PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL

PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL is a big elementary-level community in SOUTH RICHMOND HILL, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27. The school educates 827 students in grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL sits 87% bigger than that benchmark.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, which oversees 63 schools and 39,209 students, PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL is one campus in the system.

On the student-mix side, PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL records that the most-represented group is Asian (44%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Other groups include 29% Hispanic, 17% Native American, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL reports 64 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 13.0:1. That tracks the state average closely. An estimated 84% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.2%; this one delivers 50.8%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Queens County) reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL is one.

HIGH SCHOOL-CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL comes 4th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 53.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Over the past 7-year window. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked down 12%: 942 students in 2018 compared to 827 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment declined from 58% to 44% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 15.7:1 in 2018 to 13.0:1 today.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around school events, parent volunteer needs, and clubs. The community welcomes input from current and former families.