📍 82-37 Kew Gardens Rd, Kew Gardens, Queens County, 11415
Ps 99 Kew Gardens is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Kew Gardens, Queens County. The school has 699 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades K–6 in an urban setting. The school employs 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1. 82% of students are proficient in reading. 72% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 99 Kew Gardens enrolls 699 students across grades K–6. The student body is 49% male and 51% female. A teaching staff of 50 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.0:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 41% Hispanic or Latino, 23% White and 23% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 289 | 41% |
| White | 160 | 23% |
| Asian | 160 | 23% |
| Two or more races | 41 | 5.9% |
| Black or African American | 37 | 5.3% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 11 | 1.6% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
416 of the school's 699 students (60%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 393 qualify for free lunch and 23 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 99 Kew Gardens 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 99 Kew Gardens 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 699 students, Ps 99 Kew Gardens is close to 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