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Enrollment
732
Elementary
STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL·NCES 360005504777
MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
136-25 218TH ST, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413 · (718) 479-3753 · Queens County
GRADES KG–06ELEMENTARY11-CITYCHARTERTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL732 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 58% of New York public elementary schools
- B-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
16.7:1
44 FTE teachers
STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
68%
495 students
STATE 58%
Community
1
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 98 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 95 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 104 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 109 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 90 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 133 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (98) is 26% smaller than its 6th grade class (133).
Student demographics
25%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 50% 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 MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL this school | 732 | 67.6% | 52.5% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-CROWN HEIGHTS BROOKLYN | 786 | 79.4% | 93.4% |
| EXPLORE EXCEL CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 624 | 79.0% | 55.8% |
| PS 176 CAMBRIA HEIGHTS CAMBRIA HEIGHTS | 561 | 76.3% | 71.3% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - BERGEN BEACH BROOKLYN | 977 | 64.3% | 87.2% |
| CANARSIE ASCEND CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 857 | 79.9% | 64.6% |
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 MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,065 of 2,335 | #133 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,271 of 2,342 ▼ 169 | #160 of 219 ▼ 25 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #828 of 2,343 ▲ 302 | #111 of 220 ▲ 36 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 732 | #229 of 2,585 | #61 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.7:1 | #2,211 of 2,338 | #210 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 24.6% | #2,010 of 2,388 | #208 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 67.6% | #1,022 of 2,534 | #169 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +32.4% | #76 of 606 | #16 of 51 |
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
732
+154 (+27%) vs 2020
+46% since 2010-11, when it was 500
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 | 732 | 43.8 | 16.7:1 | 68% (495) |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 37 | 16.1:1 | 82% (486) |
| 2022-23 | 582 | 44 | 13.2:1 | 76% (443) |
| 2020-21 | 578 | N/A | N/A | 78% (450) |
| 2017-18 | 553 | 33 | 16.8:1 | 63% (350) |
| 2015-16 | 530 | N/A | N/A | 0% (0) |
| 2010-11 | 500 | 29 | 17.2:1 | 60% (299) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.
About MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL
MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school in SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, New York, reachable at (718) 479-3753. It educates 732 students in kindergarten through 6. The typical figure for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students.
Federal records list MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL as its own district.
The student body at MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is 86% Black. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Queens County residents are about 17% Black. MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL's diversity index is 25%, against a US figure of 70%.
Federal data list 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers at MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL in 2024-25, for a ratio of 16.7:1. That is 3.9 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 68%. For comparison, public schools in Queens County average 77%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL receives a B. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is +2.4 points: 52.5% actual, 50.1% predicted.
Within Queens County, the median household income is $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, Queens County has 391 other public schools.
The closest public school, CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL, is about 0.3 miles from MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. On average proficiency, MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is 5th of 9 nearby schools with test data.
Federal data place MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL in the City: Large locale, which means it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more. NCES lists MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL as a charter school.
Enrollment has grown by 154 students since 2020-21, to 732.
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 SPRINGFIELD GARDENS
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - SPRINGFIELD GARDENSElementary · 998 students
- PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOR WRITERS: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 521 students
- EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 480 students
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCESHigh · 421 students
- IS 59 SPRINGFIELD GARDENSMiddle · 401 students
- PS 181 BROOKFIELDElementary · 340 students
Nearby schools
- CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL0.3 mi · 297
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - SPRINGFIELD GARDENS0.4 mi · 998
- IS 59 SPRINGFIELD GARDENS0.4 mi · 401
- PS 132 RALPH BUNCHE0.4 mi · 283
- QUEENS UNITED MIDDLE SCHOOL0.6 mi · 239
- PS 156 LAURELTON0.6 mi · 172
Frequently asked questions
About MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOLHow many students attend MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL?
MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL enrolls approximately 732 students in grades KG-06.
Is MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades KG-06.
How many teachers does MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL have?
MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL employs 44 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 16.7:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL?
At MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 1% White, 9% Hispanic, 86% Black, 0% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Is MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL public or private?
MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is a public K-12 school operated as a charter, overseen by MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.