📍 34-20 94th St, Jackson Heights, Queens County, 11372
Ps 280 Home of the Lionhearts is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Jackson Heights, Queens County. The school has 473 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #30 school district. It serves grades K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1. 85% of students are proficient in reading. 65% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 280 Home of the Lionhearts enrolls 473 students across grades K–5. The student body is 46% male and 54% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 12.8:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 90% Hispanic or Latino, 6.8% Asian and 1.7% White.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 424 | 90% |
| Asian | 32 | 6.8% |
| White | 8 | 1.7% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 6 | 1.3% |
| Black or African American | 2 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
432 of the school's 473 students (91%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 399 qualify for free lunch and 33 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 280 Home of the Lionhearts 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 34.
Ps 280 Home of the Lionhearts is one of 51 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, based in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York. The district serves 36,624 students district-wide and employs 2,577 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 473 students, Ps 280 Home of the Lionhearts is smaller than the district average of about 718 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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