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Enrollment
747
Elementary
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25·NCES 360012202115
PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON
153-33 SANFORD AVE, FLUSHING, NY 11355 · (718) 762-4141 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL747 STUDENTS
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
57 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
86%
641 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
Student demographics
Student head counts by race/ethnicity from federal NCES enrollment data. 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
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +12.0pp since 2023
Math
77.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +0.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 67 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 77 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 12 points since 2023, while math scores have held steady.
Source: NYS Assessments. All students, all grades. See all years and grades →
BeatsExpectations
Demographically-adjusted score · methodologyTier
OUTPERFORMING
Top 10% of NY schools after controlling for student poverty
Actual proficiency
65.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
43.4%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+22.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, well above the roughly 43% typical for New York schools with a similar share of low-income students. BeatsExpectations ranks schools against others at the same poverty level, not by raw scores, so a school can post high scores and still fall short of its prediction, or post lower scores and still beat it. This school clears its prediction by about 22 points, placing it in New York's top 10%.
BeatsExpectations runs a per-state regression of proficiency on free/reduced-lunch share, then scores each school by residual. How this is calculated →
7-year change
SY 2017-18 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
747
-173 (-19%) vs 2017
Student : Teacher
13.0:1
was 13.7:1
% White
2%
was 3%
% Hispanic
40%
was 33%
% Black
1%
was 1%
% Asian
55%
was 62%
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
About PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON
Located at 153-33 SANFORD AVE, in FLUSHING, New York, PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON is a well-populated elementary school that caters to 747 students (grades pre-K through 5), one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON sits 69% bigger than that benchmark.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25 comprises 46 schools with combined enrollment of 33,704 students; PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON is among them.
On demographics, PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON records that Asian students make up the majority at 55%; the rest reads as 40% Hispanic, 2% White. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix visibly more Asian than the area baseline.
Looking at the economic backdrop, The school reports having 57 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 13.0:1. The state averages about 12.8:1, putting this campus right in line with peers. Roughly 86% of students at PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON 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 above typical.
On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON is in the OUTPERFORMING tier of the BeatsExpectations model, which fits a per-state line through proficiency and FRL share. Schools with this campus's poverty mix typically land near 43.4%; this one delivers 65.5%, a residual of +22.0 points.
In the broader community, Queens County reports 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%. PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).
Nearest neighbor: FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL, around 0.4 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON at 3rd of 9; the average score across the group is 57.9%.
PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON operates from a city-core location.
Over the past 7-year window. PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON's enrollment has ticked down 19% since 2018, when it stood at 920 (now 747). Hispanic enrollment moved from 33% to 40% across the same window.
Within the allk12 community for this school, posts here usually surface around pickup logistics, teacher feedback, and after-school programs. Parents, students, alumni, and staff are welcome to weigh in.
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 FLUSHING
- JOHN BOWNE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,778 students
- FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- JHS 185 EDWARD BLEEKERMiddle · 1,516 students
- JHS 216 GEORGE J RYANMiddle · 1,516 students
- TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,342 students
- IS 237Middle · 1,313 students
Nearby schools
- FLUSHING INTERNATIONAL HIGH SCHOOL0.4 mi · 390
- JHS 189 DANIEL CARTER BEARD0.4 mi · 603
- PS 20 JOHN BOWNE0.7 mi · 995
- PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY0.7 mi · 806
- PS 24 ANDREW JACKSON0.8 mi · 1,197
- QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL FOR LANGUAGE STUDIES0.8 mi · 441
Frequently asked questions
About PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSONWhat is the total enrollment at PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON?
PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON enrolls approximately 747 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many students per teacher at PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON?
Approximately 13.0:1 students per teacher at PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON.
What is the student diversity at PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON?
Student demographics at PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON are roughly 2% White, 40% Hispanic, 1% Black, 55% Asian, 1% Two or more.
Is PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON public or private?
PS 22 THOMAS JEFFERSON is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.