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NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28

NCES agency ID 3600100 · Regular public school district that is a component of a supervisory union

At a glance

Reported students

38,133

NCES CCD 2024–25

Open schools

50

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

15:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

What current records say about NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 operates 50 current public-school records serving grades PK–12 in JAMAICA, New York. NCES reports 38,133 students and 2,549.97 classroom teacher FTE for 2024–25.

Within New York agencies of the same NCES type, it ranks 7 of 33 with reported enrollment. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

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Reported needs and resources

Classroom teachers (FTE)
2,549.97

Context measures describe who a district serves and its resources. They are not negative rating inputs.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28

JAMAICA, New York

NCES EDGE 2024–25 · 40.7024, -73.8077

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Student demographics

Race and ethnicity share of reported enrollment

  • White12.5%
  • Hispanic33.8%
  • Black17%
  • Asian29%
  • American Indian / Alaska Native4%
  • Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander0.9%
  • Multiracial2.8%

Race/ethnicity: NCES CCD 2024–25. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22 matched schools. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Explore schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28

50 current directory entries

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Showing 1–24 of 50 schools · enrollment and ratios: NCES 2024–25. Scroll the table to see all columns.

Schools, grade spans, enrollment, and student–teacher ratios
SchoolLevel / gradesStudentsRatioCompare
ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE ARTS (THE)ElementaryPK–0557317.9:1
CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72Middle06–0832910.6:1
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOLElementaryPK–0544611.5:1
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)Middle06–0828410.5:1
FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh09–123,39415.3:1
HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIPHigh09–1249710.9:1
HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh09–122,29814.1:1
HILLSIDE ARTS & LETTERS ACADEMYHigh09–1241413.5:1
HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETYHigh09–1253512.2:1
JAMAICA CHILDREN'S SCHOOLElementaryKG–052579.5:1
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCESHigh09–1253116.5:1
JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE)ElementaryPK–0552611.2:1
JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEYMiddle06–081,61115.8:1
JHS 190 RUSSELL SAGEMiddle06–0893514.7:1
JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle06–081,26513.8:1
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEYMiddle06–0835412.4:1
METROPOLITAN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOLHigh06–1283712.4:1
MS 358Middle06–0834516.1:1
PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENSElementaryPK–0560514.8:1
PS 117 J KELD/BRIARWOOD SCHOOLElementaryPK–0577513.9:1
PS 121ElementaryPK–0575016.6:1
PS 139 REGO PARKElementaryKG–0557113.7:1
PS 140 EDWARD K ELLINGTONElementaryKG–052709.3:1
PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSENElementaryPK–0576617.7:1