PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL

PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL is a modestly sized elementary school in JACKSON HEIGHTS, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. The school enrolls 197 students in grades pre-K through 2. That puts it 56% below the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, which oversees 53 schools and 35,337 students, PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL shows that Hispanic students make up the majority at 62%. The remainder breaks down as 16% White, 14% Asian, 6% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.1:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 62% 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 south of typical.

Across the wider county, Queens County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area.

Five-year trend. PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL's enrollment has edged down 30% since 2018, when it stood at 283 (now 197). The Hispanic share of enrollment ticked down from 69% to 62% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 14.2:1 in 2018 to 13.1:1 today.

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