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Which teacher or staff member at PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
509
Elementary
DISTRICT 493 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8·NCES 360008502302
PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY
984 FAILE ST, BRONX, NY 10459 · (718) 860-1630 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL509 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
38 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
99%
502 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
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+14.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
509
-117 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.4:1
was 14.2:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
70%
was 70%
% Black
25%
was 25%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About 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.
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
- BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS0.1 mi · 588
- EMBLAZE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 222
- BRONX STUDIO SCHOOL FOR WRITERS AND ARTISTS0.2 mi · 589
- DEMOCRACY PREP ENDURANCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 836
- SCHOOL OF PERFORMING ARTS0.3 mi · 137
- SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 522
Frequently asked questions
About PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERYHow large is PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY?
PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY enrolls approximately 509 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY serve?
PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY?
Approximately 13.4:1 students per teacher at PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY?
At PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY, the student body is approximately 2% White, 70% Hispanic, 25% Black, 1% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY public or private?
PS 75 SCHOOL OF RESEARCH AND DISCOVERY is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 8.
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