Top 10 Best Queens County Public Preschools (2024)

For the 2024 school year, there are 183 public preschools serving 105,808 students in Queens County, NY.
The top ranked public preschools in Queens County, NY are Ps 203 Oakland Gardens, Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway and Ps 188 Kingsbury. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Queens County, NY public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 58% (versus the New York public pre school average of 44%), and reading proficiency score of 65% (versus the 54% statewide average). Pre schools in Queens County have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 10% of New York public pre schools.
Minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public preschool average of 63% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Preschools in Queens County (2024)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ps 203 Oakland Gardens
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
53-11 Sprngfld Blvd
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Grades: PK-5
| 763 students
Rank: #22.
Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway
(Math: 90% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
71-25 113th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Grades: PK-5
| 825 students
Rank: #33.
Ps 188 Kingsbury
(Math: 89% | Reading: 92%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
218-12 Hartland Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Grades: PK-5
| 674 students
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Ps 101 School In The Gardens
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
2 Russell Pl
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Grades: PK-5
| 536 students
Rank: #4 - 54. - 5.
Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
69-20 Juno St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-2775
Grades: PK-5
| 830 students
Rank: #66.
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: ≥90%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
108-55 69th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 459-1358
Grades: PK-5
| 421 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Ps 31 Bayside
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
211-45 46th Rd
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8289
Grades: PK-5
| 423 students
Rank: #7 - 87. - 8.
Ps 85 Judge Charles Vallone
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
23-70 31st St
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 278-3630
Grades: PK-5
| 567 students
Rank: #99.
Ps/is 78
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
48-09 Center Blvd
Long Island City, NY 11109
(718) 392-5402
Grades: PK-8
| 691 students
Rank: #1010.
Ps 176 Cambria Heights
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
120-45 235th St
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 525-4057
Grades: PK-5
| 648 students
Rank: #1111.
Ps 121
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
126-10 109th Ave
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 558-1560
Grades: PK-5
| 723 students
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Ps 209 Clearview Gardens
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
16-10 Utopia Pkwy
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-3939
Grades: PK-5
| 518 students
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Ps 94 David D Porter
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
41-77 Little Neck Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8491
Grades: PK-5
| 307 students
Rank: #12 - 1412. - 14.
Ps 98 Douglaston School
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
40-20 235th St
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8535
Grades: PK-5
| 230 students
Rank: #1515.
Ps 122 Mamie Fay
Magnet School
(Math: 80% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
21-21 Ditmars Blvd
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 721-6410
Grades: PK-8
| 1,156 students
Rank: #1616.
James J Ambrose School
(Math: 79% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
80-51 261st St
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4010
Grades: PK-5
| 652 students
Rank: #1717.
Ps 79 Francis Lewis
(Math: 87% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
147-27 15th Dr
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 746-0396
Grades: PK-5
| 1,051 students
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Ps 2 Alfred Zimberg
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
75-10 21st Ave
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 728-1459
Grades: PK-5
| 521 students
Rank: #18 - 1918. - 19.
Queens College School For Math Science & Technology
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
148-20 Reeves Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 461-7462
Grades: PK-8
| 498 students
Rank: #2020.
Ps 376
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
210-21 48th Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 267-5900
Grades: PK-4
| 375 students
Rank: #2121.
Ps 242 Leonard P Stavisky Early Childhood School
(Math: ≥90% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
29-66 137th St
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-2902
Grades: PK-3
| 360 students
Rank: #2222.
Ps 173 Fresh Meadows
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
174-10 67th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2243
Grades: PK-5
| 897 students
Rank: #2323.
Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-onassis
(Math: ≥80% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
85-11 102nd St
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 849-0184
Grades: PK-5
| 465 students
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Ps 130
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
200-01 42nd Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 819-2230
Grades: PK-5
| 390 students
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
Ps 46 Alley Pond
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
64-45 218th St
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8395
Grades: PK-5
| 480 students
Rank: #2626.
Active Learning Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 70-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
137-20 Franklin Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 445-5730
Grades: PK-3
| 453 students
Rank: #2727.
Ps 205 Alexander Graham Bell
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
75-25 Bell Blvd
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 464-5773
Grades: PK-5
| 269 students
Rank: #2828.
Ps 221 North Hills School
(Math: 75% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
57-40 Marathon Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11362
(718) 225-7029
Grades: PK-5
| 574 students
Rank: #2929.
Ps 234
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: 80-89%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
30-15 29th St
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 956-2760
Grades: PK-5
| 392 students
Rank: #3030.
Ps 150
(Math: 74% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
40-01 43rd Ave
Sunnyside, NY 11104
(718) 784-2252
Grades: PK-6
| 835 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Ps 133
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
248-05 86th Ave
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 831-4016
Grades: PK-5
| 588 students
Rank: #31 - 3231. - 32.
Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
152-20 11th Ave
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 767-8810
Grades: PK-5
| 570 students
Rank: #3333.
Wave Preparatory Elementary School
(Math: 60-79% | Reading: ≥80%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
535 Briar Pl
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 327-7091
Grades: PK-5
| 464 students
Rank: #3434.
Ps 117 J Keld/briarwood School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 60-79%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
85-15 143rd St
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 526-4780
Grades: PK-5
| 806 students
Rank: #35 - 3735. - 37.
Ps 163 Flushing Heights
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
8/
10
Top 30%
159-01 59th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 353-2514
Grades: PK-5
| 806 students
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Queens County Public Schools (Closed)

