HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

Set in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is a mid-sized K-5 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. It educates 497 students across grades pre-K through 5.

HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of 53 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, a district that educates 35,337 students overall.

On demographics, HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder breaks down as 23% Asian, 22% Hispanic, 11% Black, 8% multiracial. That is considerably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. About 28% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully below the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 64.7%; this one delivers 76.0%.

Zooming out to the county, the surrounding county (Queens County) logs that median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is HUNTERS POINT COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts HUNTERS POINT ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 5th of 9; the average score across the group is 70.7%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

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