PS 134 HOLLIS

As a close-knit elementary-level community in HOLLIS, New York, PS 134 HOLLIS works with 325 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29. That puts it 27% smaller than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, which oversees 46 schools and 21,817 students, PS 134 HOLLIS is one campus in the system.

In terms of who attends, PS 134 HOLLIS reports that 46% of students identify as Black, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Other groups include 26% Hispanic, 20% Asian, 4% Native American. The wider county runs roughly 17% Black, putting the school's mix noticeably more Black than the area baseline.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 134 HOLLIS logs 28 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.8:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 86% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully above typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PS 134 HOLLIS tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 43.2% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 34.8%.

Across the wider county, census data for Queens County shows median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 134 HOLLIS is one.

The closest other public school is PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL, roughly 0.2 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 134 HOLLIS at 8th of 9; the average score across the group is 54.8%.

The campus sits in a metropolitan setting.

Five-year trend. Over the past 7-year window, the student count edged down 14%: 380 students in 2018 compared to 325 in 2025. Over the same period, the Black share contracted from 77% to 46%.

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