School
Location
Grades
Students
76-05 51st Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 429-5287
Grades: 4-5
| 440 students
A-way Out Inc (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
41-14 27th St
Long Island City, NY 11101
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
130-01 Rockaway Boulevard
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 529-2547
Grades: 5
| 223 students
1217 Gateway Blvd
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
100-00 Beach Channel Dr
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 945-6900
Grades: 9-12
| 133 students
215-32 35th Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
207-01 116th Ave
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-2807
Grades: 11-12
| 25 students
162-19 76th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
162-08 77th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
100 12 40th Rd
Corona, NY 11368
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
10-10 Hazen St
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Creedmoor Psych Center (Closed 2008)
Special Education School
80-45 Winchester Boulevard- Bu
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 264-5003
Grades: Inquire with school
| 9 students
94-02 104th St
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 850-8301
Grades: 9-10
| 226 students
43-45 Robinson St
Flushing, NY 11355
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
115-70 Dunkirk St
Saint Albans, NY 11412
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Elmhurst Boys (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
94-30 58th Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
94-30 60th Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
34-05 99th St
Corona, NY 11473
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
11-19 Plainview Ave
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
821 Bay 25th St
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 327-6001
Grades: 9-12
| 70 students
Group Home #1 (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
136-14 Hillside Ave
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Group Home #2 (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
88-89 195th Pl
Hollis, NY 11423
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Group Home 2 (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
211-33 45th Dr
Bayside, NY 11361
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
Group Home 4 (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
102-22 Martense Ave
Corona, NY 10368
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
15-15 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-4636
Grades: Inquire with school
| n/a students
14500 Springfield Blvd
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(718) 276-5140
Grades: 7-8
| 305 students
166-02 Jamaica Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 262-9390
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
18-00 Hazen St
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-6200
Grades: 10
| 67 students
J Cap 1 (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
156-02 Liberty Ave
Jamaica, NY 11433
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
158-40 76th Road
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(718) 591-9000
Grades: 7-9
| 412 students
365 Beach 56th Street
Arverne, NY 11692
(718) 945-3300
Grades: PK-8
| 293 students
167-01 Gothic Dr
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-5942
Grades: 9-12
| 60 students
Jamaica Res (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
167-01 Highland Ave
Jamaica, NY 11431
Grades: n/a
| n/a students
28-37 29th Street
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 278-1220
Grades: PK-5
| 783 students
207-01 116th Ave
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-6432
Grades: 10-12
| 42 students
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top ranked public preschools in Queens County, NY?
The top ranked public preschools in Queens County, NY include Ps 203 Oakland Gardens, Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway and Ps 188 Kingsbury.
How many public preschools are located in Queens County, NY?
183 public preschools are located in Queens County, NY.
What is the racial composition of students in Queens County, NY?
Queens County, NY public preschools minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public preschools average of 63% (majority Hispanic).

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