Enrollment
336
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010102497
PS 136 ROY WILKINS
201-15 115TH AVE, SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412 · (718) 465-2286 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL336 STUDENTS
B-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 53% 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.
- B+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
12.0:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
94%
315 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 | 39 | 12% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 47 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 50 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 13% |
| Grade 5 | 57 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 7% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).
Student demographics
41%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
55.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
54.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +5.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 55 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 54 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 5 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 55.0% | 54.0% |
| 2023-24 | 38.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
45.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
40.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 45% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 136 ROY WILKINS
PS 136 ROY WILKINS's state test result (45.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 136 ROY WILKINS this school | 336 | 93.8% | 45.3% |
| CHARTER SCHOOL OF INQUIRY BUFFALO | 276 | 93.1% | 15.8% |
| PS 135 SHELDON A BROOKNER BROOKLYN | 307 | 93.8% | 46.2% |
| MARVA J DANIEL FUTURES PREPARATORY SCHOOL BUFFALO | 369 | 97.3% | 15.5% |
| PS 244 RICHARD R GREEN BROOKLYN | 315 | 86.7% | 66.1% |
| PS 272 CURTIS ESTABROOK BROOKLYN | 365 | 94.8% | 30.9% |
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 136 ROY WILKINS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.3% | #1,375 of 2,335 | #166 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 54.0% | #1,278 of 2,342 ▲ 46 | #161 of 219 ▼ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 55.0% | #1,127 of 2,343 ▲ 243 | #146 of 220 ▲ 23 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 336 | #1,756 of 2,585 | #195 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #1,267 of 2,338 | #62 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.1% | #1,566 of 2,388 | #181 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 93.8% | #264 of 2,534 | #19 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -45.4% | #68 of 1,757 | #4 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
336
-146 (-30%) vs 2020
-52% since 2010-11, when it was 694
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.2:1
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 | 336 | 28 | 12.0:1 | 94% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 364 | 28.8 | 12.6:1 | 90% (328) |
| 2022-23 | 392 | 30 | 13.1:1 | 86% (336) |
| 2020-21 | 482 | 34 | 14.2:1 | 71% (341) |
| 2017-18 | 615 | 46.1 | 13.4:1 | 80% (489) |
| 2015-16 | 629 | 38 | 16.6:1 | 91% (574) |
| 2010-11 | 694 | 46 | 15.1:1 | 82% (570) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 136 ROY WILKINS.
About PS 136 ROY WILKINS
PS 136 ROY WILKINS is a small elementary school serving families in SAINT ALBANS, New York. A federal count lists 336 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 24% smaller than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 is responsible for 46 schools, PS 136 ROY WILKINS included, with 21,817 students in all.
Black students make up a majority at PS 136 ROY WILKINS, at 75%. Next come 12% Hispanic, 9% Asian, and 3% Pacific Islander. That compares with about 17% Black among all Queens County residents. The school's diversity index is 41%, meaning two students picked at random have a 41% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
With 28 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at PS 136 ROY WILKINS was 12.0:1. On average, elementary schools in New York have 12.8:1, compared with 12.0:1 here. PS 136 ROY WILKINS's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 94%. For comparison, public schools in Queens County average 77%.
The allk12 Grade for PS 136 ROY WILKINS 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.
PS 136 ROY WILKINS scores 45.3% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 40.5%.
Queens County has about 2,323,052 residents, and the median household income is $86,136, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. In all, Queens County has 392 public schools and roughly 268,205 students.
The shortest distance from PS 136 ROY WILKINS to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HS-FIN INFO TECH. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. PS 136 ROY WILKINS places 7th of 9 on proficiency among the closest schools that report scores.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Enrollment at PS 136 ROY WILKINS dropped 30% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 482 to 336 students. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (12.0:1) than in 2020-21 (14.2:1).
Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PS 136 ROY WILKINS. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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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Frequently asked questions
About PS 136 ROY WILKINSHow many students attend PS 136 ROY WILKINS?
PS 136 ROY WILKINS enrolls approximately 336 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 136 ROY WILKINS serve?
PS 136 ROY WILKINS serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 136 ROY WILKINS?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 136 ROY WILKINS is approximately 12.0:1 (28 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 136 ROY WILKINS?
Student demographics at PS 136 ROY WILKINS are roughly 12% Hispanic, 75% Black, 9% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 136 ROY WILKINS in?
PS 136 ROY WILKINS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
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