📍 86-02 127th St, Richmond Hill, Queens County, 11418
Ps 54 Hillside is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Richmond Hill, Queens County. The school has 440 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1. 45% of students are proficient in reading. 15% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 54 Hillside enrolls 440 students across grades K–5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 34.0 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 59% Hispanic or Latino, 25% Asian and 5% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 259 | 59% |
| Asian | 111 | 25% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 22 | 5% |
| Black or African American | 21 | 4.8% |
| White | 17 | 3.9% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 7 | 1.6% |
| Two or more races | 3 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
358 of the school's 440 students (81%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 358 qualify for free lunch and 0 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 54 Hillside 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 14, state house district 27.
Ps 54 Hillside 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 440 students, Ps 54 Hillside 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