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What's the biggest difference between PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN and what you expected?
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Enrollment
441
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26·NCES 360009902580
PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN
201-02 53RD AVE, BAYSIDE, NY 11361 · (718) 423-8621 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL441 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
33 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
318 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
71.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +15.0pp since 2023
Math
80.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 71 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 80 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 15 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
69.1%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+20.7pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 69% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 48% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 21 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
441
-235 (-35%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.3:1
was 16.5:1
% White
7%
was 14%
% Hispanic
13%
was 11%
% Black
1%
was 2%
% Asian
76%
was 72%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN
PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN is a moderately sized elementary campus in BAYSIDE, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26. The school enrolls 441 students in grades pre-K through 5.
Across the 34 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 (29,203 students total), PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN accounts for its share of the district's footprint.
On demographics, PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN logs that Asian students make up the majority at 76%. Beyond that, the school shows 13% Hispanic, 7% White. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, Staff filings list 33 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 13.3:1 students per teacher. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. About 72% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator.
After controlling for student poverty, PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN ranks in the top 10% of New York public schools. The BeatsExpectations model, a per-state regression of composite proficiency on FRL share, predicts schools with this student profile to land around 48.5%; PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN posts 69.1%, +20.7 points above that line.
In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Queens County put the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN is one campus in the mix.
Nearest neighbor: PS Q4, around 0.5 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN. Among the 7 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 79.5%.
Geographically, the school is in an urban area.
Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN has contracted 35%, going from 676 students in 2018 to 441 in 2025. Over the same period, the White share ticked down from 14% to 7%. Class-load math has fell: from 16.5:1 in 2018 to 13.3:1 in 2025.
On the community side, the feed for PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN typically covers science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.
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 #26
- FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,573 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,004 students
- BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,866 students
- JHS 216 GEORGE J RYANMiddle · 1,516 students
- MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,131 students
- JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEMiddle · 1,104 students
Other schools in BAYSIDE
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,004 students
- BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,866 students
- JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEMiddle · 1,104 students
- MS 158 MARIE CURIEMiddle · 838 students
- PS 203 OAKLAND GARDENSElementary · 818 students
- PS 46 ALLEY PONDElementary · 520 students
Nearby schools
- PS Q40.5 mi · 508
- PS 3760.5 mi · 546
- MS 158 MARIE CURIE0.6 mi · 838
- JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE0.6 mi · 1,104
- CIVIC SCHOOL OF BAYSIDE HILLS (THE)0.6 mi · 143
- PS 1770.7 mi · 569
Frequently asked questions
About PS 162 JOHN GOLDENHow large is PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN?
PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN enrolls approximately 441 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN serve?
PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN serves grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN?
Approximately 13.3:1 students per teacher at PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN?
At PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN, the student body is approximately 7% White, 13% Hispanic, 1% Black, 76% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN?
PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.