Lowest Student–Teacher Ratio in Jamaica (2025)

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Ranked by the Success Index (US) from official American data; 45 schools in Jamaica, New York. Rank positions shown on each profile are within United States and New York.

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Ps 52Jamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.3
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43
Jamaica Children's SchoolJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.5
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78
United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science IVJamaica · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 9.6
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50
Ps 140 Edward K EllingtonJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.6
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Cynthia Jenkins SchoolJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 9.9
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52
Growing Up Green Charter School IIJamaica · Charter ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.1
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Ps/Is 178 HolliswoodJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 10.2
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38
Eagle Academy for Young Men IIIJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.2
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66
Voyages Prep-South QueensJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 10.3
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29
Emerson School (The)Jamaica · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.5
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Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72Jamaica · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.6
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Redwood Middle SchoolJamaica · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 10.8
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78
High School for Community LeadershipJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 11.0
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Jermaine L Green STEM Institute of Queens (The)Jamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.4
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David N Dinkins SchoolJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 11.7
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August Martin High SchoolJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.1
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HS for Law Enforcement and Public SafetyJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 12.4
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Ps 182 Samantha SmithJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.5
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Jhs 8 Richard S GrossleyJamaica · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 12.6
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Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary SchoolJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.7
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Ps/Is 268Jamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 12.9
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Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Multimedia (The)Jamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.0
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Ps/Is 116 William C HughleyJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.2
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Ps 40 Samuel HuntingtonJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
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Ps 223 Lyndon B JohnsonJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.3
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Ps 82 HammondJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 13.5
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73
Hillside Arts & Letters AcademyJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 13.8
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Jhs 217 Robert A Van WyckJamaica · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 13.9
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Ps 131 Abigail AdamsJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.0
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Hillcrest High SchoolJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.1
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Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood SchoolJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 14.1
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53
Queens Collegiate - A College Board SchoolJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 14.8
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72
Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary SchoolJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.1
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Young Women's Leadership School-QueensJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 15.1
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57
Ps 161 Arthur Ashe SchoolJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.1
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Ps 160 Walter Francis BishopJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.4
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Queens School for Leadership and Excellence (The)Jamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 15.9
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Ps 86Jamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 16.4
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MS 358Jamaica · Public MiddleStudents per teacher: 16.4
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Jamaica Gateway To the SciencesJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 16.6
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Ps 95 EastwoodJamaica · Public ElementaryStudents per teacher: 17.2
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Queens High School for the Sciences at York CollegeJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 18.3
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54
York Early College AcademyJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 19.2
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New Dawn Charter High School IIJamaica · Charter HighStudents per teacher: 26.8
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Queens Satellite High School for OpportunityJamaica · Public HighStudents per teacher: 46.8

