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Parents: what's one thing you'd want the PS 239 administration to hear?
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Enrollment
414
Elementary
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009805564
PS 239
17-15 WEIRFIELD ST, RIDGEWOOD, NY 11385 · (718) 417-2840 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL414 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
31 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
359 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
33.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
34.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
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
30.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-13.1pp
below demographic expectation
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
414
-143 (-26%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 12.7:1
% White
8%
was 6%
% Hispanic
80%
was 78%
% Black
3%
was 1%
% Asian
8%
was 14%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 239
PS 239 is a reasonably sized elementary campus in RIDGEWOOD, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. The school works with 414 students in grades pre-K through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 runs 57 schools in total, collectively educating 48,008 students. PS 239 is one of those campuses.
On the student-mix side, PS 239 reports that the student body is overwhelmingly Hispanic (80%). Beyond that, the school shows 8% Asian, 8% White, 3% Black. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.
On the resource side, PS 239 logs 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Around 87% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is noticeably above Queens County's rate of about 77%.
With demographic context factored in, PS 239 tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.0%.
In the area at large, Queens County reports that median household income runs about $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 239 is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: ROBERT E PEARY SCHOOL, around 0.1 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 239 comes 7th of 8 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 42.2%.
The school occupies an urban site.
Five-year trend. PS 239's enrollment has shrank 26% since 2018, when it stood at 557 (now 414). Asian enrollment moved from 14% to 8% across the same window.
On allk12, members of the PS 239 community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCIMiddle · 2,131 students
- NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,072 students
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,581 students
- PS 19 MARINO JEANTETElementary · 1,506 students
Other schools in RIDGEWOOD
- GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- IS 93 RIDGEWOODMiddle · 954 students
- PS 88 SENECAElementary · 692 students
- ROBERT E PEARY SCHOOLElementary · 581 students
- ACE ACADEMY FOR SCHOLARS AT THE GERALDINE FERRARO CAMPUSElementary · 573 students
- JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 77Middle · 569 students
Nearby schools
- ROBERT E PEARY SCHOOL0.1 mi · 581
- JOSEPH F QUINN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL 770.1 mi · 569
- PS 68 CAMBRIDGE0.4 mi · 455
- IS 93 RIDGEWOOD0.4 mi · 954
- ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE)0.4 mi · 409
- BROOKLYN SCHOOL FOR SOCIAL JUSTICE (THE)0.4 mi · 267
Frequently asked questions
About PS 239How large is PS 239?
PS 239 enrolls approximately 414 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 239 serve?
PS 239 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PS 239 have?
PS 239 employs 31 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 239?
At PS 239, the student body is approximately 8% White, 80% Hispanic, 3% Black, 8% Asian.
Who oversees PS 239?
PS 239 is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.