PS 84 STEINWAY

PS 84 STEINWAY, a modestly sized elementary school in ASTORIA, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, caters to 353 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. Enrollment runs roughly 20% below the state mean of about 443.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, which oversees 53 schools and 35,337 students, PS 84 STEINWAY is one campus in the system.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 84 STEINWAY logs that the largest single group is White at 52%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest comes out to 33% Hispanic, 6% Asian, 4% Black, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% White, putting the school's mix visibly more White than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 23 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 15.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. About 52% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is south of Queens County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 84 STEINWAY tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 56.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 69.3%.

In the surrounding community, Queens County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 84 STEINWAY is one.

The closest other public school is IS 141 STEINWAY (THE), roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 84 STEINWAY. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 84 STEINWAY at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 67.0%.

PS 84 STEINWAY operates from an inner-city location.

Five-year trend. PS 84 STEINWAY's enrollment has grew 30% since 2018, when it stood at 271 (now 353). Over the same period, the White share ticked up from 41% to 52%. Class-load math has loosened: from 11.8:1 in 2018 to 15.6:1 in 2025.

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