#	School	Sector	Students per teacher	Success Index (US)	Key result	Students
1	Ps 52 Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	9.3	28.3 Lower 50%	27% Math proficiency	270
2	Jamaica Children's School Jamaica · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	9.5	42.6 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	257
3	United Charter High School for Advanced Math and Science IV Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	9.6	77.8 Top 10%	87% Math proficiency	363
4	Ps 140 Edward K Ellington Jamaica · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	9.6	49.9 Lower 50%	47% Math proficiency	270
5	Cynthia Jenkins School Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	9.9	31.1 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	297
6	Growing Up Green Charter School II Jamaica · Elementary · Grades K–8	Charter	10.1	52.3 Top 50%	80.6% Free/reduced-price lunch	810
7	Ps/Is 178 Holliswood Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	10.2	68.3 Top 25%	56% Math proficiency	519
8	Eagle Academy for Young Men III Jamaica · High · Grades 6–12	Public	10.2	37.6 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	498
9	Voyages Prep-South Queens Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Public	10.3	65.9 Top 50%	77% Math proficiency	217
10	Emerson School (The) Jamaica · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	10.5	28.9 Lower 50%	24% Math proficiency	284
11	Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72 Jamaica · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	10.6	22.6 Lower 50%	13% Math proficiency	329
12	Redwood Middle School Jamaica · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	10.8	21.8 Lower 50%	15% Math proficiency	270
13	High School for Community Leadership Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Public	11.0	77.5 Top 10%	97.5% Math proficiency	497
14	Jermaine L Green STEM Institute of Queens (The) Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.4	38.9 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	526
15	David N Dinkins School Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	11.7	47.4 Lower 50%	48% Math proficiency	446
16	August Martin High School Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Public	12.1	74.8 Top 25%	95% Math proficiency	643
17	HS for Law Enforcement and Public Safety Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Public	12.4	72.8 Top 25%	87% Math proficiency	535
18	Ps 182 Samantha Smith Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.5	31.3 Lower 50%	32% Math proficiency	810
19	Jhs 8 Richard S Grossley Jamaica · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	12.6	30.8 Lower 50%	29% Math proficiency	354
20	Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	12.7	45.6 Lower 50%	51% Math proficiency	904
21	Ps/Is 268 Jamaica · Elementary · Grades K–8	Public	12.9	42.2 Lower 50%	41% Math proficiency	696
22	Ps 80 Thurgood Marshall Magnet School of Multimedia (The) Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.0	35.7 Lower 50%	40% Math proficiency	363
23	Ps/Is 116 William C Hughley Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–8	Public	13.2	22.8 Lower 50%	16% Math proficiency	806
24	Ps 40 Samuel Huntington Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.3	33.5 Lower 50%	42% Math proficiency	399
25	Ps 223 Lyndon B Johnson Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	13.3	26.7 Lower 50%	33% Math proficiency	571
26	Ps 82 Hammond Jamaica · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	13.5	33.8 Lower 50%	37% Math proficiency	674
27	Hillside Arts & Letters Academy Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Public	13.8	72.7 Top 25%	92% Math proficiency	414
28	Jhs 217 Robert A Van Wyck Jamaica · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	13.9	32.0 Lower 50%	30% Math proficiency	1,265
29	Ps 131 Abigail Adams Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.0	62.9 Top 50%	67% Math proficiency	754
30	Hillcrest High School Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Public	14.1	70.4 Top 25%	90% Math proficiency	2,298
31	Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	14.1	46.8 Lower 50%	55% Math proficiency	775
32	Queens Collegiate - A College Board School Jamaica · High · Grades 6–12	Public	14.8	52.5 Top 50%	59% Math proficiency	711
33	Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School Jamaica · High · Grades 6–12	Public	15.1	71.9 Top 25%	89% Math proficiency	679
34	Young Women's Leadership School-Queens Jamaica · High · Grades 6–12	Public	15.1	66.5 Top 25%	77% Math proficiency	544
35	Ps 161 Arthur Ashe School Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.1	56.8 Top 50%	64% Math proficiency	558
36	Ps 160 Walter Francis Bishop Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.4	25.9 Lower 50%	31% Math proficiency	661
37	Queens School for Leadership and Excellence (The) Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	15.9	46.8 Lower 50%	57% Math proficiency	590
38	Ps 86 Jamaica · Elementary · Grades PK–5	Public	16.4	42.9 Lower 50%	54% Math proficiency	689
39	MS 358 Jamaica · Middle · Grades 6–8	Public	16.4	29.6 Lower 50%	36% Math proficiency	345
40	Jamaica Gateway To the Sciences Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Public	16.6	69.5 Top 25%	97.5% Math proficiency	531
41	Ps 95 Eastwood Jamaica · Elementary · Grades K–5	Public	17.2	44.6 Lower 50%	50% Math proficiency	1,103
42	Queens High School for the Sciences at York College Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Public	18.3	71.1 Top 25%	97.5% Math proficiency	495
43	York Early College Academy Jamaica · High · Grades 6–12	Public	19.2	54.4 Top 50%	60% Math proficiency	596
44	New Dawn Charter High School II Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Charter	26.8	13.6 Lower 50%	82.1% Free/reduced-price lunch	375
45	Queens Satellite High School for Opportunity Jamaica · High · Grades 9–12	Public	46.8	59.4 Top 50%	54.5% Math proficiency	187

Ps 52 in Jamaica leads the 2025 list of lowest student–teacher ratio in Jamaica with Students per teacher 9.3. Of the 45 schools shown, 42 are public, 3 are charter.

For the full picture see the wider New York lowest student–teacher ratio rankings, every school on the Jamaica page, or the comparison tool to put a shortlist side by side.

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Frequently asked questions

What is the best ratio school in Jamaica?

Ps 52 in Jamaica, New York ranks first among lowest student–teacher ratio in Jamaica with Students per teacher 9.3 (Enrollment: 270).

How are lowest student–teacher ratio in Jamaica ranked?

Schools with the fewest students per FTE teacher, among schools with at least 100 students. Only schools eligible for the Success Index (US) are included; the index is shown alongside for context.

Are these 2025 rankings official?

No. They are computed by Success Tutoring from official American data (Urban Institute Education Data Portal (NCES CCD, EDFacts); NCES Common Core of Data). States set their own assessments and proficiency cut scores, so proficiency rates are most comparable within a state. Use the state rankings for like-for-like comparisons.