📍 109-20 Union Hall St, Jamaica, Queens County, 11433
Ps 40 Samuel Huntington is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 318 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1. 50% of students are proficient in reading. 50% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 40 Samuel Huntington enrolls 318 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 51% male and 49% female. A teaching staff of 31.1 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 10.2:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 38% Hispanic or Latino, 37% Black or African American and 16% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 120 | 38% |
| Black or African American | 117 | 37% |
| Asian | 52 | 16% |
| White | 12 | 3.8% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 8 | 2.5% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 6 | 1.9% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
286 of the school's 318 students (90%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 282 qualify for free lunch and 4 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 40 Samuel Huntington 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-50, state senate district 10, state house district 32.
Ps 40 Samuel Huntington is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 318 students, Ps 40 Samuel Huntington is smaller than the district average of about 763 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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