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Enrollment
661
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010002574
PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP
109-59 INWOOD ST, JAMAICA, NY 11435 · (929) 398-3140 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL661 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 72% of New York public elementary schools
- BTest 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
15.1:1
44 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
87%
572 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 75 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 104 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 113 | 17% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 94 | 14% |
| Grade 4 | 80 | 12% |
| Grade 5 | 89 | 13% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (104) is 17% larger than its 5th grade class (89).
Student demographics
73%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
64.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +17.0pp since 2023
Math
72.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +14.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 64 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 72 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 17 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 14 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 64.0% | 72.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 58.0% |
% 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
57.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP
PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP's state test result (57.0% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP this school | 661 | 86.5% | 57.0% |
| BRONX CHARTER SCHOOL FOR EXCELLENCE 2 BRONX | 528 | 87.9% | 89.7% |
| PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEY JAMAICA | 806 | 82.8% | 38.5% |
| PS 121 THROOP BRONX | 601 | 83.5% | 43.8% |
| STATEN ISLAND SCHOOL OF CIVIC LEADERSHIP STATEN ISLAND | 843 | 79.0% | 66.5% |
| WEST BUFFALO CHARTER SCHOOL BUFFALO | 498 | 91.0% | 47.3% |
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 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #891 of 2,335 | #118 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #615 of 2,342 ▲ 370 | #86 of 219 ▲ 39 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 64.0% | #750 of 2,343 ▲ 228 | #104 of 220 ▲ 25 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 661 | #336 of 2,585 | #77 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,054 of 2,338 | #181 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.4% | #90 of 2,388 | #10 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 86.5% | #553 of 2,534 | #63 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +1.1% | #554 of 606 | #49 of 51 |
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
661
+43 (+7%) vs 2020
-17% since 2010-11, when it was 801
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.1:1
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 | 661 | 43.8 | 15.1:1 | 87% (572) |
| 2023-24 | 595 | 41 | 14.5:1 | 88% (522) |
| 2022-23 | 600 | 37.5 | 16.0:1 | 85% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 618 | 41 | 15.1:1 | 81% (501) |
| 2017-18 | 654 | 49 | 13.3:1 | 85% (559) |
| 2015-16 | 699 | 49 | 14.3:1 | 92% (640) |
| 2010-11 | 801 | 55 | 14.6:1 | 94% (754) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP.
About PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP
PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP is a mid-sized elementary school that serves part of JAMAICA, New York. It had 661 students in 2024-25, spanning pre-K through 5. Elementary schools in New York average about 443 students, which makes this school 49% above average.
PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP sits within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, which has 50 schools and 36,340 students.
At PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP, Hispanic students make up the biggest share, 34%. Enrollment also includes 30% Black, 22% Asian, 9% Native American, and 3% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
The school had 43.8 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25. Its student-to-teacher ratio is 15.1:1. By comparison, the average for elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1. The school reported 87% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in 2024-25. The 77% average for public schools in Queens County is 10 points lower.
On the allk12 Grade, PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP lands at B+, ahead of 72% of New York public elementary schools.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP would be expected to post about 43.2%. Its actual average proficiency rate across its state test results is 57.0%.
For the population of Queens County, the median household earns about $86,136 a year, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. Across Queens County, 392 public schools serve about 268,205 students.
Among nearby public schools, QUEENS TRANSITION CENTER is closest at about 0.3 miles. PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The nearest schools with test data average 56.1%, lower than PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP's 57.0%.
Its NCES locale code is City: Large: the school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
From 618 students in 2020-21, enrollment rose to 661 by 2024-25.
PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP has a community page on allk12 for topics such as pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Teachers and staff are welcome to share updates 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 JAMAICA
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 904 students
- GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL IIElementary · 810 students
Nearby schools
- QUEENS TRANSITION CENTER0.3 mi · 461
- DAVID N DINKINS SCHOOL0.4 mi · 446
- PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOL0.6 mi · 904
- JAMAICA CHILDREN'S SCHOOL0.6 mi · 257
- PS 40 SAMUEL HUNTINGTON0.6 mi · 399
- PS 1230.7 mi · 596
Frequently asked questions
About PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOPWhat is the total enrollment at PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP?
PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP enrolls approximately 661 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP?
At PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP, the student body is approximately 1% White, 34% Hispanic, 30% Black, 22% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP?
PS 160 WALTER FRANCIS BISHOP 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.