PS 57 CRESCENT

PS 57 CRESCENT is one of the low-enrollment elementary campuss in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, with 331 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 25% leaner than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 runs 47 schools in total, collectively educating 15,705 students. PS 57 CRESCENT is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PS 57 CRESCENT records that Hispanic students make up the majority at 66%; the rest comes out to 29% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix visibly more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, Staff filings list 29 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 57 CRESCENT tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

With demographic context factored in, PS 57 CRESCENT tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 39.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 23.1%.

In the surrounding community, Bronx County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 57 CRESCENT is one.

Nearest neighbor: FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 57 CRESCENT. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 57 CRESCENT at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.0%.

PS 57 CRESCENT operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 57 CRESCENT's enrollment has decreased 35% since 2018, when it stood at 510 (now 331). Over the same period, the Black share climbed from 22% to 29%.

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