P.S. 053 Basheer Quisim
360 EAST 168 STREET
District 09 · NYC Public Schools · Elementary · Grades 3-K–5 (2025–2026)
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Enrollment
595 students in school year 2025–2026. Change since 2018–2019: -442 students (-42.6%).
| School year | Students |
|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | 1,037 |
| 2019–2020 | 899 |
| 2020–2021 | 844 |
| 2021–2022 | 719 |
| 2022–2023 | 628 |
| 2023–2024 | 605 |
| 2024–2025 | 613 |
| 2025–2026 | 595 |
Spending per student
Latest reported, school year 2024–2025: $37,836 per student (state & local $34,460 · federal $3,376).
Same-year medians: District 09 $38,499 · citywide $33,315
| School year | Total | Federal | State & local | Students (state count) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018–2019 | $16,652 | $1,532 | $15,120 | 1044 |
| 2019–2020 | $17,962 | $1,699 | $16,263 | 907 |
| 2020–2021 | $18,895 | $1,885 | $17,010 | 836 |
| 2021–2022 | $22,634 | $3,977 | $18,657 | 710 |
| 2022–2023 | $23,678 | $2,692 | $20,986 | 610 |
| From 2023–2024, figures include a share of citywide costs, such as central offices. Not comparable with earlier years. | ||||
| 2023–2024 | $35,834 | $6,979 | $28,855 | 605 |
| 2024–2025 | $37,836 | $3,376 | $34,460 | 609 |
Other schools in District 09, Bronx
- Academy for Language and Technology
- Bronx Center for Science and Mathematics
- Bronx Collegiate Academy
- Bronx Debate Academy
- Bronx Early College Academy for Teaching & Learnin
- Bronx High School for Medical Science
- Bronx High School of Business
- Bronx International High School
- Bronx Leadership Academy High School
- Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice
- Bronx Writing Academy
- Claremont International HS
- Comprehensive Model School Project M.S. 327
- DreamYard Preparatory School
- Eagle Academy for Young Men
- Eximius College Preparatory Academy: A College Boa
- Frederick Douglass Academy III Secondary School
- Garden of Learning and Discovery Pre-K Center
- Grant Avenue Elementary School
- High School for Violin and Dance
- I.S. 117 Joseph H. Wade
- I.S. 219 New Venture School
- I.S. 229 Roland Patterson
- I.S. 232
- I.S. 313 School of Leadership Development
- I.S. 339
- I.S. X303 Leadership & Community Service
- J.H.S. 022 Jordan L. Mott
- Kappa
- Lucero Elementary School
- Morris Academy for Collaborative Studies
- Mott Hall Bronx High School
- Mott Hall III
- Mount Eden Children's Academy
- New Directions Secondary School
- New Millennium Bronx Academy of the Arts
- New Pathways Academy
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- P.S. 028 Mount Hope
- P.S. 035 Franz Siegel
- P.S. 042 Claremont
- P.S. 055 Benjamin Franklin
- P.S. 058
- P.S. 063 Author's Academy
- P.S. 070 Max Schoenfeld
- P.S. 073 Bronx
- P.S. 109 Sedgwick
- P.S. 110 Theodore Schoenfeld
- P.S. 126 Dr Marjorie H Dunbar
- P.S. 132 Garret A. Morgan
- P.S. 163 Arthur A. Schomburg
- P.S. 170
- P.S. 199X - The Shakespeare School
- P.S. 204 Morris Heights
- P.S. 236 Langston Hughes
- P.S. X088 - S. Silverstein Little Sparrow School
- P.S. X114 - Luis Llorens Torres Schools
- P.S./I.S. 218 Rafael Hernandez Dual Language Magne
- P.S./M.S. 004 Crotona Park West
- School for Excellence
- Science and Technology Academy: A Mott Hall School
- Sheridan Academy for Young Leaders
- South Bronx International Middle School
- The Family School
- The Highbridge Green School
- The New American Academy at Roberto Clemente State
- The Walton Avenue School
- Urban Assembly School for Applied Math and Science
- Validus Preparatory Academy
- Young Women's Leadership School of the Bronx
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Sources: New York City Public Schools enrollment data and spending per student reported by the New York State Education Department. Missing years are not zero. Enrollment and spending are not school-quality ratings. How we check the data