More Than 60 Percent Of District 26 Students Are Now All-Remote

BAYSIDE, QUEENS — Well over half of District 26 students had signed up for all-remote learning as of Friday, just ahead of the start of in-person classes for most New York City schoolkids.

About 61 percent of students in Northeast Queens will not step foot in a classroom when school starts this week, up from 54 percent enrolled in the all-remote option earlier this month, according to the latest Department of Education data.

District 26 — which includes the neighborhoods of Bayside, Douglaston, Fresh Meadows, Little Neck and Oakland Gardens — continues to boast the largest share of students signed up for all-remote learning of any city school district, the data shows.

Citywide, the divide between blended and fully-remote learning is almost half-and-half: 52 percent of New York City students will be doing a mix of in-person and remote learning, and the rest will be fully remote.

Preschoolers and students with complex disabilities returned to school buildings last week as part of a phased reopening plan.