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Enrollment
810
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II·NCES 360115206577
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II
84-35 152ND ST, JAMAICA, NY 11432 · (347) 642-4306 · Queens County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL810 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
10.1:1
80 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
653 students
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 103 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 97 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 92 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 79 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 89 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 95 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 88 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 87 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (103) is 18% larger than its 8th grade class (87).
Student demographics
64%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
41.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -3.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 3 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 41.5% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 44.8% |
% 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
45.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-0.3pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% 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 GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II's state test result (45.0% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II this school | 810 | 80.6% | 45.0% |
| ACHIEVEMENT FIRST APOLLO CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 758 | 87.6% | 58.3% |
| KIPP STAR COLLEGE PREP CHARTER SCHOOL NEW YORK | 748 | 86.9% | 68.6% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HARLEM 3 NEW YORK | 629 | 83.3% | 89.3% |
| ANNA MURRAY-DOUGLASS ACADEMY ROCHESTER | 741 | 77.2% | 19.8% |
| PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEY JAMAICA | 806 | 82.8% | 38.5% |
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 GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.0% | #1,386 of 2,335 | #167 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 41.5% | #1,787 of 2,342 ▼ 272 | #194 of 219 ▼ 20 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,292 of 2,343 ▼ 176 | #167 of 220 ▼ 21 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 810 | #139 of 2,585 | #40 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.1:1 | #482 of 2,338 | #26 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 63.8% | #523 of 2,388 | #80 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 80.6% | #752 of 2,534 | #110 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +217.6% | #1 of 606 | #1 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. 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
810
+238 (+42%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
10.1:1
was 13.3:1
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 | 810 | 80 | 10.1:1 | 81% (653) |
| 2023-24 | 775 | 88 | 8.8:1 | N/A |
| 2022-23 | 682 | 78 | 8.7:1 | N/A |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 43 | 13.3:1 | N/A |
| 2017-18 | 255 | 31 | 8.2:1 | 87% (221) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II.
About GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II
JAMAICA, New York, is home to GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II, a high-enrollment elementary school. It reports enrollment of 810 students in kindergarten through 8. That puts enrollment 83% bigger than the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York.
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II is its own local education agency in federal data.
About 49% of students at GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II are Black, the largest single group. Other reported shares: 34% Hispanic, 9% Asian, 3% Native American, and 3% multiracial. Queens County's residents are about 17% Black, 31 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 64% means there is a 64% chance two randomly chosen students at GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II are from different groups.
Classroom staffing at GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II totals 80 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 10.1:1. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Federal data show 81% of students (653) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New York public elementary schools, GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II outscored 48%, which works out to a B- on the allk12 Grade.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 45.3% at GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II; the school's average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.0%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Queens County show that 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's public schools total 392, with about 268,205 students.
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II's nearest public school is JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCK (about 0.3 miles). Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II is 6th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
Locale: City: Large. In NCES terms, the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II is a charter school, a type of public school that operates under a charter.
Enrollment records show 572 in 2020-21 and 810 in 2024-25. Because schools sometimes add or drop grades, the two numbers may not be directly comparable. Its ratio of students to teachers was 13.3:1 in 2020-21, and 10.1:1 in 2024-25.
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II has a community page on allk12 for topics such as special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 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
- PS 182 SAMANTHA SMITHElementary · 810 students
Nearby schools
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCK0.3 mi · 1,265
- PS 860.3 mi · 689
- PS 117 J KELD/BRIARWOOD SCHOOL0.4 mi · 775
- YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS0.4 mi · 544
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 2,298
- QUEENS GATEWAY TO HEALTH SCIENCES SECONDARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 679
Frequently asked questions
About GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL IIHow many students attend GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II?
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II enrolls approximately 810 students in grades KG-08.
Is GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II an elementary, middle, or high school?
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II is an elementary school covering grades KG-08.
How many teachers does GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II have?
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II employs 80 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.1:1.
What is the student diversity at GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II?
Student demographics at GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II are roughly 2% White, 34% Hispanic, 49% Black, 9% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II public or private?
GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL II.
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