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The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence

27 teachers have fundraised through DonorsChoose!

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Support towards this school will directly impact historically underfunded classrooms.

Public School
Title 1 Data about Title 1 status comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education.
Pre-K - 5 Grades Served
598 Students
22 Teachers
8808 164th St Contact info is sourced from our partners at MDR Education, and DonorsChoose updates our site ahead of each school year.
Jamaica, NY 11432

About this school

The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence is an urban public school in Jamaica, New York that is part of New York City Dept Of Ed. It serves 598 students in Pre-K - 5 with a student/teacher ratio of 27.2:1. Its teachers have had 282 projects funded on DonorsChoose.

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The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence Demographics

86%
of students receive free or reduced price lunch Data about students' economic need comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. Learn more
Source: the National Center for Education Statistics
96%
of students are Black, Latino, Native American, or Asian Data about school demographics comes from the National Center for Education Statistics, via our partners at MDR Education. The numbers in this chart may not add up to 100% because of limitations in the available data.

Schools in districts that mainly serve students of color receive substantially less state and local support than similar districts that serve primarily White students. Learn more about this gap, why it exists, and how you can help close it.

The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence Support on DonorsChoose Last updated Jun 15, 2025

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The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence

$97,850
raised using DonorsChoose
282
projects funded
35
teachers funded
556
donors
53
projects for basic supplies
43
projects for technology
51
projects for books
18
projects for art supplies

The Queens School for Leadership and Excellence has received support from 360 individuals from New York and 196 individuals out-of-state.

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