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Enrollment
459
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008502285
PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL
560 THERIOT AVE, BRONX, NY 10473 · (718) 378-4736 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL459 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
89%
410 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
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% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp 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 42 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 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
34.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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
459
-150 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 14.2:1
% White
2%
was 1%
% Hispanic
71%
was 80%
% Black
18%
was 15%
% Asian
3%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL
PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL is a K-5 school of moderately sized scale in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, caters to 459 students in grades pre-K through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8 runs 52 schools in total, collectively educating 21,621 students. PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL is one of those campuses.
Demographically, PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL records that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 71% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 18% Black, 4% Pacific Islander, 3% Asian, 2% White. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.
Looking at school resources, On paper, PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL has 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 89% of students at PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 42.1%; this one delivers 34.1%.
In the broader community, census data for Bronx County shows 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%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: GRAND CONCOURSE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 40.6%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Over the past 7-year window. PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL's enrollment has contracted 25% since 2018, when it stood at 609 (now 459). Hispanic enrollment moved from 80% to 71% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 in 2025.
On the community side, posts here usually surface around classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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
- GRAND CONCOURSE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.1 mi · 698
- PS 1820.2 mi · 399
- WOMEN'S ACADEMY OF EXCELLENCE0.3 mi · 168
- BRONX MATHEMATICS PREPARATORY SCHOOL (THE)0.3 mi · 190
- ARCHIMEDES ACAD-MATH SCI TECH0.3 mi · 468
- PS 100 ISAAC CLASON0.4 mi · 412
Frequently asked questions
About PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOLHow large is PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL?
PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL enrolls approximately 459 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL have?
PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL employs 36 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL?
Student demographics at PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL are roughly 2% White, 71% Hispanic, 18% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL public or private?
PS 69 JOURNEY PREP SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.