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Enrollment
1,169
Elementary
DISTRICT 555 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11·NCES 360008802342
PS 89
980 MACE AVE, BRONX, NY 10469 · (718) 653-0835 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,169 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
88 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
1,016 students
DISTRICT 87% · 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
55.8%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.8pp since 2023
Math
55.3%
NY avg 57.4% . -42.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 56 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 55 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 43 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
54.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 54% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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
1,169
-381 (-25%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 17.4:1
% White
19%
was 16%
% Hispanic
53%
was 54%
% Black
17%
was 19%
% Asian
9%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 89
As a sprawling primary school in BRONX, New York, PS 89 caters to 1,169 students from grades pre-K through 8, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 164% bigger than typical.
Across the 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 (30,138 students total), PS 89 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
Looking at the student body, PS 89 lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 53%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 19% White, 17% Black, 9% Asian. That composition is broadly in line with Bronx County as a whole.
On the resource side, On paper, PS 89 has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 87% of students at PS 89 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 89 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.0%, the actual is 54.0%, a residual of +10.9 points.
Across the wider county, the surrounding county (Bronx County) records that median household income runs about $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 89 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
ASTOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 89 ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.6%.
Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.
Looking at the recent track record. PS 89's enrollment has edged down 25% since 2018, when it stood at 1,550 (now 1,169). Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.
Inside the community feed, the feed for PS 89 typically covers enrollment questions, classroom assignments, and PTA news. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 #11
- HARRY S TRUMAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- PS 83 DONALD HERTZElementary · 1,451 students
- PS/MS 194Elementary · 1,169 students
- PS 96 RICHARD RODGERSElementary · 880 students
- PS 106 PARKCHESTERElementary · 822 students
- JHS 127 CASTLE HILL (THE)Middle · 778 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
- ASTOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMY0.2 mi · 429
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION0.2 mi · 372
- BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 393
- COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FOR MATH AND SCIENCE0.2 mi · 563
- PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.2 mi · 460
- BRONX GREEN MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 356
Frequently asked questions
About PS 89How many students attend PS 89?
PS 89 enrolls approximately 1,169 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does PS 89 serve?
PS 89 serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
How many students per teacher at PS 89?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at PS 89.
How diverse is PS 89?
PS 89 reports a student body of 19% White, 53% Hispanic, 17% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 89 public or private?
PS 89 is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.