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Enrollment
1,213
Elementary
DISTRICT 789 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24·NCES 360009802442
PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE)
74-01 78TH AVE, GLENDALE, NY 11385 · (718) 326-8261 · Queens County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL1,213 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
82 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
73%
884 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
71.0%
NY avg 58.3% . -1.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.1pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are down about 1 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
72.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+24.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 73% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 25 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
1,213
-65 (-5%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
14.8:1
was 17.8:1
% White
32%
was 39%
% Hispanic
33%
was 31%
% Black
2%
was 2%
% Asian
30%
was 25%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE)
PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) is a well-populated elementary school in GLENDALE, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24. The school works with 1,213 students in grades K through 8. That puts it 174% above the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24 comprises 57 schools with combined enrollment of 48,008 students; PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) is among them.
For racial and ethnic makeup, PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) reports that 33% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school lists 32% White, 30% Asian, 3% multiracial.
On the income-and-resources front, The school reports having 82 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 14.8:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) higher than the state norm the norm. About 73% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 48.2%; actual is 72.9%, +24.7 points clear of the demographic baseline.
Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household earnings sit near $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).
Nearest neighbor: PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT, around 0.5 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) ranks 2nd on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 50.3%.
PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) operates from an inner-city location.
Five-year trend. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) has contracted 5%, going from 1,278 students in 2018 to 1,213 in 2025. The White share of enrollment declined from 39% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 17.8:1 in 2018 to 14.8:1 today.
In the discussion threads here, recent activity here tends to focus on fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.
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 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHTElementary · 771 students
- PS/IS 113 ANTHONY J PRANZOElementary · 771 students
- PS 81 JEAN PAUL RICHTERElementary · 657 students
- LEARNERS AND LEADERSElementary · 421 students
Nearby schools
- PS 91 RICHARD ARKWRIGHT0.5 mi · 771
- PS/IS 87 MIDDLE VILLAGE0.5 mi · 541
- PS/IS 113 ANTHONY J PRANZO0.7 mi · 771
- MIDDLE VILLAGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.8 mi · 468
- BROOKLYN LAB SCHOOL0.9 mi · 459
- ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY0.9 mi · 390
Frequently asked questions
About PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE)What is the total enrollment at PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE)?
PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) enrolls approximately 1,213 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) serve?
PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) have?
PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) employs 82 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 14.8:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE)?
At PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE), the student body is approximately 32% White, 33% Hispanic, 2% Black, 30% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) in?
PS/IS 119 GLENDALE (THE) is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #24.
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