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What's one community event at PS 55 MAURE more people should show up to?
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Enrollment
466
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010002241
PS 55 MAURE
131-10 97TH AVE, RICHMOND HILL, NY 11418 · (718) 849-3845 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL466 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
34 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
385 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
1
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.
Enrollment by grade
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
78.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
84.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +15.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 84 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 15 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
67.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 45% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 23 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
466
-48 (-9%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
was 13.5:1
% White
1%
was 2%
% Hispanic
27%
was 25%
% Black
11%
was 8%
% Asian
24%
was 40%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 55 MAURE
As a middle-of-the-pack primary school in RICHMOND HILL, New York, PS 55 MAURE instructs 466 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 comprises 50 schools with combined enrollment of 36,340 students; PS 55 MAURE is among them.
Looking at the student body, PS 55 MAURE records that the largest single group is Native American at 31%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school lists 27% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 11% Black, 6% Pacific Islander.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school lists 34 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.6:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 83% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
With demographic context factored in, PS 55 MAURE sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 44.6%; actual is 67.8%, +23.2 points clear of the demographic baseline.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 55 MAURE is one.
Nearest neighbor: PS 161 ARTHUR ASHE SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 55 MAURE ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 52.8%.
The school occupies a high-density site.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 55 MAURE has shrank 9%, going from 514 students in 2018 to 466 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share declined from 40% to 24%.
In the discussion threads here, members of the PS 55 MAURE community share and discuss school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 #28
- FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,394 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEYMiddle · 1,611 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
Other schools in RICHMOND HILL
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,841 students
- PS 90 HORACE MANNElementary · 586 students
- PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 525 students
- S.T.A.R. LEADERSHIP ACADEMYElementary · 507 students
- PS 66 JACQUELINE KENNEDY-ONASSISElementary · 470 students
- PS 54 HILLSIDEElementary · 462 students
Nearby schools
- PS 161 ARTHUR ASHE SCHOOL0.3 mi · 558
- PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 904
- EPIC HIGH SCHOOL - NORTH0.7 mi · 373
- PS 1210.7 mi · 750
- PS 82 HAMMOND0.7 mi · 674
- PS 54 HILLSIDE0.7 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About PS 55 MAUREHow large is PS 55 MAURE?
PS 55 MAURE enrolls approximately 466 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 55 MAURE serve?
PS 55 MAURE serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 55 MAURE?
Approximately 13.6:1 students per teacher at PS 55 MAURE.
How diverse is PS 55 MAURE?
PS 55 MAURE reports a student body of 1% White, 27% Hispanic, 11% Black, 24% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 55 MAURE public or private?
PS 55 MAURE is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.