Enrollment
398
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010102438
PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY
190-20 109TH RD, SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412 · (718) 465-5538 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL398 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
- BBeats 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
12.4:1
32 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
78%
309 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 45 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 64 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 66 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 53 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 54 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 63 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (64) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (63).
Student demographics
62%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
57.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 57 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 57.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 43.0% | 45.0% |
% 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
48.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
46.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 48% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 46% 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 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY
PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY's state test result (48.1% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY this school | 398 | 77.6% | 48.1% |
| PS 34 JOHN HARVARD QUEENS VILLAGE | 440 | 84.3% | 51.4% |
| PS 119 AMERSFORT BROOKLYN | 393 | 86.5% | 39.5% |
| PS 61 ARTHUR O EVE SCHOOL OF DISTINCTION BUFFALO | 315 | 85.7% | 40.9% |
| PS 134 HOLLIS HOLLIS | 325 | 86.5% | 34.8% |
| BROOKLYN DREAMS CHARTER SCHOOL BROOKLYN | 489 | 77.9% | 50.4% |
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 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 48.1% | #1,244 of 2,335 | #153 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #959 of 2,342 ▲ 510 | #127 of 219 ▲ 43 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,060 of 2,343 ▲ 82 | #139 of 220 ▲ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 398 | #1,369 of 2,585 | #182 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.4:1 | #1,427 of 2,338 | #79 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.7% | #629 of 2,388 | #96 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 77.6% | #839 of 2,534 | #125 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -11.6% | #1,048 of 1,757 | #131 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
398
-12 (-3%) vs 2020
-42% since 2010-11, when it was 689
Student : Teacher
12.4:1
was 14.1:1
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 | 398 | 32 | 12.4:1 | 78% (309) |
| 2023-24 | 385 | 30 | 12.8:1 | 89% (344) |
| 2022-23 | 373 | 26.5 | 14.1:1 | 72% (268) |
| 2020-21 | 410 | 29 | 14.1:1 | 74% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 450 | 35 | 12.8:1 | 73% (328) |
| 2015-16 | 532 | 33 | 16.1:1 | 58% (311) |
| 2010-11 | 689 | 54 | 12.8:1 | 73% (500) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY.
About PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY
PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY, located in SAINT ALBANS, New York, is a medium-sized elementary school. It serves 398 students in pre-K through 5.
The district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, has 21,817 students enrolled across 46 schools.
At PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY, Black students make up 55% of the student body. The school is also 22% Asian, 19% Hispanic, and 4% Native American. That is higher than the 17% Black share among all Queens County residents. The school's diversity index is 62%, meaning two students picked at random have a 62% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Teacher staffing is 32 full-time equivalents, or about 12.4 students per teacher. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 78%. For comparison, public schools in Queens County average 77%.
The allk12 Grade for PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY is B-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 53% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY would score about 46.4%. It scores 48.1%, 1.7 points above that figure.
In the county around the school, Queens County, 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, PS 360, is about 0.5 miles from PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY is 4th of 9 nearby schools by average proficiency rate.
The federal government classifies PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY's location as City: Large.
Over 4 years, PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY's enrollment dropped 3%, to 398. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 14.1:1 to 12.4:1.
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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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- IS 192 LINDEN (THE)Middle · 355 students
- PS 136 ROY WILKINSElementary · 336 students
- PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
- PS 360Elementary · 261 students
Nearby schools
- PS 3600.5 mi · 261
- CAMBRIA HEIGHTS ACADEMY0.6 mi · 359
- PS 134 HOLLIS0.6 mi · 325
- IS 192 LINDEN (THE)0.7 mi · 355
- PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.7 mi · 818
- PS 35 NATHANIEL WOODHULL0.7 mi · 626
Frequently asked questions
About PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRYHow large is PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY?
PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY enrolls approximately 398 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY is approximately 12.4:1 (32 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY?
At PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY, the student body is approximately 19% Hispanic, 55% Black, 22% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY in?
PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
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