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Enrollment
446
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010002213
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL
108-29 155TH ST, JAMAICA, NY 11433 · (718) 558-6700 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL446 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 66% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
11.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
401 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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 | 47 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 78 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 49 | 11% |
| Grade 4 | 72 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 6% smaller than its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
59.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 59 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 59.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 60.0% |
% 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
53.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL's state test result (53.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL this school | 446 | 89.9% | 53.3% |
| DR A PANTOJA COMM SCH EXCLLNCE -#18 BUFFALO | 475 | 96.2% | 18.2% |
| DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 424 | 84.9% | 24.6% |
| WATSON WILLIAMS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 590 | 85.6% | 32.9% |
| PLEASANT VALLEY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 351 | 86.0% | 19.8% |
| PS 119 AMERSFORT BROOKLYN | 393 | 86.5% | 39.5% |
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 DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 53.3% | #1,035 of 2,335 | #127 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #838 of 2,342 ▲ 80 | #115 of 219 ▲ 3 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 59.0% | #969 of 2,343 ▼ 332 | #127 of 220 ▼ 32 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 446 | #1,092 of 2,585 | #163 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #1,076 of 2,338 | #54 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.5% | #199 of 2,388 | #30 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 89.9% | #421 of 2,534 | #40 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.0% | #402 of 1,757 | #56 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
446
-68 (-13%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 368
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 446 | 38.7 | 11.5:1 | 90% (401) |
| 2023-24 | 446 | 33.3 | 13.4:1 | 91% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 408 | 30 | 13.6:1 | 89% (363) |
| 2020-21 | 514 | 35 | 14.7:1 | 90% (462) |
| 2017-18 | 603 | 38.6 | 15.6:1 | 91% (546) |
| 2015-16 | 588 | 40 | 14.7:1 | 82% (480) |
| 2010-11 | 368 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 87% (319) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL.
About DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school based in JAMAICA, New York. The school runs pre-K through 5 and enrolls 446 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 has 36,340 students spread across 50 schools.
No group is above 50% at DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL; the largest is Black, at 33%. It is also 33% Asian, 26% Hispanic, and 3% Native American. Queens County's residents are about 17% Black, 16 points below the school's share. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 71%.
Classroom staffing at DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL totals 38.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 11.5:1. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility at DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL is about 90%. That rate is above the 77% average among public schools in Queens County.
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL holds a B+ allk12 Grade, placing it above 66% of New York public elementary schools.
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 53.3%, compared with a predicted 41.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
The school is in Queens County, where the median household earns about $86,136 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL shares Queens County with 391 other public schools.
PS 40 SAMUEL HUNTINGTON, about 0.3 miles away, is the closest public school. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Ranked by average proficiency, DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL places 5th out of 9 schools in its immediate area.
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Large.
From 2020-21 to 2024-25, enrollment decreased from 514 to 446, a 13% decline. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.5:1) than in 2020-21 (14.7:1).
The allk12 page for DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL lets the school community talk about special education services, counseling, and support programs. Current and former families are welcome to add their experience.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
- FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,394 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEYMiddle · 1,611 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
Other schools in JAMAICA
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 904 students
- GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL IIElementary · 810 students
Nearby schools
- PS 40 SAMUEL HUNTINGTON0.3 mi · 399
- JAMAICA CHILDREN'S SCHOOL0.3 mi · 257
- PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP0.4 mi · 661
- QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE0.5 mi · 495
- PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 904
- JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY0.6 mi · 354
Frequently asked questions
About DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL?
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 446 students in grades PK-05.
Is DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL.
How diverse is DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL?
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL reports a student body of 2% White, 26% Hispanic, 33% Black, 33% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL in?
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.