Enrollment
271
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012302208
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS
9 POWER RD, BROAD CHANNEL, NY 11693 · (718) 634-7167 · Queens County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL271 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% of New York public elementary schools
- A-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
10.3:1
26 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
48%
130 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 | 31 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 22 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 2 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 3 | 27 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 30 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 33 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 23 | 8% |
| Grade 7 | 25 | 9% |
| Grade 8 | 27 | 10% |
This year's kindergarten class (22) is 19% smaller than its 8th grade class (27).
Student demographics
51%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +7.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 7 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 66.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 59.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
66.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
57.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 66% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 57% 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 47 CHRIS GALAS
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS's state test result (66.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 47 CHRIS GALAS this school | 271 | 48.0% | 66.1% |
| NETHERWOOD SCHOOL HYDE PARK | 301 | 51.8% | 47.4% |
| CLAYTON AVENUE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL VESTAL | 250 | 48.8% | 62.9% |
| E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE KATRINE | 311 | 52.4% | 50.7% |
| MORSE SCHOOL SAUGERTIES | 307 | 47.6% | 47.9% |
| THOMAS J WATSON SR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL ENDICOTT | 247 | 52.6% | 43.7% |
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 47 CHRIS GALAS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 66.1% | #519 of 2,335 | #66 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #657 of 2,342 ▼ 288 | #92 of 219 ▼ 42 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #680 of 2,343 ▼ 145 | #96 of 220 ▼ 15 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 271 | #2,139 of 2,585 | #213 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #529 of 2,338 | #31 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 50.7% | #1,204 of 2,388 | #154 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 48.0% | #1,469 of 2,534 | #209 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +24.3% | #105 of 606 | #20 of 51 |
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
271
+24 (+10%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 246
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.3:1
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 | 271 | 26.4 | 10.3:1 | 48% (130) |
| 2023-24 | 274 | 26.7 | 10.3:1 | 46% (126) |
| 2022-23 | 254 | 27.7 | 9.2:1 | 43% (108) |
| 2020-21 | 247 | 24 | 10.3:1 | 36% (90) |
| 2017-18 | 218 | 24 | 9.1:1 | 35% (77) |
| 2015-16 | 221 | 20 | 11.1:1 | 32% (71) |
| 2010-11 | 246 | 19 | 12.9:1 | 56% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 47 CHRIS GALAS.
About PS 47 CHRIS GALAS
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS is a low-enrollment elementary school with its address in BROAD CHANNEL, New York. The school enrolls 271 students in pre-K through 8. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 39% below that mark.
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS is one of 63 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, which enrolls 39,209 students in total.
The share of White students at PS 47 CHRIS GALAS is 67%, a majority. The remaining students are 19% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Queens County is about 26% White. A diversity index of 51% means there is a 51% chance two randomly chosen students at PS 47 CHRIS GALAS are from different groups.
Its staff includes 26.4 full-time-equivalent teachers, for about 10.3 students per teacher. The average for elementary schools in New York, 12.8:1, is higher. PS 47 CHRIS GALAS has a free or reduced-price lunch rate of 48%. It compares with 77% for public schools in Queens County.
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS earns an A- on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 77% of New York public elementary schools.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PS 47 CHRIS GALAS's results are 8.8 points above predicted: 66.1% against 57.4%.
Five-year Census Bureau estimates for Queens County show that the median household earns about $86,136 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Queens County has 392 public schools with about 268,205 students, including PS 47 CHRIS GALAS.
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS's closest public school neighbor is CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCH, about 1.4 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: PS 47 CHRIS GALAS ranks 2nd of 9 nearby schools, at 66.1% versus a 41.5% average.
NCES assigns PS 47 CHRIS GALAS the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
The school's student count rose 10% between the 2020-21 and 2024-25 school years.
People who know PS 47 CHRIS GALAS can post here about homework, tutoring, and testing dates. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to post.
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 #27
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,841 students
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESMiddle · 1,610 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
Nearby schools
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCH1.4 mi · 1,180
- ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL1.4 mi · 287
- ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY1.4 mi · 232
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IV1.4 mi · 189
- PS 183 DR RICHARD R GREEN1.4 mi · 414
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMY1.5 mi · 1,184
Frequently asked questions
About PS 47 CHRIS GALASHow many students attend PS 47 CHRIS GALAS?
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS enrolls approximately 271 students in grades PK-08.
Is PS 47 CHRIS GALAS an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does PS 47 CHRIS GALAS have?
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS employs 26 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
How diverse is PS 47 CHRIS GALAS?
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS reports a student body of 67% White, 19% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 4% Two or more.
What district is PS 47 CHRIS GALAS in?
PS 47 CHRIS GALAS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
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