PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE

PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE is one of the average-sized K-5 schools in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, with 441 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 21,621 students. PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment; the rest is composed of 20% Black. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE has 39 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.4:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

With demographic context factored in, PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 24.3%.

Across the wider county, ACS estimates for Bronx County put median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

BRONX ACADEMY FOR MULTI-MEDIA is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 45.5%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. PS 48 JOSEPH R DRAKE's enrollment has ticked down 37% since 2018, when it stood at 696 (now 441). Over the same period, the Black share decreased from 25% to 20%.

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