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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008602232
PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM
360 E 168TH ST, BRONX, NY 10456 · (718) 681-7276 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% 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
10.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
577 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 95 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 84 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 84 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (84) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (84).
Student demographics
42%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
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +20.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 24.0% | 37.0% |
% 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
34.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-4.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% 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 53 BASHEER QUISIM
PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM's state test result (34.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM this school | 600 | 96.2% | 34.9% |
| PS 5 PORT MORRIS BRONX | 630 | 97.3% | 34.4% |
| PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTS BRONX | 576 | 92.7% | 62.0% |
| PS 85 GREAT EXPECTATIONS BRONX | 653 | 96.3% | 32.1% |
| PS 111 JACOB BLACKWELL LONG ISLAND CITY | 554 | 97.3% | 22.3% |
| PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY BRONX | 509 | 98.6% | 53.3% |
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 53 BASHEER QUISIM ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.9% | #1,840 of 2,335 | #147 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,595 of 2,342 ▲ 186 | #122 of 212 ▲ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,586 of 2,343 ▲ 439 | #136 of 212 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #460 of 2,585 | #48 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #672 of 2,338 | #45 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 42.4% | #1,518 of 2,388 | #133 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.2% | #139 of 2,534 | #70 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.5% | #53 of 1,757 | #15 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
600
-236 (-28%) vs 2020
-55% since 2010-11, when it was 1,330
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 600 | 56.2 | 10.7:1 | 96% (577) |
| 2023-24 | 605 | 46 | 13.2:1 | 97% (588) |
| 2022-23 | 610 | 50.7 | 12.0:1 | 96% (587) |
| 2020-21 | 836 | 54 | 15.5:1 | 93% (781) |
| 2017-18 | 1,142 | 88 | 13.0:1 | 91% (1,043) |
| 2015-16 | 1,270 | 81 | 15.7:1 | 88% (1,113) |
| 2010-11 | 1,330 | 93 | 14.3:1 | 95% (1,269) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM.
About PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM
PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM is the name of a medium-sized elementary school in BRONX, New York. Enrolled students number 600 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 35% higher than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
Federal data list 70 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, with 23,786 students enrolled.
At 72%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM combined. After that, the student body is 25% Black. Among all residents of Bronx County, the Hispanic share is about 55%. The chance that two students picked at random at PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 42%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 10.7:1, with 56.2 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 96% of enrollment.
The allk12 Grade for PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM is C. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 31% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Test results at PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM are 4.8 points below what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (34.9% actual, 39.6% predicted).
Bronx County census figures show that median household income is about $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. A total of 472 public schools operate in Bronx County, serving about 202,028 students.
The nearest public school is JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT, at about 0.1 miles. PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools with test data average 40.6% proficiency; PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM posts 34.9%.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
The student count in 2024-25 was 600, 28% below the 836 of 2020-21. By 2024-25, the school had 10.7 students per teacher, compared with 15.5 in 2020-21.
Conversations here can range across sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
- JHS 22 JORDAN L MOTT0.1 mi · 262
- BRONX WRITING ACADEMY0.1 mi · 184
- PS 132 GARRETT A MORGAN0.3 mi · 353
- SHERIDAN ACADEMY FOR YOUNG LEADERS0.3 mi · 410
- FAMILY SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 405
- PS 88 S SILVERSTEIN LITTLE SPARROW SCHOOL0.3 mi · 83
Frequently asked questions
About PS 53 BASHEER QUISIMHow many students attend PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM?
PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM enrolls approximately 600 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM serve?
PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM is approximately 10.7:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM?
Student demographics at PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM are roughly 1% White, 72% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM public or private?
PS 53 BASHEER QUISIM is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.