PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE

As a mid-sized elementary school in BELLEROSE, New York, PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE caters to 596 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26. That puts it 35% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, which oversees 34 schools and 29,203 students, PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one campus in the system.

Looking at the student body, PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE lists that the largest single group is Asian, at 65% of enrollment. Beyond that, the school reports 18% Hispanic, 9% White, 3% multiracial, 3% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

On the income-and-resources front, PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE reports 48 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 12.5:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 64% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. That share is lower than Queens County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 51.5%; actual is 71.9%, +20.4 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Queens County reports that median household income runs about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE is one campus in the mix.

PS 191 MAYFLOWER is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.5 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE ranks 5th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 68.4%.

The school occupies an inner-city site.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count ticked up 7%: 555 students in 2018 compared to 596 in 2025. The student-to-teacher ratio narrowed from 13.9:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 today.

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