PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS

PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS is a big primary school in JACKSON HEIGHTS, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. The school educates 764 students in grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 72% above typical.

Across the 53 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 (35,337 students total), PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS shows that 51% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 36% Hispanic, 8% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews visibly more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school currently runs with 53 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS higher than the state norm the norm. Roughly 71% of students at PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.8%; this one delivers 57.0%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Queens County put the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, 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 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS is one.

Nearest neighbor: RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.2 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS at 5th of 8; the average score across the group is 56.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS has ticked down 26%, going from 1,039 students in 2018 to 764 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio pulled in from 17.9:1 in 2018 to 14.3:1 today.

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