Enrollment
353
Elementary
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30·NCES 360010202328
PS 84 STEINWAY
22-45 41ST ST, ASTORIA, NY 11105 · (718) 278-1915 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL353 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 83% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
15.6:1
23 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
52%
182 students
DISTRICT 74% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 55 | 16% |
| Kindergarten | 53 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 54 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 55 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 64 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 44 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 28 | 8% |
This year's kindergarten class (53) is 89% larger than its 5th grade class (28).
Student demographics
61%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
82.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +14.0pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +18.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 82 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 14 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 18 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 82.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 68.0% | 61.0% |
% 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
69.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
56.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 56% 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 84 STEINWAY
PS 84 STEINWAY's state test result (69.3% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 84 STEINWAY this school | 353 | 51.6% | 69.3% |
| ALLEGHANY AVENUE SCHOOL LINDENHURST | 319 | 47.0% | 51.1% |
| RALPH R SMITH SCHOOL HYDE PARK | 332 | 53.3% | 35.6% |
| STAGECOACH SCHOOL SELDEN | 351 | 52.7% | 38.1% |
| E R CROSBY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LAKE KATRINE | 311 | 52.4% | 50.7% |
| OXHEAD ROAD SCHOOL CENTEREACH | 383 | 45.7% | 44.8% |
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 84 STEINWAY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 69.3% | #425 of 2,335 | #54 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #369 of 2,342 ▲ 508 | #53 of 219 ▲ 62 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 82.0% | #199 of 2,343 ▲ 93 | #32 of 220 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 353 | #1,648 of 2,585 | #192 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.6:1 | #2,109 of 2,338 | #192 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 61.0% | #673 of 2,388 | #102 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 51.6% | #1,361 of 2,534 | #204 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +30.3% | #84 of 606 | #18 of 51 |
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
353
+82 (+30%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 412
Student : Teacher
15.6:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 353 | 22.7 | 15.6:1 | 52% (182) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 22.8 | 15.3:1 | 51% (177) |
| 2022-23 | 326 | 20 | 16.3:1 | 47% (154) |
| 2020-21 | 271 | 20 | 13.6:1 | 52% (141) |
| 2017-18 | 271 | 23 | 11.8:1 | 57% (154) |
| 2015-16 | 354 | 30 | 11.8:1 | 45% (161) |
| 2010-11 | 412 | 37 | 11.1:1 | 80% (331) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 84 STEINWAY.
About PS 84 STEINWAY
Federal records list PS 84 STEINWAY as an elementary school in ASTORIA, New York. The school enrolls 353 students in pre-K through 5. Across elementary schools in New York, the average enrollment is about 443.
PS 84 STEINWAY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, where 53 schools serve 35,337 students.
The student body at PS 84 STEINWAY is 52% White. Other reported shares: 33% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Black, and 3% multiracial. Queens County's residents are about 26% White, 26 points below the school's share. A diversity index of 61% means there is a 61% chance two randomly chosen students at PS 84 STEINWAY are from different groups.
PS 84 STEINWAY has 22.7 full-time-equivalent teachers on staff and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.6:1. The school's 15.6:1 compares with an average of 12.8:1 for elementary schools in New York. The school has 52% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. The 77% average for public schools in Queens County is 25 points higher.
PS 84 STEINWAY holds an A- allk12 Grade, placing it above 83% of New York public elementary schools.
After adjusting for student poverty, PS 84 STEINWAY lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 69.3%; the prediction is 56.0%.
In the surrounding county, Queens County, the median household earns about $86,136 a year, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. There are 392 public schools in the county, enrolling about 268,205, PS 84 STEINWAY among them.
A public school about 0.3 miles away, IS 141 STEINWAY (THE), is the closest to PS 84 STEINWAY. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS 84 STEINWAY. Its average proficiency rate of 69.3% is above the 67.0% average for nearby schools.
NCES lists the school's locale as City: Large. That means it sits inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Over 4 years, enrollment increased by 82 students, from 271 to 353. In 2020-21, the student-to-teacher ratio was 13.6:1; by 2024-25 it was 15.6:1.
This page is set up for the PS 84 STEINWAY community to discuss open houses, carpools, and field trips. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 #30
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,996 students
- LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,639 students
- IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONGMiddle · 1,555 students
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZERMiddle · 1,397 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
Other schools in ASTORIA
- PS 122 MAMIE FAYElementary · 1,124 students
- OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 681 students
- 30TH AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) (G & T CITYWIDE)Elementary · 525 students
- PS 234Elementary · 465 students
- URBAN DOVE TEAM CHARTER SCHOOL IIIHigh · 55 students
- ACADEMY FOR NEW AMERICANSMiddle · 50 students
Nearby schools
- IS 141 STEINWAY (THE)0.3 mi · 1,005
- PS 85 JUDGE CHARLES VALLONE0.5 mi · 535
- PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG0.6 mi · 583
- PS 700.8 mi · 770
- PS 122 MAMIE FAY0.8 mi · 1,124
- IS 10 HORACE GREELEY0.9 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About PS 84 STEINWAYHow large is PS 84 STEINWAY?
PS 84 STEINWAY enrolls approximately 353 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 84 STEINWAY serve?
PS 84 STEINWAY serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 84 STEINWAY?
Approximately 15.6:1 students per teacher at PS 84 STEINWAY.
How diverse is PS 84 STEINWAY?
PS 84 STEINWAY reports a student body of 52% White, 33% Hispanic, 4% Black, 6% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PS 84 STEINWAY in?
PS 84 STEINWAY is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.