Elementary · New York

Growing Up Green Charter School

CharterFree meals for all

Growing Up Green Charter School, a public elementary school in Long Island City, New York: grades k–8, 692 students, 10.0 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of Growing Up Green Charter School.

Size and class size

Compared with elementary schools of the same state and the whole country. Students per teacher counts every full-time-equivalent teacher, not the size of each class.

Students: 692
Teachers (FTE): 69.0
Students per teacher: 10.0
Grades: K–8; Elementary

Fewer students per teacher than 78% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 92% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Larger than 89% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Larger than 89% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

State test results

Share of students scoring proficient or above on New York's tests, grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year.

Reading and writing

New York: 53%

51%proficient

+2.8 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 56% of elementary schools in New York

Median 54% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

463 students tested, grades 3–8 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4

Math

New York: 55%

44%proficient

−4.0 points from 2023–24 school year

A lower share proficient than 72% of elementary schools in New York

Median 57% · 2,349 elementary schools compared

378 students tested, grades 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 · NYSTP; proficient means Levels 3-4 Approximate: the state published a range or left out some grades.

Each state sets its own test and its own bar for “proficient”, so results compare only within a state. Results also follow family income closely: a school's share reflects its students' circumstances as much as its teaching.

Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository version 3.1. More information about these assessments over time, including participation and test changes, is available from the Education Data Center.

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades K–8
Type: Charter school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: Growing Up Green Charter School

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Location

Address: 39-27 28TH St, Long Island City, NY 11101
Phone: (347)642-4306
City or town: New York
County: Queens County

Website Quality of life in New York Schools in New York

Nearby elementary schools

The closest public elementary schools by straight-line distance. Attendance zones are set by each district.

School	Grades	Students	Students / teacher	Reading	Math
PS 112 Dutch KillsFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	521	15.4	42%	41%	0.3 mi
PS 111 Jacob BlackwellFree meals for all	Pre-K–8	554	13.3	27%	14%	0.4 mi
Voice Charter School of New YorkCharterFree meals for all	K–8	849	12.6	51%	59%	0.5 mi
PS 166 Henry GradsteinFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	825	13.5	72%	77%	0.6 mi
PS 76 William HalletFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	397	8.8	47%	53%	0.6 mi
Our World Neighborhood Charter SchoolCharterFree meals for all	K–8	681	13.1	69%	64%	0.6 mi

Reading and Math: share of tested students proficient or above on the state's own tests (grades 3–8, 2024–25 school year). Compare only within a state.

Sources

Public schools and school districts (National Center for Education Statistics · U.S. Census Bureau), 2024–25 school year. NCES Common Core of Data and EDGE public school geocodes; U.S. Census Bureau, Annual Survey of School System Finances and cartographic boundary files (places).
State Assessment Data Repository (Education Data Center), 2024–25 school year. Data sourced from the Education Data Center (www.eddatacenter.org), a partner project of the National Center for Civic Innovation, Inc. State Assessment Data Repository v3.1.

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level; state test results are compared only within a state.

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