Merrick Academy - Queens Public Charter School

221-06 Merrick Boulevard, Queens, NY 11413 · Queens · Elementary

DBN: 84Q704 · Located in District 29

Elementary

Unzoned

SchoolDigger: 999 (of 2445)

Niche: B

Academic quality

ELA = English Language Arts (reading and writing). Math and Science are self-explanatory.
NY State tests ELA and Math every year in grades 3-8, and Science once, in grade 8 -- a school's numbers below only reflect whichever of those grades it actually serves (no social studies/history state test exists at this level).
"Avg. rating" is DOE's average student score on a 1.0-4.5 scale (higher is better) -- shown here as "value / 4.5" alongside the citywide average for the same metric as a benchmark for what's typical.

Attendance: 92.5%

73.5% attend 90%+ of days

Subject

Student group

Overall proficiency

ELA % proficient

61.9%(citywide avg: 60.2%)

ELA avg. rating

3.19 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.14 / 4.5)

Math % proficient

54.5%(citywide avg: 59.1%)

Math avg. rating

2.97 / 4.5(citywide avg: 3.08 / 4.5)

By grade

Grade 3 ELA

55.4%

Grade 3 Math

59.3%

Grade 4 ELA

63.7%

Grade 4 Math

59.6%

Grade 5 ELA

64.9%

Grade 5 Math

67.6%

By student group

English Language Learners -- ELA

64.7%(citywide avg: 62.4%)

Small sample (17 students) -- treat as directional.

English Language Learners -- Math

56.3%(citywide avg: 61.2%)

Small sample (16 students) -- treat as directional.

Students with disabilities -- ELA

31%

Students with disabilities -- Math

38%

Black students -- ELA

62.2%(citywide avg: 60.7%)

Black students -- Math

53.5%(citywide avg: 56.4%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- ELA

55.9%(citywide avg: 54.5%)

Hispanic/Latino students -- Math

65.6%(citywide avg: 68%)

"% proficient" is the share of students scoring Level 3 or 4 on the state test. Citywide comparisons are the average across schools of the same type. Grades and groups with very few tested students are flagged since a handful of kids can swing the percentage a lot; groups too small to report are omitted by DOE for student privacy -- that's also why Science, tested only once, shows up far less often than ELA/Math.Source: NYC Open Data: School Quality Reports Data (2024-25 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

Demographics

865 students enrolled

Economic Need Index: 65.19%

Race & ethnicity

Asian and Pacific Islander

0.58%

Black

86.47%

Hispanic or Latino

8.79%

White

0.69%

Multiracial

1.73%

Native American

1.5%

Missing race/ethnicity data

0.23%

Other groups

Students with disabilities

17.23%

English Language Learners

1.85%

Living in poverty

61.85%

Female

50.4%

Male

49.6%

Neither female nor male

Economic Need Index is DOE's estimate of the share of students facing economic hardship, based on eligibility for public assistance, temporary housing status, and household income relative to the poverty line. Some very high values are reported by DOE only as "Above 95%" for student privacy and are shown here as 95%.Source: NYC DOE: Demographic Snapshot (2025-26 school year (latest published; checked Oct 16, 2026))

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