WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL

WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one of the mid-tier elementary campuss in FAR ROCKAWAY, New York, run under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, with 484 students on its rolls from grades pre-K through 5.

Across the 63 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 (39,209 students total), WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

For racial and ethnic makeup, WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL reports that the largest single group is Hispanic, at 64% of enrollment. Other groups include 32% Black. That is noticeably more Hispanic than the county at large, where the share is closer to 28%.

Looking at the economic backdrop, WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL records 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 17.3:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is higher than the state norm typical. An estimated 89% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. That share is above Queens County's rate of about 77%.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 42.2%; this one delivers 67.0%, a residual of +24.7 points.

In the broader community, Queens County reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is CHALLENGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, roughly 0.3 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL at 2nd of 9; the average score across the group is 45.5%.

WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. WAVE PREPARATORY ELEMENTARY SCHOOL's enrollment has declined 13% since 2018, when it stood at 557 (now 484). The Black share of enrollment shrank from 38% to 32% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio widened from 14.3:1 in 2018 to 17.3:1 today.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Members of the school community can share what they know.