PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON

Set in SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, New York, PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON is a small primary school, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29. It caters to 294 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 34% smaller than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 21,817 students; PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON is among them.

In terms of who attends, PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON logs that 79% of the student body identifies as Black. Beyond that, the school lists 14% Hispanic, 2% multiracial, 2% Native American, 2% Asian. The wider county runs roughly 17% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON records 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.0:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 79% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 45.9%; this one delivers 42.4%.

In the surrounding community, the surrounding county (Queens County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON is one campus in the mix.

Nearest neighbor: SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL - SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, around 0.4 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON at 7th of 9; the average score across the group is 58.5%.

The school occupies a city-core site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 15 JACKIE ROBINSON has declined 33%, going from 436 students in 2018 to 294 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share shrank from 90% to 79%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 11.0:1 in 2025.

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