Enrollment
224
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008605191
PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST
1701 FULTON AVE, BRONX, NY 10457 · (718) 583-6655 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL224 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
21 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
98%
220 students
DISTRICT 96% · 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
98.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
94.9%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 98 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 95 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
91.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
38.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+53.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 92% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 39% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 53 points, placing it in New York's top 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
224
-353 (-61%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 12.3:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
58%
was 42%
% Black
41%
was 55%
% Asian
0%
was 0%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST
PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST operates as an intimate K-5 school in BRONX, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. Current enrollment sits at 224 students spanning grades pre-K through 8. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST sits 49% leaner than that benchmark.
PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST is one of 70 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, a district that teaches 23,786 students overall.
Looking at the student body, PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 58% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school records 41% Black. That composition is broadly in line with Bronx County as a whole.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 21 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.7:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 98% of students at PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 38.9%; this one delivers 91.9%, a residual of +53.0 points.
In the broader community, census data for Bronx County shows the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, about 22% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 23% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Bronx County's 472 public schools (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students), PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST is one campus in the mix.
The closest other public school is ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 6, roughly 0.0 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 45.1%.
PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST operates from a city-core location.
Over the past 7-year window. PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST's enrollment has ticked down 61% since 2018, when it stood at 577 (now 224). Hispanic enrollment moved from 42% to 58% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.3:1 in 2018 to 10.7:1 in 2025.
Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST community share and discuss pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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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Nearby schools
- ICAHN CHARTER SCHOOL 60.0 mi · 299
- BRONX PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 860
- VALIDUS PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.2 mi · 282
- MOTT HALL BRONX HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 315
- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR APPLIED MATH AND SCIENCE (THE)0.2 mi · 530
- EAGLE ACADEMY FOR YOUNG MEN0.3 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WESTHow many students attend PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST?
PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST enrolls approximately 224 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST serve?
PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST?
Approximately 10.7:1 students per teacher at PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST.
How diverse is PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST?
PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST reports a student body of 1% White, 58% Hispanic, 41% Black, 0% Two or more.
Is PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST public or private?
PS/MS 4 CROTONA PARK WEST is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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