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.

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