PS 146 HOWARD BEACH

Located at 98-01 159TH AVE, in HOWARD BEACH, New York, PS 146 HOWARD BEACH is a medium-sized primary school that instructs 542 students (grades pre-K through 8), operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 22% larger than typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27 comprises 63 schools with combined enrollment of 39,209 students; PS 146 HOWARD BEACH is among them.

Looking at the student body, PS 146 HOWARD BEACH logs that the most-represented group is Hispanic (45%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. Beyond that, the school lists 35% White, 14% Asian, 2% Black. The wider county runs roughly 28% Hispanic, putting the school's mix considerably more Hispanic than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 12.3:1 students per teacher. That tracks the state average closely. Around 63% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is noticeably below typical.

With demographic context factored in, PS 146 HOWARD BEACH sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 51.7%; this one delivers 65.8%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Queens County) reports that median household earnings sit near $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 146 HOWARD BEACH is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is PS 207 ROCKWOOD PARK, roughly 0.5 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 146 HOWARD BEACH comes 1st of 9 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 56.4%.

Geographically, the school is in a downtown area.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 146 HOWARD BEACH's enrollment has decreased 20% since 2018, when it stood at 681 (now 542). Over the same period, the White share contracted from 54% to 35%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.9:1 in 2018 to 12.3:1 today.

On the community side, members of the PS 146 HOWARD BEACH community share and discuss fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.