PS 73 BRONX

As a tight-knit primary school in BRONX, New York, PS 73 BRONX works with 283 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. That puts it 36% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9 comprises 70 schools with combined enrollment of 23,786 students; PS 73 BRONX is among them.

In terms of who attends, PS 73 BRONX reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 76% of enrollment. Other groups include 23% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 73 BRONX higher than the state norm the norm. About 95% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

With demographic context factored in, PS 73 BRONX sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.0%; this one delivers 29.0%.

In the surrounding 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%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 73 BRONX is one.

PS 114 LUIS LLORENS TORRES SCHOOL 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 73 BRONX at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 43.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Five-year trend. PS 73 BRONX's enrollment has shrank 60% since 2018, when it stood at 705 (now 283). The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.8:1 today.

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