PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR

PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR, a mid-tier primary school in CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, works with 427 students, covering grades pre-K through 8.

Across the 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 (21,817 students total), PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

On the student-mix side, PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR lists that the largest single group is Black, at 75% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school lists 16% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 3% Native American. That is considerably more Black than the county at large, where the share is closer to 17%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 10.2:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR tighter than the state norm the norm. Roughly 74% of students at PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal.

After controlling for student poverty, PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 47.9% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 30.2%.

In the broader community, the surrounding county (Queens County) logs that median household income runs about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is INSTITUTE FOR HEALTH PROFESSIONS AT CAMBRIA HEIGHTS, roughly 0.3 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS/MS 147 RONALD MCNAIR comes 9th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 56.9%.

Geographically, the school is in a metropolitan area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count shrank 26%: 579 students in 2018 compared to 427 in 2025. Black enrollment moved from 89% to 75% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 13.5:1 in 2018 to 10.2:1 in 2025.

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