Enrollment
277
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010102166
PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL
187-01 FOCH BLVD, SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412 · (718) 528-1862 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL277 STUDENTS
C
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 26% of New York public elementary schools
- C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
30 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
237 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 17 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 39 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 52 | 19% |
| Grade 2 | 44 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 43 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 36 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (39) is 8% larger than its 5th grade class (36).
Student demographics
53%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +23.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +26.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 23 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 26 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 26.0% | 23.0% |
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
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
34.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-9.2pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 34% 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 →
Schools most like PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL
PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL's state test result (34.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL this school | 277 | 85.6% | 34.4% |
| ARBOR HILL ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ALBANY | 301 | 86.0% | 23.2% |
| SCHOOL 4-GEORGE MATHER FORBES ROCHESTER | 265 | 87.2% | 8.9% |
| PS 181 BROOKFIELD SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 340 | 88.5% | 67.6% |
| PS 251 PAERDEGAT BROOKLYN | 329 | 86.9% | 30.7% |
| PS 289 GEORGE V BROWER BROOKLYN | 280 | 90.7% | 54.2% |
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 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 34.4% | #1,866 of 2,335 | #199 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,479 of 2,342 ▲ 666 | #182 of 219 ▲ 30 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,363 of 2,343 ▲ 578 | #171 of 220 ▲ 33 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 277 | #2,117 of 2,585 | #212 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.3:1 | #235 of 2,338 | #14 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.0% | #1,109 of 2,388 | #148 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 85.6% | #593 of 2,534 | #71 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -38.0% | #137 of 1,757 | #15 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
277
-47 (-15%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 462
Student : Teacher
9.3:1
was 10.8:1
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 | 277 | 29.8 | 9.3:1 | 86% (237) |
| 2023-24 | 293 | 27.7 | 10.6:1 | 84% (245) |
| 2022-23 | 279 | 26.5 | 10.5:1 | 72% (200) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 30 | 10.8:1 | 76% (245) |
| 2017-18 | 447 | 33 | 13.5:1 | 70% (315) |
| 2015-16 | 501 | 30 | 16.7:1 | 58% (289) |
| 2010-11 | 462 | 33 | 14.0:1 | 89% (409) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL.
About PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL
PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL operates as a small elementary school in SAINT ALBANS, New York. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 277 students in pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 37% lower.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 has 46 schools and 21,817 students, and PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL is one of those schools.
Roughly 66% of students at PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL are Black. Other groups make up 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Native American, and 3% White. County-wide, 17% of Queens County residents are Black. The school's diversity index is 53%, meaning two students picked at random have a 53% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 9.3:1, with 29.8 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is 3.6 students per teacher below the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 86% of enrollment. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.
allk12 grades PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL a C. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL is 9.2 points below its prediction. Actual: 34.4%. Predicted: 43.5%.
In Queens County (population about 2,323,052), the median household income is $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. There are 392 public schools in Queens County, enrolling about 268,205 students in all.
RIVERTON STREET CHARTER SCHOOL is the closest public school, about 0.1 miles away in a straight line. Other public schools within five miles number at least 8. The school's 34.4% average proficiency ranks 9th among 9 nearby schools.
In the federal locale system, PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 15% from 2020-21, when PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL had 324 students, to 2024-25, when it had 277. Its ratio of students to teachers was 10.8:1 in 2020-21, and 9.3:1 in 2024-25.
Community posts for PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOLWhat is the total enrollment at PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL?
PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL enrolls approximately 277 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL serve?
PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL is approximately 9.3:1 (30 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL?
At PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 3% White, 17% Hispanic, 66% Black, 8% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL public or private?
PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.