PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS

PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS, a big primary school in BRONX, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11, enrolls 880 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 99% above typical.

Across the 62 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 (30,138 students total), PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On demographics, PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS records that 61% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder consists of 20% Black, 15% White.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS has 69 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.8:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 90% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 41.9%; PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS posts 73.1%, +31.2 points above that line.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

Nearest neighbor: BRONX PARK MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.6%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 96 RICHARD RODGERS has edged down 8%, going from 957 students in 2018 to 880 in 2025. The White share of enrollment expanded from 10% to 15% over that span.

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