Enrollment
460
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360117806656
ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
79-17 51ST AVE, ELMHURST, NY 11373 · (917) 699-4212 · Queens County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL460 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 82% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
,
Teacher data unavailable
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
380 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 75 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 81 | 18% |
| Grade 3 | 95 | 21% |
| Grade 4 | 100 | 22% |
| Grade 5 | 44 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (65) is 48% larger than its 5th grade class (44).
Student demographics
49%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
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NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 72.0% |
% 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
63.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+19.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (63.6% proficient) is higher than 4 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 460 | 82.6% | 63.6% |
| PS 66 JACQUELINE KENNEDY-ONASSIS RICHMOND HILL | 470 | 79.8% | 84.0% |
| PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE) RICHMOND HILL | 525 | 83.0% | 50.4% |
| BEDFORD PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 439 | 88.4% | 31.1% |
| PS 199 MAURICE A FITZGERALD LONG ISLAND CITY | 505 | 85.7% | 40.1% |
| PS 304 EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL BRONX | 551 | 76.8% | 62.3% |
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 ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.6% | #613 of 2,335 | #90 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #556 of 2,342 ▼ 48 | #79 of 219 ▼ 16 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #605 of 2,343 ▲ 38 | #85 of 220 ▲ 14 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 460 | #1,023 of 2,585 | #157 of 230 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 49.0% | #1,279 of 2,388 | #160 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #690 of 2,534 | #98 of 230 |
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
460
+230 (+100%) vs 2020
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 | 460 | N/A | N/A | 83% (380) |
| 2023-24 | 442 | 44 | 10.1:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 394 | 9 | 43.8:1 | 83% (328) |
| 2020-21 | 230 | 23 | 10.0:1 | 80% (183) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.
About ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL
ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is a mid-sized elementary school located in ELMHURST, New York. Its enrollment is 460 students, spread over kindergarten through 5.
ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is its own local education agency in federal data.
The largest group at ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is Hispanic students, at 69%. Enrollment also includes 15% Asian, 8% White, and 5% Black. Among people living in Queens County, the Hispanic share is about 28%. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL scores 49%.
Roughly 83% of students come from households that qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 82% of New York public elementary schools.
ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 63.6%, compared with a predicted 44.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
Census data for Queens County show the median household earns about $86,136 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Counting ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL, Queens County has 392 public schools.
Among nearby public schools, PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE is closest at about 0.1 miles. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. Nearby schools with test data average 62.6% proficiency; ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL posts 63.6%.
Federal records code the school's setting as City: Large. NCES lists ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL as a charter school.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, reported enrollment went from 230 to 460. Such a large difference may reflect a change in the grades served.
The allk12 page for ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL lets the school community talk about athletics, class schedules, and weather closures. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 ELMHURST
- NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,072 students
- IS 5 WALTER CROWLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,203 students
- PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONEElementary · 1,187 students
- PS 102 BAYVIEWElementary · 1,107 students
- PS 89 JOSE PERALTA SCHOOL OF DREAMERS (THE)Elementary · 1,047 students
- MASPETH HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,001 students
Nearby schools
- PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE0.1 mi · 1,187
- IS 5 WALTER CROWLEY INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)0.2 mi · 1,203
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)0.3 mi · 830
- FORTE PREPARATORY ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 561
- PS 102 BAYVIEW0.4 mi · 1,107
- CENTRAL QUEENS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL II0.5 mi · 129
Frequently asked questions
About ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOLHow large is ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 460 students in grades KG-05.
Is ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student diversity at ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL?
Student demographics at ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL are roughly 8% White, 69% Hispanic, 5% Black, 15% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL in?
ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is part of ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL.
What city is ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL in?
ELM COMMUNITY CHARTER SCHOOL is located in ELMHURST, NY.
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