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Jamaica Children's School

109-20 UNION HALL STREET

How the school describes itself
First-party text from www.jamaicachildrensschool.org
Jamaica Children's Magnet School for Innovative Leadership & Civic Activism, PS 312Q Did you know our school is ranked 7 out of all of the elementary schools in District 28 according to GreatSchools.org ? JCMS is looking to host ESL classes for Jaguar families interested in learning & strengthening their English. Are you in need of an after school program? Contact The Boys & Girls Club Natasha Shiwbhajan (347) 953-9703 Today!
Comparison group
40 peer schools — same grade band, similar student-population mix (2024-25, source: DERIVED)
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Climate

MetricYearValuevs. peersvs. citywideSource
Chronic absenteeism rate2024-2553.4%NYCDOE — Attendance / Chronic Absenteeism
Bullying (teacher-reported)composite2023-2458.0%NYC School Survey (teacher)
Parent satisfactioncomposite2023-2497.0%NYC School Survey (family)
Teachers would recommend schoolcomposite2023-2471.0%NYC School Survey (teacher)
Teacher-reported student safetycomposite2023-2474.5%NYC School Survey (teacher)
Teacher trustcomposite2023-2485.5%NYC School Survey (teacher)

Access

MetricYearValuevs. peersvs. citywideSource
Cluster rooms — needed2025-262——NYC SCA — Enrollment, Capacity & Utilization Report (Blue Book)
Cluster rooms — reported2025-262——NYC SCA — Enrollment, Capacity & Utilization Report (Blue Book)
Pre-K capacity (part of target capacity)2025-260——NYC SCA — Enrollment, Capacity & Utilization Report (Blue Book)
Target capacity2025-26275——NYC SCA — Enrollment, Capacity & Utilization Report (Blue Book)
Utilizationderived2025-2689.0%——NYC SCA — Enrollment, Capacity & Utilization Report (Blue Book)
Utilization (as published)2025-2689.0%——NYC SCA — Enrollment, Capacity & Utilization Report (Blue Book)

Utilization is Blue Book enrollment (3-K and Pre-K students included) divided by SCA target capacity (Pre-K rooms included). Pre-K capacity is part of target capacity, not in addition to it. Definitions and the citywide distribution: enrollment and capacity analysis.

Performance

MetricYearValuevs. peersvs. citywideSource
Elementary academic compositecomposite2024-2574.5%nyc-edu-data (derived)
Teacher voice compositecomposite2023-2478.3%nyc-edu-data (derived)
ELA mean scale score (all tested grades)2024-25456.3NYCDOE — Test Results
ELA proficiency (all tested grades)2024-2554.8%NYCDOE — Test Results
3rd grade ELA mean scale score2024-25463.4NYCDOE — Test Results
3rd grade ELA proficiency2024-2570.6%NYCDOE — Test Results
4th grade ELA mean scale score2024-25458.9NYCDOE — Test Results
4th grade ELA proficiency2024-2561.3%NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade ELA mean scale score2024-25444.8NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade ELA proficiency2024-2528.6%NYCDOE — Test Results
MATH mean scale score (all tested grades)2024-25452.3NYCDOE — Test Results
MATH proficiency (all tested grades)2024-2553.5%NYCDOE — Test Results
3rd grade MATH mean scale score2024-25465.6NYCDOE — Test Results
3rd grade MATH proficiency2024-2578.4%NYCDOE — Test Results
4th grade MATH mean scale score2024-25448.9NYCDOE — Test Results
4th grade MATH proficiency2024-2544.4%NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade MATH mean scale score2024-25439.1NYCDOE — Test Results
5th grade MATH proficiency2024-2532.1%NYCDOE — Test Results