For the 2025-26 school year, there are 183 public preschools serving 106,517 students in Queens County, NY.
The top ranked public preschools in Queens County, NY are P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway, Academy For Excellence Through The Arts and P.s. 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 57% (versus the New York public pre school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 41% 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 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public preschool average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Preschools in Queens County (2025-26)
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: #3 - 43. - 4.
P.s. 188 Kingsbury
(Math: 92% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
218-12 Hartland Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Gr: PK-5 | 665 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
P.s. 94 David D Porter
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
41-77 Little Neck Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8491
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8491
Gr: PK-5 | 337 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #55.
P.s. 203 Oakland Gardens
(Math: 93% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
53-11 Sprngfld Blvd
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Gr: PK-5 | 813 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #66.
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: #77.
P.s. 205 Alexander Graham Bell
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
75-25 Bell Blvd
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 464-5773
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 464-5773
Gr: PK-5 | 236 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #88.
James J Ambrose School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
80-51 261st St
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4010
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4010
Gr: PK-5 | 664 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #99.
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: #1010.
P.s. 130
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
200-01 42nd Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 819-2230
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 819-2230
Gr: PK-5 | 377 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #11 - 1211. - 12.
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: #11 - 1211. - 12.
P.s. 376
(Math: 85% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
210-21 48th Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 267-5900
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 267-5900
Gr: PK-5 | 519 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1313.
Active Learning Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
137-20 Franklin Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 445-5730
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 445-5730
Gr: PK-3 | 462 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1414.
P.s. 122 Mamie Fay
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
21-21 Ditmars Blvd
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 721-6410
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 721-6410
Gr: PK-8 | 1,146 student Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #1515.
Queens College School For Math Science & Technology
(Math: 79% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
148-20 Reeves Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 461-7462
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 461-7462
Gr: PK-8 | 551 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #1616.
Ps/is 78
(Math: 82% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
48-09 Center Blvd
Long Island City, NY 11109
(718) 392-5402
Long Island City, NY 11109
(718) 392-5402
Gr: PK-8 | 759 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #1717.
P.s. 209 Clearview Gardens
(Math: 84% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
16-10 Utopia Pkwy
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-3939
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-3939
Gr: PK-5 | 457 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Rank: #1818.
P.s. 221 North Hills School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
57-40 Marathon Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11362
(718) 225-7029
Little Neck, NY 11362
(718) 225-7029
Gr: PK-5 | 498 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 98 Douglaston School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
40-20 235th St
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8535
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8535
Gr: PK-5 | 258 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
Rank: #2020.
P.s. 79 Francis Lewis
(Math: 84% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
147-27 15th Dr
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 746-0396
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 746-0396
Gr: PK-5 | 1,057 student Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 150
(Math: 77% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
40-01 43rd Ave
Sunnyside, NY 11104
(718) 784-2252
Sunnyside, NY 11104
(718) 784-2252
Gr: PK-5 | 699 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 242 Leonard P Stavisky Early Childhood School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
29-66 137th St
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-2902
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-2902
Gr: PK-3 | 287 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2323.
P.s. 159
(Math: 82% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
205-01 33rd Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8553
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8553
Gr: PK-5 | 542 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
P.s. 173 Fresh Meadows
(Math: 78% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
174-10 67th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2243
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2243
Gr: PK-5 | 935 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #24 - 2524. - 25.
P.s. 193 Alfred J Kennedy
(Math: 78% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
152-20 11th Ave
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 767-8810
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 767-8810
Gr: PK-5 | 556 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 56%
Rank: #2626.
P.s. 184 Flushing Manor
(Math: 77% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
163-15 21st Rd
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-7800
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-7800
Gr: PK-5 | 477 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Rank: #2727.
P.s. 18 Winchester
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
86-35 235th Court
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 464-4167
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 464-4167
Gr: PK-5 | 423 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2828.
P.s. 46 Alley Pond
(Math: 83% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
64-45 218th St
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8395
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8395
Gr: PK-5 | 482 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #2929.
P.s. 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-onassis
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
85-11 102nd St
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 558-2810
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 558-2810
Gr: PK-5 | 496 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #3030.
P.s. 24 Andrew Jackson
(Math: 81% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
45-57 Union St
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 359-2288
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 359-2288
Gr: PK-5 | 1,183 student Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 31 Bayside
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
211-45 46th Rd
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8289
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8289
Gr: PK-5 | 363 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #3232.
P.s. 133
(Math: 77% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
248-05 86th Ave
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 831-4016
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 831-4016
Gr: PK-5 | 600 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #3333.
P.s. 234
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
30-15 29th St
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 956-2760
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 956-2760
Gr: PK-5 | 437 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 68%
Rank: #3434.
P.s. 176 Cambria Heights
(Math: 73% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
120-45 235th St
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 525-4057
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 525-4057
Gr: PK-5 | 567 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #3535.
P.s. 163 Flushing Heights
(Math: 81% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
159-01 59th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 353-2514
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 353-2514
Gr: PK-5 | 754 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
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Queens County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Quick Facts
76-05 51st Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 429-5287
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 429-5287
Gr: 4-5 | 440 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
130-01 Rockaway Boulevard
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 529-2547
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 529-2547
Gr: 5 | 223 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
100-00 Beach Channel Dr
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 945-6900
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 945-6900
Gr: 9-12 | 133 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
207-01 116th Ave
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-2807
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-2807
Gr: 11-12 | 25 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1
Childville Boys Progress House (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
162-19 76th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Childville Girls Progress High Schoole (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
162-08 77th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Creedmoor Psych Center (Closed 2008)
Special Education School
80-45 Winchester Boulevard- Bu
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 264-5003
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 264-5003
Gr: Inquire with school | 9 students
94-02 104th St
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 850-8301
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 850-8301
Gr: 9-10 | 226 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
821 Bay 25th St
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 327-6001
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 327-6001
Gr: 9-12 | 70 students Student-teacher ratio: 23:1
Horizons High School (Closed 2006)
Alternative School
15-15 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-4636
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-4636
Gr: Inquire with school
I.S. 231 Magnetech 2000 (Closed 2014)
Magnet School
14500 Springfield Blvd
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(718) 276-5140
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(718) 276-5140
Gr: 7-8 | 305 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Ida B. Wells School (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
166-02 Jamaica Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 262-9390
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 262-9390
Island Academy (Closed 2006)
Alternative School
18-00 Hazen St
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-6200
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-6200
Gr: 10 | 67 students Minority enrollment: 93%
158-40 76th Road
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(718) 591-9000
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(718) 591-9000
Gr: 7-9 | 412 students Student-teacher ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
365 Beach 56th Street
Arverne, NY 11692
(718) 945-3300
Arverne, NY 11692
(718) 945-3300
Gr: PK-8 | 293 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
167-01 Gothic Dr
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-5942
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-5942
Gr: 9-12 | 60 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1
28-37 29th Street
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 278-1220
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 278-1220
Gr: PK-5 | 783 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
207-01 116th Ave
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-6432
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-6432
Gr: 10-12 | 42 students Student-teacher ratio: 7:1
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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 P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway, Academy For Excellence Through The Arts and P.s. 188 Kingsbury.
How many public preschools are located in Queens County?
183 public preschools are located in Queens County.
What is the racial composition of students in Queens County?
Queens County public preschools minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public preschools average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Which public preschools in Queens County are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public preschools in Queens County include: P.s. 29 vs. P.s. 129 Patricia Larkin, P.s. 33 Edward M Funk vs. P.s. 18 Winchester, P.s. 376 vs. P.s. 203 Oakland Gardens
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