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Teachers: what resource would make the biggest difference at PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL this year?
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Enrollment
827
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012302265
PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL
97-25 108TH ST, SOUTH RICHMOND HILL, NY 11419 · (718) 286-4460 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL827 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 60% 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.
- B+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
13.0:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
84%
692 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 51 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 129 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 135 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 126 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 124 | 15% |
This year's kindergarten class (129) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (124).
Student demographics
69%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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
58.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +7.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 58 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 7 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 58.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 49.0% | 50.0% |
% 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
50.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.5pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 51% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL
PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL's state test result (50.8% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL this school | 827 | 83.7% | 50.8% |
| PS 63 OLD SOUTH OZONE PARK | 957 | 78.5% | 58.4% |
| PS 230 DORIS L COHEN BROOKLYN | 925 | 78.1% | 61.1% |
| SEEALL ACADEMY (THE) BROOKLYN | 851 | 90.4% | 66.7% |
| PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY FLUSHING | 806 | 83.9% | 48.3% |
| PS 124 OSMOND A CHURCH SOUTH OZONE PARK | 1,008 | 84.5% | 53.1% |
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 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 50.8% | #1,134 of 2,335 | #143 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,175 of 2,342 ▲ 107 | #150 of 219 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 58.0% | #1,021 of 2,343 ▼ 109 | #134 of 220 ▼ 10 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 827 | #122 of 2,585 | #34 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.0:1 | #1,628 of 2,338 | #102 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 69.4% | #244 of 2,388 | #36 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.7% | #656 of 2,534 | #86 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.2% | #1,004 of 1,757 | #130 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
827
-58 (-7%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 996
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 15.8:1
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 | 827 | 63.6 | 13.0:1 | 84% (692) |
| 2023-24 | 795 | 55 | 14.4:1 | 84% (671) |
| 2022-23 | 796 | 54 | 14.8:1 | 78% (624) |
| 2020-21 | 885 | 56 | 15.8:1 | 71% (626) |
| 2017-18 | 942 | 60 | 15.7:1 | 71% (665) |
| 2015-16 | 951 | 53 | 17.9:1 | 52% (493) |
| 2010-11 | 996 | 61 | 16.3:1 | 88% (878) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL.
About PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL
PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL, a high-enrollment elementary school, is located in SOUTH RICHMOND HILL, New York. A total of 827 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 87% higher.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL is one of 63 schools. The district enrolls 39,209 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL. The largest is Asian students, at 44%. Next come 29% Hispanic, 17% Native American, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. That compares with about 26% Asian among all Queens County residents. PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL's diversity index is 69%, against a US figure of 70%.
At PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL, 63.6 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 13.0:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 84% of enrollment.
PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL is graded B by allk12, scoring above 60% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL's results are 6.5 points above predicted: 50.8% against 44.2%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Queens County, the median household income is $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL is one of 392 public schools in the county.
The closest public school, HIGH SCHOOL-CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE, is about 0.3 miles from PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 9 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL is 4th on average proficiency.
The school's federal locale classification is City: Large.
Enrollment declined 7% from its 2020-21 level of 885. Staffing shifted too: the ratio moved from 15.8:1 to 13.0:1.
Threads on this page can be about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 SOUTH RICHMOND HILL
- EPIC HIGH SCHOOL - NORTHHigh · 373 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL-CONSTRUCTION TRADES ENGINEERING & ARCHITECTURE0.3 mi · 1,074
- EPIC HIGH SCHOOL - NORTH0.5 mi · 373
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 1,841
- PS 65 RAYMOND YORK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL (THE)0.5 mi · 378
- PS 2730.6 mi · 329
- PS 90 HORACE MANN0.6 mi · 586
Frequently asked questions
About PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOLHow many students attend PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL?
PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL enrolls approximately 827 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL is approximately 13.0:1 (64 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL?
At PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL, the student body is approximately 2% White, 29% Hispanic, 4% Black, 44% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL in?
PS 62 CHESTER PARK SCHOOL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.