PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE)

As a low-enrollment elementary school in BAYSIDE, New York, PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE) works with 374 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 comprises 34 schools with combined enrollment of 29,203 students; PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE) is among them.

Looking at the student body, PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE) logs that 54% of students identify as Asian, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups. Beyond that, the school reports 25% Hispanic, 10% White, 8% Black, 2% multiracial. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 26% Asian, so the school skews considerably more Asian than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE) records 32 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 11.6:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 67% of students at PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is somewhat below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE) performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 50.5%, the actual is 62.9%, a residual of +12.4 points.

Around the school, ACS estimates for Queens County put the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE) is one campus in the mix.

BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOL is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.6 miles from this campus. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE) ranks 6th on composite proficiency, behind the local average of 68.4%.

The school occupies a downtown site.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 213 CARL ULLMAN SCHOOL (THE) has decreased 20%, going from 466 students in 2018 to 374 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share ticked down from 66% to 54%. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 11.6:1 today.

On the community side, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Contributors range from current parents to recent graduates and teachers.