PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE)

PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE) operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. Current enrollment sits at 583 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 32% bigger than typical.

PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE) is one of 62 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, a district that enrolls 30,138 students overall.

On the student-mix side, PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE) shows that the most-represented group is Hispanic (54%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder is composed of 30% Black, 9% White, 5% Asian. Compared to Bronx County overall, the school's racial mix sits in roughly the same range.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE) has 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 11.1:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. An estimated 87% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 46.0%.

Around the school, census data for Bronx County shows median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: BRONX ACADEMY OF HEALTH CAREERS, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE) ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 42.0%.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE) has contracted 39%, going from 958 students in 2018 to 583 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 46% to 30% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 11.1:1 today.

Inside the community feed, the feed for PS 76 BENNINGTON SCHOOL (THE) typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.