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Which teacher or staff member at PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER deserves more recognition?
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Enrollment
657
Elementary
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009802319
PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER
559 CYPRESS AVE, GLENDALE, NY 11385 · (718) 821-9800 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL657 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 48% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
50 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
91%
600 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 | 70 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 77 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 87 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 98 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 96 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 119 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 110 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (110).
Student demographics
21%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 50% · 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
49.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +22.0pp since 2023
Math
68.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +25.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 49 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 68 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 22 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 25 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 49.0% | 68.0% |
| 2023-24 | 27.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
43.6%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+2.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 44% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 41% 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 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER
PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER's state test result (43.6% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER this school | 657 | 91.3% | 43.6% |
| PS 1 BERGEN (THE) BROOKLYN | 660 | 92.0% | 33.5% |
| LAUREL PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 671 | 89.1% | 28.0% |
| LORETTA PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRENTWOOD | 639 | 90.6% | 34.5% |
| OAK PARK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BAY SHORE | 678 | 88.8% | 25.7% |
| PS 173 NEW YORK | 597 | 88.4% | 35.9% |
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 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 43.6% | #1,451 of 2,335 | #170 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #767 of 2,342 ▲ 774 | #105 of 219 ▲ 70 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,361 of 2,343 ▲ 526 | #169 of 220 ▲ 30 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 657 | #347 of 2,585 | #79 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.3:1 | #1,691 of 2,338 | #116 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 20.8% | #2,085 of 2,388 | #213 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 91.3% | #355 of 2,534 | #32 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.5% | #1,504 of 1,757 | #158 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
657
+67 (+11%) vs 2020
-40% since 2010-11, when it was 1,098
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 14.4:1
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 | 657 | 49.6 | 13.3:1 | 91% (600) |
| 2023-24 | 703 | 50.4 | 13.9:1 | 90% (631) |
| 2022-23 | 713 | 45.9 | 15.6:1 | 73% (518) |
| 2020-21 | 590 | 41 | 14.4:1 | 79% (467) |
| 2017-18 | 688 | 49.5 | 13.9:1 | 83% (572) |
| 2015-16 | 855 | 60 | 14.3:1 | 73% (628) |
| 2010-11 | 1,098 | 79 | 13.9:1 | 91% (1,001) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER.
About PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER
PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER is a medium-sized elementary school with its address in GLENDALE, New York. The student body numbers 657 students, from pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 48% bigger than that.
A total of 57 schools make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, with 48,008 students enrolled.
The student body at PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER is 89% Hispanic. Other reported shares: 6% White and 3% Asian. Queens County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 61 points below the school's share. Pick two students at random and there is a 21% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER counts 49.6 full-time-equivalent teachers, about 13.3 students for each one. That matches the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York fairly closely. About 91% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. Among public schools in Queens County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
The allk12 Grade for PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER is B-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 48% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER would be expected to post about 41.4%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 43.6%.
Queens County census figures show that the median household income is $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. There are 392 public schools in Queens County, enrolling about 268,205 students in all.
Nearest public school: LEARNERS AND LEADERS, about 0.3 miles away. A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER at 4th of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER's enrollment climbed 11%, to 657. The school's ratio fell from 14.4:1 to 13.3:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Conversations here can range across enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 #24
- IS 61 LEONARDO DA VINCIMiddle · 2,131 students
- NEWTOWN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,072 students
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- GROVER CLEVELAND HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,711 students
- IS 73 FRANK SANSIVIERI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL (THE)Middle · 1,581 students
- PS 19 MARINO JEANTETElementary · 1,506 students
Other schools in GLENDALE
- PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE)Elementary · 1,213 students
- PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHTElementary · 771 students
- PS/IS 113 ANTHONY J PRANZOElementary · 771 students
- LEARNERS AND LEADERSElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- LEARNERS AND LEADERS0.3 mi · 421
- PS 86 IRVINGTON (THE)0.4 mi · 347
- ALL CITY LEADERSHIP SECONDARY SCHOOL0.4 mi · 416
- JHS 162 WILLOUGHBY (THE)0.5 mi · 281
- PS 116 ELIZABETH L FARRELL0.5 mi · 296
- ACADEMY OF URBAN PLANNING AND ENGINEERING (THE)0.5 mi · 409
Frequently asked questions
About PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTERHow large is PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER?
PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER enrolls approximately 657 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER have?
PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER employs 50 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 13.3:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER?
Student demographics at PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER are roughly 6% White, 89% Hispanic, 2% Black, 3% Asian, 0% Two or more.
What district is PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER in?
PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTER is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.