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Enrollment
950
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26·NCES 360009902610
PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS
174-10 67TH AVE, FLUSHING, NY 11365 · (718) 358-2243 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL950 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 91% of New York public elementary schools
- ATest 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
14.9:1
64 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
681 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, 2024-25
| Grade | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Pre-K | 33 | 3% |
| Kindergarten | 143 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 125 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 147 | 15% |
| Grade 3 | 162 | 17% |
| Grade 4 | 168 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 169 | 18% |
| Ungraded | 3 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (143) is 15% smaller than its 5th grade class (169).
Student demographics
58%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +3.0pp since 2023
Math
79.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 79 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 3 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 79.0% |
| 2023-24 | 66.0% | 80.0% |
% 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
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
71.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+23.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 49% 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 23 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 →
Schools most like PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS
PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS's state test result (71.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS this school | 950 | 71.7% | 71.9% |
| PS 79 FRANCIS LEWIS WHITESTONE | 1,088 | 66.9% | 83.5% |
| PS 204 VINCE LOMBARDI BROOKLYN | 994 | 78.3% | 64.4% |
| PS 101 VERRAZANO (THE) BROOKLYN | 1,113 | 77.7% | 73.6% |
| PS 229 DYKER BROOKLYN | 1,115 | 79.2% | 74.1% |
| PS 247 BROOKLYN | 744 | 78.0% | 72.0% |
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 173 FRESH MEADOWS ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 71.9% | #336 of 2,335 | #42 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 79.0% | #367 of 2,342 ▼ 75 | #51 of 219 ▼ 12 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #556 of 2,343 ▼ 222 | #72 of 220 ▼ 28 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 950 | #65 of 2,585 | #25 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 14.9:1 | #2,024 of 2,338 | #173 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 58.3% | #791 of 2,388 | #112 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 71.7% | #951 of 2,534 | #152 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +0.1% | #606 of 606 | #51 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
950
+62 (+7%) vs 2020
+11% since 2010-11, when it was 853
Student : Teacher
14.9:1
was 14.3:1
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 | 950 | 63.6 | 14.9:1 | 72% (681) |
| 2023-24 | 935 | 62 | 15.1:1 | 66% (614) |
| 2022-23 | 929 | 61 | 15.2:1 | 68% (631) |
| 2020-21 | 888 | 62 | 14.3:1 | 54% (481) |
| 2017-18 | 949 | 58 | 16.4:1 | 58% (550) |
| 2015-16 | 953 | 58 | 16.4:1 | 58% (549) |
| 2010-11 | 853 | 49 | 17.4:1 | 57% (482) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS.
About PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS
The public elementary school PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS is located in FLUSHING, New York. School enrollment was 950 students in 2024-25, in pre-K through 5. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 114% above that.
PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS is in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, a district with 29,203 students across 34 schools.
At PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS, Asian students make up 60% of the student body. Next come 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, and 2% Black. The county population is about 26% Asian. PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS's diversity index is 58%, against a US figure of 70%.
The school's student-to-teacher ratio is about 14.9:1, with 63.6 full-time-equivalent teachers. That is higher than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Lunch subsidy eligibility at PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS is 72%.
allk12 grades PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS an A. The grade compares the school only with New York public elementary schools, because each state gives its own test.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS does better than predicted by 23.3 points. Its average proficiency rate on state tests is 71.9%; the prediction is 48.6%.
Among Queens County residents, the median household income is $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS is one of 392 public schools in the county.
The closest other public school is JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN, about 0.2 miles away. PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Ranking the closest schools with test data puts PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS at 3rd of 8.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment at PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS climbed 7% between 2020-21 and 2024-25, from 888 to 950 students.
The discussion area below is open to posts about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 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
- JHS 216 GEORGE J RYAN0.2 mi · 1,516
- FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 4,573
- PS/MS 200 MAGNET SCHOOL-GLOBAL STUDI0.6 mi · 489
- PS 1770.8 mi · 569
- PS 1540.8 mi · 542
- PS 163 FLUSHING HEIGHTS0.8 mi · 757
Frequently asked questions
About PS 173 FRESH MEADOWSWhat is the total enrollment at PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS?
PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS enrolls approximately 950 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS serve?
PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS?
Approximately 14.9:1 students per teacher at PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS?
At PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS, the student body is approximately 19% White, 16% Hispanic, 2% Black, 60% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS?
PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS 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.