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Enrollment
381
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008605561
PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY
1260 FRANKLIN AVE, BRONX, NY 10456 · (718) 589-3058 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL381 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 46% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
13.1:1
29 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
371 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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 | 61 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 10% |
| Grade 1 | 43 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 52 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 65 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 62 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 60 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 37% smaller than its 5th grade class (60).
Student demographics
49%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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
45.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 45 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 45.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
41.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 41% 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 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY
PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY's state test result (41.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY this school | 381 | 97.4% | 41.1% |
| FAMILY SCHOOL (THE) BRONX | 405 | 96.3% | 57.7% |
| PS 59 COMMUNITY SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY (THE) BRONX | 352 | 98.3% | 19.5% |
| PS 199 SHAKESPEARE SCHOOL (THE) BRONX | 378 | 96.0% | 38.6% |
| PS 277 BRONX | 347 | 97.4% | 48.2% |
| PS 107 BRONX | 419 | 99.3% | 34.9% |
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 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.1% | #1,563 of 2,335 | #111 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,632 of 2,342 ▼ 213 | #126 of 212 ▼ 31 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,237 of 2,343 ▲ 130 | #95 of 212 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 381 | #1,472 of 2,585 | #125 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.1:1 | #1,667 of 2,338 | #134 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.9% | #1,290 of 2,388 | #92 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 97.4% | #66 of 2,534 | #37 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.5% | #205 of 1,757 | #68 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
381
-127 (-25%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 597
Student : Teacher
13.1:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 381 | 29 | 13.1:1 | 97% (371) |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 30.3 | 13.4:1 | 98% (395) |
| 2022-23 | 412 | 31 | 13.3:1 | 96% (396) |
| 2020-21 | 508 | 37 | 13.7:1 | 97% (492) |
| 2017-18 | 582 | 45 | 12.9:1 | 95% (555) |
| 2015-16 | 659 | 44 | 15.0:1 | 96% (631) |
| 2010-11 | 597 | 51 | 11.7:1 | 97% (580) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY.
About PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY
PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY is a medium-sized elementary school located in BRONX, New York. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 381 students in pre-K through 5.
The district for PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY is NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, with 70 schools and 23,786 students.
PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY's enrollment is 65% Hispanic. The remaining shares are 29% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bronx County's population at about 55%. By the diversity index, PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY comes in at 49%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.1:1, with 29 full-time-equivalent teachers. Elementary schools in New York average about 12.8:1, a similar figure. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 97% of enrollment.
PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 46% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.1% and a predicted 39.2%.
Across Bronx County, median household income is about $48,676, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 22%, and roughly 23% of residents are in poverty. PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY is among the 472 public schools in Bronx County.
The closest other public school is MOTT HALL CHARTER SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Local comparison: PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY ranks 6th of 6 nearby schools, at 41.1% versus a 50.2% average.
PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
Federal counts put enrollment at 508 in 2020-21 and 381 in 2024-25, a 25% decrease.
Parents and students can post about school events, clubs, and volunteer needs at PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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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Frequently asked questions
About PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMYWhat is the total enrollment at PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY?
PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY enrolls approximately 381 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY is approximately 13.1:1 (29 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY?
At PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 65% Hispanic, 29% Black, 2% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY?
PS 63 AUTHOR'S ACADEMY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.