PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER

PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER is a big elementary campus in BRONX, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10. The school teaches 851 students in grades K through 8. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 92% above typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 40,459 students. PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER records that 75% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder is composed of 16% Black, 5% Asian, 2% White. By comparison, Bronx County as a whole is about 55% Hispanic, so the school skews meaningfully more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 79 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 94% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 40.4%; this one delivers 35.3%.

Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household earnings sit near $48,676, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER is one.

Nearest neighbor: AMPARK NEIGHBORHOOD, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.3%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 34%: 1,289 students in 2018 compared to 851 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share grew from 70% to 75%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 17.0:1 in 2018 to 10.8:1 in 2025.

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