PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE)

Located at 84-40 101ST ST, in RICHMOND HILL, New York, PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE) is an average-sized K-5 school that caters to 525 students (grades pre-K through 5), run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.

PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE) is one of 63 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, a district that teaches 39,209 students overall.

In terms of who attends, PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE) lists that Hispanic students make up the majority at 78%; the rest reads as 13% Asian, 5% White, 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 the economic backdrop, PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE) reports 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 83% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE) tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.5% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 50.4%.

Across the wider county, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE) is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

The closest other public school is PS 66 JACQUELINE KENNEDY-ONASSIS, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE) at 6th of 9; the average score across the group is 56.2%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE) has edged down 19%, going from 647 students in 2018 to 525 in 2025. The Hispanic share of enrollment expanded from 74% to 78% over that span.

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