MARIE CURIE HIGH SCHOOL-NURSING0.2 mi · 263
- NEW SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND JOURNALISM (THE)0.2 mi · 555
- HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE0.3 mi · 393
- CELIA CRUZ BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF MUSIC (THE)0.3 mi · 407
- DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 377
Frequently asked questions
About PS 315 LAB SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PS 315 LAB SCHOOL?
PS 315 LAB SCHOOL enrolls approximately 202 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does PS 315 LAB SCHOOL serve?
PS 315 LAB SCHOOL serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 315 LAB SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 315 LAB SCHOOL is approximately 11.9:1 (17 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 315 LAB SCHOOL?
At PS 315 LAB SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 86% Hispanic, 10% Black, 1% Asian.
Is PS 315 LAB SCHOOL public or private?
PS 315 LAB SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
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