PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY

PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY operates as a moderately sized K-5 school in WHITESTONE, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25. Current enrollment sits at 559 students spanning grades pre-K through 5. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 26% larger than typical.

PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY is one of 46 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25, a district that serves 33,704 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY lists that the largest single group is White at 43%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest is composed of 30% Asian, 23% Hispanic, 3% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 26% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, Staff filings list 35 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 16.0:1 students per teacher. That figure is higher than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. Roughly 43% of students at PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 59.0%; this one delivers 72.3%.

Around the school, the surrounding county (Queens County) shows that median household income runs about $86,136, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY is one.

PS 79 FRANCIS LEWIS is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY ranks 4th on composite proficiency, above the local average of 69.0%.

The campus sits in an urban setting.

Looking at the recent track record. PS 193 ALFRED J KENNEDY's enrollment has ticked down 5% since 2018, when it stood at 590 (now 559). Over the same period, the White share edged down from 58% to 43%.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.