PS 9 RYER AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

472 Students

Elementary School Pre-K - 5th

School Overview

PS 9, also known as the Ryer Avenue Elementary School, is a public school located in the Fordham Heights neighborhood of the Bronx. Serving students from prekindergarten through fifth grade, the school is part of the New York City Department of Education’s District 10. As a central fixture in a densely populated urban community, the school focuses on providing foundational academic instruction while fostering a supportive environment for a diverse student body.

The school is noted for its commitment to student development through a structured curriculum that emphasizes literacy, mathematics, and social-emotional learning. Like many schools in the Bronx, PS 9 works to address the unique needs of its local population, often offering integrated support services and extracurricular programming designed to engage students both inside and outside the classroom. By maintaining close ties with the surrounding community, PS 9 strives to create a stable, educational foundation for its young learners as they prepare for the transition to middle school.

472

Total Students

40.5

Full-Time Teachers

11.7

Student/Teacher Ratio

95.1%

Free/Reduced Lunch

Student Demographics

Student Demographics Data Table

Student Demographics for PS 9 RYER AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
Demographic	Student Count
White	12
Hispanic	381
Black	72
Asian	3
Two or More	1
American Indian	1
Pacific Islander	2

Hispanic
381 (80.7%)
Black
72 (15.3%)
White
12 (2.5%)
Asian
3 (0.6%)
Pacific Islander
2 (0.4%)
Two or More
1 (0.2%)
American Indian
1 (0.2%)

School Location

School Details

Status:	Open
School Level:	Elementary School
School Type:	Regular School
Charter Status:*	Public Non-Charter
Virtual Instruction:	No virtual instruction
Shared Time Status:	No
District:	NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #10
Phone:	(718)584-3291
Grade Range:	Pre-K - 5th
Total Students:	472
Full-Time Teachers (FTE):	40.5
Pupil/Teacher Ratio:	11.7
NSLP Participation:¹	Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)
Qualified Free Lunch:	449
Qualified Reduced Lunch:	0

* Charter Schools: A public charter school is a publicly funded school that operates independently under a legislative contract (or "charter") with a state, school district, or designated authorizing entity. Charters grant these schools greater operational flexibility over curriculum, staffing, and budgeting in exchange for strict accountability to achieve performance standards established in their charter agreement.

¹ National School Lunch Program (NSLP): The National School Lunch Program is a federally assisted meal program operating in public and nonprofit private schools. It provides nutritionally balanced, low-cost or free lunches to eligible children each school day based on household income thresholds or community eligibility options (CEO).

Title I Program Overview: Title I, Part A of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act (ESEA) allocates federal financial assistance to local educational agencies and public schools with high percentages of children from low-income families to help ensure that all children meet challenging state academic standards.

Grades Taught

Pre-Kindergarten 36

Kindergarten 71

Grade 1 56

Grade 2 63

Grade 3 75

Grade 4 85

Grade 5 86