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Enrollment
771
Elementary
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009802349
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT
68-10 CENTRAL AVE, GLENDALE, NY 11385 · (718) 821-6880 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL771 STUDENTS
C+
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Scored higher than 39% of New York public elementary schools
- CTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B-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
14.3:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
572 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 | 111 | 14% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 12% |
| Grade 1 | 102 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 130 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 116 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 115 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 13% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
56%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
44.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 44 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 44.0% | 46.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 48.0% |
% 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
41.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-5.8pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 42% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT's state test result (41.9% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT this school | 771 | 74.2% | 41.9% |
| PS 88 SENECA RIDGEWOOD | 692 | 73.6% | 47.9% |
| BENJAMIN COSOR ELEMENTARY SCHOOL FALLSBURG | 841 | 76.2% | 22.8% |
| LIBERTY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL LIBERTY | 664 | 66.9% | 28.4% |
| PS 70 LONG ISLAND CITY | 770 | 74.9% | 53.8% |
| PS 14 SENATOR JOHN CALANDRA BRONX | 718 | 71.6% | 48.6% |
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 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 41.9% | #1,530 of 2,335 | #178 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 46.0% | #1,598 of 2,342 ▼ 219 | #184 of 219 ▼ 21 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 44.0% | #1,594 of 2,343 ▼ 371 | #189 of 220 ▼ 31 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 771 | #177 of 2,585 | #46 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.3:1 | #1,931 of 2,338 | #158 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.0% | #945 of 2,388 | #126 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 74.2% | #910 of 2,534 | #143 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +2.7% | #476 of 606 | #44 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
771
+19 (+3%) vs 2020
-8% since 2010-11, when it was 842
Student : Teacher
14.3:1
was 13.4:1
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 | 771 | 53.8 | 14.3:1 | 74% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 782 | 63 | 12.4:1 | 74% (578) |
| 2022-23 | 804 | 54 | 14.9:1 | 72% (578) |
| 2020-21 | 752 | 56 | 13.4:1 | 70% (527) |
| 2017-18 | 751 | 50.2 | 15.0:1 | 72% (539) |
| 2015-16 | 826 | 55 | 15.0:1 | 71% (588) |
| 2010-11 | 842 | 64 | 13.2:1 | 75% (631) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT.
About PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT is a public elementary school in GLENDALE, New York. Enrollment is 771 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 74% above average.
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24, where 57 schools serve 48,008 students.
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT is 57% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 34% White, 5% Asian, and 3% Black. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Queens County's population at about 28%. Pick two students at random and there is a 56% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Staffing totals 53.8 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 14.3:1. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 74%. For comparison, public schools in Queens County average 77%.
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT is graded C+ by allk12, scoring above 39% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 41.9% and a predicted 47.7%.
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT is located in Queens County, where the median household income is $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT is one of 392 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT to another public school is about 0.5 miles, to PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE). Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT ranks 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
2024-25 enrollment was 771, a 3% increase from 752 in 2020-21.
Community posts for PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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/IS 113 ANTHONY J PRANZOElementary · 771 students
- PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTERElementary · 657 students
- LEARNERS AND LEADERSElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE)0.5 mi · 1,213
- MIDDLE VILLAGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.5 mi · 468
- PS 88 SENECA0.6 mi · 692
- PS 128 LORRAINE TUZZO-JUNIPER VALLEY0.8 mi · 631
- PS 68 CAMBRIDGE0.8 mi · 455
- PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE0.9 mi · 541
Frequently asked questions
About PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHTWhat is the total enrollment at PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT?
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT enrolls approximately 771 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT serve?
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT is approximately 14.3:1 (54 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT?
At PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT, the student body is approximately 34% White, 57% Hispanic, 3% Black, 5% Asian, 0% Two or more.
Is PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT public or private?
PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.