PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL

As a tight-knit elementary school in SAINT ALBANS, New York, PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL instructs 277 students from grades pre-K through 5, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 37% below typical.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, which oversees 46 schools and 21,817 students, PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL shows that Black students make up the majority at 66%. Beyond that, the school reports 17% Hispanic, 8% Asian, 4% Native American, 3% White. That is meaningfully more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

Looking at school resources, PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL records 30 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 9.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL tighter than the state norm the norm. About 86% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 43.5%, the actual is 34.4%, a residual of -9.2 points.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is RIVERTON STREET CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL ranks 9th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.5%.

PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL operates from a metropolitan location.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOL has contracted 38%, going from 447 students in 2018 to 277 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 81% to 66% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 9.3:1 today.

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