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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7·NCES 360008402138
PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL
758 COURTLANDT AVE, BRONX, NY 10451 · (718) 292-3785 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 29% 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
9.2:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
582 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 59 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 1 | 51 | 8% |
| Grade 2 | 48 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 54 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 55 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 45 | 7% |
| Grade 6 | 89 | 15% |
| Grade 7 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 8 | 74 | 12% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (55) is 26% smaller than its 8th grade class (74).
Student demographics
48%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 45% · 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
41.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
40.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.7pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 41 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 40 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 41.0% | 40.0% |
| 2023-24 | 29.0% | 35.3% |
% 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
33.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL
PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL's state test result (33.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL this school | 606 | 96.0% | 33.9% |
| BRONX ACADEMY OF PROMISE CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 601 | 97.3% | 54.5% |
| PS 85 GREAT EXPECTATIONS BRONX | 653 | 96.3% | 32.1% |
| RANDOLPH HOLDER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE) FAR ROCKAWAY | 542 | 96.3% | 28.9% |
| PS 111 JACOB BLACKWELL LONG ISLAND CITY | 554 | 97.3% | 22.3% |
| BRILLA VERITAS CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 569 | 92.4% | 53.8% |
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/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.9% | #1,883 of 2,335 | #153 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 40.0% | #1,842 of 2,342 ▼ 6 | #154 of 212 ▼ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 41.0% | #1,725 of 2,343 ▲ 62 | #149 of 212 ▼ 12 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 606 | #439 of 2,585 | #43 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.2:1 | #207 of 2,338 | #16 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 48.0% | #1,325 of 2,388 | #98 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #147 of 2,534 | #74 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.1% | #510 of 1,757 | #111 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
606
-158 (-21%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 735
Student : Teacher
9.2:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 606 | 66 | 9.2:1 | 96% (582) |
| 2023-24 | 638 | 61.4 | 10.4:1 | 96% (613) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 73.2 | 9.7:1 | 94% (668) |
| 2020-21 | 764 | 71 | 10.8:1 | 97% (738) |
| 2017-18 | 788 | 62 | 12.7:1 | 93% (731) |
| 2015-16 | 763 | 63 | 12.1:1 | 96% (733) |
| 2010-11 | 735 | 59 | 12.5:1 | 90% (661) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL.
About PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL
BRONX, New York, is home to PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL, a mid-sized elementary school. It reports enrollment of 606 students in pre-K through 8. That puts enrollment 37% above the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 includes 41 schools. Together they enroll 13,625 students.
At PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL, 65% of students are Hispanic. The remaining students are 32% Black. Census figures show Bronx County is about 55% Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL scores 48%.
There are 66 full-time-equivalent teachers at PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL, giving a ratio of 9.2:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. A total of 582 students, or 96%, are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New York public elementary schools, PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL outscored 29%, which works out to a C on the allk12 Grade.
After adjusting for student poverty, PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 33.9%; the prediction is 39.7%.
For the population of Bronx County, the median household earns about $48,676 a year, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 22% of adults, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 23%. PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL shares Bronx County with 471 other public schools.
PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL's closest public school neighbor is PS 1 COURTLANDT SCHOOL, about 0.2 miles away. Within five miles of PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL, there are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 33.9% is below the 42.3% average for nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment decreased 21% over 4 years, reaching 606 in 2024-25. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 10.8:1 to 9.2:1.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL?
PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL serve?
PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL?
Approximately 9.2:1 students per teacher at PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL?
At PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 65% Hispanic, 32% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL public or private?
PS/MS 29 MELROSE SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.