Enrollment
334
Elementary
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30·NCES 360010202544
PS 151 MARY D CARTER
50-05 31ST AVE, WOODSIDE, NY 11377 · (718) 728-2676 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL334 STUDENTS
B
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 59% 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.
- A-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
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
90%
302 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 62 | 19% |
| Kindergarten | 38 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 39 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 58 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 41 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 54 | 16% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (38) is 30% smaller than its 5th grade class (54).
Student demographics
67%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +19.0pp since 2023
Math
63.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +20.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 63 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 19 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 63.0% |
| 2023-24 | 44.0% | 43.0% |
% 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
49.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
41.7%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+8.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 50% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 42% 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 151 MARY D CARTER
PS 151 MARY D CARTER's state test result (49.7% proficient) is higher than 5 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 151 MARY D CARTER this school | 334 | 90.4% | 49.7% |
| PS 171 PETER G VAN ALST LONG ISLAND CITY | 410 | 90.5% | 37.9% |
| PS 20 ANNA SILVER NEW YORK | 313 | 84.0% | 32.3% |
| ARCHER ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 309 | 94.2% | 30.3% |
| BRONX LITTLE SCHOOL BRONX | 315 | 91.4% | 46.8% |
| LINDEN TREE ELEMENTARY SCHOOL BRONX | 300 | 91.7% | 34.5% |
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 151 MARY D CARTER ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 49.7% | #1,174 of 2,335 | #147 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #961 of 2,342 ▲ 587 | #129 of 219 ▲ 49 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #787 of 2,343 ▲ 313 | #108 of 220 ▲ 34 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 334 | #1,776 of 2,585 | #196 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 10.3:1 | #522 of 2,338 | #30 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.4% | #344 of 2,388 | #48 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 90.4% | #399 of 2,534 | #35 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -12.8% | #974 of 1,757 | #124 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
334
+40 (+14%) vs 2020
-43% since 2010-11, when it was 586
Student : Teacher
10.3:1
was 10.1:1
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 | 334 | 32.6 | 10.3:1 | 90% (302) |
| 2023-24 | 349 | 31 | 11.3:1 | 91% (316) |
| 2022-23 | 311 | 26.9 | 11.6:1 | 90% (281) |
| 2020-21 | 294 | 29 | 10.1:1 | 93% (274) |
| 2017-18 | 383 | 32 | 12.0:1 | 93% (357) |
| 2015-16 | 435 | 33 | 13.2:1 | 90% (390) |
| 2010-11 | 586 | 46 | 12.7:1 | 82% (482) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 151 MARY D CARTER.
About PS 151 MARY D CARTER
PS 151 MARY D CARTER is an elementary school in WOODSIDE, New York, and it is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. Its 334 students are spread across pre-K through 5. The typical figure for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students.
The district for PS 151 MARY D CARTER is NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30, with 53 schools and 35,337 students.
Hispanic students form the largest group at PS 151 MARY D CARTER, 50% of enrollment. Other groups make up 20% Black, 17% Asian, 10% White, and 2% Native American. County-wide, 28% of Queens County residents are Hispanic. PS 151 MARY D CARTER has a diversity index of 67%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Its teaching staff equals 32.6 full-time positions, a ratio of 10.3:1. That ratio is under the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Around 90% of the school's students qualify for free or reduced-price meals. The average for public schools in Queens County is 77%.
PS 151 MARY D CARTER is graded B by allk12, scoring above 59% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
After adjusting for student poverty, PS 151 MARY D CARTER lands between the top and bottom 10% of New York schools. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 49.7%; the prediction is 41.7%.
Across Queens County, median household income is about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The public schools of Queens County number 392 and enroll about 268,205.
The nearest other public school, WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL, is about 0.1 miles away. The count of other public schools within five miles is at least 8. The average proficiency across nearby scored schools is 52.5%; PS 151 MARY D CARTER's is 49.7%, ranking 5th of 7.
For locale, NCES codes PS 151 MARY D CARTER as City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment up 14%, from 294 to 334.
Community posts for PS 151 MARY D CARTER can cover sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Alumni can share how the school prepared them.
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 #30
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,996 students
- LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,639 students
- IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONGMiddle · 1,555 students
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZERMiddle · 1,397 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
Other schools in WOODSIDE
- IS 125 THOMAS J MCCANN WOODSIDEMiddle · 1,320 students
- PS 229 EMANUEL KAPLANElementary · 1,066 students
- PS 12 JAMES B COLGATEElementary · 838 students
- RIVERVIEW SCHOOL (THE)Combined · 820 students
- ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOLElementary · 695 students
- PS 11 KATHRYN PHELANElementary · 689 students
Nearby schools
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOL0.1 mi · 1,996
- IS 10 HORACE GREELEY0.2 mi · 596
- ACADEMY OF THE CITY CHARTER SCHOOL0.3 mi · 695
- GOTHAM TECH HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 266
- MOTION PICTURE TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOL0.3 mi · 177
- PS 700.4 mi · 770
Frequently asked questions
About PS 151 MARY D CARTERHow large is PS 151 MARY D CARTER?
PS 151 MARY D CARTER enrolls approximately 334 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 151 MARY D CARTER serve?
PS 151 MARY D CARTER serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 151 MARY D CARTER have?
PS 151 MARY D CARTER employs 33 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 10.3:1.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 151 MARY D CARTER?
At PS 151 MARY D CARTER, the student body is approximately 10% White, 50% Hispanic, 20% Black, 17% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 151 MARY D CARTER public or private?
PS 151 MARY D CARTER is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.