Enrollment
213
Elementary
DISTRICT 340 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7·NCES 360008406041
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
468 E 140TH ST, BRONX, NY 10454 · (718) 292-7391 · Bronx County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL213 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
11.0:1
19 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 10.4:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
204 students
DISTRICT 95% · 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 58 | 27% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 22 | 10% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 31 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 30 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (30).
Student demographics
36%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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
42.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
53.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 42 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 53 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 42.0% | 53.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 47.0% |
% 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
38.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-1.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 38% 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 YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (38.2% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 213 | 95.8% | 38.2% |
| PS 211 BRONX | 200 | 94.0% | 42.8% |
| PS 396 BRONX | 217 | 93.1% | 35.8% |
| PS 61 FRANCISCO OLLER BRONX | 185 | 96.2% | 44.8% |
| PS 75 MAYDA CORTIELLA BROOKLYN | 185 | 96.8% | 24.1% |
| PS 179 BRONX | 198 | 90.4% | 35.0% |
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 YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Bronx County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 38.2% | #1,706 of 2,335 | #125 of 212 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,308 of 2,342 ▲ 101 | #94 of 212 no change |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,689 of 2,343 ▼ 265 | #145 of 212 ▼ 44 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 213 | #2,345 of 2,585 | #202 of 225 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.0:1 | #815 of 2,338 | #59 of 189 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 36.5% | #1,709 of 2,388 | #166 of 205 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 95.8% | #161 of 2,534 | #81 of 220 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -19.3% | #646 of 1,757 | #123 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
213
-43 (-17%) vs 2020
-28% since 2010-11, when it was 296
Student : Teacher
11.0:1
was 11.6:1
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 | 213 | 19.4 | 11.0:1 | 96% (204) |
| 2023-24 | 205 | 20.7 | 9.9:1 | 97% (199) |
| 2022-23 | 213 | 21.4 | 9.9:1 | 97% (206) |
| 2020-21 | 256 | 22 | 11.6:1 | 98% (250) |
| 2017-18 | 264 | 25 | 10.6:1 | 98% (258) |
| 2015-16 | 256 | 27 | 9.5:1 | 99% (253) |
| 2010-11 | 296 | 25 | 11.8:1 | 97% (288) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Federal records list YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as an elementary school in BRONX, New York. Enrolled students number 213 students, in pre-K through 5. Enrollment is 52% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7 has 13,625 students spread across 41 schools.
Hispanic students account for 78% of enrollment at YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. The remaining students are 16% Black. Census figures show Bronx County is about 55% Hispanic. By the diversity index, YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in at 36%.
Its teaching staff equals 19.4 full-time positions, a ratio of 11.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility, a common measure of family income, is 96%.
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's actual average proficiency rate on state tests (38.2%) and its predicted rate (39.8%) put it outside the top and bottom 10% of New York schools.
Census estimates describe Bronx County this way: median household income is about $48,676, 22% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 23% of people live in poverty. The public schools of Bronx County number 472 and enroll about 202,028.
PS 179 is the public school closest to YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, less than a tenth of a mile away. YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks 5th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 38.2% against a local average of 39.6%.
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL saw enrollment fall 17% between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
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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
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Frequently asked questions
About YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 213 students in grades PK-05.
Is YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 19 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.0:1.
How diverse is YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 78% Hispanic, 16% Black, 1% Two or more.
What district is YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL in?
YOUNG LEADERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 7.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.