IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG

As an expansive middle-grades school in EAST ELMHURST, New York, IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG enrolls 1,555 students from grades 5 through 8, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. That puts it 193% larger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 531 students.

Across the 53 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 (35,337 students total), IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG logs that 37% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder breaks down as 25% Asian, 19% White, 14% Black, 4% multiracial. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

On the resource side, The school employs 97 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 16.1:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 10.3:1 average. An estimated 67% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is noticeably below Queens County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 50.3%; actual is 77.0%, +26.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.

In the surrounding community, Queens County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG is one.

The closest other public school is IVAN LAFAYETTE EARLY CHILDHOOD SCHOOL OF THE ARTS (THE), roughly 0.1 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. On composite proficiency, IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG comes 1st of 7 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 39.5%.

IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG operates from an urban location.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG has held roughly steady, going from 1,583 students in 2018 to 1,555 in 2025. Over the same period, the Hispanic share edged down from 50% to 37%.

On the community side, members of the IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONG community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.