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PS 134 HOLLIS

203-02 109TH AVE, HOLLIS, NY 11423 · (718) 464-5544 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL325 STUDENTS
C
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Scored higher than 27% of New York public elementary schools
  • C-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
  • C+Beats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
  • ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.

Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools

Enrollment
325
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
28 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
281 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 58%
Community
0
0 members
Enrollment and student:teacher ratio compared against other elementary schools. Free/Reduced Lunch and demographics compared against all schools.

Enrollment by grade, 2024-25

GradeStudentsShare
Pre-K289%
Kindergarten4614%
Grade 14414%
Grade 24414%
Grade 35015%
Grade 45617%
Grade 55718%

This year's kindergarten class (46) is 19% smaller than its 5th grade class (57).

Student demographics
68%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · STATE 72% · US 70%
White
21%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 39% · US 43%
Hispanic
8526%
DISTRICT 22% · STATE 31% · US 30%
Black
15046%
DISTRICT 52% · STATE 16% · US 15%
Asian
6620%
DISTRICT 18% · STATE 10% · US 6%
Two+
21%
DISTRICT 2% · STATE 4% · US 5%
Native American
144%
DISTRICT 4% · STATE 1% · US 1%
Pacific Islander
62%
DISTRICT 1% · STATE 0% · US 0%
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. District, state, and US figures are each group's share of all public school students in that area (US excludes territories). Very small groups may be suppressed in the source, so categories do not always sum exactly to total enrollment.
Gender split
Male
15748%
Female
16852%

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Test scores

NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)
English Language Arts
53.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +33.0pp since 2023
Math
46.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +13.0pp since 2023

What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 53 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 46 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores are up about 33 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 13 points.

NYS Assessments results by year

School yearEnglish Language ArtsMath
2024-2553.0%46.0%
2023-2420.0%33.0%
% Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4), all students and all tested grades.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →

BeatsExpectations

Demographically-adjusted score · methodology
Tier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
34.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
-8.4pp
below demographic expectation

What this means: About 35% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations measures results against demographically similar schools rather than by raw scores, and this school falls within the typical range, neither among New York's top nor bottom 10%.

BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →

Schools most like PS 134 HOLLIS

PS 134 HOLLIS's state test result (34.8% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.

SchoolStudentsLow-incomeProficient
PS 134 HOLLIS this school32586.5%34.8%
ROOTS ACADEMY AT WEST HILL
ALBANY
28386.6%17.2%
PS 140 EDWARD K ELLINGTON
JAMAICA
27088.5%57.0%
PS 119 AMERSFORT
BROOKLYN
39386.5%39.5%
PS 34 JOHN HARVARD
QUEENS VILLAGE
44084.3%51.4%
NATIVE AMERICAN MAGNET
BUFFALO
36794.0%25.7%
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.

Where PS 134 HOLLIS ranks

Among elementary schools
MeasureThis schoolIn New YorkIn Queens County
State test proficiency
ranked highest first
34.8%#1,844 of 2,335#198 of 220
Math proficiency
ranked highest first
46.0%#1,599 of 2,342
▲ 307
#185 of 219
▲ 14
Reading proficiency
ranked highest first
53.0%#1,211 of 2,343
▲ 932
#158 of 220
▲ 55
Enrollment
ranked largest first
325#1,833 of 2,585#200 of 230
Students per teacher
ranked fewest first
11.8:1#1,166 of 2,338#58 of 218
Diversity index
ranked most diverse first
67.5%#338 of 2,388#47 of 225
Free and reduced lunch
ranked highest share first
86.5%#555 of 2,534#64 of 230
Enrollment change since 2017-18
ranked steepest decline first
-14.5%#875 of 1,757#110 of 167
Ranked against other public elementary schools. Online schools are left out of every list, and test-score lists leave out schools that serve specialized populations. Each rank links to the full list. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.

4-year change

SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25
Enrollment
325
+35 (+12%) vs 2020
-34% since 2010-11, when it was 495
Student : Teacher
11.8:1
was 11.2:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data

Enrollment and staffing by year

School yearStudentsTeachers (FTE)Students per teacherFree and reduced lunch
2024-2532527.611.8:186% (281)
2023-243272712.1:186% (282)
2022-2329027.510.6:182% (239)
2020-212902611.2:179% (228)
2017-183803112.3:184% (320)
2015-164263412.5:172% (308)
2010-114954112.1:190% (445)
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 134 HOLLIS.

About PS 134 HOLLIS

In HOLLIS, New York, PS 134 HOLLIS is a small elementary school. A total of 325 students attend the school, which covers pre-K through 5. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 27% smaller than average.

Besides PS 134 HOLLIS, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 runs 45 other schools. The district enrolls 21,817 students.

Black students are the largest group at PS 134 HOLLIS, with 46% of enrollment. Beyond that, enrollment is 26% Hispanic, 20% Asian, and 4% Native American. The Black share of the county population is lower, at 17%. By the diversity index, PS 134 HOLLIS comes in at 68%.

PS 134 HOLLIS's 27.6 full-time-equivalent teachers put its ratio at 11.8:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 86%. That is higher than the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.

PS 134 HOLLIS is graded C by allk12, scoring above 27% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.

Predicted from its free or reduced-price lunch share, PS 134 HOLLIS would score about 43.2%. It scores 34.8%, 8.4 points below that figure.

Recent Census Bureau figures for Queens County show that median household income is about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 392 public schools in Queens County, with a combined enrollment of about 268,205.

The shortest distance from PS 134 HOLLIS to another public school is about 0.2 miles, to IS 192 LINDEN (THE). A five-mile radius around the school includes at least 8 other public schools. On state test proficiency, PS 134 HOLLIS ranks 8th in a group of 9 nearby schools.

On the NCES locale scale, the school is City: Large.

From 2020-21 to 2024-25, PS 134 HOLLIS went from 290 students to 325.

Families, students, and staff can use this page to discuss science fairs, picture day, and bus routes at PS 134 HOLLIS. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.

Queens County at a glance

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Population
2,323,052
Census ACS
Median income
$86,136
Household, ACS
Bachelor's+
36%
Adults 25+
Poverty rate
10%
Below federal line
Schools in county
392
268,205 students

Quick facts

School name
PS 134 HOLLIS
District
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29
Address
203-02 109TH AVE, HOLLIS, NY 11423
Phone
(718) 464-5544
County
Queens County
Level
Elementary
Grade range
PK–05
Total enrollment
325
Teachers (FTE)
28
Student–teacher ratio
11.8:1
Free and reduced lunch
281 (86%)
Locale
11-City: Large
NCES ID
360010102493
Charter school
No
Virtual school
No

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Frequently asked questions

About PS 134 HOLLIS
What is the total enrollment at PS 134 HOLLIS?
PS 134 HOLLIS enrolls approximately 325 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 134 HOLLIS serve?
PS 134 HOLLIS serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 134 HOLLIS?
Approximately 11.8:1 students per teacher at PS 134 HOLLIS.
How diverse is PS 134 HOLLIS?
PS 134 HOLLIS reports a student body of 1% White, 26% Hispanic, 46% Black, 20% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 134 HOLLIS in?
PS 134 HOLLIS is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
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