PS/MS 194

PS/MS 194 is a big elementary campus in BRONX, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11. The school caters to 1,169 students in grades K through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS/MS 194 sits 164% bigger than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #11 runs 62 schools in total, collectively educating 30,138 students. PS/MS 194 is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PS/MS 194 lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (53%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 34% Asian, 6% Black, 4% White. That composition is broadly in line with Bronx County as a whole.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 92 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.8:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 92% of students at PS/MS 194 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS/MS 194 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 41.0%, the actual is 46.7%, a residual of +5.7 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Bronx County) logs that median household earnings sit near $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 23%. PS/MS 194 is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).

The closest other public school is PS 12 LEWIS AND CLARK SCHOOL, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS/MS 194. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS/MS 194 ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 44.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS/MS 194 has declined 12%, going from 1,326 students in 2018 to 1,169 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.8:1 today.

On allk12, the feed for PS/MS 194 typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.