Enrollment
304
Elementary
DISTRICT 389 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9·NCES 360008606392
WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)
1425 WALTON AVE, BRONX, NY 10452 · (718) 293-5970 · Bronx County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL304 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
296 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
40.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
50.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 40 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 50 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 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
35.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-3.4pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 36% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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
304
-215 (-41%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
10.0:1
was 13.0:1
% White
2%
was 2%
% Hispanic
78%
was 78%
% Black
17%
was 18%
% Asian
1%
was 1%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)
WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) operates as a compact elementary-level community in BRONX, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9. Current enrollment sits at 304 students spanning grades K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) sits 31% leaner than that benchmark.
WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) is one of 70 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, a district that hosts 23,786 students overall.
On demographics, WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 78% of enrollment; the rest consists of 17% Black, 2% White. That is visibly more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 55%.
On the resource side, Staff filings list 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 10.0:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 97% of students at WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.
On a demographically-adjusted basis, WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 39.2%; this one delivers 35.8%.
Around the school, ACS estimates for Bronx County put the typical household earns roughly $48,676 per year, roughly 22% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 23%. WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) is one of 472 public schools in Bronx County (combined enrollment of about 202,028 students).
Nearest neighbor: LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) ranks 8th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 49.6%.
The campus sits in a downtown setting.
Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 41%: 519 students in 2018 compared to 304 in 2025. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.0:1 in 2018 to 10.0:1 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 # 9
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- PS 70 MAX SCHOENFELDElementary · 729 students
- BRONX SCHOOL FOR LAW GOVERNMENT AND JUSTICEHigh · 683 students
- COMPREHENSIVE MODEL SCHOOL PROJECT MS 327High · 670 students
- PS 53 BASHEER QUISIMElementary · 600 students
- PS 204 MORRIS HEIGHTSElementary · 576 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
- LUCERO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.0 mi · 284
- FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 428
- FAMILY LIFE ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOLS HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 423
- ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX MOUNT EDEN0.2 mi · 582
- MOUNT EDEN CHILDREN'S ACADEMY0.2 mi · 396
- COMPREHENSIVE MODEL SCHOOL PROJECT MS 3270.2 mi · 670
Frequently asked questions
About WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)What is the total enrollment at WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)?
WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 304 students in grades KG-05.
Is WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) an elementary, middle, or high school?
WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)?
Approximately 10.0:1 students per teacher at WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE).
How diverse is WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE)?
WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) reports a student body of 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 17% Black, 1% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) in?
WALTON AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9.
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