PS 156 LAURELTON

Set in SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, New York, PS 156 LAURELTON is a minimally staffed elementary school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29. It caters to 172 students across grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 156 LAURELTON sits 61% below that benchmark.

Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, which oversees 46 schools and 21,817 students, PS 156 LAURELTON is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PS 156 LAURELTON records that Black students make up the majority at 72%; the rest comes out to 20% Hispanic, 3% White, 3% Asian. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 17% Black, so the school skews noticeably more Black than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, The school employs 15 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 11.5:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Around 84% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a demographically-adjusted basis, PS 156 LAURELTON tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 44.0% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 47.3%.

In the surrounding community, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 156 LAURELTON is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

Nearest neighbor: QUEENS UNITED MIDDLE SCHOOL, around 0.0 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS 156 LAURELTON comes 7th of 9 in the immediate cluster, below the nearby-schools average of 56.5%.

PS 156 LAURELTON operates from an inner-city location.

Over the past 7-year window. PS 156 LAURELTON's enrollment has shrank 36% since 2018, when it stood at 268 (now 172). Over the same period, the Black share ticked down from 91% to 72%. Class-load math has narrowed: from 13.4:1 in 2018 to 11.5:1 in 2025.

Inside the community feed, recent activity here tends to focus on pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.