PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM

PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM is one of the average-sized elementary campuss in BRONX, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, with 600 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 35% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 70 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 (23,786 students total), PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 72%. Beyond that, the school shows 25% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM lists 56 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 10.7:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM tighter than the state norm the norm. About 96% of enrolled students meet the income threshold 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 53 BASHEER QUISIM performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 39.6%, the actual is 34.9%, a residual of -4.8 points.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Bronx County put the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BRONX WRITING ACADEMY, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 40.6%.

PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM has ticked down 47%, going from 1,142 students in 2018 to 600 in 2025. The Black share of enrollment declined from 30% to 25% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio tightened from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.