📍 170-45 84th Ave, Jamaica, Queens County, 11432
Ps 131 Abigail Adams is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jamaica, Queens County. The school has 657 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 45 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1. 72% of students are proficient in reading. 57% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 131 Abigail Adams enrolls 657 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 45 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 14.6:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 73% Asian, 14% Hispanic or Latino and 4.9% Black or African American.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 480 | 73% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 89 | 14% |
| Black or African American | 32 | 4.9% |
| White | 26 | 4% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 17 | 2.6% |
| Two or more races | 9 | 1.4% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 4 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
572 of the school's 657 students (87%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 538 qualify for free lunch and 34 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 131 Abigail Adams 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-60, state senate district 11, state house district 24.
Ps 131 Abigail Adams 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 657 students, Ps 131 Abigail Adams is larger 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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