Enrollment
329
Elementary
DISTRICT 471 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10·NCES 360008703783
PS/IS 54
2703 WEBSTER AVE, BRONX, NY 10458 · (718) 584-4203 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL329 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.3:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
316 students
DISTRICT 91% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
28.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 28 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 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
26.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 26% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
329
-154 (-32%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
12.7:1
was 14.2:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
77%
was 73%
% Black
19%
was 23%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS/IS 54
As an intimate K-5 school in BRONX, New York, PS/IS 54 hosts 329 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10. Enrollment runs roughly 26% smaller than the state mean of about 443.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 runs 83 schools in total, collectively educating 40,459 students. PS/IS 54 is one of those campuses.
In terms of who attends, PS/IS 54 shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 77%; the rest consists of 19% Black. The wider county runs roughly 55% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.
On the resource side, The school lists 26 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 12.7:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 96% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS/IS 54 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.7%; this one delivers 26.4%.
Around the school, community-level numbers for Bronx County indicate median household income runs about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. In all, Bronx County runs 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), of which PS/IS 54 is one.
Nearest neighbor: PS 46 EDGAR ALLAN POE, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS/IS 54. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS/IS 54 at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 41.3%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Trend over the last 7 years. PS/IS 54's enrollment has edged down 32% since 2018, when it stood at 483 (now 329). Black enrollment moved from 23% to 19% across the same window. Class-load math has fell: from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.
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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 95 SHEILA MENCHERElementary · 851 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
- PS 46 EDGAR ALLAN POE0.2 mi · 609
- JONAS BRONCK ACADEMY0.3 mi · 392
- FORDHAM LEADERSHIP ACADEMY0.4 mi · 369
- BRONX HIGH SCHOOL FOR LAW AND COMMUNITY SERVICE0.4 mi · 367
- WEST BRONX ACADEMY FOR THE FUTURE0.4 mi · 575
- FORDHAM HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE ARTS0.4 mi · 351
Frequently asked questions
About PS/IS 54How many students attend PS/IS 54?
PS/IS 54 enrolls approximately 329 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS/IS 54 serve?
PS/IS 54 serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS/IS 54 have?
PS/IS 54 employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.7:1.
How diverse is PS/IS 54?
PS/IS 54 reports a student body of 1% White, 77% Hispanic, 19% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Who oversees PS/IS 54?
PS/IS 54 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10 in Bronx County.
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