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
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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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.
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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
331
-179 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.4:1
was 11.8:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
66%
was 72%
% Black
29%
was 22%
% Asian
1%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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%.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
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.
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