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Enrollment
600
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012302395
PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)
420 BEACH 51ST ST, FAR ROCKAWAY, NY 11691 · (718) 474-8615 · Queens County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL600 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 5% of New York public elementary schools
- FTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- DBeats 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
10.7:1
56 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
96%
576 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 | 37 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 67 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 66 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 56 | 9% |
| Grade 3 | 52 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 57 | 10% |
| Grade 5 | 65 | 11% |
| Grade 6 | 74 | 12% |
| Grade 7 | 63 | 11% |
| Grade 8 | 63 | 11% |
This year's kindergarten class (67) is 6% larger than its 8th grade class (63).
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
25.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 25 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level. The New York average is about 58 of 100. Reading and writing scores are up about 7 points since 2023.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 25.0% | N/A |
| 2023-24 | 18.0% | 23.0% |
% 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
UNDERPERFORMING
Bottom 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
20.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
39.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-19.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 20% of students here test proficient in math and reading, below the roughly 40% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations compares each school with others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school lands here when its results trail those comparable schools, which is not the same as having low scores. A higher-scoring school can still fall in this tier if similar schools score higher still.
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 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)
PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)'s state test result (20.1% proficient) is higher than 0 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) this school | 600 | 96.0% | 20.1% |
| PS 43 FAR ROCKAWAY | 574 | 92.9% | 26.2% |
| SOUTH BRONX CLASSICAL CHARTER SCHOOL III BRONX | 518 | 97.3% | 92.7% |
| PS 149 DANNY KAYE BROOKLYN | 509 | 99.6% | 66.5% |
| PS 41 GUN HILL ROAD BRONX | 593 | 94.9% | 30.6% |
| PS 288 SHIRLEY TANYHILL (THE) BROOKLYN | 514 | 95.1% | 21.4% |
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 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 20.1% | #2,234 of 2,335 | #220 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 23.0% | #2,224 of 2,342 | #216 of 219 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 25.0% | #2,210 of 2,343 ▼ 3 | #217 of 220 ▲ 1 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 600 | #462 of 2,585 | #94 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.7:1 | #701 of 2,338 | #35 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 55.9% | #956 of 2,388 | #128 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 96.0% | #152 of 2,534 | #9 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -25.3% | #424 of 1,757 | #61 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
600
-174 (-22%) vs 2020
-36% since 2010-11, when it was 944
Student : Teacher
10.7:1
was 11.7:1
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 | 600 | 55.9 | 10.7:1 | 96% (576) |
| 2023-24 | 593 | 53.9 | 11.0:1 | 98% (584) |
| 2022-23 | 661 | 67.1 | 9.8:1 | 94% (623) |
| 2020-21 | 774 | 66 | 11.7:1 | 95% (738) |
| 2017-18 | 803 | 58 | 13.8:1 | 88% (706) |
| 2015-16 | 886 | 57 | 15.5:1 | 79% (702) |
| 2010-11 | 944 | 73 | 12.9:1 | 91% (857) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE).
About PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)
PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) is a public elementary school in FAR ROCKAWAY, New York. Enrollment is 600 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 8. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 35% higher.
The district for PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) is NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, with 63 schools and 39,209 students.
At PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE), the largest share of students is Black, at 50%. After that, the student body is 44% Hispanic and 3% Asian. Census figures show Queens County is about 17% Black. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Its 55.9 full-time-equivalent teachers give the school a ratio of 10.7:1. This ratio sits 2.1 below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 96%. That is 19 points above the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.
allk12 grades PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) a D. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) falls short of its prediction by 19.6 points. The model expects 39.7% for a school with its free or reduced-price lunch share in New York; the school's rate is 20.1%.
Federal survey data for Queens County show that the median household income is $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 392 public schools in Queens County, enrolling about 268,205 students in all.
The closest public school to PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) is GOLDIE MAPLE ACADEMY, about 0.3 miles away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Of 9 schools in the immediate area with test results, PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) ranks 9th on average proficiency.
NCES assigns PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 22% from 2020-21, when PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) had 774 students, to 2024-25, when it had 600. The ratio was 11.7:1 in 2020-21 and 10.7:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27
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- 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
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- ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 605 students
- PS 43Elementary · 574 students
- PS 104 BAYS WATER (THE)Elementary · 542 students
- RANDOLPH HOLDER SCHOOL OF SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)Elementary · 542 students
Nearby schools
- GOLDIE MAPLE ACADEMY0.3 mi · 309
- PS/MS 42 R VERNAM0.7 mi · 627
- LIGHTHOUSE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.8 mi · 157
- CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL1.0 mi · 1,218
- ACADEMY OF MEDICAL TECHNOLOGY - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL1.0 mi · 605
- FREDERICK DOUGLASS ACADEMY VI HIGH SCHOOL1.0 mi · 311
Frequently asked questions
About PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)How many students attend PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)?
PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) enrolls approximately 600 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) serve?
PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) serves grades PK-08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) is approximately 10.7:1 (56 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE)?
Student demographics at PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) are roughly 1% White, 44% Hispanic, 50% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) in?
PS 105 BAY SCHOOL (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.