The Judge Charles J. Vallone School

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Judge Charles J. Vallone School
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The Judge Charles J. Vallone School
23-70 31st St

Long Island City
,
Queens County
,
New York
11105

United States
Coordinates 40°46′23″N73°54′54″W / 40.7731°N 73.9149°W / 40.7731; -73.9149
Information
Former name Humphry Davy School
TypeTheater arts and technology magnet elementary school
MottoWhere the genius in each child is developed toward academic excellence[ citation needed ]
Established1907 (1907)
StatusOpen
School districtNew York City Geographic District #30
NCES District ID 3600102 [1]
Educational authority New York City Department of Education
School number85
School codeNY-343000010000-343000010085
NCES School ID 360010202330 [2]
PrincipalAnn Gordon-Chang
Faculty34 (on an FTE basis)
GradesPK-5
GenderMixed
Age range4-11
Enrollment566 (2022-2023)
   Pre-kindergarten 29
   Kindergarten 83
   Grade 1 87
   Grade 2 97
   Grade 3 93
   Grade 4 92
   Grade 5 85
Average class size30
Student to teacher ratio16.65:1
Hours in school day7
Campus typeUrban
Website www.ps85q.org
PS85 Judge Chas Vallone Sch 23-70 31st St jeh.jpg

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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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 ]

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