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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
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- ABeats 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
13.6:1
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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 63 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 1 | 61 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 51 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 77 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 66 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 82 | 18% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is 20% smaller than its 5th grade class (82).
Student demographics
76%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
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.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 84.0% |
| 2023-24 | 56.0% | 69.0% |
% 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
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 →
Schools most like PS 55 MAURE
PS 55 MAURE's state test result (67.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 55 MAURE this school | 466 | 82.6% | 67.8% |
| WOODLAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 502 | 81.3% | 27.4% |
| DR MARTIN LUTHER KING SCHOOL JR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 424 | 84.9% | 24.6% |
| PS 100 GLEN MORRIS SOUTH OZONE PARK | 649 | 82.0% | 52.5% |
| PS 212 LADY DEBORAH MOODY BROOKLYN | 560 | 85.4% | 50.3% |
| HAMILTON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 440 | 85.0% | 13.5% |
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 55 MAURE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.8% | #458 of 2,335 | #59 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 84.0% | #243 of 2,342 ▲ 340 | #34 of 219 ▲ 41 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #291 of 2,343 ▲ 340 | #41 of 220 ▲ 54 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 466 | #986 of 2,585 | #150 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.6:1 | #1,780 of 2,338 | #137 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 76.0% | #26 of 2,388 | #2 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.6% | #689 of 2,534 | #97 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -9.3% | #1,196 of 1,757 | #136 of 167 |
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
466
-19 (-4%) vs 2020
-33% since 2010-11, when it was 700
Student : Teacher
13.6:1
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 | 466 | 34.3 | 13.6:1 | 83% (385) |
| 2023-24 | 491 | 29.1 | 16.9:1 | 81% (396) |
| 2022-23 | 485 | 28 | 17.3:1 | 79% (383) |
| 2020-21 | 485 | 33 | 14.7:1 | 75% (364) |
| 2017-18 | 514 | 38 | 13.5:1 | 83% (428) |
| 2015-16 | 527 | 34 | 15.5:1 | 83% (435) |
| 2010-11 | 700 | 50 | 14.0:1 | 78% (548) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 55 MAURE.
About PS 55 MAURE
As a mid-sized elementary school, PS 55 MAURE serves students in RICHMOND HILL, New York. Students in pre-K through 5 make up the school's enrollment of 466 students.
The 50 schools of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, including PS 55 MAURE, enroll 36,340 students.
About 31% of students at PS 55 MAURE are Native American, the largest single group. The rest of enrollment is 27% Hispanic, 24% Asian, 11% Black, and 6% Pacific Islander. A diversity index of 76% means there is a 76% chance two randomly chosen students at PS 55 MAURE are from different groups.
On staff are 34.3 full-time-equivalent teachers; the student-to-teacher ratio is 13.6:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, so this school has more students per teacher. About 83% of students at PS 55 MAURE are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch.
Among New York public elementary schools, PS 55 MAURE outscored 87%, which works out to an A on the allk12 Grade.
Test results at PS 55 MAURE are 23.2 points above what its student poverty level predicts. The average proficiency rate across its state test results is 67.8%, compared with a predicted 44.6%, which ranks in the top 10% in New York.
For the population of Queens County, the median household earns about $86,136 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. PS 55 MAURE shares Queens County with 391 other public schools.
PS 161 ARTHUR ASHE SCHOOL is about 0.3 miles from PS 55 MAURE, the shortest distance to any other public school. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. The nearest schools with test data average 52.8%, lower than PS 55 MAURE's 67.8%.
The federal government classifies PS 55 MAURE's location as City: Large.
Enrollment figures show a decline of 19 students from 2020-21 to 2024-25. By 2024-25, the school had 13.6 students per teacher, compared with 14.7 in 2020-21.
The discussion board for PS 55 MAURE is open to topics like special education services, counseling, and support programs. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates too.
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.