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Enrollment
436
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008506614
PS 583
1028 WHITE PLAINS RD, BRONX, NY 10472 · (929) 348-4960 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL436 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 65% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
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
14.7:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
383 students
DISTRICT 90% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 51 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 62 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 67 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (60) is 9% larger than its 5th grade class (55).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 53% · 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
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +25.0pp since 2023
Math
67.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 67 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 25 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 67.0% |
| 2023-24 | 39.0% | 53.0% |
% 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
53.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 583
PS 583's state test result (53.1% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 583 this school | 436 | 87.8% | 53.1% |
| PS 164 CAESAR RODNEY BROOKLYN | 491 | 89.8% | 71.1% |
| QUEENS SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE (THE) JAMAICA | 590 | 89.3% | 51.2% |
| SCHOOL OF CREATIVITY AND INNOVATION (THE) BROOKLYN | 315 | 86.7% | 59.5% |
| PS 65 RAYMOND YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) OZONE PARK | 378 | 84.7% | 49.4% |
| PS 2 MEYER LONDON NEW YORK | 332 | 95.8% | 61.4% |
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 583 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.1% | #1,040 of 2,335 | #67 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #794 of 2,342 ▲ 363 | #57 of 212 ▲ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #747 of 2,343 ▲ 556 | #51 of 212 ▲ 39 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 436 | #1,147 of 2,585 | #101 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #1,987 of 2,338 | #160 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 62.5% | #584 of 2,388 | #16 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 87.8% | #504 of 2,534 | #169 of 220 |
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
436
+112 (+35%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 17.1:1
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 | 436 | 29.7 | 14.7:1 | 88% (383) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 28.7 | 15.4:1 | 84% (373) |
| 2022-23 | 416 | 28 | 14.9:1 | 85% (354) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 19 | 17.1:1 | 83% (268) |
| 2017-18 | 100 | 6 | 16.7:1 | 87% (87) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 583.
About PS 583
PS 583 is one of the public schools in BRONX, New York. It is a medium-sized elementary school. It educates 436 students in pre-K through 5.
The NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 system has 52 schools and 21,621 students.
The most common group at PS 583 is Asian students, at 44%. After that, the student body is 42% Hispanic, 7% Black, 4% White, and 3% Native American. Among all residents of Bronx County, the Asian share is about 4%. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
PS 583 operates with 29.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 14.7:1. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 14.7:1 here. PS 583 reports 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Bronx County average 90%.
The allk12 Grade for PS 583 is B+. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 65% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 583 is 42.7%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 53.1%.
PS 583 is located in Bronx County, where the median household income is $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Besides PS 583, Bronx County has 471 other public schools.
The closest public school, DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE), is about 0.2 miles from PS 583. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, PS 583 places 3rd out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal data show a 35% enrollment gain, from 324 in 2020-21 to 436 in 2024-25. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 14.7:1, from 17.1:1.
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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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8
- HERBERT H LEHMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,087 students
- PS 71 ROSE E SCALAElementary · 1,079 students
- PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRAElementary · 718 students
- PS 36 UNIONPORTElementary · 660 students
- PS 152 EVERGREENElementary · 634 students
- PS 72 DR WILLIAM DORNEYElementary · 598 students
Other schools in BRONX
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- KIPP BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL IIICombined · 2,390 students
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- ATMOSPHERE ACADEMY PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHigh · 1,481 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
Nearby schools
- DR EMMETT W BASSETT SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 508
- PUGSLEY PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.2 mi · 544
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX 40.3 mi · 590
- SOUNDVIEW ACADEMY FOR CULTURE AND SCHOLARSHIP0.3 mi · 240
- JHS 131 ALBERT EINSTEIN0.3 mi · 322
- GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK0.3 mi · 94
Frequently asked questions
About PS 583How large is PS 583?
PS 583 enrolls approximately 436 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 583 an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 583 is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 583?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 583 is approximately 14.7:1 (30 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 583?
PS 583 reports a student body of 4% White, 42% Hispanic, 7% Black, 44% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 583 in?
PS 583 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.