- alone ▁school ▁— ▁PS ▁ 3 3 4 . ▁ ▁En roll ment ▁ ▁Anderson ' s ▁en roll ment ▁for ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 8 – 1 9 ▁school ▁year ▁was ▁ 5 3 5 ▁students . ▁ ▁Since ▁in ception , ▁Anderson ▁has ▁had ▁two ▁sections ▁( class rooms ) ▁per ▁grade . ▁ ▁School ▁names ▁ ▁The ▁Anderson ▁School ▁( PS ▁ 3 3 4 ) ▁inherited ▁its ▁name ▁from ▁its ▁former ▁parent ▁school , ▁the ▁Sarah ▁Anderson ▁School , ▁a ▁K - 5 ▁neighborhood ▁catch ment ▁school ▁that ▁offers ▁two ▁programs : ▁Renaissance ▁and ▁G ift ed ▁and ▁Tal ented . ▁ ▁Until ▁PS ▁ 3 3 4 ▁moved ▁to ▁ 1 0 0 ▁West ▁ 7 7 th ▁Street ▁in ▁July ▁ 2 0 0 9 , ▁both ▁schools ▁shared ▁a ▁building ▁at ▁ 1 0 0 ▁West ▁ 8 4 th ▁Street . ▁ ▁Sarah ▁Anderson ▁( 1 9 2 2 – 1 9 8 1 ) ▁was ▁a ▁bel oved ▁school ▁par ap ro f essional . ▁ ▁The ▁school ▁community ▁pet ition ed ▁the ▁Board ▁of ▁Education ▁to ▁rename ▁PS ▁ 9 ▁in ▁her ▁honor . ▁ ▁It ▁became ▁official ▁during ▁her ▁mem orial ▁dedic ation ▁in ▁May ▁ 1 9 8 1 . ▁ ▁Never ▁married , ▁she ▁was ▁the ▁mother ▁of ▁three : ▁ ▁Clar ence ▁" P ete " ▁Anderson ▁( 1 9 3 8 ▁and ▁living ▁in ▁East ▁New ▁York , ▁Brook lyn ), ▁Ron ald ▁(" R on