Elementary school (grades K-5) · Jamaica, NY

Growing Up Green Charter School Ii

Federal NCES profile for Growing Up Green Charter School Ii, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 46/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360115206577Charter school
0/100100/10046/100
👥 S:T ratio
58
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
60
📋 Attendance
36
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Growing Up Green Charter School Ii earns 46/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes near the New York median.

#1 of 6
elementary schools in Jamaica · Resource Index
46
Resource Index · Typical
10.4:1
students per teacher
810
students enrolled

Growing Up Green Charter School Ii has class sizes near the New York median. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Growing Up Green Charter School Ii ranks #1 of 6 elementary schools in Jamaica, NY.

CCD year-over-year · 2022-23 → 2023-24

+93 students YoY

Growing Up Green Charter School Ii grew from 682 students in 2022-23 to 775 in 2023-24 (+13.6%).

Teacher FTE added 78.0 → 88.0 across the same CCD years.

Source: NCES Common Core of Data public-school universe (2022-23, 2023-24).

Growing CCD campus

+93 students YoY 360115206577 · Jamaica, NY Elementary · MID · CHARTER

810 enr · 10.4:1 · RII 46

Nearest enrollment peer: Cimarron Springs Middle School (810 students)

Growing Up Green Charter School Ii grew from 682 students in 2022-23 to 775 in 2023-24 (+13.6%). Teacher FTE added 78.0 → 88.0 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Growing Up Green Charter School Ii compares

Growing Up Green Charter School Ii is a growing campus on CCD: ratios and free-lunch share vs New York and U.S. means.

Metric This school vs New York New York avg U.S. avg
Students per teacher 10.4:1 ▼ 12% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 810 top 14% - -

Source: NCES Common Core of Data School-level CCD + state/national means from Public School Universe · 2024-25

10.4:1
Leaner classes than 87% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
810
Bigger than 86% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10.4:1
students per teacher - 12% below state mean
Top 35% in New York - lower ratio than 65% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
25.6%
chronically absent (missed 10%+ of school days)
At or above 20%, the commonly used threshold for "high" chronic absenteeism, signaling significant barriers to regular attendance.
Funding equity
$30,767
per pupil, district-wide - above New York avg of $28,120
Well above the U.S. public-school average, reflecting substantially higher local or state investment per enrolled student.
Support staff
Counselors4.0 FTE
Per 203 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
2
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.2 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

African American 48.6%
Hispanic or Latino 34.0%
Asian 8.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native 3.0%
Two or More 2.8%
White 2.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: African American at 48.6% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 63.8/100

Simpson diversity index - at 63.8, Growing Up Green Charter School Ii is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Growing Up Green Charter School Ii reports $30,767 per pupil (NCES F-33) - open the district page for the full revenue mix.

Nationwide elementary schools with similar size or staffing

Out-of-state peers matched by enrollment and by student-teacher ratio, not the same-city or same-district lists above.

Frequently asked questions about Growing Up Green Charter School Ii

How many students attend Growing Up Green Charter School Ii?

Growing Up Green Charter School Ii has 810 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Jamaica, NY. CCD year-over-year: 682 (2022-23) → 775 (2023-24), up 93.

What is the student-teacher ratio at Growing Up Green Charter School Ii?

The student-teacher ratio at Growing Up Green Charter School Ii is 10.4:1, which is 12% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 34% lower than the national average of 15.7:1. Lower ratios generally mean more individual attention per student.

What is the racial and ethnic makeup of Growing Up Green Charter School Ii?

The largest demographic group at Growing Up Green Charter School Ii is African American at 48.6% of enrollment, in Jamaica, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 63.8/100.

What is the Resource Investment Index for Growing Up Green Charter School Ii?

Growing Up Green Charter School Ii has a Resource Investment Index of 46/100 (typical reported resources relative to schools nationally) based on 4 factors: student-teacher ratio, gifted-program reporting, counselor availability, chronic absenteeism. Not a test-score or academic measure (national median ~41/100, see methodology).

How does Growing Up Green Charter School Ii rank among elementary schools in Jamaica?

By Resource Investment Index, Growing Up Green Charter School Ii ranks #1 of 6 elementary schools in Jamaica, NY. This compares federal resource and staffing data among local peers; it is not a test-score or academic ranking. See all elementary schools in Jamaica on the city page.

What other schools are in Growing Up Green Charter School Ii?

None; Growing Up Green Charter School Ii is a single-school charter district, and Growing Up Green Charter School Ii is its only campus.

Source: National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) CCD + Public School Universe (2024-25), CRDC (2021-22), F-33 District Finance Survey (FY 2022-23) · 2024-25 Data as of the 2024-25 school year. Coverage from U.S. Department of Education NCES Common Core of Data. Varies by entity type; administrative districts and certain charter networks may report only a subset of fields.

All federal data sources used on this page

Full source list and how we compute each figure: methodology page.

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