CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE)

Located at 56-10 214TH ST, in BAYSIDE, New York, CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE) is a tiny primary school that serves 143 students (grades pre-K through 4), part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26. That puts it 68% leaner than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 34 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 (29,203 students total), CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE) shows that 34% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 22% White, 13% Black, 4% multiracial. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 9.7:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 22% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 67.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 83.8%.

In the broader community, census data for Queens County shows median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE). Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE) ranks 3rd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 73.9%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.