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Enrollment
878
Elementary
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009806430
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
50-51 98TH ST, CORONA, NY 11368 · (929) 208-4860 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL878 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
68 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
97%
849 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 36 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 134 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 132 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 149 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 159 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 125 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 143 | 16% |
Student demographics
24%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
39.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
42.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 39 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 42 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 39.0% | 42.0% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 32.0% |
% 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
33.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-6.0pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 33% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 39% 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 →
Where ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 33.5% | #1,902 of 2,335 | #202 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 42.0% | #1,758 of 2,342 | #191 of 219 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 39.0% | #1,823 of 2,343 | #196 of 220 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 878 | #92 of 2,585 | #29 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #1,614 of 2,338 | #98 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 23.8% | #2,023 of 2,388 | #210 of 225 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +192.7% | #3 of 606 | #2 of 51 |
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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
878
+578 (+193%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 11.5:1
% White
3%
was 1%
% Hispanic
87%
was 94%
% Black
4%
was 1%
% Asian
5%
was 3%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 878 | 67.7 | 13.0:1 | 97% (849) |
| 2023-24 | 823 | 66.1 | 12.4:1 | 94% (772) |
| 2022-23 | 806 | 62.4 | 12.9:1 | 94% (759) |
| 2017-18 | 300 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 96% (288) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a large elementary school serving families in CORONA, New York. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 878 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, operates 57 schools serving 48,008 students.
Hispanic students are the large majority at ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 87% of enrollment. Other groups make up 5% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% White. County-wide, 28% of Queens County residents are Hispanic. ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has a diversity index of 24%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal staffing data show 67.7 full-time-equivalent teachers at ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL and a ratio of 13.0:1. Across elementary schools in New York, the average ratio is about 12.8:1. The count of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch equals 97% of enrollment. The 77% average for public schools in Queens County is 20 points lower.
On BeatsExpectations, ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 6.0 points below its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
Queens County census figures show that median household income is about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is among the 392 public schools in Queens County.
IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCI is the closest public school, less than a tenth of a mile away in a straight line. There are at least 8 more public schools inside five miles. ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL places 6th of 8 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Federal records list enrollment at ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL as 300 in 2017-18 and 878 in 2024-25. A change that size can reflect a shift in the grades the school serves as well as a change in students. The percentage of Hispanic students decreased from 94% to 87% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. Its ratio of students to teachers was 11.5:1 in 2017-18, and 13.0:1 in 2024-25.
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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 #24
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCIMiddle · 2,131 students
- NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,072 students
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,581 students
- PS 19 MARINO JEANTETElementary · 1,506 students
Other schools in CORONA
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCIMiddle · 2,131 students
- PS 19 MARINO JEANTETElementary · 1,506 students
- PS 143 LOUIS ARMSTRONGElementary · 1,344 students
- PS 14 FAIRVIEWElementary · 986 students
- PS 16 NANCY DEBENEDITTIS SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 931 students
- PS 92 HARRY T STEWART SRElementary · 867 students
Nearby schools
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCI0.1 mi · 2,131
- PS 1100.3 mi · 808
- CORONA ARTS AND SCIENCES ACADEMY0.3 mi · 761
- PS 13 CLEMENT C MOORE0.4 mi · 815
- PAN AMERICAN INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 482
- VOYAGES PREPARATORY0.4 mi · 155
Frequently asked questions
About ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 878 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serve?
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL have?
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 68 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
How diverse is ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports a student body of 3% White, 87% Hispanic, 4% Black, 5% Asian.
Who oversees ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.