PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY

PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY is a mid-tier elementary school in BRONX, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8. The school serves 509 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8, which oversees 52 schools and 21,621 students, PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 70% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix noticeably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 38 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.4:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 99% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Bronx County runs at roughly 90%, so the school's eligibility rate is above the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 38.7% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate 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 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY is one campus in the mix.

BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY. On composite proficiency, PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY comes 2nd of 9 in the immediate cluster, ahead of the nearby-schools average of 46.5%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Five-year trend. PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY's enrollment has edged down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 626 (now 509).

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.