PS 279 CAPT MANUEL RIVERA JR vs PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS

How do these schools compare?

Metric PS 279 CAPT MANUEL RIVERA JR PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS
Location BRONX, NY BRONX, NY
School Type regular regular
Grade Level elementary other
Enrollment 638 1,091
Student:Teacher Ratio 11.6:1 12.3:1
Free/Reduced Lunch 95.2% 90.7%
Charter School No No
Magnet School No No
Title I No No

Demographics

Source: CCD Membership 2024-25 CCD Membership 2024-25

Group PS 279 CAPT MANUEL RIVERA JR PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS
White 0.8% 1.6%
African American 16.5% 6.1%
Hispanic or Latino 80.1% 88.3%
Asian 1.7% 2.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.3% 0.5%
Pacific Islander 0.2% 0.2%
Multiracial 0.5% 0.8%

Academic Resources & Climate

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22

Metric PS 279 CAPT MANUEL RIVERA JR PS 86 KINGSBRIDGE HEIGHTS
AP Courses Offered
Gifted Program No No
Counselor Ratio
Chronic Absenteeism 50.6% 65.0%
IDEA Students
In-School Suspensions
Data Sources: NCES Common Core of Data (CCD) 2023-24 for enrollment and school characteristics. Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC) 2021-22 for AP courses, counselors, absenteeism, and discipline. NCES Finance Survey for per-pupil expenditure. Some fields may be unavailable for all schools.

Source: U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data + F-33 finance + Civil Rights Data Collection Compiled and formatted by PlainSchools Editorial.