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Enrollment
559
Elementary
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25·NCES 360012202661
PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY
152-20 11TH AVE, WHITESTONE, NY 11357 · (718) 767-8810 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL559 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 87% 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.
- A-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
16.0:1
35 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
43%
243 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 | 27 | 5% |
| Kindergarten | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 1 | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 78 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (90) is 15% larger than its 5th grade class (78).
Student demographics
67%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
77.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
78.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 77 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 78 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 77.0% | 78.0% |
| 2023-24 | 67.0% | 78.0% |
% 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
72.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
59.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.3pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 72% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 59% 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 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY
PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY's state test result (72.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY this school | 559 | 43.5% | 72.3% |
| ABBEY LANE SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 607 | 34.4% | 62.0% |
| PS 8 SHIRLEE SOLOMON STATEN ISLAND | 542 | 49.4% | 89.8% |
| MICHAEL F STOKES SCHOOL LEVITTOWN | 511 | 36.2% | 67.1% |
| PS 23 RICHMONDTOWN STATEN ISLAND | 608 | 40.0% | 79.0% |
| PS 32 GIFFORD SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 694 | 51.3% | 72.2% |
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 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 72.3% | #321 of 2,335 | #39 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 78.0% | #407 of 2,342 ▼ 60 | #59 of 219 ▼ 14 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 77.0% | #318 of 2,343 ▲ 1 | #45 of 220 ▼ 2 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 559 | #605 of 2,585 | #113 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 16.0:1 | #2,171 of 2,338 | #198 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 67.0% | #366 of 2,388 | #55 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 43.5% | #1,592 of 2,534 | #214 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -5.3% | #1,453 of 1,757 | #153 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
559
-29 (-5%) vs 2020
+17% since 2010-11, when it was 478
Student : Teacher
16.0:1
was 15.5:1
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 | 559 | 34.9 | 16.0:1 | 43% (243) |
| 2023-24 | 556 | 35.8 | 15.5:1 | 44% (242) |
| 2022-23 | 550 | 42.7 | 12.9:1 | 38% (210) |
| 2020-21 | 588 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 36% (209) |
| 2017-18 | 590 | 38 | 15.5:1 | 37% (221) |
| 2015-16 | 551 | 34 | 16.2:1 | 40% (219) |
| 2010-11 | 478 | 30 | 15.9:1 | 37% (179) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY.
About PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY
PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY is an elementary school in WHITESTONE, New York, reachable at (718) 767-8810. Grades offered run from pre-K through 5, with 559 students enrolled. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 runs 46 schools with a combined 33,704 students. PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY is one of them.
The most common group at PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY is White students, at 43%. Enrollment also includes 30% Asian, 23% Hispanic, and 3% multiracial. The school's White share is 17 points above the 26% share among Queens County residents. PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY's diversity index is 67%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teacher staffing is 34.9 full-time equivalents, or about 16.0 students per teacher. This ratio sits 3.2 above the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. Eligibility for subsidized school meals is 43%. Across public schools in Queens County, the average is 77%.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
BeatsExpectations compares each school's average proficiency rate on state tests with a prediction based on free or reduced-price lunch eligibility. For PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY, the prediction is 59.0% and the result is 72.3%.
Federal survey data for Queens County show that the median household income is $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. There are 392 public schools in Queens County, enrolling about 268,205 students in all.
The next-closest public school is PS 79 FRANCIS LEWIS, about 0.6 miles away. PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. Nearby schools average 69.0% on proficiency, and PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY is above that at 72.3%.
The school is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, according to its NCES locale (City: Large).
2024-25 enrollment was 559, a 5% decrease from 588 in 2020-21.
If you have questions about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news at PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY, you can post them here. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.
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 WHITESTONE
- PS 79 FRANCIS LEWISElementary · 1,088 students
- JHS 194 WILLIAM CARRMiddle · 986 students
- PS 184 FLUSHING MANORElementary · 462 students
- PS 209 CLEARVIEW GARDENSElementary · 445 students
Nearby schools
- PS 79 FRANCIS LEWIS0.6 mi · 1,088
- JHS 194 WILLIAM CARR0.6 mi · 986
- PS 209 CLEARVIEW GARDENS0.9 mi · 445
- PS 184 FLUSHING MANOR1.1 mi · 462
- JHS 185 EDWARD BLEEKER1.3 mi · 1,516
- PS 21 EDWARD HART1.3 mi · 1,086
Frequently asked questions
About PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDYWhat is the total enrollment at PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY?
PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY enrolls approximately 559 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY serve?
PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY is approximately 16.0:1 (35 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY?
At PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY, the student body is approximately 43% White, 23% Hispanic, 1% Black, 30% Asian, 3% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY?
PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.