Enrollment
265
Elementary
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009805244
PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE)
109-10 47TH AVE, CORONA, NY 11368 · (718) 271-4971 · Queens County
GRADES PK–02ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL265 STUDENTS
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Not graded
This school has no state test results for 2023-24 or 2024-25 to grade, which is common for schools that end before third grade. How grades work
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
92%
244 students
DISTRICT 83% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 14 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 32% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 31% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 31% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
12%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · STATE 72% · US 70%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
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START A DISCUSSIONSchools most like PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE)
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) this school | 265 | 92.1% | N/A |
| BILINGUAL BICULTURAL SCHOOL (THE) NEW YORK | 291 | 93.1% | 50.8% |
| PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL BROOKLYN | 296 | 91.2% | 27.3% |
| PS 192 JACOB H SCHIFF NEW YORK | 224 | 94.2% | 64.1% |
| OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 3 CORONA | 284 | 97.5% | 36.0% |
| PS 360 BRONX | 278 | 96.4% | 29.1% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 265 | #2,167 of 2,585 | #216 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #515 of 2,338 | #29 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 12.3% | #2,255 of 2,388 | #218 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 92.1% | #335 of 2,534 | #28 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -47.6% | #52 of 1,757 | #2 of 167 |
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
265
-166 (-39%) vs 2020
-50% since 2010-11, when it was 528
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 14.4:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 265 | 25.9 | 10.2:1 | 92% (244) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 26.9 | 10.2:1 | 91% (250) |
| 2022-23 | 310 | 28.5 | 10.9:1 | 81% (251) |
| 2020-21 | 431 | 30 | 14.4:1 | 83% (357) |
| 2017-18 | 506 | 42 | 12.0:1 | 83% (420) |
| 2015-16 | 543 | 42 | 12.9:1 | 63% (340) |
| 2010-11 | 528 | 37 | 14.3:1 | 54% (287) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE).
About PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE)
PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) is a small elementary school found in CORONA, New York. It teaches 265 students in pre-K through 2. It has 40% fewer students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 has 57 schools; together they serve 48,008 students.
Hispanic students are 94% of those enrolled at PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE). Beyond that, enrollment is 3% Asian and 2% White. In Queens County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. On a 0 to 100 scale, the school's diversity index is 12, compared with 70 nationally.
PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) lists 25.9 full-time-equivalent teachers; that is about 10.2 students per teacher. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. About 92% of students at PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Queens County is 15 points.
Queens County is the school's county. There, median household income comes to about $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 392 public schools in the county, enrolling about 268,205, PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) among them.
OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 3 sits about 0.3 miles from PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE). There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 265, down from 431 in 2020-21. The number of students per teacher dropped from 14.4 to 10.2 over 4 years.
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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 CORONA
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCIMiddle · 2,131 students
- PS 19 MARINO JEANTETElementary · 1,506 students
- PS 143 LOUIS ARMSTRONGElementary · 1,344 students
- PS 14 FAIRVIEWElementary · 986 students
- PS 16 NANCY DEBENEDITTIS SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 931 students
- ELM TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 878 students
Nearby schools
- OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL 30.3 mi · 284
- PS 16 NANCY DEBENEDITTIS SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 931
- PS 14 FAIRVIEW0.4 mi · 986
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCI0.5 mi · 2,131
- CORONA ARTS AND SCIENCES ACADEMY0.6 mi · 761
- PS 143 LOUIS ARMSTRONG0.6 mi · 1,344
Frequently asked questions
About PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE)How large is PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE)?
PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) enrolls approximately 265 students in grades PK-02.
What grades does PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) serve?
PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) serves grades PK-02.
How many students per teacher at PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE)?
Approximately 10.2:1 students per teacher at PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE)?
At PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE), the student body is approximately 2% White, 94% Hispanic, 0% Black, 3% Asian.
What district is PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) in?
PS 28 THOMAS EMANUEL EARLY CHILDHOOD CENTER (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24.
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