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Enrollment
851
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008702361
PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER
3961 HILLMAN AVE, BRONX, NY 10463 · (718) 796-9200 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL851 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 31% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
79 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
801 students
DISTRICT 91% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 83 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 9% |
| Grade 6 | 124 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 109 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 132 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 51% smaller than its 8th grade class (132).
Student demographics
41%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 48% · 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
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
42.8%
NY avg 57.4% . -0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 40.0% | 42.8% |
| 2023-24 | 33.0% | 42.8% |
% 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
35.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.1pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 40% 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 95 SHEILA MENCHER
PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER's state test result (35.3% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER this school | 851 | 94.1% | 35.3% |
| VOICE CHARTER SCHOOL OF NEW YORK LONG ISLAND CITY | 849 | 92.2% | 52.5% |
| PS 214 BRONX | 814 | 96.4% | 35.0% |
| PS/MS 20 PO GEORGE J WERDAN III BRONX | 782 | 94.9% | 29.5% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST-BUSHWICK CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 899 | 91.0% | 61.0% |
| BUSHWICK ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 738 | 92.3% | 60.9% |
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 95 SHEILA MENCHER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.3% | #1,827 of 2,335 | #141 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.8% | #1,747 of 2,342 ▼ 159 | #139 of 212 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,779 of 2,343 ▼ 174 | #161 of 212 ▼ 43 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 851 | #102 of 2,585 | #10 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.8:1 | #747 of 2,338 | #52 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.2% | #1,560 of 2,388 | #144 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 94.1% | #240 of 2,534 | #108 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.0% | #209 of 1,757 | #69 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
851
-178 (-17%) vs 2020
-30% since 2010-11, when it was 1,217
Student : Teacher
10.8:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 851 | 78.7 | 10.8:1 | 94% (801) |
| 2023-24 | 857 | 77.3 | 11.1:1 | 91% (776) |
| 2022-23 | 902 | 78.9 | 11.4:1 | 87% (784) |
| 2020-21 | 1,029 | 78 | 13.2:1 | 85% (872) |
| 2017-18 | 1,289 | 75.8 | 17.0:1 | 81% (1,050) |
| 2015-16 | 1,315 | 88 | 14.9:1 | 71% (929) |
| 2010-11 | 1,217 | 81 | 15.0:1 | 76% (921) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER.
About PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER
PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER is a large elementary school in BRONX, New York. The grade span is kindergarten through 8, and enrollment is 851 students. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 92% bigger than that.
District-wide, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 has 83 schools and 40,459 students.
Hispanic students make up a majority at PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER, at 75%. The remaining shares are 16% Black, 5% Asian, and 2% White. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Bronx County's population at about 55%. Pick two students at random and there is a 41% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Teachers at PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER total 78.7 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 10.8:1. The school has fewer students per teacher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school counts 801 students as eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, or 94%.
PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER is graded C by allk12, scoring above 31% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Based on its free or reduced-price lunch share, the BeatsExpectations model predicts an average proficiency rate on state tests of 40.4% for PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER. The school posts 35.3%, 5.1 points below the prediction.
In Bronx County (population about 1,404,779), the median household income is $48,676, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 23%. There are 472 public schools in Bronx County, enrolling about 202,028 students in all.
The shortest distance from PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER to another public school is less than a tenth of a mile, to AMPARK NEIGHBORHOOD. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER ranks 9th on average proficiency.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
The school enrolled 851 students in 2024-25, 178 fewer than the 1,029 it had in 2020-21. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 13.2:1 to 10.8:1.
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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 #10
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)High · 2,953 students
- RIVERDALE/KINGSBRIDGE ACADEMY (MS/HS 141)High · 1,383 students
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,212 students
- PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTSElementary · 1,091 students
- IN-TECH ACADEMY (MS/HS 368)High · 953 students
- PS 33 TIMOTHY DWIGHTElementary · 789 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
- AMPARK NEIGHBORHOOD0.0 mi · 305
- BRONX COLLABORATIVE HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 423
- WORLD VIEW HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 635
- DEWITT CLINTON HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 1,212
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL OF SCIENCE (THE)0.3 mi · 2,953
- HIGH SCHOOL OF AMERICAN STUDIES AT LEHMAN COLLEGE0.6 mi · 393
Frequently asked questions
About PS 95 SHEILA MENCHERHow many students attend PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER?
PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER enrolls approximately 851 students in grades KG-08.
Is PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER have?
PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER employs 79 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.8:1.
How diverse is PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER?
PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER reports a student body of 2% White, 75% Hispanic, 16% Black, 5% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER?
PS 95 SHEILA MENCHER is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 in Bronx County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.