The Judge Charles J. Vallone School

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The Judge Charles J. Vallone School
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Address
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23-70 31st Street Long Island City, Queens , New York 11105 United States
Coordinates	40°46′23″N 73°54′54″W / 40.7731°N 73.9149°W / 40.7731; -73.9149Coordinates: 40°46′23″N 73°54′54″W / 40.7731°N 73.9149°W / 40.7731; -73.9149
Information
School type	Theater Arts and Technology Magnet School Elementary
Motto	Where the genius in each child is developed toward academic excellence
School district	30
Authority	New York City Department of Education
School number	PS85
Principal	Ms. Ann Gordon-Chang
Grades	Pre- K - 5
Gender	Mixed
Age range	4-11
Enrollment	461
Average class size	30
Hours in school day	7 hours
Campus type	Urban

The Judge Charles J. Vallone School is Public School 85 in Queens, New York, USA.

History[]

Building

Located in Astoria, Queens, the school was built in 1907 and celebrated its 100-year anniversary in June 2007. The school was dedicated to Judge Charles J. Vallone on February 18, 1988. Prior to 1988 it was the Humphry Davy School, named after the Cornish scientist.

Demographics[]

The school serves approximately 450 students from Pre-kindergarten to Grade 5, 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[]

• https://web.archive.org/web/20110715135039/http://queenscourier.com/articles/2007/10/03/news/regional_news/forest_hills_and_western_courier/news/news01.txt
• http://www.carnegiehall.org/article/box_office/events/evt_10253_ma.html?selecteddate=10302007^{[permanent dead link]}
• http://www.nydailynews.com/boroughs/queens/2007/09/25/2007-09-25_from_boring_park_to_field_of_dreams.html