Enrollment
331
Elementary
DISTRICT 397 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12·NCES 360009002245
PS 57 CRESCENT
2111 CROTONA AVE, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 367-9446 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL331 STUDENTS
D
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 9% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
11.4:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.0:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
318 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 | 23 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 54 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 49 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 57 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (54) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
48%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
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
29.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 29 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 29.0% |
| 2023-24 | 15.0% | 20.0% |
% 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
23.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-16.5pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 23% 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 57 CRESCENT
PS 57 CRESCENT's state test result (23.1% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 57 CRESCENT this school | 331 | 96.1% | 23.1% |
| PS 3 RAUL JULIA MICRO SOCIETY BRONX | 308 | 96.8% | 41.7% |
| PS 146 ANN M SHORT NEW YORK | 305 | 96.7% | 32.1% |
| PS 188 ISLAND SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 332 | 97.3% | 57.8% |
| PS 59 COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (THE) BRONX | 352 | 98.3% | 19.5% |
| PS 146 EDWARD COLLINS BRONX | 302 | 95.4% | 40.0% |
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 57 CRESCENT ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 23.1% | #2,188 of 2,335 | #201 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 29.0% | #2,110 of 2,342 ▲ 101 | #193 of 212 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,912 of 2,343 ▲ 325 | #173 of 212 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 331 | #1,797 of 2,585 | #158 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.4:1 | #1,017 of 2,338 | #78 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.3% | #1,316 of 2,388 | #96 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.1% | #145 of 2,534 | #72 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -35.1% | #189 of 1,757 | #61 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
331
-139 (-30%) vs 2020
-35% since 2010-11, when it was 507
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.8:1
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 | 331 | 29 | 11.4:1 | 96% (318) |
| 2023-24 | 356 | 32 | 11.1:1 | 95% (339) |
| 2022-23 | 383 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 92% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 470 | 40 | 11.8:1 | 91% (429) |
| 2017-18 | 510 | 43.4 | 11.8:1 | 88% (451) |
| 2015-16 | 575 | 38 | 15.1:1 | 82% (471) |
| 2010-11 | 507 | 40 | 12.7:1 | 74% (376) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 57 CRESCENT.
About PS 57 CRESCENT
PS 57 CRESCENT is a public elementary school run by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in BRONX, New York. The school serves 331 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 25% smaller than that.
In NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12, 47 schools enroll a combined 15,705 students.
Roughly 66% of students at PS 57 CRESCENT are Hispanic. Other groups include 29% Black and 3% multiracial. By comparison, Bronx County residents are about 55% Hispanic. Pick two students at random and there is a 48% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at the school number 29 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.4:1. This ratio sits 1.4 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Roughly 96% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.
The allk12 Grade for PS 57 CRESCENT is D. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 9% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
PS 57 CRESCENT's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (23.1%) and its predicted rate (39.7%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Federal survey data for Bronx County show that the median household income is $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. Bronx County is home to 472 public schools and about 202,028 public school students.
The nearest public school is FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL, at less than a tenth of a mile. Around the school, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On state test proficiency, PS 57 CRESCENT ranks 9th in a group of 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, PS 57 CRESCENT is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Compared with 2020-21, the school had 139 fewer students in 2024-25.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports tryouts, band and choir, and theater. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY V MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 146
- COLIBRI COMMUNITY SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 251
- BRONX STEM AND ARTS ACADEMY (THE)0.2 mi · 147
- PS 3 RAUL JULIA MICRO SOCIETY0.2 mi · 308
- JHS 118 WILLIAM W NILES0.2 mi · 468
- SCHOOL OF SCIENCE AND APPLIED LEARNING (THE)0.2 mi · 360
Frequently asked questions
About PS 57 CRESCENTWhat is the total enrollment at PS 57 CRESCENT?
PS 57 CRESCENT enrolls approximately 331 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 57 CRESCENT serve?
PS 57 CRESCENT serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 57 CRESCENT?
Approximately 11.4:1 students per teacher at PS 57 CRESCENT.
How diverse is PS 57 CRESCENT?
PS 57 CRESCENT reports a student body of 2% White, 66% Hispanic, 29% Black, 1% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 57 CRESCENT?
PS 57 CRESCENT is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #12 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.