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What's one thing PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
638
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012302426
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR
134-01 CRONSTON AVE, ROCKAWAY PARK, NY 11694 · (718) 634-3382 · Queens County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL638 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
12.5:1
51 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
31%
197 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 86 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 83 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 84 | 13% |
| Grade 4 | 75 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 87 | 14% |
| Grade 6 | 35 | 5% |
| Grade 7 | 27 | 4% |
| Grade 8 | 43 | 7% |
This year's kindergarten class (86) is 100% larger than its 8th grade class (43).
Student demographics
42%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
78.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
75.5%
NY avg 57.4% . +19.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 78 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 75 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 19 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 78.0% | 75.5% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 56.0% |
% 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
65.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 64% 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/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR's state test result (65.1% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR this school | 638 | 30.9% | 65.1% |
| HIGHLAND ELEMENTARY SCHOOL HIGHLAND | 665 | 35.5% | 45.0% |
| JEFFERSON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SCHENECTADY | 671 | 29.5% | 48.7% |
| THOMAS A EDISON ELEMENTARY SCHOOL TONAWANDA | 609 | 35.1% | 55.3% |
| GOSHEN INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL GOSHEN | 603 | 29.7% | 45.5% |
| JOSEPH A EDGAR INTERMEDIATE SCHOOL ROCKY POINT | 542 | 34.5% | 36.8% |
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/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.1% | #557 of 2,335 | #75 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 75.5% | #517 of 2,342 ▲ 541 | #73 of 219 ▲ 60 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #296 of 2,343 ▲ 42 | #43 of 220 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 638 | #377 of 2,585 | #83 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.5:1 | #1,454 of 2,338 | #84 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 41.9% | #1,535 of 2,388 | #178 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 30.9% | #1,953 of 2,534 | #221 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -4.6% | #1,497 of 1,757 | #156 of 167 |
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
638
-6 (-1%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 810
Student : Teacher
12.5:1
was 13.7:1
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 | 638 | 51 | 12.5:1 | 31% (197) |
| 2023-24 | 602 | 48.7 | 12.4:1 | 30% (181) |
| 2022-23 | 592 | 48.6 | 12.2:1 | 25% (147) |
| 2020-21 | 644 | 47 | 13.7:1 | 22% (142) |
| 2017-18 | 669 | 51 | 13.1:1 | 25% (164) |
| 2015-16 | 642 | 46 | 14.0:1 | 22% (141) |
| 2010-11 | 810 | 53 | 15.3:1 | 17% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR.
About PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR is a mid-sized elementary school with its address in ROCKAWAY PARK, New York. The school serves pre-K through 8. Enrollment is 638 students. It has 44% more students than the average for elementary schools in New York (about 443).
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 has a total of 63 schools and 39,209 students, PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR among them.
More than half of enrollment at PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR is White: 74%. Other groups include 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 3% multiracial, and 2% Asian. The county population is about 26% White. The diversity index for PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR is 42%. For US public schools as a whole it is 70%.
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR is 12.5:1, based on 51 full-time-equivalent teachers. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is close to this figure. Lunch program data show 31% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price meals. Among public schools in Queens County, the average eligibility rate is 77%.
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR earns a B+ on the allk12 Grade, which blends test scores, results against poverty-based expectations, and the three-year trend. It scored higher than 71% of New York public elementary schools.
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 65.1%, compared with a predicted 63.6%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
In Queens County, home to about 2,323,052 people, median household income comes to about $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR shares Queens County with 391 other public schools.
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR's nearest public school is WATERSIDE CHILDREN'S STUDIO SCHOOL (about 1.1 miles). The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. Compared with its nearest neighbors, PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR ranks 4th of 9 on average proficiency.
In the federal locale system, PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR is coded City: Large, for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR had 644 students in 2020-21 and 638 in 2024-25, nearly the same. The student-to-teacher ratio went down from 13.7:1 to 12.5:1.
The allk12 page for PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR lets the school community talk about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. You can also rate the school on this page.
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 #27
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,841 students
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESMiddle · 1,610 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
Other schools in ROCKAWAY PARK
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
- WATERSIDE CHILDREN'S STUDIO SCHOOLElementary · 432 students
- ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 287 students
- ROCKAWAY PARK HIGH SCHOOL FOR ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITYHigh · 232 students
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IVHigh · 189 students
Nearby schools
- WATERSIDE CHILDREN'S STUDIO SCHOOL1.1 mi · 432
- WATERSIDE SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP1.2 mi · 148
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMY1.6 mi · 1,184
- ROCKAWAY COLLEGIATE HIGH SCHOOL1.7 mi · 287
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCH1.7 mi · 1,180
- UNITED CHARTER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE HUMANITIES IV1.7 mi · 189
Frequently asked questions
About PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBORHow many students attend PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR?
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR enrolls approximately 638 students in grades PK-08.
Is PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR is an elementary school covering grades PK-08.
How many teachers does PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR have?
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR employs 51 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.5:1.
What is the student diversity at PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR?
Student demographics at PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR are roughly 74% White, 17% Hispanic, 4% Black, 2% Asian, 3% Two or more.
What district is PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR in?
PS/MS 114 BELLE HARBOR is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.