JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE)

JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE) is a middle-of-the-pack elementary campus in JAMAICA, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28. The school works with 526 students in grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 (36,340 students total), JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE) logs that Black students make up the majority at 70%. Other groups include 20% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 3% Asian, 2% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 17% Black, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 47 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 11.2:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE) tighter than the state norm the norm. An estimated 81% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE) performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 45.1%, the actual is 46.3%, a residual of +1.3 points.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Queens County) records that median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE) is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

ROCHDALE EARLY ADVANTAGE CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE) ranks 8th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 50.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE)'s enrollment has decreased 15% since 2018, when it stood at 619 (now 526). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 87% to 70% over that span. Class-load math has tightened: from 15.9:1 in 2018 to 11.2:1 in 2025.

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