Enrollment
358
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008602160
PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL
261 E 163RD ST, BRONX, NY 10451 · (718) 681-7214 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL358 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
353 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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
43.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +23.0pp since 2023
Math
39.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 43 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 39 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 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
29.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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
358
-307 (-46%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.4:1
was 13.6:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
74%
was 70%
% Black
23%
was 27%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL
As a tight-knit elementary-level community in BRONX, New York, PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL instructs 358 students from grades K through 5, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 runs 70 schools in total, collectively educating 23,786 students. PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL is one of those campuses.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL logs that 74% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 23% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 99% of students at PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Bronx County (around 90%), the school's rate is somewhat above typical.
With demographic context factored in, PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 38.7%, the actual is 29.7%, a residual of -9.0 points.
In the surrounding community, Bronx County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL is one.
The closest other public school is SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY: A MOTT HALL SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 46.2%.
PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL operates from a metropolitan location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL has fell 46%, going from 665 students in 2018 to 358 in 2025. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.
On allk12, the feed for PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL typically covers fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
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- 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
- SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY ACADEMY: A MOTT HALL SCHOOL0.0 mi · 336
- BRONX EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY FOR TEACHING AND LEARNING0.0 mi · 370
- GRANT AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 353
- BRONX SCHOOL FOR LAW GOVERNMENT AND JUSTICE0.1 mi · 683
- NEW PATHWAYS ACADEMY0.2 mi · 137
- SOUTH BRONX INTERNATIONAL MIDDLE SCHOOL0.2 mi · 142
Frequently asked questions
About PS 35 FRANZ SIEGELHow many students attend PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL?
PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL enrolls approximately 358 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL serve?
PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL is approximately 10.4:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL?
At PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 74% Hispanic, 23% Black, 2% Two or more.
What district is PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL in?
PS 35 FRANZ SIEGEL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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