RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE)

RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is a multi-level school of large scale in ELMHURST, New York, operated by RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE), instructing 830 students in grades K through 10. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 544 students each, so RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) sits 53% above that benchmark.

Operationally, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) answers to RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE), which sets policy, hires staff, and reports enrollment to the state.

On the student-mix side, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) logs that 77% of the student body identifies as Hispanic. The remainder breaks down as 15% Asian, 3% Black, 2% White. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews considerably more Hispanic than its surroundings.

Looking at the economic backdrop, On paper, RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) has 50 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 16.6:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. Around 86% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is higher than Queens County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 43.5%; this one delivers 48.2%.

In the area at large, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household earnings sit near $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is one.

PS 7 LOUIS F SIMEONE is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.1 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) ranks 6th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 56.6%.

Geographically, the school is in an inner-city area. RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) is a charter school, which puts it inside the public-school system but outside the standard district-managed model.

Within the allk12 community for this school, members of the RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL 2 (THE) community share and discuss science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.