Top Rankings
New York City Geographic District #28 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 40 public elementary schools serving 24,602 students in New York City Geographic District #28 School District. This district's average elementary testing ranking is 7/10, which is in the top 50% of public elementary schools in New York.
Public Elementary Schools in New York City Geographic District #28 School District have an average math proficiency score of 54% (versus the New York public elementary school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 56% (versus the 48% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 87% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public elementary school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
50 Schools
3,703 Schools
# Students
36,179 Students
1,750,092 Students
# Teachers
2,497 Teachers
153,310 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
14:1
14:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New York City Geographic District #28 School District, which is ranked #379 of all 1,009 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 90% has increased from 82% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#372 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 50%)
(Top 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
53%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
55%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
81%
78%
Graduation Rate
90%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.76
0.73
% American Indian
4%
1%
% Asian
29%
10%
% Hispanic
33%
30%
% Black
17%
16%
% White
13%
39%
% Hawaiian
1%
n/a
% Two or more races
3%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
Best New York City Geographic District #28 School District Public Elementary Schools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway
(Math: 98% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
71-25 113th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Gr: PK-5 | 794 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #22.
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
68-60 110th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(929) 467-6200
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(929) 467-6200
Gr: PK-5 | 518 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #33.
P.s. 101 School In The Gardens
(Math: 94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
2 Russell Pl
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Gr: PK-5 | 612 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #44.
P.s. 121
(Math: 92% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
126-10 109th Ave
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 558-1560
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 558-1560
Gr: PK-5 | 711 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #55.
P.s. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
(Math: 85% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
69-20 Juno St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-2775
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-2775
Gr: PK-5 | 805 students Student-teacher ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 72%
Rank: #66.
Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
(Math: 77% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
63-55 102nd St
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 830-4910
Gr: 6-9 | 1,635 student Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #77.
P.s. 174 William Sidney Mount
(Math: 77% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
65-10 Dieterle Crescent
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 897-7006
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 897-7006
Gr: K-5 | 536 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #88.
Queens Gateway To Health Sciences Secondary School
(Math: 63% | Reading: 85%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
160-20 Goethals Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 969-3155
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 969-3155
Gr: 6-12 | 686 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #99.
P.s. 99 Kew Gardens
(Math: 76% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
82-37 Kew Gardens Rd
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718) 544-4343
Kew Gardens, NY 11415
(718) 544-4343
Gr: K-6 | 744 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #1010.
P.s. 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School
(Math: 64% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
64-35 102nd St
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 897-8600
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 897-8600
Gr: PK-5 | 678 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #1111.
Junior High School 190 Russell Sage
(Math: 55% | Reading: 67%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
68-17 Austin St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 830-4970
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 830-4970
Gr: 6-8 | 929 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 74%
Rank: #1212.
P.s. 40 Samuel Huntington
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
109-20 Union Hall St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 526-1904
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 526-1904
Gr: PK-5 | 370 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #1313.
Young Women's Leadership School-queens
(Math: 48% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
150-91 87th Rd
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 725-0402
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 725-0402
Gr: 6-12 | 536 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1414.
P.s. 139 Rego Park
(Math: 67% | Reading: 50%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
93-06 63rd Dr
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 459-1044
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 459-1044
Gr: K-5 | 577 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 65%
Rank: #1515.
Queens Collegiate - A College Board School
(Math: 50% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
167-01 Gothic Dr
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 658-4016
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 658-4016
Gr: 6-12 | 686 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1616.
P.s. 140 Edward K Ellington
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
116-01 166th St
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 657-4760
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 657-4760
Gr: PK-5 | 316 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
P.s. 161 Arthur Ashe School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
101-33 124th St
South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
(718) 441-5493
South Richmond Hill, NY 11419
(718) 441-5493
Gr: PK-5 | 566 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #17 - 1817. - 18.
P.s. 55 Maure
Magnet School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
131-10 97th Ave
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 849-3845
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 849-3845
Gr: PK-5 | 491 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1919.
David N Dinkins School
(Math: 45-49% | Reading: 50-54%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
108-29 155th St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 558-6700
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 558-6700
Gr: PK-5 | 446 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2020.
P.s. 117 J Keld/briarwood School
(Math: 57% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
85-15 143rd St
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 526-4780
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 526-4780
Gr: PK-5 | 767 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 86
(Math: 56% | Reading: 45%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
87-41 Parsons Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 291-6264
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 291-6264
Gr: PK-5 | 685 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2222.
Middle School 358
Magnet School
(Math: 42% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
88-06 164th St
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 558-6240
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 558-6240
Gr: 6-8 | 354 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2323.
P.s. 220 Edward Mandel
(Math: 53% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
62-10 108th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 592-3030
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 592-3030
Gr: PK-5 | 599 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #2424.
P.s. 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
143-26 101st Ave
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 526-5336
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 526-5336
Gr: PK-5 | 904 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2525.
P.s. 206 Horace Harding School
(Math: 52% | Reading: 42%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
61-02 98th St
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 592-0300
Rego Park, NY 11374
(718) 592-0300
Gr: PK-5 | 539 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 68%
Rank: #2626.
York Early College Academy
(Math: 33% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
108-35 167th St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 262-8547
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 262-8547
Gr: 6-12 | 611 students Student-teacher ratio: 20:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2727.
Metropolitan Expeditionary Learning School
(Math: 30% | Reading: 56%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
91-30 Metropolitan Ave
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 286-3500
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 286-3500
Gr: 6-12 | 833 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #2828.
Junior High School 8 Richard S Grossley
(Math: 37% | Reading: 47%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
108-35 167th St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 739-6883
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 739-6883
Gr: 6-8 | 354 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2929.
P.s. 54 Hillside
(Math: 46% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
86-02 127th St
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 849-0962
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 849-0962
Gr: K-5 | 443 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #3030.
Queens School For Leadership And Excellence
Magnet School
(Math: 43% | Reading: 37%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
88-08 164th St
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 558-6220
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 558-6220
Gr: PK-5 | 599 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 160 Walter Francis Bishop
Magnet School
(Math: 49% | Reading: 31%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
109-59 Inwood St
Jamaica, NY 11435
(929) 398-3140
Jamaica, NY 11435
(929) 398-3140
Gr: PK-5 | 595 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #3232.
Catherine & Count Basie Middle School 72
(Math: 37% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 723-6200
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 723-6200
Gr: 6-8 | 331 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #3333.
Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck
Magnet School
(Math: 28% | Reading: 49%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
85-05 144th St
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 657-1120
Jamaica, NY 11435
(718) 657-1120
Gr: 6-8 | 1,273 student Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 96%
Rank: #3434.
Redwood Middle School
(Math: 29% | Reading: 40-44%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
133-25 Guy R Brewer Blvd
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 276-4540
Jamaica, NY 11434
(718) 276-4540
Gr: 6-8 | 285 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3535.
P.s. 182 Samantha Smith
(Math: 30% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
153-27 88th Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 298-7700
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 298-7700
Gr: PK-5 | 740 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
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