PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE)

Set in BRONX, New York, PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE) is a medium-sized elementary campus, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7. It enrolls 538 students across grades pre-K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 21% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 41 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 (13,625 students total), PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE) shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 30% Black, 3% Asian, 2% White.

On the resource side, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.4:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE) tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 92% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 36.5%.

In the area at large, Bronx County reports that median household earnings sit near $48,676, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is KIPP ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE) ranks 5th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 45.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS/MS 31 WILLIAM LLOYD GARRISON (THE)'s enrollment has decreased 23% since 2018, when it stood at 698 (now 538). Hispanic enrollment moved from 67% to 63% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 10.4:1 in 2025.

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