Elementary school (grades K-5) · Long Island City, NY

Growing Up Green Charter School

Federal NCES profile for Growing Up Green Charter School, including enrollment, faculty, free-lunch eligibility, demographics, and resource indicators - Resource Investment Index 45/100.

2024-25 NCES dataElementary school (grades K-5)NCES 360098706124Charter school
0/100100/10045/100
👥 S:T ratio
60
🌟 Gifted program
30
🎓 Counselors
85
📋 Attendance
4
Scored 0–100 from federal NCES and CRDC indicators, resource allocation, not test scores. Full methodology →

The verdict

Growing Up Green Charter School earns 45/100 on the Resource Investment Index, with class sizes smaller than 70% of New York schools.

#1 of 3
elementary schools in Long Island City · Resource Index
45
Resource Index · Typical
10:1
small classes for New York
692
students enrolled

Growing Up Green Charter School has class sizes smaller than 70% of New York schools. Computed live against every New York school reporting to NCES.

By Resource Investment Index, Growing Up Green Charter School ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Long Island City, NY.

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

+44 students YoY

Growing Up Green Charter School grew from 723 students in 2022-23 to 767 in 2023-24 (+6.1%).

Teacher FTE added 69.1 → 75.5 across the same CCD years.

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

Growing CCD campus

+44 students YoY 360098706124 · Long Island City, NY Elementary · MID · CHARTER

692 enr · 10:1 · RII 45

Nearest enrollment peer: Charter Montessori Valley View Campus (692 students)

Growing Up Green Charter School grew from 723 students in 2022-23 to 767 in 2023-24 (+6.1%). Teacher FTE added 69.1 → 75.5 across the same CCD years. Read with this school → · District book → · New York schools → · Find another →

How Growing Up Green Charter School compares

Growing Up Green Charter School 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 10:1 ▼ 15% 11.8:1 15.7:1
Enrollment 692 top 19% - -

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

10:1
Leaner classes than 89% of US schools, among the more generously staffed nationally.
692
Bigger than 80% of US schools by enrollment, a large campus nationally.

Equity indicators methodology

Staffing depth
10:1
students per teacher - 15% below state mean
Top 30% in New York - lower ratio than 70% of state schools
Well under the widely cited 15:1 individualized-attention benchmark, among the leaner class loads nationally.
Engagement
38.2%
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
$24,391
per pupil, district-wide - below 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
Counselors9.0 FTE
Per 77 students, the combined health-and-guidance staffing load for this school.
Discipline context
5
in-school suspensions + 0 out-of-school
Suspension rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Combined in-school and out-of-school rate: 0.7 per 100 students. Reported via the Civil Rights Data Collection.

Student demographics

Hispanic or Latino 55.8%
African American 18.1%
White 16.0%
Asian 4.5%
Two or More 4.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native 0.6%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander 0.6%

Largest group: Hispanic or Latino at 55.8% of enrollment.

Student-body diversity index 62.6/100

Simpson diversity index - at 62.6, Growing Up Green Charter School is more mixed than the New York school average of 45.5.

Programs

District finance for Growing Up Green Charter School reports $24,391 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

How many students attend Growing Up Green Charter School?

Growing Up Green Charter School has 692 students enrolled. It is an elementary school in Long Island City, NY. CCD year-over-year: 723 (2022-23) → 767 (2023-24), up 44.

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

The student-teacher ratio at Growing Up Green Charter School is 10:1, which is 15% lower than the New York average of 11.8:1 and 36% 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?

The largest demographic group at Growing Up Green Charter School is Hispanic or Latino at 55.8% of enrollment, in Long Island City, NY. Its student body is more racially and ethnically mixed than most US schools, with a diversity index of 62.6/100.

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

Growing Up Green Charter School has a Resource Investment Index of 45/100 (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 rank among elementary schools in Long Island City?

By Resource Investment Index, Growing Up Green Charter School ranks #1 of 3 elementary schools in Long Island City, 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 Long Island City on the city page.

What other schools are in Growing Up Green Charter School?

None; Growing Up Green Charter School is a single-school charter district, and Growing Up Green Charter School 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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