JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE)

JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE) is a K-5 school of reasonably sized scale in FLORAL PARK, New York, one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, serveing 659 students in grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 49% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE) is one of 34 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, a district that educates 29,203 students overall.

Demographically, JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE) records that the largest single group is Asian, at 71% of enrollment. Other groups include 13% Hispanic, 6% White, 5% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 52 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.7:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 51% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is lower than Queens County's rate of about 77%.

With demographic context factored in, JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.4% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 75.5%.

Across the wider county, census data for Queens County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is IRWIN ALTMAN MIDDLE SCHOOL 172, roughly 0.2 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE). Among the 4 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE) ranks 1st on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.6%.

JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE) operates from an urban location.

Trend over the last 7 years. JAMES J AMBROSE SCHOOL (THE)'s enrollment has decreased 13% since 2018, when it stood at 756 (now 659). Class-load math has fell: from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 12.7:1 in 2025.

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