Enrollment
346
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7·NCES 360008402191
PS 43 JONAS BRONCK
165 BROWN PL, BRONX, NY 10454 · (718) 292-4502 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL346 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 34% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
333 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 65 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 50 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 14% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
36%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
52.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 52 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 20 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 52.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 38.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
36.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% 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 →
Schools most like PS 43 JONAS BRONCK
PS 43 JONAS BRONCK's state test result (36.2% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 43 JONAS BRONCK this school | 346 | 96.2% | 36.2% |
| PS/IS 54 BRONX | 329 | 96.0% | 26.4% |
| PS 140 NATHAN STRAUS NEW YORK | 334 | 95.8% | 27.5% |
| PS 226 BRONX | 310 | 96.5% | 48.5% |
| PS 290 JUAN MOREL CAMPOS BROOKLYN | 374 | 96.8% | 30.4% |
| PS 30 WILTON BRONX | 343 | 98.3% | 24.0% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 43 JONAS BRONCK ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 36.2% | #1,781 of 2,335 | #134 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,352 of 2,342 ▲ 384 | #99 of 212 ▲ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,402 of 2,343 ▲ 423 | #109 of 212 ▲ 35 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 346 | #1,692 of 2,585 | #146 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.6:1 | #1,095 of 2,338 | #84 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.9% | #1,732 of 2,388 | #169 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #131 of 2,534 | #67 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.6% | #348 of 1,757 | #94 of 153 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
346
-3 (-1%) vs 2020
-27% since 2010-11, when it was 477
Student : Teacher
11.6:1
was 10.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 346 | 29.9 | 11.6:1 | 96% (333) |
| 2023-24 | 347 | 27 | 12.8:1 | 97% (337) |
| 2022-23 | 343 | 27.1 | 12.7:1 | 97% (332) |
| 2020-21 | 349 | 32 | 10.9:1 | 98% (342) |
| 2017-18 | 478 | 45 | 10.6:1 | 95% (453) |
| 2015-16 | 497 | 41 | 12.1:1 | 96% (479) |
| 2010-11 | 477 | 40 | 11.9:1 | 87% (413) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 43 JONAS BRONCK.
About PS 43 JONAS BRONCK
PS 43 JONAS BRONCK, a low-enrollment elementary school, is located in BRONX, New York. It educates 346 students in pre-K through 5. The school's enrollment is 22% smaller than the 443 average for elementary schools in New York.
A total of 41 schools make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7, with 13,625 students enrolled.
At 78%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at PS 43 JONAS BRONCK combined. Other students are 18% Black. By comparison, Bronx County residents are about 55% Hispanic. PS 43 JONAS BRONCK has a diversity index of 36%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
A ratio of 11.6:1 comes from the school's 29.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 96% in 2024-25.
PS 43 JONAS BRONCK is graded C by allk12, scoring above 34% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
PS 43 JONAS BRONCK's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (36.2%) and its predicted rate (39.6%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Among Bronx County residents, median household income is about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 472 public schools in Bronx County, with a combined enrollment of about 202,028.
The closest public school to PS 43 JONAS BRONCK is MOTT HAVEN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 46.2% proficiency; PS 43 JONAS BRONCK posts 36.2%.
For locale, NCES codes PS 43 JONAS BRONCK as City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment held near 346, starting from 349.
Posts about school safety, transportation, and start times are welcome on this page. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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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Nearby schools
- MOTT HAVEN ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.0 mi · 442
- CHOICE CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 182
- PS 1790.2 mi · 198
- YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.2 mi · 213
- PS 154 JONATHAN D HYATT0.3 mi · 211
- SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL II0.3 mi · 248
Frequently asked questions
About PS 43 JONAS BRONCKHow large is PS 43 JONAS BRONCK?
PS 43 JONAS BRONCK enrolls approximately 346 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 43 JONAS BRONCK an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 43 JONAS BRONCK is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 43 JONAS BRONCK?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 43 JONAS BRONCK is approximately 11.6:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 43 JONAS BRONCK?
PS 43 JONAS BRONCK reports a student body of 1% White, 78% Hispanic, 18% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 43 JONAS BRONCK?
PS 43 JONAS BRONCK is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.