PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the expansive elementary-level communitys in JAMAICA, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, with 904 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 104% larger than typical.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, which oversees 50 schools and 36,340 students, PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL lists that the most-represented group is Hispanic (50%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 21% Asian, 16% Black, 8% Native American, 2% White. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL has 72 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.6:1. That tracks the state average closely. Around 92% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, often used as a Title I proxy. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is higher than the surrounding baseline.

With demographic context factored in, PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 41.1% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 45.4%.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household income runs about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 55 MAURE, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 58.8%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count increased 13%: 802 students in 2018 compared to 904 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 43% to 50% across the same window. Class-load math has narrowed: from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 12.6:1 in 2025.

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