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Enrollment
427
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010102532
PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR
218-01 116TH AVE, CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, NY 11411 · (718) 528-2420 · Queens County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL427 STUDENTS
D
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Scored higher than 13% of New York public elementary schools
- DTest scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- C-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
10.2:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
74%
315 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 | 12 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 29 | 7% |
| Grade 1 | 30 | 7% |
| Grade 2 | 46 | 11% |
| Grade 3 | 37 | 9% |
| Grade 4 | 47 | 11% |
| Grade 5 | 51 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 48 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 65 | 15% |
| Grade 8 | 59 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 1% |
This year's kindergarten class (29) is 51% smaller than its 8th grade class (59).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
38.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
26.5%
NY avg 57.4% . -64.5pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 38 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 27 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 64 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 38.0% | 26.5% |
| 2023-24 | 28.0% | 91.0% |
% 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
30.2%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-17.6pp
below demographic expectation
What this means: About 30% 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/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR
PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR's state test result (30.2% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR this school | 427 | 73.8% | 30.2% |
| STEAM AT DR KING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL SYRACUSE | 439 | 79.7% | 14.7% |
| BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 4 BRONX | 452 | 81.6% | 75.6% |
| PS 241 EMMA L JOHNSTON BROOKLYN | 369 | 72.4% | 66.0% |
| NEW BRIDGES ELEMENTARY BROOKLYN | 431 | 81.2% | 54.5% |
| PS 21 CRISPUS ATTUCKS BROOKLYN | 430 | 79.8% | 64.2% |
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 147 RONALD MCNAIR ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 30.2% | #2,005 of 2,335 | #204 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 26.5% | #2,164 of 2,342 ▼ 2,030 | #213 of 219 ▼ 199 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 38.0% | #1,877 of 2,343 ▼ 33 | #202 of 220 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 427 | #1,220 of 2,585 | #172 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.2:1 | #489 of 2,338 | #27 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 40.2% | #1,593 of 2,388 | #182 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 73.8% | #919 of 2,534 | #145 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -26.3% | #389 of 1,757 | #54 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
427
-80 (-16%) vs 2020
-46% since 2010-11, when it was 787
Student : Teacher
10.2:1
was 11.3:1
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 | 427 | 42 | 10.2:1 | 74% (315) |
| 2023-24 | 413 | 39.1 | 10.6:1 | 73% (301) |
| 2022-23 | 413 | 42.5 | 9.7:1 | 69% (283) |
| 2020-21 | 507 | 45 | 11.3:1 | 65% (331) |
| 2017-18 | 579 | 43 | 13.5:1 | 73% (424) |
| 2015-16 | 636 | 44 | 14.4:1 | 72% (461) |
| 2010-11 | 787 | 44 | 17.9:1 | 63% (497) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR.
About PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR
In CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, New York, part of Queens County, PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR is an elementary school. The latest federal count shows 427 students in pre-K through 8.
PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR is one school in a 46-school district, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, which enrolls 21,817 students.
Black students account for 75% of enrollment at PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR. Other groups include 16% Hispanic, 3% Asian, and 3% Native American. The county population is about 17% Black. PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR has a diversity index of 40%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school reported 42 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 10.2:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 74% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. That is close to the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.
allk12 grades PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR a D. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR sits between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations, with an actual average proficiency rate on state tests of 30.2% and a predicted 47.9%.
In Queens County (population about 2,323,052), median household income is about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR is one of 392 public schools in Queens County, which together enroll about 268,205 students.
The next-closest public school is INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, about 0.3 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR. Its average proficiency rate of 30.2% is below the 56.9% average for nearby schools.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR had 507 students in 2020-21 and 427 in 2024-25, a 16% decrease. The ratio of students to teachers went from 11.3:1 to 10.2:1 over the same years.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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
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Frequently asked questions
About PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIRHow many students attend PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR?
PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR enrolls approximately 427 students in grades PK-08.
What age range does PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR serve?
PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR serves students from grade PK through grade 08.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR is approximately 10.2:1 (42 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR?
PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR reports a student body of 1% White, 16% Hispanic, 75% Black, 3% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR public or private?
PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.