The Judge Charles J. Vallone School, formerly the Humphry Davy School, is Public School 85 in Long Island City, Queens, New York, United States.[2]
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23-70 31st St Long Island City , Queens County , New York 11105 United States | |
| Coordinates | 40°46′23″N 73°54′54″W / 40.7731°N 73.9149°W |
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| Former name | Humphry Davy School |
| Type | Theater arts and technology magnet elementary school |
| Motto | Where the genius in each child is developed toward academic excellence[citation needed] |
| Established | 1907 |
| Status | Open |
| School district | New York City Geographic District #30 |
| NCES District ID | 3600102[1] |
| Educational authority | New York City Department of Education |
| School number | 85 |
| School code | NY-343000010000-343000010085 |
| NCES School ID | 360010202330[2] |
| Principal | Ann Gordon-Chang |
| Faculty | 34 (on an FTE basis) |
| Grades | PK-5 |
| Gender | Mixed |
| Age range | 4-11 |
| Enrollment | 566 (2022-2023) |
| • Pre-kindergarten | 29 |
| • Kindergarten | 83 |
| • Grade 1 | 87 |
| • Grade 2 | 97 |
| • Grade 3 | 93 |
| • Grade 4 | 92 |
| • Grade 5 | 85 |
| Average class size | 30 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.65:1 |
| Hours in school day | 7 |
| Campus type | Urban |
| Website | www |
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History
editLocated in Astoria, Queens, the school was built in 1907. The school was dedicated to Judge Charles J. Vallone on February 18, 1988.[3] Before 1988, it was named after Humphry Davy, a British scientist.
Admissions
editThe school serves approximately 566 students from pre-kindergarten to fifth grade,[2] coming from over 40 different countries and speaking at least 14 different languages. 13.5% of newly admitted students are recent immigrants. 117 students are English Language Learners, 16 of whom are special education students.[citation needed]
References
edit- ^ "Search for Public School Districts – District Detail for New York City Geographic District #30". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ a b c "Search for Public Schools - P.S. Judge Charles Vallone (360010202330)". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved February 21, 2024.
- ^ "School Renamed For Judge Charles Vallone". Newsday. February 18, 1988. Retrieved April 4, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
- https://web.archive.org/web/20110715135039/http://queenscourier.com/articles/2007/10/03/news/regional_news/forest_hills_and_western_courier/news/news01.txt
- http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_10253_ma.html?selecteddate=10302007[permanent dead link]
- http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/queens/2007/09/25/2007-09-25_from_boring_park_to_field_of_dreams.html