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If you could change one rule at PS 34 JOHN HARVARD, what would it be?
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Enrollment
440
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010102158
PS 34 JOHN HARVARD
104-12 SPRINGFIELD BLVD, QUEENS VILLAGE, NY 11428 · (718) 465-6818 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL440 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
37 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
371 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
58.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 58 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 6 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
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
51.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.
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
440
-136 (-24%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.9:1
was 16.0:1
% White
1%
was 1%
% Hispanic
23%
was 17%
% Black
48%
was 70%
% Asian
20%
was 9%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 34 JOHN HARVARD
PS 34 JOHN HARVARD is one of the middle-of-the-pack K-5 schools in QUEENS VILLAGE, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, with 440 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 runs 46 schools in total, collectively educating 21,817 students. PS 34 JOHN HARVARD is one of those campuses.
Demographically, PS 34 JOHN HARVARD shows that the most-represented group is Black (48%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups; the rest reads as 23% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 5% Native American. That is noticeably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 37 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.9:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy.
With demographic context factored in, PS 34 JOHN HARVARD sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.0%; this one delivers 51.4%.
In the area at large, 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 34 JOHN HARVARD is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).
Nearest neighbor: PS/IS 295, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 34 JOHN HARVARD comes 6th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 51.5%.
PS 34 JOHN HARVARD operates from a city-core location.
Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count decreased 24%: 576 students in 2018 compared to 440 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 70% to 48% across the same window. Class-load math has pulled in: from 16.0:1 in 2018 to 11.9:1 in 2025.
In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 #29
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 894 students
- IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMYMiddle · 820 students
- PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 818 students
- PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEYElementary · 806 students
- PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMSElementary · 754 students
Other schools in QUEENS VILLAGE
- MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,131 students
- JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 894 students
- PS 33 EDWARD M FUNKElementary · 735 students
- BELLAIRE SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 699 students
- BUSINESS TECHNOLOGY EARLY COLLEGE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 601 students
- PS/IS 295Elementary · 562 students
Nearby schools
- PS/IS 2950.8 mi · 562
- JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL0.8 mi · 894
- IS 192 LINDEN (THE)0.9 mi · 355
- PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.9 mi · 818
- PS 134 HOLLIS0.9 mi · 325
- PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR0.9 mi · 427
Frequently asked questions
About PS 34 JOHN HARVARDHow many students attend PS 34 JOHN HARVARD?
PS 34 JOHN HARVARD enrolls approximately 440 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 34 JOHN HARVARD an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 34 JOHN HARVARD is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 34 JOHN HARVARD have?
PS 34 JOHN HARVARD employs 37 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 11.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 34 JOHN HARVARD?
Student demographics at PS 34 JOHN HARVARD are roughly 1% White, 23% Hispanic, 48% Black, 20% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PS 34 JOHN HARVARD in?
PS 34 JOHN HARVARD is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.