📍 179-37 137th Ave, Jamaica, Queens County, 11434
Cynthia Jenkins School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 275 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #29 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1. 32% of students are proficient in reading. 8% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Cynthia Jenkins School enrolls 275 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 58% male and 42% female. A teaching staff of 33 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 81% Black or African American, 13% Hispanic or Latino and 2.2% American Indian or Alaska Native.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Black or African American | 223 | 81% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 35 | 13% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 2.2% |
| Asian | 5 | 1.8% |
| Two or more races | 3 | 1.1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
| White | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
232 of the school's 275 students (84%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 227 qualify for free lunch and 5 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Cynthia Jenkins School 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.
Cynthia Jenkins School is one of 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, based in QUEENS VILLAGE, New York. The district serves 23,632 students district-wide and employs 1,651 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 275 students, Cynthia Jenkins School is smaller than the district average of about 514 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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