Enrollment
297
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010102169
CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL
179-37 137TH AVE, JAMAICA, NY 11434 · (718) 528-5399 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL297 STUDENTS
C+
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 36% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
80%
238 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 49 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 50 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 47 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (49) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (47).
Student demographics
37%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +16.0pp since 2023
Math
48.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +12.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 48 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 16 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 12 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 53.0% | 48.0% |
| 2023-24 | 37.0% | 36.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
39.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.7pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 40% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
Schools most like CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL
CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL's state test result (39.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL this school | 297 | 80.1% | 39.8% |
| PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 294 | 79.3% | 42.4% |
| NEW YORK FRENCH-AMERICAN CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 286 | 80.4% | 53.0% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST LEGACY CHARTER SCHOOL SAINT ALBANS | 256 | 82.8% | 65.5% |
| PS 195 WILLIAM HABERLE ROSEDALE | 321 | 74.5% | 39.6% |
| SCHOOL 19-DR CHARLES T LUNSFORD ROCHESTER | 353 | 80.7% | 28.2% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 39.8% | #1,631 of 2,335 | #184 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 48.0% | #1,517 of 2,342 ▲ 292 | #183 of 219 ▲ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 53.0% | #1,210 of 2,343 ▲ 211 | #157 of 220 ▲ 17 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 297 | #2,007 of 2,585 | #208 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.7:1 | #353 of 2,338 | #18 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 37.3% | #1,685 of 2,388 | #189 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.1% | #764 of 2,534 | #112 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -34.1% | #207 of 1,757 | #25 of 167 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
297
+8 (+3%) vs 2020
-48% since 2010-11, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
9.7:1
was 11.1:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 297 | 30.5 | 9.7:1 | 80% (238) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 33.7 | 8.1:1 | 81% (223) |
| 2022-23 | 275 | 33 | 8.3:1 | 84% (232) |
| 2020-21 | 289 | 26 | 11.1:1 | 82% (236) |
| 2017-18 | 451 | 39 | 11.6:1 | 78% (354) |
| 2015-16 | 550 | 43 | 12.8:1 | 77% (423) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 41 | 14.0:1 | 72% (416) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL.
About CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL
CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL is an elementary school with a street address in JAMAICA, New York. There are 297 students enrolled, covering pre-K through 5. That puts enrollment 33% below the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
The 46 schools of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, including CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL, enroll 21,817 students.
Federal enrollment data show CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL is 78% Black. Other groups make up 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, and 2% White. Queens County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school's share is higher. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 37, compared with 70 nationally.
The school lists 30.5 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 9.7:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 80% of the student body.
CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL holds a C+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 36% of New York public elementary schools.
CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate across its state test results of 39.8% and a predicted 45.5%.
In the surrounding county, Queens County, median household income comes to about $86,136, a bachelor's degree or higher is held by about 36% of adults, and the poverty rate is about 10%. The county has 392 public schools and about 268,205 students.
Among nearby public schools, MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is closest at about 0.3 miles. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL. By average proficiency, CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL is 7th among 9 schools close by.
Federal data place CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment in 2024-25 stood at 297, compared with 289 in 2020-21. Federal data show the ratio falling from 11.1:1 to 9.7:1.
This page is a place to ask questions and share updates about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures at CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students
Quick facts
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Frequently asked questions
About CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOLHow many students attend CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL?
CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 297 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL serve?
CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL is approximately 9.7:1 (31 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL?
At CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 14% Hispanic, 78% Black, 2% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL public or private?
CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.