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If you had an hour of school board time for PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU, what would you bring up?
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Enrollment
610
Elementary
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30·NCES 360010202093
PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU
28-37 29TH ST, LONG ISLAND CITY, NY 11102 · (718) 278-1220 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL610 STUDENTS
B+
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Scored higher than 67% 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.
- B+Beats 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
15.5:1
39 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
399 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 69 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 93 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 76 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 91 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 92 | 15% |
| Ungraded | 2 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (96) is about the same size as its 5th grade class (92).
Student demographics
68%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
68.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +21.0pp since 2023
Math
73.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +24.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 68 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 73 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 21 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 24 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 68.0% | 73.0% |
| 2023-24 | 47.0% | 49.0% |
% 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
57.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+6.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 57% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU
PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU's state test result (57.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU this school | 610 | 65.4% | 57.4% |
| PS 146 HOWARD BEACH HOWARD BEACH | 542 | 63.3% | 65.8% |
| OUR WORLD NEIGHBORHOOD CHARTER SCHOOL ASTORIA | 681 | 61.2% | 65.6% |
| PS 2 ALFRED ZIMBERG EAST ELMHURST | 583 | 70.3% | 56.5% |
| ACE ACADEMY FOR SCHOLARS AT THE GERALDINE FERRARO CAMPUS RIDGEWOOD | 573 | 66.7% | 58.9% |
| PS 45 JOHN TYLER STATEN ISLAND | 751 | 63.5% | 52.7% |
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 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 57.4% | #874 of 2,335 | #112 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 73.0% | #581 of 2,342 ▲ 732 | #83 of 219 ▲ 76 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 68.0% | #597 of 2,343 ▲ 380 | #81 of 220 ▲ 48 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 610 | #426 of 2,585 | #90 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.5:1 | #2,097 of 2,338 | #191 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 68.2% | #308 of 2,388 | #43 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #1,064 of 2,534 | #176 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +10.7% | #247 of 606 | #30 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
610
+38 (+7%) vs 2020
-4% since 2010-11, when it was 635
Student : Teacher
15.5:1
was 13.6:1
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 | 610 | 39.4 | 15.5:1 | 65% (399) |
| 2023-24 | 583 | 38.9 | 15.0:1 | 70% (407) |
| 2022-23 | 531 | 38 | 14.0:1 | 68% (360) |
| 2020-21 | 572 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 70% (400) |
| 2017-18 | 551 | 45 | 12.2:1 | 73% (400) |
| 2015-16 | 562 | 41 | 13.7:1 | 61% (344) |
| 2010-11 | 635 | 48 | 13.2:1 | 88% (560) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU.
About PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU
A mid-sized elementary school in LONG ISLAND CITY, New York, PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30. It reported 610 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. That compares with an average of about 443 students for elementary schools in New York.
PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU is one of the 53 schools that make up NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 (35,337 students in total).
The largest group at PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU is Hispanic students, at 46%. The remaining students are 28% White, 13% Asian, 7% Black, and 4% multiracial. Census figures show Queens County is about 28% Hispanic. Measured by the diversity index, the student body scores 68%.
PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU has a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1, with 39.4 full-time-equivalent teachers. Statewide, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. The school has 65% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch. Public schools in Queens County average 77%.
Among New York public elementary schools, PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU outscored 67%, which works out to a B+ on the allk12 Grade.
PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU posts an average proficiency rate across its state test results of 57.4%, compared with a predicted 50.9%. It is not in the top or bottom 10% of New York schools on BeatsExpectations.
American Community Survey estimates for Queens County show that the median household earns about $86,136 a year, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and the share of residents below the poverty line is 10%. The county's public schools total 392, with about 268,205 students.
Straight-line distance to the nearest public school, 30TH AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) (G & T CITYWIDE), is less than a tenth of a mile. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Of the 8 nearby schools with scores, including this one, PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU is 6th on average proficiency.
By NCES locale, the school is City: Large, or inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
In 2024-25, the school enrolled 610, up from 572 in 2020-21. From 2020-21 to 2024-25, the ratio increased from 13.6:1 to 15.5:1.
The PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU discussion page is a place for special education services, counseling, and support programs. 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 #30
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,996 students
- LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,639 students
- IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONGMiddle · 1,555 students
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZERMiddle · 1,397 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
Other schools in LONG ISLAND CITY
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,996 students
- AVIATION CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,924 students
- LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,639 students
- QUEENS TECHNICAL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,294 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
Nearby schools
- 30TH AVENUE SCHOOL (THE) (G & T CITYWIDE)0.0 mi · 525
- ACADEMY FOR NEW AMERICANS0.1 mi · 50
- PS 2340.1 mi · 465
- YOUNG WOMENS LEADERSHIP SCHOOL - ASTORIA0.2 mi · 579
- PS 171 PETER G VAN ALST0.4 mi · 410
- ALBERT SHANKER SCHOOL FOR VISUAL AND PERFORMING ARTS0.4 mi · 382
Frequently asked questions
About PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAUWhat is the total enrollment at PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU?
PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU enrolls approximately 610 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU serve?
PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many teachers does PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU have?
PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU employs 39 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.5:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU?
Student demographics at PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU are roughly 28% White, 46% Hispanic, 7% Black, 13% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU public or private?
PS 17 HENRY DAVID THOREAU is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.