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What's the biggest difference between PS 32 BELMONT and what you expected?
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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
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
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
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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
527
-300 (-36%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 12.7:1
% White
3%
was 2%
% Hispanic
77%
was 74%
% Black
18%
was 22%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 32 BELMONT
As a moderately sized elementary-level community in BRONX, New York, PS 32 BELMONT caters to 527 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, which oversees 83 schools and 40,459 students, PS 32 BELMONT is one campus in the system.
Looking at the student body, PS 32 BELMONT reports that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Beyond that, the school logs 18% Black, 3% White. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
On the resource side, PS 32 BELMONT shows 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 32 BELMONT tighter than the state norm the norm. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
After controlling for student poverty, PS 32 BELMONT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.9%.
In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) reports that median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. PS 32 BELMONT is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
CARDINAL MCCLOSKEY COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 32 BELMONT comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 39.1%.
PS 32 BELMONT operates from a downtown location.
Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 36%: 827 students in 2018 compared to 527 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 22% to 18% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 12.7:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for PS 32 BELMONT typically covers school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 146
- PS 57 CRESCENT0.3 mi · 331
- CROTONA INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 354
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.