PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE)

PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE) operates as a roomy elementary campus in REGO PARK, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28. Current enrollment sits at 710 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 60% larger than typical.

Across the 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 (36,340 students total), PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE) accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE) logs that the most-represented group is White (43%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 30% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 5% multiracial. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% White, so the school skews noticeably more White than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE) records 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 16.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 63% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.8%; this one delivers 60.3%.

Around the school, census data for Queens County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE) is one.

JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEY is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE) ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 63.8%.

PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE) operates from an inner-city location.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE)'s enrollment has ticked down 12% since 2018, when it stood at 809 (now 710). White enrollment moved from 65% to 43% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 18.8:1 in 2018 to 16.6:1 today.

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