EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)

EMERSON SCHOOL (THE), a close-knit middle-grades school in JAMAICA, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, instructs 284 students, covering grades 6 through 8. Compared to the state average of about 531 students per school, that is 47% below typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 runs 50 schools in total, collectively educating 36,340 students. EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) is one of those campuses.

In terms of who attends, EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) lists that the largest single group is Hispanic at 40%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school shows 35% Black, 13% Asian, 8% Native American, 2% White. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, The school employs 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 90% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat above the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.8%; this one delivers 36.6%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Queens County) logs that median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

The closest other public school is YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY, roughly 0.0 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around EMERSON SCHOOL (THE). Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) at 9th of 9; the average score across the group is 55.1%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at EMERSON SCHOOL (THE) has edged down 22%, going from 362 students in 2018 to 284 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share climbed from 20% to 40%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 12.1:1 in 2018 to 10.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.