Enrollment
497
Elementary
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30·NCES 360010206660
HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
1-35 57TH AVE, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11101 · (718) 391-4667 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL497 STUDENTS
A
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 88% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.7:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
28%
139 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 139 | 28% |
| Grade 1 | 114 | 23% |
| Grade 2 | 74 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 27 | 5% |
This year's kindergarten class (139) is 415% larger than its 5th grade class (27).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
QUIET COMMUNITY
Be the first to start a discussion at HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
START A DISCUSSIONTest scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
83.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
75.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 83 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 83.0% | 75.0% |
| 2023-24 | 74.0% | 81.0% |
% 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
76.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
64.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 76% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 65% 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 HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's state test result (76.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL this school | 497 | 28.0% | 76.0% |
| PAUMANOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIX HILLS | 602 | 30.1% | 75.1% |
| OTSEGO ELEMENTARY SCHOOL DIX HILLS | 574 | 33.1% | 59.9% |
| SPRUCE STREET SCHOOL NEW YORK | 441 | 23.8% | 83.6% |
| JAMES A DEVER SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 437 | 22.0% | 67.0% |
| PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS FOREST HILLS | 605 | 25.8% | 84.7% |
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 HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 76.0% | #239 of 2,335 | #32 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.0% | #525 of 2,342 ▼ 250 | #75 of 219 ▼ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #179 of 2,343 ▲ 1 | #29 of 220 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 497 | #838 of 2,585 | #143 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.7:1 | #2,001 of 2,338 | #168 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.8% | #30 of 2,388 | #3 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 28.0% | #2,027 of 2,534 | #223 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
497
+365 (+277%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
14.7:1
was 13.2:1
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 | 497 | 33.7 | 14.7:1 | 28% (139) |
| 2023-24 | 415 | 29 | 14.3:1 | 26% (107) |
| 2022-23 | 302 | 23 | 13.1:1 | 19% (56) |
| 2020-21 | 132 | 10 | 13.2:1 | 25% (33) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL.
About HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is classified as an elementary school. It is located in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York. The school reports 497 students in pre-K through 5.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 53 schools. The district enrolls 35,337 students.
White students are the largest group at HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, with 35% of enrollment. Other reported shares: 23% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, and 8% multiracial. Queens County's residents are about 26% White, 9 points below the school's share. The chance that two students picked at random at HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 76%.
HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL employs 33.7 full-time-equivalent teachers. That gives a ratio of about 14.7:1. That ratio is over the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility was 28% in 2024-25. That rate is below the 77% average among public schools in Queens County.
The allk12 Grade for HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is A. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 88% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
On BeatsExpectations, HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is 11.3 points above its prediction, a result in the middle 80% of New York schools.
Within Queens County, median household income is about $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. The public schools of Queens County number 392 and enroll about 268,205.
The shortest distance from HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL. The five-mile area around HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL holds at least 8 other public schools. HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes in 5th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has an NCES locale of City: Large.
HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reported 132 students in 2020-21 and 497 in 2024-25. Changes that large sometimes follow a school adding or dropping grades, so the two figures may not cover the same grades. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio rose to 14.7:1, from 13.2:1.
Questions about science fairs, picture day, and bus routes can be posted here. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 #30
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,996 students
- LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,639 students
- IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONGMiddle · 1,555 students
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZERMiddle · 1,397 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
Other schools in LONG ISLAND CITY
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,996 students
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,639 students
- QUEENS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,294 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
Nearby schools
- HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 397
- ACADEMY FOR CAREERS IN TELEVISION AND FILM0.3 mi · 555
- PS/IS 780.4 mi · 799
- RIVER SCHOOL (THE)0.7 mi · 499
- PS 31 SAMUEL F DUPONT0.9 mi · 644
- PS 116 MARY LINDLEY MURRAY0.9 mi · 426
Frequently asked questions
About HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOLHow large is HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL enrolls approximately 497 students in grades PK-05.
Is HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is approximately 14.7:1 (34 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
At HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 35% White, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 23% Asian, 8% Two or more.
Who oversees HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL?
HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.