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Public school district · JAMAICA, New York

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28

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

District overview

At a glance

Reported students

38,133

NCES CCD 2024–25, where reported

Open schools

50

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

Student–teacher ratio

15:1

Calculated from NCES 2024–25 enrollment and teacher FTE

Spending per pupil

Not reported

Current expenditure · FY 2023 F-33

Instruction per pupil

Not reported

Calculated from FY 2023 F-33

Grades served

PK–12

NCES preliminary directory 2025–26

District interpretation

What the numbers 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.

By reported enrollment, the district ranks 7 of 1099 New York districts with data. That position describes scale only—it does not say whether individual schools are a good fit for a particular student.

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Student context

Needs schools plan for

English learners
Not reported
Students with disabilities (IDEA)
Not reported
Classroom teachers (FTE)
2,549.97
Current expenditure (FY 2023)
Not reported

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

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 location

JAMAICA, New York · 40.7024, -73.8077. This is the NCES EDGE district-office point, not an attendance boundary.

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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 where reported, otherwise CRDC 2021–22. English learner and disability context: CRDC 2021–22. Totals can differ due to rounding or source privacy rules.

Interactive campus directory

Explore schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28

50 current directory entries

Filter by school level or name, then sort by enrollment or reported student–teacher ratio.

Showing 50 of 50 schools

SchoolLevelGradesStudentsRatio
ACADEMY FOR EXCELLENCE THROUGH THE ARTS (THE)
ElementaryPK–0557317.9:1
CATHERINE & COUNT BASIE MIDDLE SCHOOL 72
Middle06–0832910.6:1
DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL
ElementaryPK–0544611.5:1
EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)
Middle06–0828410.5:1
FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOL
High09–123,39415.3:1
HIGH SCHOOL FOR COMMUNITY LEADERSHIP
High09–1249710.9:1
HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOL
High09–122,29814.1:1
HILLSIDE ARTS & LETTERS ACADEMY
High09–1241413.5:1
HS FOR LAW ENFORCEMENT AND PUBLIC SAFETY
High09–1253512.2:1
JAMAICA CHILDREN'S SCHOOL
ElementaryKG–052579.5:1
JAMAICA GATEWAY TO THE SCIENCES
High09–1253116.5:1
JERMAINE L GREEN STEM INSTITUTE OF QUEENS (THE)
ElementaryPK–0552611.2:1
JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEY
Middle06–081,61115.8:1
JHS 190 RUSSELL SAGE
Middle06–0893514.7:1
JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCK
Middle06–081,26513.8:1
JHS 8 RICHARD S GROSSLEY
Middle06–0835412.4:1
METROPOLITAN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOL
High06–1283712.4:1
MS 358
Middle06–0834516.1:1
PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS
ElementaryPK–0560514.8:1
PS 117 J KELD/BRIARWOOD SCHOOL
ElementaryPK–0577513.9:1
PS 121
ElementaryPK–0575016.6:1
PS 139 REGO PARK
ElementaryKG–0557113.7:1
PS 140 EDWARD K ELLINGTON
ElementaryKG–052709.3:1
PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN
ElementaryPK–0576617.7:1
PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP
ElementaryPK–0566115.1:1
PS 161 ARTHUR ASHE SCHOOL
ElementaryPK–0555814.7:1
PS 174 WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT
ElementaryKG–0554513:1
PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE)
ElementaryPK–0571016.6:1
PS 182 SAMANTHA SMITH
ElementaryPK–0581012.3:1
PS 196 GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY
ElementaryPK–0574915.3:1
PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE)
ElementaryPK–0552212.5:1
PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL
ElementaryPK–0561615.1:1
PS 40 SAMUEL HUNTINGTON
ElementaryPK–0539913:1
PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL
ElementaryPK–0590412.6:1
PS 54 HILLSIDE
ElementaryKG–0546212.1:1
PS 55 MAURE
ElementaryPK–0546613.6:1
PS 80 THURGOOD MARSHALL MAGNET SCHOOL OF MULTIMEDIA (THE)
ElementaryPK–0536312.6:1
PS 82 HAMMOND
ElementaryKG–0567413.4:1
PS 86
ElementaryPK–0568916.1:1
PS 99 KEW GARDENS
ElementaryKG–0575814.1:1
QUEENS COLLEGIATE - A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL
High06–1271114.6:1
QUEENS GATEWAY TO HEALTH SCIENCES SECONDARY SCHOOL
High06–1267915.1:1
QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES AT YORK COLLEGE
High09–1249518:1
QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL
High09–121,06814.8:1
QUEENS SATELLITE HIGH SCHOOL FOR OPPORTUNITY
High09–1218740.7:1
QUEENS SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE (THE)
ElementaryPK–0559015.8:1
REDWOOD MIDDLE SCHOOL
Middle06–0827010.8:1
THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOL
High09–122,14615.4:1
YORK EARLY COLLEGE ACADEMY
High06–1259619.2:1
YOUNG WOMEN'S LEADERSHIP SCHOOL-QUEENS
High06–1254414.8:1