Elementary · New York

PS 51

Free meals for all

PS 51, a public elementary school in Richmond Hill, New York: grades pre-k–1, 202 students, 13.5 students per teacher (2024–25 school year). Part of New York City Geographic District #27.

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: 202
Teachers (FTE): 15.0
Students per teacher: 13.5
Grades: Pre-K–1; Elementary

More students per teacher than 76% of elementary schools in New York

Median 11.6 · 2,508 schools compared

Fewer students per teacher than 62% of elementary schools in the US

Median 14.6 · 50,575 schools compared

Smaller than 92% of elementary schools in New York

Median 415 · 2,566 schools compared

Smaller than 87% of elementary schools in the US

Median 415 · 51,933 schools compared

What it offers

Grades: Elementary · Grades Pre-K–1
Type: District school · Regular
Instruction: In person
Meals: Free breakfast and lunch for every student
Area: Large city
Run by: New York City Geographic District #27

Which school a home is assigned to is decided by the district's attendance zones; check with New York City Geographic District #27.

Location

Address: 87-45 117TH St, Richmond Hill, NY 11418
Phone: (718)850-0738
City or town: New York
County: Queens County

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
PS 56 Harry EichlerFree meals for all	2–5	360	13.3	0.2 mi
PS 90 Horace MannFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	586	13.3	0.4 mi
PS 54 HillsideFree meals for all	K–5	462	12.1	0.5 mi
PS 62 Chester Park SchoolFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	827	13.0	0.7 mi
PS 273Free meals for all	Pre-K–5	329	12.7	0.7 mi
PS 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-OnassisFree meals for all	Pre-K–5	470	13.4	0.8 mi

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).

Analisa does not rate schools. Figures are what a school has (students, teachers, programs), placed among schools of the same level.

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