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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008502264
PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA
660 FOX ST, BRONX, NY 10455 · (718) 585-1617 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 30% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
10.8:1
40 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
417 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 | 68 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 56 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 58 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 60 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 63 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 70 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (56) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (70).
Student demographics
31%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
48.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +18.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +16.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 48 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 18 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 16 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 48.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 30.0% | 27.0% |
% 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
33.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA
PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA's state test result (33.8% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA this school | 427 | 97.7% | 33.8% |
| FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 428 | 96.5% | 44.0% |
| LEXINGTON ACADEMY (THE) NEW YORK | 433 | 97.9% | 27.2% |
| PS 96 JOSEPH LANZETTA NEW YORK | 394 | 97.5% | 19.3% |
| MOUNT EDEN CHILDREN'S ACADEMY BRONX | 396 | 95.5% | 47.9% |
| PS 9 RYER AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 472 | 95.1% | 32.7% |
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 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.8% | #1,886 of 2,335 | #154 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,716 of 2,342 ▲ 369 | #134 of 212 ▲ 46 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,403 of 2,343 ▲ 342 | #110 of 212 ▲ 22 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #1,219 of 2,585 | #106 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #739 of 2,338 | #50 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 30.6% | #1,870 of 2,388 | #186 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.7% | #55 of 2,534 | #30 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.9% | #128 of 1,757 | #43 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
427
-94 (-18%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 706
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
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 | 427 | 39.6 | 10.8:1 | 98% (417) |
| 2023-24 | 440 | 38.4 | 11.4:1 | 97% (425) |
| 2022-23 | 461 | 43.9 | 10.5:1 | 98% (450) |
| 2020-21 | 521 | 44 | 11.8:1 | 97% (506) |
| 2017-18 | 699 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 98% (688) |
| 2015-16 | 786 | 55 | 14.3:1 | 97% (760) |
| 2010-11 | 706 | 60 | 11.8:1 | 88% (624) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA.
About PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA
In BRONX, New York, PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA is a mid-sized elementary school. The school serves pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 427 students.
PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA is part of a district of 52 schools: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, with 21,621 students.
By race and ethnicity, PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA is 82% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 16% Black. Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 31, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 39.6 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has fewer students per teacher. A total of 417 students, or 98%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
On the allk12 Grade, PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA lands at C, ahead of 30% of New York public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA is 39.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.8%.
For the population of Bronx County, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. Across Bronx County, 472 public schools serve about 202,028 students.
PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA's nearest public school is MS 302 LUISA DESSUS CRUZ (about 0.2 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. On average proficiency, PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA is 6th of 8 nearby schools with test data.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment fell from 521 to 427, an 18% drop. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 11.8:1 to 10.8:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about fundraisers, report cards, and school supplies at PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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
- MS 302 LUISA DESSUS CRUZ0.2 mi · 319
- GIRLS PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL OF THE BRONX0.2 mi · 402
- URBAN DOVE TEAM CHARTER SCHOOL II0.2 mi · 285
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVAHow many students attend PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA?
PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA serve?
PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA have?
PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA employs 40 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA?
Student demographics at PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA are roughly 1% White, 82% Hispanic, 16% Black, 0% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA in?
PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
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