PS 360

PS 360 is a cozy elementary campus in BRONX, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10. The school works with 278 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 37% leaner than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 40,459 students. PS 360 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PS 360 logs that nearly all students (88%) are Hispanic. The remainder looks like 8% Black, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.3:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 360 tighter than the state norm the norm. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

With demographic context factored in, PS 360 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.5%; this one delivers 29.1%.

In the surrounding community, Bronx County reports that median household income runs about $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 360 is one.

Nearest neighbor: NEW SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND JOURNALISM (THE), around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 360 ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 360's enrollment has shrank 43% since 2018, when it stood at 486 (now 278). Hispanic enrollment moved from 84% to 88% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 10.3:1 in 2025.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.