PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS

Located at 2 RUSSELL PL, in FOREST HILLS, New York, PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS is a moderately sized elementary-level community that serves 605 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 37% above typical.

PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS is one of 50 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, a district that instructs 36,340 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS shows that the largest single group is White at 37%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 14% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

On the resource side, On paper, PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS has 41 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 14.8:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Roughly 26% of students at PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Queens County's rate of about 77%.

With demographic context factored in, PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 65.5%, the actual is 84.7%, a residual of +19.2 points.

Around the school, census data for Queens County shows median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS is one.

PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS at 3rd of 8; the average score across the group is 73.5%.

The campus sits in an inner-city setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS's enrollment has edged down 7% since 2018, when it stood at 654 (now 605). White enrollment moved from 44% to 37% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 16.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.

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