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Enrollment
606
Elementary
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25·NCES 360012202592
PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM
70-35 150TH ST, FLUSHING, NY 11367 · (718) 263-4004 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL606 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
73 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
458 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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
66.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +6.0pp since 2023
Math
69.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 66 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 69 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 6 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
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
64.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.2%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
606
-158 (-21%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
8.3:1
was 8.6:1
% White
8%
was 13%
% Hispanic
27%
was 18%
% Black
15%
was 11%
% Asian
45%
was 56%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM
As a mid-sized elementary school in FLUSHING, New York, PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM caters to 606 students from grades pre-K through 5, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM sits 37% bigger than that benchmark.
Within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25, which oversees 46 schools and 33,704 students, PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM is one campus in the system.
Demographically, PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM shows that the largest single group is Asian at 45%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 27% Hispanic, 15% Black, 8% White, 3% multiracial. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews meaningfully more Asian than its surroundings.
In terms of school funding signals, The school lists 73 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 8.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM tighter than the state norm the norm. Around 76% of the student body qualifies for free or reduced-price meals, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.
After controlling for student poverty, PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 47.2%; this one delivers 64.5%.
Zooming out to the county, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).
Nearest neighbor: TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM. On composite proficiency, PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM comes 2nd of 8 in the immediate cluster, higher than the nearby-schools average of 57.5%.
The school occupies an inner-city site.
Over the past 7-year window. PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM's enrollment has contracted 21% since 2018, when it stood at 764 (now 606). Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 56% to 45%.
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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 #25
- JOHN BOWNE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,778 students
- FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- JHS 185 EDWARD BLEEKERMiddle · 1,516 students
- TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,342 students
- IS 237Middle · 1,313 students
- PS 24 ANDREW JACKSONElementary · 1,197 students
Other schools in FLUSHING
- JOHN BOWNE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,778 students
- FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- JHS 185 EDWARD BLEEKERMiddle · 1,516 students
- JHS 216 GEORGE J RYANMiddle · 1,516 students
- TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,342 students
- IS 237Middle · 1,313 students
Nearby schools
- TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 1,342
- ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 587
- IS 250 ROBERT F KENNEDY COMMUNITY MIDDLE SCHOOL (THE)0.5 mi · 254
- PS 201 DISCOVERY SCHOOL FOR INQUIRY AND RESEARCH (THE)0.5 mi · 304
- PS 219 PAUL KLAPPER0.6 mi · 596
- PS 2550.6 mi · 552
Frequently asked questions
About PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUMHow many students attend PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM?
PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM enrolls approximately 606 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM serve?
PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM serves grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM have?
PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM employs 73 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 8.3:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM?
Student demographics at PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM are roughly 8% White, 27% Hispanic, 15% Black, 45% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Is PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM public or private?
PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.