PS 87

PS 87 is one of the low-enrollment K-5 schools in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, with 307 students on its rolls from grades K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 31% below typical.

PS 87 is one of 62 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, a district that educates 30,138 students overall.

On demographics, PS 87 records that the largest single group is Black at 52%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 6% Native American, 3% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 33% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 14.6:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 87 higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 88% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 87 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 42.6%, the actual is 41.0%, a residual of -1.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) shows that 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 87 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 87 comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 41.4%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 87's enrollment has decreased 48% since 2018, when it stood at 587 (now 307). The Hispanic share of enrollment increased from 18% to 36% over that span. Class-load math has pulled in: from 15.8:1 in 2018 to 14.6:1 in 2025.

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