PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN

PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN is a substantial elementary campus in FOREST HILLS, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28. The school works with 766 students in grades pre-K through 5. That puts it 73% bigger than the typical public school in New York, which averages around 443 students.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28 runs 50 schools in total, collectively educating 36,340 students. PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN is one of those campuses.

On demographics, PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN logs that 34% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. The remainder looks like 30% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% multiracial, 3% Black.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN has 43 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.7:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Around 25% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 65.7%; this one delivers 81.2%.

In the area at large, census data for Queens County shows median household income runs about $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN is one.

Nearest neighbor: PS 101 SCHOOL IN THE GARDENS, around 0.5 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN comes 3rd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 71.0%.

The campus sits in a high-density setting.

Five-year trend. PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSEN's enrollment has declined 14% since 2018, when it stood at 893 (now 766). The White share of enrollment decreased from 35% to 30% over that span.

In the discussion threads here, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.