Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009006261
PS 536
1827 ARCHER ST, BRONX, NY 10460 · (718) 931-4270 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
95%
251 students
DISTRICT 95% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 46 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 47 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 14% |
This year's kindergarten class (43) is 19% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
60%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
47.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
61.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +22.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 47 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 61 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 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 22 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 47.0% | 61.0% |
| 2023-24 | 31.0% | 39.0% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% 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 536
PS 536's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 536 this school | 265 | 94.7% | 41.9% |
| LINDEN TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 300 | 91.7% | 34.5% |
| ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 309 | 94.2% | 30.3% |
| PS 151 MARY D CARTER WOODSIDE | 334 | 90.4% | 49.7% |
| PS 1 ALFRED E SMITH NEW YORK | 200 | 90.5% | 41.4% |
| BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL BRONX | 315 | 91.4% | 46.8% |
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 536 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,531 of 2,335 | #108 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #1,029 of 2,342 ▲ 667 | #73 of 212 ▲ 54 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 47.0% | #1,450 of 2,343 ▲ 252 | #121 of 212 ▲ 8 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #2,166 of 2,585 | #191 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,690 of 2,338 | #137 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 60.0% | #706 of 2,388 | #22 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.7% | #207 of 2,534 | #98 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.4% | #132 of 1,757 | #46 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
265
-86 (-25%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.5:1
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 | 265 | 20 | 13.3:1 | 95% (251) |
| 2023-24 | 272 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 94% (256) |
| 2022-23 | 271 | 21 | 12.9:1 | 94% (256) |
| 2020-21 | 351 | 28 | 12.5:1 | 91% (320) |
| 2017-18 | 430 | 26 | 16.5:1 | 94% (405) |
| 2015-16 | 437 | 29 | 15.1:1 | 87% (379) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 536.
About PS 536
PS 536 is a low-enrollment elementary school in BRONX, New York, one of the schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12. There are 265 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. The school is 40% below the average for elementary schools in New York.
The 47 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 enroll 15,705 students altogether, PS 536 among them.
At PS 536, 57% of students are Hispanic. After that, the student body is 21% Asian and 18% Black. Census estimates put Bronx County at about 55% Hispanic, close to the school's figure. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 60%.
PS 536 has 20 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is close to this figure. At PS 536, 95% of students qualify for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 40.2% at PS 536; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 41.9%.
Census data for Bronx County show median household income comes to about $48,676, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. The county has 472 public schools and about 202,028 students.
Among nearby public schools, ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is closest at less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. On state test proficiency, PS 536 ranks 6th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
Under the NCES locale system, PS 536 is City: Large.
From 351 students in 2020-21, enrollment fell to 265 by 2024-25.
People who know PS 536 can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. 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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Nearby schools
- ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 309
- BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 315
- PS 47 JOHN RANDOLPH0.4 mi · 789
- STEAM BRIDGE SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 271
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE0.5 mi · 790
- WINGS ACADEMY0.5 mi · 230
Frequently asked questions
About PS 536How many students attend PS 536?
PS 536 enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 536 serve?
PS 536 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 536?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at PS 536.
How diverse is PS 536?
PS 536 reports a student body of 2% White, 57% Hispanic, 18% Black, 21% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 536?
PS 536 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in Bronx County.
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