« District 30

P.S. 280

30Q280

0K,01,02,03,04,05 - Queens, District 30

34-20 94TH STREET (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

406 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $6,216,039 ($15,310/student)

Attendance: 93.2%

Overview

P.S. 280 is a elementary school (grades 0K,01,02,03,04,05) in Queens, Community School District 30.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	478
2014-15	575
2015-16	706
2016-17	723
2017-18	688
2018-19	622
2019-20	575
2020-21	526
2021-22	522
2022-23	475
2023-24	456
2024-25	447
2025-26	406

% female: 57.9% (2025-26)

% poverty: 91.4% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 20% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 56.2% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 6.9% (2025-26)

Black: 0.7% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 84.7% (2025-26)

White: 2.5% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 0.2% (2025-26)

Native American: 4.9% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.85 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 93.2%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	93.2%
2023	Attendance	92.6%
2022	Attendance	92.5%
2021	Attendance	91.8%
2020	Attendance	94.6%
2019	Attendance	94.8%
2018	Attendance	94.9%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	3	ELA	444	37.3%	67
2026	3	Math	461	64.7%	68
2026	4	ELA	440	35.2%	88
2026	4	Math	450	44.9%	89
2026	5	ELA	434	22.4%	67
2026	5	Math	441	35.3%	68
2026	5	Science	437	19.1%	68
2025	3	ELA	443	36%	89
2025	3	Math	449	50%	92
2025	4	ELA	440	31.9%	69
2025	4	Math	448	47.9%	71
2025	5	ELA	447	50%	72
2025	5	Math	451	51.4%	74
2025	5	Science	442	37.8%	74
2024	3	ELA	434	19.1%	68
2024	3	Math	446	42.3%	71
2024	4	ELA	440	33.8%	71
2024	4	Math	459	65.8%	76
2024	5	ELA	433	27.8%	72
2024	5	Math	441	34.5%	58
2024	5	Science	433	17.9%	78
2023	3	ELA	442	35.5%	62
2023	3	Math	453	45.6%	68
2023	4	ELA	445	46.8%	77
2023	4	Math	444	34.9%	86
2023	5	ELA	446	43.5%	92
2023	5	Math	443	35.4%	99
2022	3	ELA	596	35.1%	77
2022	3	Math	593	38.2%	89
2022	4	ELA	602	60.4%	91
2022	4	Math	600	47.1%	104
2022	5	ELA	600	31.9%	91
2022	5	Math	593	27.7%	94
2019	3	ELA	600	52.9%	121
2019	3	Math	600	52.1%	121
2019	4	ELA	599	47.4%	95
2019	4	Math	604	56.3%	96
2019	5	ELA	600	37.1%	97
2019	5	Math	600	45%	100
2018	3	ELA	598	44.2%	104
2018	3	Math	599	46.2%	104
2018	4	ELA	604	54.9%	102
2018	4	Math	606	59.2%	103
2018	5	ELA	600	32.3%	127
2018	5	Math	598	34.9%	129

Specialized high school offers

No SHSAT feeder-school row is published for this school. DOE reports this for middle schools whose 8th graders entered high-school admissions.

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$6,216,039	$4,188,182	$15,310
FY 2026	$1,655,398	not reported	$4,077

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
TL Fair Student Funding	$4,188,182
Pre-K Special Classes	$401,682
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$284,118
Title I SWP	$281,056
TL C4E FSF	$228,271
TL CB School Staff	$151,638
RS Pre-K Special Classes	$141,501
C4E Class Size Transition	$108,788
IDEA RS IEP Para	$101,985
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$96,100
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$54,903
Title I SWP STH	$50,385
TL ELA/Math Student Support	$30,014
TL FSF School to School Transfers Shared	$29,270
Title III LEP	$25,005
High Need Support for Title I	$22,499
TL Computer Maintenance	$6,534
Title III LEP Carryover	$5,120
High Need Support for Title I STH	$4,033
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$2,811
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,144

PTA funding (LL171)

PTA $ not reported

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.