PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS

PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS is one of the mid-tier K-5 schools in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, with 617 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 39% larger than the state mean of about 443.

PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS is one of 83 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10, a district that educates 40,459 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS shows that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. Other groups include 20% Asian, 8% Black, 7% White, 2% multiracial.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 46 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.6:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.9%; this one delivers 39.7%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS is one.

Nearest neighbor: SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - NORWOOD, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 43.8%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 56 NORWOOD HEIGHTS has shrank 13%, going from 710 students in 2018 to 617 in 2025.

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