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Enrollment
542
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012302392
PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)
26-01 MOTT AVE, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691 · (718) 327-1910 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL542 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 28% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+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
12.9:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
471 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 52 | 10% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 93 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 72 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (87).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
37.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +5.0pp since 2023
Math
43.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 37 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 43 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 5 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 37.0% | 43.0% |
| 2023-24 | 32.0% | 42.0% |
% 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
35.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-7.9pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)
PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)'s state test result (35.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) this school | 542 | 86.9% | 35.2% |
| SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 522 | 87.4% | 91.3% |
| ZETA CHARTER SCHOOL - BRONX TREMONT PARK BRONX | 592 | 84.6% | 86.1% |
| SCHOOL 22-LINCOLN SCHOOL ROCHESTER | 522 | 85.8% | 14.5% |
| CHILDREN'S AID COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL BRONX | 601 | 90.7% | 64.2% |
| WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FAR ROCKAWAY | 484 | 89.0% | 67.0% |
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 PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 35.2% | #1,830 of 2,335 | #196 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 43.0% | #1,723 of 2,342 ▼ 122 | #190 of 219 ▼ 9 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 37.0% | #1,919 of 2,343 ▼ 254 | #206 of 220 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 542 | #659 of 2,585 | #123 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #1,598 of 2,338 | #95 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.6% | #976 of 2,388 | #133 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.9% | #541 of 2,534 | #60 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.9% | #579 of 1,757 | #78 of 167 |
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
542
-39 (-7%) vs 2020
-18% since 2010-11, when it was 659
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 15.3:1
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 | 542 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 87% (471) |
| 2023-24 | 505 | 37.9 | 13.3:1 | 88% (443) |
| 2022-23 | 516 | 37.2 | 13.9:1 | 84% (431) |
| 2020-21 | 581 | 38 | 15.3:1 | 84% (490) |
| 2017-18 | 685 | 52 | 13.2:1 | 80% (549) |
| 2015-16 | 717 | 48 | 14.9:1 | 69% (497) |
| 2010-11 | 659 | 52 | 12.7:1 | 76% (498) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE).
About PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)
In FAR ROCKAWAY, New York, part of Queens County, PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) is an elementary school. Students in pre-K through 5 attend the school, which enrolls 542 students. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
Across its 63 schools, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 enrolls 39,209 students. PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) is one of those schools.
PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) is 57% Hispanic by enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 33% Black, 5% Native American, and 2% White. In Queens County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)'s diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) counts 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 12.9 students for each one. That matches the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York fairly closely. About 87% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Across public schools in Queens County, the average is 77%.
PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) is graded C by allk12, scoring above 28% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) would be expected to post about 43.0%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 35.2%.
Federal survey data for Queens County show that the median household income is $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 392 public schools in Queens County, enrolling about 268,205 students in all.
Nearest public school: ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL, about 0.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)'s average proficiency of 35.2% compares with 50.2% for its nearest scored neighbors.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 542, a 7% decrease from 581 in 2020-21. The ratio of students to teachers went from 15.3:1 to 12.9:1 over the same years.
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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 NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,841 students
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESMiddle · 1,610 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
Other schools in FAR ROCKAWAY
- CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 1,218 students
- SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-FAR ROCKAWAYElementary · 728 students
- ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 605 students
- PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 600 students
- PS 43Elementary · 574 students
- RANDOLPH HOLDER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)Elementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.4 mi · 605
- KNOWLEDGE AND POWER PREPARATORY ACADEMY VI0.4 mi · 281
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VI HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 311
- QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR INFORMATION RESEARCH AND TECHNOLOGY0.4 mi · 507
- CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 1,218
- WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.7 mi · 484
Frequently asked questions
About PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)What is the total enrollment at PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)?
PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) enrolls approximately 542 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) serve?
PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) is approximately 12.9:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)?
PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) reports a student body of 2% White, 57% Hispanic, 33% Black, 0% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)?
PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE) is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.