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District: Our World Neighborhood Charter School Address: 21-12 30Th Road Astoria, Ny 11105 Phone: (718) 392-3405 Grades: (grades K - 08) Students: 583 Type: Regular elementary and secondary schools Locale: Large Central City Our World Neighborhood Charter School provides education for grades K through 8th with only one school in the district. The building was just remodeled in 2002, and in 2004 a library was added on the second floor. The school district teaches around 600 to 700 students every year. Students learn a strong foundation in liberal arts, along with literature, history, technology, sciences, science, math, art, and music. The Our World Neighborhood Charter School emerged from the parents who saw the need for a school in their neighborhood to better educate their children. Nearby public libraries... Library In City Distance From School   Queens Borough Public Library     Jamaica     7.95 miles     Great Neck Library     Great Neck     9.59 miles     Floral Park Public Library     Floral Park     11.86 miles     Manhasset Public Library     Manhasset     12.18 miles     Elmont Public Library     Elmont     12.28 miles   -- Student Info -- Hispanic: 36% White, non-Hispanic: 35% Black, non-Hispanic: 24% Asian/Pacific Islander: 5% Attendance rate: 92% Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch program: 45% IEP students: 4% Migrant students: 0% Limited English proficient: 5% Student Suspensions / Year: 48    -- Staff Info -- School Head Principal: Brian Ferguson Full Time Principals: 1 Full Time Assistant Principals: 1 Full Time Teachers: 35 Other Full Time Professional Campus Staff: 6 Average years teaching total: 9 Average years teaching in district: 5 First-year teachers: 6% Bachelor's degree: 34% Master's degree: 66% Doctorate degree: 0% Students per teacher: 18 Student Academic Scores and Performance Performance measurement: % meeting or exceeding standards   Grade 3 Subject Year Performance English Language Arts 2007   70% English Language Arts 2006   71%   Math 2007   85% Math 2006   81%   Grade 4 Subject Year Performance English Language Arts 2007   77% English Language Arts 2006   68%   Math 2007   86% Math 2006   86%   Grade 5 Subject Year Performance English Language Arts 2007   67% English Language Arts 2006   79%   Math 2007   76% Math 2006   73%   Grade 6 Subject Year Performance English Language Arts 2007   72% English Language Arts 2006   56%   Math 2007   84% Math 2006   58%   Grade 7 Subject Year Performance English Language Arts 2007   64% English Language Arts 2006   59%   Math 2007   58% Math 2006   27%    Map to Our World Neighborhood Charter and other nearby schools

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