State/Public Elementary Open

Ps 101 School in the Gardens

๐Ÿ“ 2 Russell Pl, Forest Hills, Queens County, 11375

585
Pupils
15.8
Pupil:teacher ratio

About this school

Ps 101 School in the Gardens is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forest Hills, Queens County. The school has 585 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades Pre-Kโ€“5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.

School details

School district
New York City Geographic District #28

Enrollment & staffing

Ps 101 School in the Gardens enrolls 585 students across grades Pre-Kโ€“5. The student body is 53% male and 47% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 15.8:1.

Male students
309 (53%)
Female students
276 (47%)
Teachers (FTE)
37
Student-teacher ratio
15.8:1
Grade span
Pre-Kโ€“5

Student demographics

By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% White, 29% Asian and 18% Hispanic or Latino.

Race / ethnicityStudentsShare
White21537%
Asian16929%
Hispanic or Latino10718%
Two or more races7713%
Black or African American152.6%
American Indian or Alaska Native2<1%

Source: NCES Common Core of Data.

Free & reduced-price lunch

134 of the school's 585 students (23%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 117 qualify for free lunch and 17 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.

School setting & status

City, LargeGrades Pre-Kโ€“5

Ps 101 School in the Gardens is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-60, state senate district 15, state house district 28.

School district: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28

Ps 101 School in the 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 585 students, Ps 101 School in the Gardens is smaller than the district average of about 763 students per school.

38,133
District students
50
Schools
2,618
Teachers (FTE)

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Academic Performance

87%
Reading proficient
92%
Math proficient
6%
Poverty rate

Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.

Technology & Programs

๐Ÿ“ถ Fiber internet ๐Ÿ“ก Campus Wi-Fi ๐Ÿ’ป Provides devices

Setting: City - Large

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