Charter SchoolElementary

Growing Up Green Charter School

39-27 28th St, Long Island City, NY 11101

CSchola Grade
Grades
K–8
Elementary
Students
692
Enrolled 2024–25
Students per teacher
10 : 1
Full-time teachers
District
Growing Up Green Charter School
Queens County

Schola Grade C · Average

Letter grade (A–F) · compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools · How we grade
Test scores40% proficient in math & reading
47thpercentile
Equity32% of low-income students proficient
54thpercentile
Attendance60% chronically absent
16thpercentile
Class size10 students per teacher
80thpercentile

Percentiles compare this school with other New York elementary schools; the line marks the middle. Data: test scores 2021–22, graduation and absenteeism 2022–23 (U.S. Department of Education, EDFacts); coursework 2023–24 (Civil Rights Data Collection); staffing 2024–25 (NCES).

About Growing Up Green Charter School

Growing Up Green Charter School is a charter elementary school in Long Island City, New York, serving grades K–8. The school is located in a large city in Queens County.

In the 2024–25 school year, 692 students were enrolled, with about 10 students for every full-time teacher. That ratio is smaller than the typical New York elementary school (11.5 students per teacher). As a charter school, it is publicly funded and tuition-free, but operates independently of the local district under a charter from Nys Education Department Charter School Office. Its Schola Grade is C (average), compared with 2,327 New York elementary schools.

Grades & enrollment

Students per grade, 2024–25Grades K–8

Location & nearby schools

39-27 28th St
Long Island City, NY 11101
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School details

Type
Charter School · What this means
Level
Elementary
Grades offered
K–8
Enrollment (2024–25)
692 students
Students per teacher
10 to 1
Charter school
Yes
Charter authorizer
Nys Education Department Charter School Office
Magnet school
No
Locale
City — Large
School district
Growing Up Green Charter School
County
Queens County
NCES school ID
360098706124

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School data comes from the U.S. Department of Education: the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) Common Core of Data and EDGE school locations (2024–25) and Private School Survey (2023–24), the Civil Rights Data Collection (2023–24), and EDFacts (test results 2021–22; graduation and chronic absenteeism 2022–23), plus other public sources. Please contact the school to confirm enrollment, programs, and other details. How we source data.