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How has PS 139 REGO PARK changed in the last five years, for better or worse?
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Enrollment
571
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010002508
PS 139 REGO PARK
93-06 63RD DR, REGO PARK, NY 11374 · (718) 459-1044 · Queens County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL571 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
42 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
71%
407 students
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 58%
Community
1
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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 89 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 119 | 21% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 94 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (89) is 5% smaller than its 5th grade class (94).
Student demographics
71%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · STATE 72% · US 70%
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
Test scores
NYS Assessments 2024-25 . % Proficient (Level 3 + Level 4)English Language Arts
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 67.0% |
% 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 · methodologyTier
AS EXPECTED
Performing as predicted given the school's student profile
Actual proficiency
63.8%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+15.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 64% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 49% 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 139 REGO PARK
PS 139 REGO PARK's state test result (63.8% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 139 REGO PARK this school | 571 | 71.3% | 63.8% |
| PS 164 QUEENS VALLEY FLUSHING | 527 | 68.9% | 59.8% |
| PS 60 ALICE AUSTEN STATEN ISLAND | 599 | 69.9% | 47.3% |
| STEPHANIE A VIERNO SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 688 | 76.9% | 51.1% |
| PS 215 MORRIS H WEISS BROOKLYN | 686 | 77.3% | 55.7% |
| PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG EAST ELMHURST | 583 | 70.3% | 56.5% |
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 139 REGO PARK ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.8% | #604 of 2,335 | #85 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #579 of 2,342 ▲ 67 | #81 of 219 ▲ 7 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #594 of 2,343 ▼ 28 | #78 of 220 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 571 | #564 of 2,585 | #106 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.7:1 | #1,806 of 2,338 | #139 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 71.3% | #158 of 2,388 | #26 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.3% | #960 of 2,534 | #156 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -23.7% | #480 of 1,757 | #66 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 2024-25Enrollment
571
-84 (-13%) vs 2020
-39% since 2010-11, when it was 939
Student : Teacher
13.7:1
was 13.9:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 571 | 41.7 | 13.7:1 | 71% (407) |
| 2023-24 | 577 | 44.3 | 13.0:1 | 71% (410) |
| 2022-23 | 565 | 38 | 14.9:1 | 68% (382) |
| 2020-21 | 655 | 47 | 13.9:1 | 57% (375) |
| 2017-18 | 748 | 49 | 15.3:1 | 63% (470) |
| 2015-16 | 830 | 49 | 16.9:1 | 67% (555) |
| 2010-11 | 939 | 60 | 15.7:1 | 63% (591) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 139 REGO PARK.
About PS 139 REGO PARK
PS 139 REGO PARK is an elementary school with a street address in REGO PARK, New York. The school's enrollment of 571 students covers kindergarten through 5. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students each.
PS 139 REGO PARK falls under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, which has 50 schools enrolling 36,340 students.
No single group makes up more than half of enrollment at PS 139 REGO PARK. The largest is White students, at 34%. The next largest groups are 31% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 5% Black, and 2% multiracial. In Queens County overall, about 26% of residents are White. Pick two students at random and there is a 71% chance they belong to different racial or ethnic groups; that figure is the school's diversity index.
Dividing enrollment by its 41.7 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 13.7:1. That is 0.9 students per teacher above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. PS 139 REGO PARK reports 71% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals.
The allk12 Grade for PS 139 REGO PARK is A-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 80% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
PS 139 REGO PARK scores 63.8% on state tests, averaged across results. The predicted figure, based on its student poverty level, is 48.8%.
PS 139 REGO PARK is located in Queens County, where the median household income is $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 139 REGO PARK is one of 392 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is VALENCE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, about 0.3 miles away. Within five miles are at least 8 other public schools. Its average proficiency rate of 63.8% is above the 63.3% average for nearby schools.
NCES assigns PS 139 REGO PARK the locale City: Large, meaning inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment is down 13% from 2020-21, when PS 139 REGO PARK had 655 students, to 2024-25, when it had 571.
Questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
Queens County at a glance
View full county profilePopulation
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
Related schools
Other schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28
- FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,394 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEYMiddle · 1,611 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
Other schools in REGO PARK
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEYMiddle · 1,611 students
- PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 710 students
- PS 174 WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNTElementary · 545 students
- PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE)Elementary · 522 students
- VALENCE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOLMiddle · 447 students
Nearby schools
- VALENCE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 447
- PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 522
- PS 174 WILLIAM SIDNEY MOUNT0.5 mi · 545
- PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE)0.6 mi · 710
- JOHN F KENNEDY JR SCHOOL0.6 mi · 514
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEY0.6 mi · 1,611
Frequently asked questions
About PS 139 REGO PARKHow many students attend PS 139 REGO PARK?
PS 139 REGO PARK enrolls approximately 571 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PS 139 REGO PARK serve?
PS 139 REGO PARK serves grades KG-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 139 REGO PARK?
Approximately 13.7:1 students per teacher at PS 139 REGO PARK.
How diverse is PS 139 REGO PARK?
PS 139 REGO PARK reports a student body of 34% White, 31% Hispanic, 5% Black, 26% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 139 REGO PARK?
PS 139 REGO PARK is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.