1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 50 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 91 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 112 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 100 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 120 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 98 | 8% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 161 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 172 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 151 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 4 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (91) is 40% smaller than its 8th grade class (151).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 67% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). 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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.8% | 55.3% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 98.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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 →
Schools most like PS 89
PS 89's state test result (54.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 89 this school | 1,169 | 86.9% | 54.0% |
| PS 71 ROSE E SCALA BRONX | 1,079 | 80.6% | 59.5% |
| MAPLE HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 1,064 | 82.0% | 26.5% |
| PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS BRONX | 880 | 90.0% | 73.1% |
| PRESIDENTIAL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL MIDDLETOWN | 1,225 | 77.0% | 33.0% |
| PS 83 DONALD HERTZ BRONX | 1,451 | 85.3% | 56.6% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 89 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,004 of 2,335 | #63 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 55.3% | #1,237 of 2,342 ▼ 1,191 | #86 of 212 ▼ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.8% | #1,123 of 2,343 ▼ 19 | #85 of 212 ▼ 9 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 1,169 | #13 of 2,585 | #2 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,702 of 2,338 | #139 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.6% | #486 of 2,388 | #12 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #540 of 2,534 | #178 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -24.6% | #452 of 1,757 | #108 of 153 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,169
-227 (-16%) vs 2020
-12% since 2010-11, when it was 1,335
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 1,169 | 88 | 13.3:1 | 87% (1,016) |
| 2023-24 | 1,205 | 90.4 | 13.3:1 | 86% (1,041) |
| 2022-23 | 1,211 | 93.1 | 13.0:1 | 82% (997) |
| 2020-21 | 1,396 | 87 | 16.1:1 | 79% (1,096) |
| 2017-18 | 1,550 | 89 | 17.4:1 | 78% (1,209) |
| 2015-16 | 1,482 | 89 | 16.6:1 | 62% (914) |
| 2010-11 | 1,335 | 94 | 14.2:1 | 71% (942) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 89.
About PS 89
PS 89 is a high-enrollment elementary school with its address in BRONX, New York. The school offers pre-K through 8 and enrolls 1,169 students. Across elementary schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 443.
The 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 enroll 30,138 students altogether, PS 89 among them.
The student body at PS 89 is 53% Hispanic. Beyond that, enrollment is 19% White, 17% Black, and 9% Asian. Among Bronx County residents, the Hispanic share is about 55%. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 65%.
The school has 88 full-time-equivalent teachers and a ratio of 13.3 students per teacher. It is about the same as the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school reported 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 43.0% for PS 89. The school posts 54.0%, 10.9 points above the prediction.
The school is in Bronx County, where the median household earns about $48,676 a year, about 22% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 23%. PS 89 shares Bronx County with 471 other public schools.
PS 89 is about 0.2 miles from COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FOR MATH AND SCIENCE, its nearest public school. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. In a group of 9 nearby schools with scores, PS 89 ranks 1st on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, PS 89 is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 1,169 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 1,396. The student-to-teacher ratio dropped from 16.1:1 in 2020-21 to 13.3:1 in 2024-25.
This page collects posts and questions about PS 89, such as athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. 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
Other Ps 89 schools
One other US public school is named Ps 89. PS 89 is the largest of the 2.
- PS 89NEW YORK, NY · 342 students
Nearby schools
- COLLEGIATE INSTITUTE FOR MATH AND SCIENCE0.2 mi · 563
- ASTOR COLLEGIATE ACADEMY0.2 mi · 429
- PELHAM PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.2 mi · 460
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE AND INNOVATION0.2 mi · 372
- BRONXDALE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 393
- PELHAM ACADEMY OF ACADEMICS AND COMMUNITY ENGAGEMENT0.3 mi · 281
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.