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Honest take: what's the hardest part about being a student at PS 212?
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Enrollment
562
Elementary
DISTRICT 585 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30·NCES 360010204785
PS 212
34-25 82ND ST, JACKSON HEIGHTS, NY 11372 · (718) 898-6973 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL562 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
49 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.5:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
66%
370 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 97 | 17% |
| Grade 1 | 74 | 13% |
| Grade 2 | 76 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 108 | 19% |
| Grade 4 | 90 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 80 | 14% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
Student demographics
56%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
62.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +8.0pp since 2023
Math
71.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 62 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 71 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 8 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 62.0% | 71.0% |
| 2023-24 | 54.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
61.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.8%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+10.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 61% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 →
Where PS 212 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.0% | #717 of 2,335 | #99 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 71.0% | #651 of 2,342 | #91 of 219 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 62.0% | #840 of 2,343 | #115 of 220 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 562 | #590 of 2,585 | #110 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 11.5:1 | #1,037 of 2,338 | #49 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.4% | #915 of 2,388 | #121 of 225 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.9% | #340 of 1,757 | #42 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.
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
562
-218 (-28%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
11.5:1
was 14.4:1
% White
12%
was 11%
% Hispanic
61%
was 61%
% Black
1%
was 0%
% Asian
20%
was 26%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free or reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 562 | 49 | 11.5:1 | 66% (370) |
| 2023-24 | 578 | 53.1 | 10.9:1 | 70% (406) |
| 2022-23 | 616 | 52.1 | 11.8:1 | 61% (373) |
| 2017-18 | 780 | 54 | 14.4:1 | 59% (457) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 212.
About PS 212
Students in JACKSON HEIGHTS, New York, attend PS 212, a medium-sized elementary school. A federal count lists 562 students at the school, in pre-K through 5. Average enrollment for elementary schools in New York is about 443, so this school runs 27% larger than that.
District-wide, NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30 has 53 schools and 35,337 students.
PS 212 is 61% Hispanic by enrollment. The rest of enrollment is 20% Asian, 12% White, and 5% multiracial. Census estimates put the Hispanic share of Queens County's population at about 28%. PS 212's diversity index is 56%, against a US figure of 70%.
Teachers at the school number 49 full-time equivalents, and the ratio is 11.5:1. That is lower than the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York. The lunch program counts 66% of students at PS 212 as eligible for free or reduced-price meals. For comparison, public schools in Queens County average 77%.
When test results are adjusted for free or reduced-price lunch eligibility, PS 212 is 10.2 points above its prediction. Actual: 61.0%. Predicted: 50.8%.
Within Queens County, the median household income is $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Besides PS 212, Queens County has 391 other public schools.
The closest public school to PS 212 is IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER, about 0.2 miles away. PS 212 is one of several public schools in the area, with at least 8 others within five miles. The school's 61.0% average proficiency ranks 1st among 8 nearby schools.
Locale data from NCES put PS 212 inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment at PS 212 dropped 28% between 2017-18 and 2024-25, from 780 to 562 students. The percentage of Asian students dropped from 26% to 20% between 2017-18 and 2024-25. There were fewer students per teacher in 2024-25 (11.5:1) than in 2017-18 (14.4:1).
Community posts for PS 212 can cover school safety, transportation, and start times. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 #30
- WILLIAM CULLEN BRYANT HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,996 students
- LONG ISLAND CITY HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,639 students
- IS 227 LOUIS ARMSTRONGMiddle · 1,555 students
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZERMiddle · 1,397 students
- ACADEMY OF AMERICAN STUDIESHigh · 1,206 students
- ATLASHigh · 1,162 students
Other schools in JACKSON HEIGHTS
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZERMiddle · 1,397 students
- IS 230Middle · 949 students
- PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTSElementary · 764 students
- PS 149 CHRISTA MCAULIFFEElementary · 706 students
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOLCombined · 657 students
- PS 280 HOME OF THE LIONHEARTSElementary · 447 students
Nearby schools
- IS 145 JOSEPH PULITZER0.2 mi · 1,397
- RENAISSANCE CHARTER SCHOOL0.2 mi · 657
- PS 222-FIRE FIGHTER CHRISTOPHER A SANTORA SCHOOL0.3 mi · 197
- PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS0.3 mi · 764
- IS 2300.4 mi · 949
- PS 1480.4 mi · 653
Frequently asked questions
About PS 212What is the total enrollment at PS 212?
PS 212 enrolls approximately 562 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 212 serve?
PS 212 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 212?
Approximately 11.5:1 students per teacher at PS 212.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 212?
At PS 212, the student body is approximately 12% White, 61% Hispanic, 1% Black, 20% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is PS 212 public or private?
PS 212 is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #30.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.