Hector Figueroa School (the)
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to grade 5 · Woodside, New York
Hector Figueroa School (the) in Woodside, New York enrolled 455 students in 2024-25 with 33.0 full-time teachers, 13.8 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25). On the state tests, 70-79% of its students tested were proficient in math in 2022-23 (New York: 52%).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 40% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 69%
326 students in 2022-23, 405 students in 2023-24, 455 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 19.6 to 33.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 326 | 19.6 | 16.7 |
| 2023-24 | 405 | 27.5 | 14.7 |
| 2024-25 | 455 | 33.0 | 13.8 |
13.8 students per teacher, a higher ratio than 79 of every 100 New York elementary schools
Among the 2,490 New York elementary schools that reported teachers for 2024-25 the median is 11.6; the national median for elementary schools is 14.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data membership and staff files, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25; the comparison counts schools with a 2024-25 teacher count and a ratio from 3 to 99 (lower values are reporting errors).
Programs and staff in 2021-22
In the 2021-22 civil rights collection Hector Figueroa School (the) reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent42.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
43.7% of students were Hispanic, 43.1% Asian, 9.7% White in 2024-25.
- Hispanic43.7%
- Asian43.1%
- White9.7%
- Two or more races2.9%
- Black0.4%
- Pacific Islander0.2%
Source: U.S. Department of Education, Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22; chronic absenteeism from EDFacts 2022-23; every count and the counselor ratio are for that school year. Who attends: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25, membership by race and ethnicity.
State test results, 2022-23
In 2022-23, the students tested at Hector Figueroa School (the) scored proficient or above: 70-79% in math, against 52% in math across New York. Each state writes its own test and sets its own proficiency bar, so compare these within New York, not across states. ED Data Express holds no district results after 2021-22, so the district column gives its 2021-22 figure. No whole-school reading result is shown: ED's files give none for this school for 2021-22 or 2022-23. Where a state published results by grade only, the grades tested are combined, weighted by the students tested in each.
| Subject | This school | Its district | New York |
|---|---|---|---|
| Math | 70‑79% | 44% (2021-22) | 52% |
Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results 2022-23, all students, from ED Data Express (2021-22 through the Data Rescue Project archive); for 2022-23 ED published math by school and reading only by state: ED shows school and district results as ranges (for example 20-24%) to protect small groups.
Elementary schools in Woodside
7 public elementary schools in Woodside report 2024-25 enrollment; Hector Figueroa School (the) is number 6 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 229 Emanuel Kaplan | 1,066 | 15.7 | 72.4% |
| PS 12 James B Colgate | 838 | 13.5 | 83.5% |
| Academy of the City Charter School | 695 | 18.8 | 70.8% |
| PS 11 Kathryn Phelan | 689 | 10.9 | 73.4% |
| PS 152 Gwendoline N Alleyne School | 628 | 13.2 | 83.3% |
| Hector Figueroa School (the) | 455 | 13.8 | 68.8% |
| PS 151 Mary D Carter | 334 | 10.2 | 87.4% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Hector Figueroa School (the)
- PS 152 Gwendoline N Alleyne SchoolThe nearest public elementary school, 0.2 miles away: 628 students, 13.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.2 mi
- Academy of the City Charter SchoolThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 695 students, 18.8 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare Hector Figueroa School (the) with PS 152 Gwendoline N Alleyne SchoolStudents, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much New York City Geographic District #30 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in New YorkHector Figueroa School (the) is the number 1,044 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#1,044 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher13.8 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.13.8:1
- Find the school district for an addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (locations, enrollment, teachers); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23. Distances are straight lines between the schools' NCES coordinates, not travel routes.
Questions about Hector Figueroa School (the)
How many students attend Hector Figueroa School (the)?
455 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 326 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Woodside, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Hector Figueroa School (the)?
13.8 students per full-time teacher (2024-25); the New York median for elementary schools is 11.6. A ratio counts every teacher, so it is not the size of a class.Is Hector Figueroa School (the) a Title I school?
Hector Figueroa School (the) ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.How do students at Hector Figueroa School (the) do on state tests?
In 2022-23, the students tested at Hector Figueroa School (the) scored proficient or above: 70-79% in math, against 52% in math across New York. New York's own test sets what proficient means, so results compare within the state, not across states. Source: U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23; ED publishes school results as ranges to protect small groups.What district is Hector Figueroa School (the) in?
New York City Geographic District #30, NCES district ID 3600102. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360010206706 are the district's.
Reading these figures: how to choose a school district, what Title I means and what an absenteeism rate means. They are for information and are not a substitute for the school's or district's own records.
Sources
Every federal file behind this record
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2024-25: directory, membership, staff and lunch files. nces.ed.gov
- NCES Common Core of Data, 2021-22 school characteristics: Title I status. nces.ed.gov
- Civil Rights Data Collection, 2021-22: AP courses, gifted programs, counselors, discipline. civilrightsdata.ed.gov
- EDFacts, 2022-23: chronic absenteeism. ed.gov
- EDFacts state assessment results, 2022-23: reading and math proficiency for the school, its district and its state (ED Data Express). eddataexpress.ed.gov
- NCES F-33 School District Finance Survey, fiscal year 2022-23: district spending and revenue. nces.ed.gov
- U.S. Census Bureau geocoder and TIGER school districts: the district boundary used by the district finder. census.gov
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: Civil Rights Data Collection School-level files (AP, gifted, counselors, discipline) · 2021-22
District spending on the district page is from the NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23.