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If you had an hour of school board time for PS 36 UNIONPORT, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
660
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008502168
PS 36 UNIONPORT
1070 CASTLE HILL AVE, BRONX, NY 10472 · (718) 822-5345 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL660 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
586 students
DISTRICT 90% · 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
54.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 54 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 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
45.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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
660
-99 (-13%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.8:1
% White
7%
was 3%
% Hispanic
48%
was 61%
% Black
10%
was 9%
% Asian
32%
was 24%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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%.
In the discussion threads here, members of the PS 36 UNIONPORT community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 # 8
- HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,087 students
- PS 71 ROSE E SCALAElementary · 1,079 students
- PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRAElementary · 718 students
- PS 152 EVERGREENElementary · 634 students
- PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEYElementary · 598 students
- BRONX STUDIO SCHOOL FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTSHigh · 589 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
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-NYC 120.0 mi · 94
- DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 508
- PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.4 mi · 544
- PS/MS 1940.4 mi · 1,169
- PS 138 SAMUEL RANDALL0.5 mi · 479
- PS 5830.5 mi · 436
Frequently asked questions
About PS 36 UNIONPORTWhat is the total enrollment at PS 36 UNIONPORT?
PS 36 UNIONPORT enrolls approximately 660 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 36 UNIONPORT serve?
PS 36 UNIONPORT serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 36 UNIONPORT?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 36 UNIONPORT is approximately 13.3:1 (50 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 36 UNIONPORT?
PS 36 UNIONPORT reports a student body of 7% White, 48% Hispanic, 10% Black, 32% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PS 36 UNIONPORT in?
PS 36 UNIONPORT is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.