MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL

MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is a heavily attended elementary-level community in SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, New York, overseen by MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL. The school caters to 732 students in grades K through 6. Enrollment runs roughly 65% above the state mean of about 443.

MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL sits inside MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL, the local public-school operator responsible for the campus.

In terms of who attends, MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL shows that 86% of students identify as Black, making the school strongly Black-majority. Other groups include 9% Hispanic. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school skews meaningfully more Black than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.7:1 students per teacher. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL higher than the state norm the norm. Around 68% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is south of typical.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 50.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 52.5%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Queens County put 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%. MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

Nearest neighbor: CYNTHIA JENKINS SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 51.6%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area. As a public charter, MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL runs on public funding but with greater curricular and operational autonomy than a typical district school.

Trend over the last 7 years. MERRICK ACADEMY-QUEENS PUBLIC CHARTER SCHOOL's enrollment has increased 32% since 2018, when it stood at 553 (now 732). Over the same period, the Hispanic share expanded from 4% to 9%.

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.