PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA

PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA is a mid-sized elementary campus in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8. The school caters to 427 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 52 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 (21,621 students total), PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA lists that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (82%). Other groups include 16% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the resource side, The school lists 40 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA tighter than the state norm the norm. About 98% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.1%; this one delivers 33.8%.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Bronx County shows median household income runs about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

MS 302 LUISA DESSUS CRUZ is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA at 6th of 8; the average score across the group is 39.9%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. PS 62 INOCENSIO CASANOVA's enrollment has contracted 39% since 2018, when it stood at 699 (now 427). Over the same period, the Hispanic share increased from 77% to 82%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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