Enrollment
360
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012304352
PS 56 HARRY EICHLER
86-10 114TH ST, RICHMOND HILL, NY 11418 · (718) 441-4448 · Queens County
GRADES 02–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL360 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 63% of New York public elementary schools
- B-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
13.3:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
82%
296 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Grade 2 | 96 | 27% |
| Grade 3 | 82 | 23% |
| Grade 4 | 88 | 24% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 26% |
Student demographics
66%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
School pathway
Feeds from
Based on grade levels within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27. Attendance zones can vary; confirm enrollment with the district.
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
60.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +13.0pp since 2023
Math
64.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +9.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 60 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 64 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 13 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 9 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 60.0% | 64.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 55.0% |
% 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
52.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+7.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 53% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 56 HARRY EICHLER
PS 56 HARRY EICHLER's state test result (52.5% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 56 HARRY EICHLER this school | 360 | 82.2% | 52.5% |
| QUEENS EXPLORERS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL OZONE PARK | 376 | 81.9% | 70.1% |
| PS 65 RAYMOND YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE) OZONE PARK | 378 | 84.7% | 49.4% |
| PS 20 ANNA SILVER NEW YORK | 313 | 84.0% | 32.3% |
| LINDEN TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 300 | 91.7% | 34.5% |
| STEAM BRIDGE SCHOOL (THE) BRONX | 271 | 80.4% | 77.2% |
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 56 HARRY EICHLER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 52.5% | #1,067 of 2,335 | #134 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #922 of 2,342 ▲ 179 | #124 of 219 ▲ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 60.0% | #933 of 2,343 ▲ 50 | #125 of 220 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 360 | #1,609 of 2,585 | #190 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,713 of 2,338 | #123 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 66.4% | #397 of 2,388 | #59 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 82.2% | #700 of 2,534 | #100 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -6.3% | #1,389 of 1,757 | #148 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
360
+29 (+9%) vs 2020
-20% since 2010-11, when it was 450
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 13.8:1
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 | 360 | 27 | 13.3:1 | 82% (296) |
| 2023-24 | 327 | 25 | 13.1:1 | 81% (265) |
| 2022-23 | 323 | 24.7 | 13.1:1 | 79% (255) |
| 2020-21 | 331 | 24 | 13.8:1 | 83% (276) |
| 2017-18 | 384 | 26 | 14.8:1 | 82% (314) |
| 2015-16 | 411 | 26 | 15.8:1 | 86% (354) |
| 2010-11 | 450 | 32 | 14.1:1 | 81% (366) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 56 HARRY EICHLER.
About PS 56 HARRY EICHLER
PS 56 HARRY EICHLER is a low-enrollment elementary school located in RICHMOND HILL, New York. The school counted 360 students in 2024-25, covering grades 2 through 5.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 runs PS 56 HARRY EICHLER along with 62 other schools, enrolling 39,209 students in total.
More than half of the students at PS 56 HARRY EICHLER are Hispanic (51%). The next largest groups are 25% Asian, 10% Black, 8% White, and 4% Native American. In Queens County overall, about 28% of residents are Hispanic. On the diversity index, which measures the chance that two random students are from different groups, PS 56 HARRY EICHLER scores 66%.
With 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, the student-to-teacher ratio is about 13.3:1. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 12.8:1. Student poverty is often measured by lunch eligibility; at PS 56 HARRY EICHLER, 82% qualify for free or reduced-price lunch.
PS 56 HARRY EICHLER earns a B on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 63% of New York public elementary schools.
A school with PS 56 HARRY EICHLER's lunch-eligibility share in New York is predicted to score 44.8%. PS 56 HARRY EICHLER scores 52.5%, 7.8 points above that line.
The county, Queens County, is where the school is located. The median household earns about $86,136 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Counting PS 56 HARRY EICHLER, Queens County has 392 public schools.
About 0.2 miles separate PS 56 HARRY EICHLER from the closest public school, PS 51. The five-mile area around PS 56 HARRY EICHLER holds at least 8 other public schools. Local comparison: PS 56 HARRY EICHLER ranks 3rd of 8 nearby schools, at 52.5% versus a 52.9% average.
Its location is classified as City: Large by the National Center for Education Statistics.
Federal enrollment counts rose from 331 (2020-21) to 360 (2024-25).
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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
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 55 MAUREElementary · 466 students
Nearby schools
- PS 510.2 mi · 202
- PS 90 HORACE MANN0.3 mi · 586
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 1,841
- EPIC HIGH SCHOOL - NORTH0.5 mi · 373
- PS 66 JACQUELINE KENNEDY-ONASSIS0.6 mi · 470
- PS 2730.6 mi · 329
Frequently asked questions
About PS 56 HARRY EICHLERHow many students attend PS 56 HARRY EICHLER?
PS 56 HARRY EICHLER enrolls approximately 360 students in grades 02-05.
Is PS 56 HARRY EICHLER an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 56 HARRY EICHLER is an elementary school covering grades 02-05.
How many teachers does PS 56 HARRY EICHLER have?
PS 56 HARRY EICHLER employs 27 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 56 HARRY EICHLER?
Student demographics at PS 56 HARRY EICHLER are roughly 8% White, 51% Hispanic, 10% Black, 25% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 56 HARRY EICHLER in?
PS 56 HARRY EICHLER is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
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