PS 36 UNIONPORT

Located at 1070 CASTLE HILL AVE, in BRONX, New York, PS 36 UNIONPORT is an average-sized elementary campus that educates 660 students (grades pre-K through 5), overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8. Enrollment runs roughly 49% larger than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 52 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 (21,621 students total), PS 36 UNIONPORT accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PS 36 UNIONPORT lists that 48% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 32% Asian, 10% Black, 7% White, 2% Native American.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. About 89% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 36 UNIONPORT sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.3%; this one delivers 45.2%.

Around the school, Bronx County reports that the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. PS 36 UNIONPORT is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 12, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PS 36 UNIONPORT comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 52.3%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 36 UNIONPORT has declined 13%, going from 759 students in 2018 to 660 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share ticked down from 61% to 48%.

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