PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER

Set in GLENDALE, New York, PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER is a medium-sized elementary campus, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. It caters to 657 students across grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 48% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Across the 57 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 (48,008 students total), PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER reports that 89% of students identify as Hispanic, making the school strongly Hispanic-majority. Beyond that, the school shows 6% White, 3% Asian. That is meaningfully more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.3:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. An estimated 91% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is north of Queens County's rate of about 77%.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 41.4%; this one delivers 43.6%.

In the broader community, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, 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 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER is one.

The closest other public school is LEARNERS AND LEADERS, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER comes 3rd of 9 in the immediate cluster, above the nearby-schools average of 39.9%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Five-year trend. PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER's enrollment has decreased 5% since 2018, when it stood at 688 (now 657).

On the community side, recent activity here tends to focus on classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.