PS 188 KINGSBURY

Set in FLUSHING, New York, PS 188 KINGSBURY is a mid-sized primary school, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26. It educates 637 students across grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 44% above typical.

Across the 34 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 (29,203 students total), PS 188 KINGSBURY accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Demographically, PS 188 KINGSBURY shows that 69% of the student body identifies as Asian. The remainder comes out to 19% White, 7% Hispanic, 3% multiracial, 2% Black. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 188 KINGSBURY has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 15.2:1. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 39% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a number frequently used as a low-income enrollment indicator. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is somewhat below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 188 KINGSBURY is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 60.7%; this one delivers 86.0%, a residual of +25.3 points.

In the surrounding community, ACS estimates for Queens County put median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 188 KINGSBURY is one.

PS 205 ALEXANDER GRAHAM BELL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.2 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 188 KINGSBURY ranks 1st on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 63.2%.

The school occupies a metropolitan site.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 13%: 731 students in 2018 compared to 637 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 60% to 69% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 17.4:1 in 2018 to 15.2:1 today.

On the community side, members of the PS 188 KINGSBURY community share and discuss sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.