📍 26-25 97th St, East Elmhurst, Queens County, 11369
East Elmhurst Community School is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in East Elmhurst, Queens County. The school has 421 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 11.4:1. 70% of students are proficient in reading. 30% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
East Elmhurst Community School enrolls 421 students across grades K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 37 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 11.4:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 89% Hispanic or Latino, 4.5% Black or African American and 3.3% Asian.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Hispanic or Latino | 374 | 89% |
| Black or African American | 19 | 4.5% |
| Asian | 14 | 3.3% |
| White | 7 | 1.7% |
| Two or more races | 5 | 1.2% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 1 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 1 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
396 of the school's 421 students (94%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 380 qualify for free lunch and 16 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
East Elmhurst Community 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 At-Large (non-voting delegate), state senate district 13, state house district 35.
East Elmhurst Community School 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 421 students, East Elmhurst Community School 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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