PS 88 SENECA

PS 88 SENECA is a heavily attended elementary-level community in RIDGEWOOD, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. The school caters to 692 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 56% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, which oversees 57 schools and 48,008 students, PS 88 SENECA is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PS 88 SENECA shows that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 63% of enrollment. Other groups include 25% White, 8% Asian, 2% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix meaningfully more Hispanic than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 88 SENECA has 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 13.5:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 74% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 88 SENECA tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.9%.

In the area at large, Queens County reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 88 SENECA is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is IS 93 RIDGEWOOD, roughly 0.4 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 88 SENECA ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, above the local average of 44.4%.

The school occupies an urban site.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 88 SENECA's enrollment has shrank 26% since 2018, when it stood at 940 (now 692). The White share of enrollment ticked down from 39% to 25% over that span.

On allk12, members of the PS 88 SENECA community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.