Enrollment
406
Elementary
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25·NCES 360012202600
PS 169 BAY TERRACE
18-25 212TH ST, BAYSIDE, NY 11360 · (718) 428-6160 · Queens County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYREGULAR SCHOOL406 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 71% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats 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
15.0:1
27 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
33%
132 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 66 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 18% |
| Grade 2 | 54 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 61 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 82 | 20% |
| Grade 5 | 69 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (66) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (69).
Student demographics
71%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% . +11.0pp since 2023
Math
81.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp 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 81 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 11 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 81.0% |
| 2023-24 | 52.0% | 77.0% |
% 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
64.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
63.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+1.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 63% 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 169 BAY TERRACE
PS 169 BAY TERRACE's state test result (64.9% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 169 BAY TERRACE this school | 406 | 32.5% | 64.9% |
| MEADOWBROOK ELEMENTARY SCHOOL EAST MEADOW | 442 | 29.6% | 77.7% |
| WILLOW ROAD SCHOOL FRANKLIN SQUARE | 410 | 34.4% | 45.2% |
| PARKWAY SCHOOL EAST MEADOW | 570 | 27.7% | 75.2% |
| NORTHSIDE SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 560 | 32.3% | 56.4% |
| PARSONS MEMORIAL SCHOOL HARRISON | 480 | 22.9% | 59.3% |
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 169 BAY TERRACE ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 64.9% | #565 of 2,335 | #78 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 81.0% | #323 of 2,342 ▲ 44 | #47 of 219 ▲ 2 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #788 of 2,343 ▼ 3 | #109 of 220 ▲ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 406 | #1,326 of 2,585 | #180 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.0:1 | #2,040 of 2,338 | #179 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 70.6% | #192 of 2,388 | #29 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 32.5% | #1,912 of 2,534 | #220 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -8.6% | #1,237 of 1,757 | #140 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
406
+38 (+10%) vs 2020
+10% since 2010-11, when it was 370
Student : Teacher
15.0:1
was 14.7:1
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 | 406 | 27 | 15.0:1 | 33% (132) |
| 2023-24 | 395 | 25.4 | 15.6:1 | 31% (122) |
| 2022-23 | 366 | 24.5 | 14.9:1 | 35% (128) |
| 2020-21 | 368 | 25 | 14.7:1 | 31% (115) |
| 2017-18 | 444 | 34 | 13.1:1 | 34% (149) |
| 2015-16 | 424 | 32 | 13.3:1 | 33% (140) |
| 2010-11 | 370 | 26 | 14.2:1 | 37% (137) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 169 BAY TERRACE.
About PS 169 BAY TERRACE
In BAYSIDE, New York, part of Queens County, PS 169 BAY TERRACE is an elementary school. School enrollment was 406 students in 2024-25, in kindergarten through 5.
The NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 system has 46 schools and 33,704 students.
Federal enrollment data show Asian students as the largest group at PS 169 BAY TERRACE, at 39%. Other reported shares: 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 5% multiracial, and 3% Black. Queens County's residents are about 26% Asian, 13 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 71%, meaning two students picked at random have a 71% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
Staffing totals 27 full-time-equivalent teachers, and the student-to-teacher ratio is 15.0:1. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. A measure often used for student poverty, free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, stands at 33%. The gap from the 77% average for public schools in Queens County is 44 points.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 169 BAY TERRACE receives a B+. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 169 BAY TERRACE is 63.0%, and its average proficiency rate on state tests is 64.9%.
PS 169 BAY TERRACE is located in Queens County, where the median household income is $86,136, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. Besides PS 169 BAY TERRACE, Queens County has 391 other public schools.
The closest public school to PS 169 BAY TERRACE is BELL ACADEMY, less than a tenth of a mile away. Counting only straight-line distance, at least 8 other public schools are within five miles. On proficiency, PS 169 BAY TERRACE is behind the 75.2% nearby average, ranking 8th of 9.
PS 169 BAY TERRACE has an NCES locale of City: Large.
2024-25 enrollment was 406, a 10% increase from 368 in 2020-21.
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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 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
- BELL ACADEMY0.0 mi · 441
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 3,004
- PS 209 CLEARVIEW GARDENS0.9 mi · 445
- PS 1590.9 mi · 504
- PS 41 CROCHERON1.0 mi · 445
- PS 184 FLUSHING MANOR1.1 mi · 462
Frequently asked questions
About PS 169 BAY TERRACEHow many students attend PS 169 BAY TERRACE?
PS 169 BAY TERRACE enrolls approximately 406 students in grades KG-05.
Is PS 169 BAY TERRACE an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 169 BAY TERRACE is an elementary school covering grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 169 BAY TERRACE?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 169 BAY TERRACE is approximately 15.0:1 (27 FTE teachers).
What is the student diversity at PS 169 BAY TERRACE?
Student demographics at PS 169 BAY TERRACE are roughly 27% White, 24% Hispanic, 3% Black, 39% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 169 BAY TERRACE?
PS 169 BAY TERRACE is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 in Queens County.
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