PS 5 PORT MORRIS

PS 5 PORT MORRIS operates as a mid-tier elementary school in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7. Current enrollment sits at 630 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 5 PORT MORRIS sits 42% larger than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 comprises 41 schools with combined enrollment of 13,625 students; PS 5 PORT MORRIS is among them.

Demographically, PS 5 PORT MORRIS reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 72% of enrollment. Other groups include 26% Black. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 5 PORT MORRIS has 63 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 5 PORT MORRIS tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 97% of students at PS 5 PORT MORRIS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 5 PORT MORRIS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 34.4%.

In the area at large, census data for Bronx County shows median household income runs about $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. PS 5 PORT MORRIS is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is STOREFRONT ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 5 PORT MORRIS at 7th of 8; the average score across the group is 46.8%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 12%: 719 students in 2018 compared to 630 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 68% to 72% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.6:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 today.

On this page, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.