Robert E Peary School
Public elementary school, pre-kindergarten to ungraded · Ridgewood, New York
Robert E Peary School in Ridgewood, New York enrolled 581 students in 2024-25 with 122.0 full-time teachers, 4.8 students per teacher against the New York elementary-school median of 11.6. It was not a Title I school in 2021-22; every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision (2024-25).
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 · Civil Rights Data Collection 2021-22 · Title I status CCD 2021-22 · method
Enrollment rose 2% from 2022-23 to 2024-25; full-time teachers rose 23%
572 students in 2022-23, 596 students in 2023-24, 581 students in 2024-25. Full-time teachers went from 99.2 to 122.0.
The numbers as a table
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Per teacher |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | 572 | 99.2 | 5.8 |
| 2023-24 | 596 | 116.1 | 5.1 |
| 2024-25 | 581 | 122.0 | 4.8 |
4.8 students per teacher, a lower ratio than 100 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 Robert E Peary School reported.
- Advanced Placement coursesnot reported
- Gifted and talented programnot reported
- Counselors (FTE)not reported
- Out-of-school suspensionsnot reported
- Chronically absent79.0% (2022-23)
Who attends
44.8% of students were Hispanic, 26.7% Black, 15.7% Asian in 2024-25.
- Hispanic44.8%
- Black26.7%
- Asian15.7%
- White7.9%
- American Indian3.1%
- Two or more races1.0%
- Pacific Islander0.9%
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.
Elementary schools in Ridgewood
6 public elementary schools in Ridgewood report 2024-25 enrollment; Robert E Peary School is number 2 by size.
| School | Students | Per teacher | Free lunch |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 88 Seneca | 692 | 13.5 | 70.2% |
| Robert E Peary School | 581 | 4.8 | 85.5% |
| Ace Academy for Scholars at the Geraldine Ferraro Campus | 573 | 14.7 | 62.0% |
| PS 71 Forest | 468 | 14.2 | 75.2% |
| PS 68 Cambridge | 455 | 14.2 | 86.4% |
| PS 239 | 414 | 13.4 | 83.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25.
What to look at next about Robert E Peary School
- PS 239The nearest public elementary school, under 0.1 miles away: 414 students, 13.4 per teacher (2024-25).under 0.1 mi
- PS 68 CambridgeThe next nearest public elementary school, 0.4 miles away: 455 students, 14.2 per teacher (2024-25).0.4 mi
- Compare Robert E Peary School with PS 239Students, teachers, meals, test results and who attends, side by side.
- How much NYC Special Schools - District 75 spends per studentIts schools, enrollment and finance figures.
- The largest public schools in New YorkRobert E Peary School is the number 531 by size of 2,546 New York elementary schools open in 2024-25.#531 of 2,546
- New York schools by students per teacher4.8 students per teacher here against the New York median of 11.6 for elementary schools.4.8:1
- 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 Robert E Peary School
How many students attend Robert E Peary School?
581 in the 2024-25 school year, according to the NCES Common Core of Data; 572 in 2022-23. It is an elementary school in Ridgewood, NY.What is the student-teacher ratio at Robert E Peary School?
4.8 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 Robert E Peary School a Title I school?
Robert E Peary School was not a Title I school in 2021-22, the last year NCES published school Title I status.What district is Robert E Peary School in?
NYC Special Schools - District 75, NCES district ID 3600135. The first seven digits of the school's NCES ID 360013502305 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
- 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.