📍 360 e 168th St, Bronx, Bronx County, 10456
Ps 53 Basheer Quisim is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Bronx, Bronx County. The school has 610 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District # 9 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1. 47% of students are proficient in reading. 47% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 53 Basheer Quisim enrolls 610 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 50.7 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Black or African American and 1.5% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 443 | 73% |
| Black or African American | 151 | 25% |
| Asian | 9 | 1.5% |
| White | 4 | <1% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
587 of the school's 610 students (96%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 586 qualify for free lunch and 1 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ps 53 Basheer Quisim is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). The school runs a schoolwide Title I program, which provides federal funding to support students from low-income families. For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 32, state house district 77.
Ps 53 Basheer Quisim is one of 69 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT # 9, based in BRONX, New York. The district serves 25,840 students district-wide and employs 2,339 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 610 students, Ps 53 Basheer Quisim is larger than the district average of about 374 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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