Enrollment
261
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010106550
PS 360
199-10 112TH AVE, SAINT ALBANS, NY 11412 · (718) 776-7370 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL261 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 74% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
13.0:1
20 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
151 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 | 7% |
| Kindergarten | 37 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 42 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 36 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 35 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 45 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 49 | 19% |
This year's kindergarten class (37) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (49).
Student demographics
35%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
77.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +10.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 10 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 63.0% |
% 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
62.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 54% 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 360
PS 360's state test result (62.4% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 360 this school | 261 | 57.9% | 62.4% |
| PRIMARY HALL PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO | 220 | 56.4% | 14.5% |
| PS 38 ROSEDALE ROSEDALE | 223 | 66.4% | 63.5% |
| CECIL H PARKER SCHOOL MOUNT VERNON | 293 | 64.2% | 27.5% |
| BENJAMIN TURNER ACADEMY MOUNT VERNON | 340 | 62.6% | 43.4% |
| PS 132 RALPH BUNCHE SPRINGFIELD GARDENS | 283 | 71.0% | 65.0% |
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 360 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 62.4% | #660 of 2,335 | #95 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #580 of 2,342 ▲ 212 | #82 of 219 ▲ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #315 of 2,343 ▲ 318 | #44 of 220 ▲ 53 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 261 | #2,187 of 2,585 | #218 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #1,636 of 2,338 | #106 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 35.5% | #1,746 of 2,388 | #193 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 57.9% | #1,204 of 2,534 | #195 of 230 |
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
261
-63 (-19%) vs 2020
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 261 | 20 | 13.0:1 | 58% (151) |
| 2023-24 | 294 | 21 | 14.0:1 | 56% (164) |
| 2022-23 | 308 | 20 | 15.4:1 | 55% (168) |
| 2020-21 | 324 | 22 | 14.7:1 | 61% (197) |
| 2017-18 | 176 | 12 | 14.7:1 | 60% (105) |
| 2015-16 | 72 | 7 | 10.3:1 | 72% (52) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 360.
About PS 360
PS 360 is a low-enrollment elementary school located in SAINT ALBANS, New York. It enrolled 261 students in pre-K through 5 for the 2024-25 school year. Enrollment is 41% lower than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
District-wide, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 has 46 schools and 21,817 students.
At PS 360, Black students make up 80% of the student body. The next largest groups are 8% Hispanic, 5% Asian, 3% multiracial, and 2% Native American. The school's Black share is 62 points above the 17% share among Queens County residents. Pick two students at random and there is a 35% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
With 20 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25, the ratio at PS 360 was 13.0:1. That matches the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York fairly closely. PS 360's free or reduced-price lunch eligibility rate is 58%. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Queens County is 77%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 360 receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
PS 360's average proficiency rate on state tests of 62.4% is 8.7 points above the 53.7% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Queens County has these Census figures: the median household income is $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. In all, Queens County has 392 public schools and roughly 268,205 students.
The next-closest public school is IS 192 LINDEN (THE), about 0.3 miles away. PS 360 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. PS 360 ranks 4th of 9 among nearby schools on average proficiency, with 62.4% against a local average of 52.8%.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
PS 360's enrollment dropped from 324 in 2020-21 to 261 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 14.7:1; by 2024-25 it was 13.0:1.
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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 #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 SAINT ALBANS
- RIVERTON STREET CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 1,003 students
- PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 818 students
- PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRYElementary · 398 students
- IS 192 LINDEN (THE)Middle · 355 students
- PS 136 ROY WILKINSElementary · 336 students
- PS 36 SAINT ALBANS SCHOOLElementary · 277 students
Other Ps 360 schools
One other US public school is named Ps 360. PS 360 is the 2nd largest of the 2.
- PS 360BRONX, NY · 278 students
Nearby schools
- IS 192 LINDEN (THE)0.3 mi · 355
- PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.3 mi · 818
- PS 136 ROY WILKINS0.3 mi · 336
- PS 134 HOLLIS0.4 mi · 325
- PS 118 LORRAINE HANSBERRY0.5 mi · 398
- BENJAMIN FRANKLIN HS-FIN INFO TECH0.6 mi · 373
Frequently asked questions
About PS 360What is the total enrollment at PS 360?
PS 360 enrolls approximately 261 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 360 serve?
PS 360 serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 360 have?
PS 360 employs 20 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.0:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 360?
At PS 360, the student body is approximately 0% White, 8% Hispanic, 80% Black, 5% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is PS 360 public or private?
PS 360 is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
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