PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE)

PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) operates as a mid-tier K-5 school in REGO PARK, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28. Current enrollment sits at 522 students spanning grades pre-K through 5.

PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) is one of 50 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, a district that serves 36,340 students overall.

For racial and ethnic makeup, PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) reports that the largest single group is White at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Other groups include 28% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% White, putting the school's mix noticeably more White than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, On paper, PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) has 42 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.5:1. That tracks the state average closely. Roughly 83% of students at PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.4%; this one delivers 46.7%.

Zooming out to the county, ACS estimates for Queens County put the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, about 36% of the adult population holds a bachelor's degree or above, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

Nearest neighbor: VALENCE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL, around 0.3 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 8 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) ranks 7th on composite proficiency, below the local average of 61.1%.

Geographically, the school is in an urban area.

Trend over the last 7 years. PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE)'s enrollment has fell 15% since 2018, when it stood at 612 (now 522). Over the same period, the Black share fell from 16% to 8%. Class-load math has pulled in: from 14.6:1 in 2018 to 12.5:1 in 2025.

On the community side, members of the PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) community share and discuss open house dates, ride-share offers, and field-trip permission slips. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.