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Enrollment
527
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008702150
PS 32 BELMONT
690 E 183RD ST, BRONX, NY 10458 · (718) 584-3645 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL527 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 10% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
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
10.0:1
53 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
508 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 34 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 80 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 85 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 78 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 95 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (76) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
38%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
36.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
26.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 36 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 26 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 36.0% | 26.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 22.0% |
% 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
23.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-15.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 24% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 32 BELMONT
PS 32 BELMONT's state test result (23.9% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 32 BELMONT this school | 527 | 96.4% | 23.9% |
| PS 161 PEDRO ALBIZU CAMPOS NEW YORK | 527 | 95.1% | 36.4% |
| JAMES WELDON JOHNSON SCHOOL NEW YORK | 516 | 95.5% | 28.6% |
| PS 28 MOUNT HOPE BRONX | 556 | 95.3% | 35.5% |
| PS 205 FIORELLO LAGUARDIA BRONX | 496 | 96.0% | 35.1% |
| SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL CITIZENSHIP BRONX | 557 | 96.2% | 40.3% |
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 32 BELMONT ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.9% | #2,170 of 2,335 | #196 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.0% | #2,166 of 2,342 ▲ 13 | #199 of 212 ▲ 1 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 36.0% | #1,943 of 2,343 ▲ 119 | #174 of 212 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 527 | #702 of 2,585 | #67 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.0:1 | #421 of 2,338 | #29 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.8% | #1,674 of 2,388 | #160 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.4% | #123 of 2,534 | #63 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.3% | #167 of 1,757 | #54 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
527
-138 (-21%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 779
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 527 | 52.9 | 10.0:1 | 96% (508) |
| 2023-24 | 541 | 52.6 | 10.3:1 | 96% (517) |
| 2022-23 | 555 | 51.7 | 10.7:1 | 96% (534) |
| 2020-21 | 665 | 55 | 12.1:1 | 97% (648) |
| 2017-18 | 827 | 65 | 12.7:1 | 99% (817) |
| 2015-16 | 868 | 66 | 13.2:1 | 98% (850) |
| 2010-11 | 779 | 61 | 12.8:1 | 91% (707) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 32 BELMONT.
About PS 32 BELMONT
Located in BRONX, New York, PS 32 BELMONT is a medium-sized elementary school. Its 527 students are spread across pre-K through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 counts 83 schools and 40,459 students, including PS 32 BELMONT.
Hispanic students make up a majority at PS 32 BELMONT, at 77%. Other students are 18% Black and 3% White. That is higher than the 55% Hispanic share among all Bronx County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 38% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
The school has about 10.0 students per teacher and 52.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. This ratio sits 2.9 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Federal records put free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at 96%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 32 BELMONT receives a D. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 23.9%. For its free or reduced-price lunch share, the predicted value is 39.5%.
Among Bronx County residents, the median household income is $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. PS 32 BELMONT is one of 472 public schools in the county.
CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 23.9% average proficiency ranks 7th among 8 nearby schools.
The NCES locale for PS 32 BELMONT is City: Large, which covers schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment dropped 21% from its 2020-21 level of 665. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.1:1 in 2020-21, and 10.0:1 in 2024-25.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss school safety, transportation, and start times at PS 32 BELMONT. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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
- CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 456
- BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE)0.1 mi · 147
- PS 1880.2 mi · 479
- PS 57 CRESCENT0.3 mi · 331
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 146
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENERGY AND TECHNOLOGY0.3 mi · 331
Frequently asked questions
About PS 32 BELMONTHow large is PS 32 BELMONT?
PS 32 BELMONT enrolls approximately 527 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 32 BELMONT serve?
PS 32 BELMONT serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 32 BELMONT?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 32 BELMONT is approximately 10.0:1 (53 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 32 BELMONT?
PS 32 BELMONT reports a student body of 3% White, 77% Hispanic, 18% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 32 BELMONT in?
PS 32 BELMONT is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.