📍 88-02 144th St, Jamaica, Queens County, 11435
Ps 82 Hammond is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 582 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 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 35% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 82 Hammond enrolls 582 students across grades K–5. The student body is 54% male and 46% female. A teaching staff of 44.5 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 13.1:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 70% Hispanic or Latino, 16% Asian and 8.6% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 410 | 70% |
| Asian | 94 | 16% |
| Black or African American | 50 | 8.6% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 16 | 2.7% |
| White | 8 | 1.4% |
| Two or more races | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
493 of the school's 582 students (85%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 490 qualify for free lunch and 3 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 82 Hammond 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 24.
Ps 82 Hammond 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 582 students, Ps 82 Hammond 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