PS 51

PS 51 is an elementary campus of low-enrollment scale in RICHMOND HILL, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, educateing 202 students in grades pre-K through 1. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 51 sits 54% smaller than that benchmark.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 runs 63 schools in total, collectively educating 39,209 students. PS 51 is one of those campuses.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 51 reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 51%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Asian, 9% White, 6% Black, 5% Native American. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews noticeably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 51 has 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 85% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 51 is one.

The closest other public school is PS 56 HARRY EICHLER, roughly 0.2 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 51's enrollment has decreased 19% since 2018, when it stood at 250 (now 202). White enrollment moved from 16% to 9% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 15.1:1 in 2018 to 13.5:1 today.

On the community side, members of the PS 51 community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.