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Enrollment
789
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009002209
PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH
1794 E 172ND ST, BRONX, NY 10472 · (718) 824-0950 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL789 STUDENTS
C-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 17% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- CBeats 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
12.5:1
63 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
755 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 113 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 140 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 136 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 122 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 150 | 19% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (113) is 25% smaller than its 5th grade class (150).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 43% · 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
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
33.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 33 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 33 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 33.0% | 33.0% |
| 2023-24 | 23.0% | 34.0% |
% 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
28.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-11.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 28% 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 47 JOHN RANDOLPH
PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH's state test result (28.5% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH this school | 789 | 95.7% | 28.5% |
| PS 182 SAMANTHA SMITH JAMAICA | 810 | 94.3% | 32.6% |
| PS 94 KINGS COLLEGE SCHOOL BRONX | 748 | 95.9% | 19.4% |
| PS 105 SENATOR ABRAHAM BERNSTEIN BRONX | 659 | 93.9% | 33.7% |
| VOICE CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK LONG ISLAND CITY | 849 | 92.2% | 52.5% |
| PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL JAMAICA | 904 | 92.0% | 45.4% |
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 47 JOHN RANDOLPH ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 28.5% | #2,067 of 2,335 | #183 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #2,032 of 2,342 ▼ 160 | #184 of 212 ▼ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 33.0% | #2,036 of 2,343 ▲ 31 | #182 of 212 ▼ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 789 | #162 of 2,585 | #17 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #1,456 of 2,338 | #119 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.5% | #979 of 2,388 | #43 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.7% | #164 of 2,534 | #82 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.4% | #383 of 1,757 | #98 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
789
-141 (-15%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 1,129
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 12.1:1
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 | 789 | 63 | 12.5:1 | 96% (755) |
| 2023-24 | 831 | 63 | 13.2:1 | 95% (787) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 65 | 12.3:1 | 95% (755) |
| 2020-21 | 930 | 77 | 12.1:1 | 96% (890) |
| 2017-18 | 1,072 | 76.1 | 14.1:1 | 97% (1,038) |
| 2015-16 | 1,152 | 76 | 15.2:1 | 95% (1,098) |
| 2010-11 | 1,129 | 81 | 13.9:1 | 100% (1,126) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH.
About PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH
PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH is a high-enrollment elementary school in BRONX, New York. It teaches 789 students in kindergarten through 5. That is 78% bigger than the average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 is made up of 47 schools with 15,705 students in all.
Federal enrollment data show PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH is 62% Hispanic. Other groups make up 18% Black, 15% Asian, and 2% Native American. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 56, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 63 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1. That is in line with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 96% of the student body.
PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH holds a C- allk12 Grade, placing it above 17% of New York public elementary schools.
PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 28.5% and a predicted 39.8%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Bronx County show that the median household earns about $48,676 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Across Bronx County, 472 public schools serve about 202,028 students.
The closest school to PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH is GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK, located about 0.2 miles away. PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 49.1% on proficiency, and PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH is below that at 28.5%.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 930 to 789, a 15% decline.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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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Frequently asked questions
About PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPHHow large is PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH?
PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH enrolls approximately 789 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH serve?
PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH?
Approximately 12.5:1 students per teacher at PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH?
At PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH, the student body is approximately 1% White, 62% Hispanic, 18% Black, 15% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH?
PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.