The Judge Charles J. Vallone School

School in Long Island City, Queens County, New York, United States

40°46′23″N 73°54′54″W / 40.7731°N 73.9149°W / 40.7731; -73.9149InformationFormer nameHumphry Davy SchoolTypeTheater arts and technology magnet elementary schoolMottoWhere the genius in each child is developed toward academic excellence^{[citation needed]}Established1907 (1907)StatusOpenSchool districtNew York City Geographic District #30NCES District ID3600102^[1]Educational authorityNew York City Department of EducationSchool number85School codeNY-343000010000-343000010085NCES School ID360010202330^[2]PrincipalAnn Gordon-ChangFaculty34 (on an FTE basis)GradesPK-5GenderMixedAge range4-11Enrollment566 (2022-2023) • Pre-kindergarten29 • Kindergarten83 • Grade 187 • Grade 297 • Grade 393 • Grade 492 • Grade 585Average class size30Student to teacher ratio16.65:1Hours in school day7Campus typeUrbanWebsitewww.ps85q.org

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]

History

Located 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

The 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

^ "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.

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Long Island City

Queens, New York City

Parks
Gantry Plaza State Park Queensbridge Park

Education

Primary and secondary school	Academy of American Studies Aviation Career & Technical Education High School Bard High School Early College William Cullen Bryant High School Information Technology High School International High School The Judge Charles J. Vallone School Middle College High School at LaGuardia Community College Newcomers High School Queens Technical High School
Higher education	Briarcliffe College CUNY School of Law LaGuardia Community College La Guardia and Wagner Archives

Religion and culture
Greater Astoria Historical Society MoMA PS1 New York Presbyterian Church Noguchi Museum SculptureCenter

Other buildings

Historic buildings	Long Island City Courthouse MoMA PS1 Pepsi-Cola sign United States Post Office
Developments	Hunter's Point South One Court Square Queensbridge Houses Skyline Tower Sven Tower 28
Others	5 Pointz Brewster Building Firehouse, Engine Company 261 and Ladder Company 116 Queens Plaza Court Building Silvercup Studios

Transportation

Subway stations	21st Street–Queensbridge 21st Street 36th Street 39th Avenue Court Square–23rd Street Hunters Point Avenue Queens Plaza Queensboro Plaza Vernon Boulevard–Jackson Avenue
Railroad infrastructure	Stations Hunterspoint Avenue Long Island City East Side Access Harold Interlocking
Roads and streets	Borden Avenue Bridge Queens Plaza Queens Boulevard