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
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 44% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 19 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 16 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 15 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 21 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 26 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 28 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (19) is 32% smaller than its 8th grade class (28).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 35.0% |
| 2023-24 | 46.0% | 38.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like PS 315 LAB SCHOOL
PS 315 LAB SCHOOL's state test result (40.2% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 315 LAB SCHOOL this school | 202 | 96.5% | 40.2% |
| PS 155 WILLIAM PACA NEW YORK | 192 | 98.4% | 21.9% |
| PS 211 BRONX | 200 | 94.0% | 42.8% |
| PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER BRONX | 185 | 96.2% | 44.8% |
| PS 132 JUAN PABLO DUARTE NEW YORK | 197 | 99.5% | 44.2% |
| YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 213 | 95.8% | 38.2% |
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 315 LAB SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 40.2% | #1,614 of 2,335 | #117 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 35.0% | #1,979 of 2,342 ▼ 224 | #174 of 212 ▼ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,326 of 2,343 ▼ 299 | #106 of 212 ▼ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 202 | #2,378 of 2,585 | #204 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.9:1 | #1,231 of 2,338 | #97 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.7% | #2,008 of 2,388 | #196 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.5% | #109 of 2,534 | #54 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -18.2% | #701 of 1,757 | #127 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
202
-23 (-10%) vs 2020
-7% since 2010-11, when it was 217
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 202 | 17 | 11.9:1 | 97% (195) |
| 2023-24 | 188 | 16.3 | 11.6:1 | 94% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 190 | 16.5 | 11.5:1 | 96% (183) |
| 2020-21 | 225 | 16 | 14.1:1 | 94% (212) |
| 2017-18 | 247 | 15 | 16.4:1 | 98% (241) |
| 2015-16 | 274 | 20 | 13.7:1 | 96% (263) |
| 2010-11 | 217 | 16 | 13.6:1 | 96% (209) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 315 LAB SCHOOL.
About PS 315 LAB SCHOOL
PS 315 LAB SCHOOL is listed by the National Center for Education Statistics as an elementary school in BRONX, New York. Enrollment is 202 students in 2024-25, and the school serves kindergarten through 8. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 54% lower.
PS 315 LAB SCHOOL is one school in an 83-school district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, which enrolls 40,459 students.
Hispanic students make up 86% of enrollment at PS 315 LAB SCHOOL. Smaller groups are 10% Black and 2% White. For comparison, the population of Bronx County is roughly 55% Hispanic. PS 315 LAB SCHOOL's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
Its 17 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 11.9:1. This ratio sits 0.9 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 97%.
The allk12 Grade for PS 315 LAB SCHOOL is C+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 44% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
PS 315 LAB SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.2% and a predicted 39.5%.
Bronx County census figures show that the median household income is $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 472 public schools in Bronx County, enrolling about 202,028 students in all.
The closest public school, PS 360, is about 0.1 miles from PS 315 LAB SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, PS 315 LAB SCHOOL is 5th among 9 schools close by.
Federal data place PS 315 LAB SCHOOL in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 23 fewer students in 2024-25. The number of students per teacher fell from 14.1 to 11.9 over 4 years.
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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
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- 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
- DISCOVERY HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 377
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR TEACHING AND THE PROFESSIONS0.3 mi · 331
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.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.