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Enrollment
616
Elementary
DISTRICT 593 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28·NCES 360010002723
PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL
62-10 108TH ST, FOREST HILLS, NY 11375 · (718) 592-3030 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL616 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 49% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- BBeats expectations How far test scores land above or below what the share of low-income students predicts for a school in this state.
- ·Three-year trend Not available for this school, so the grade uses the other parts.
Grades compare a school only with schools in the same state, because every state gives its own test. How grades work · Top-graded New York public elementary schools
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
41 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
81%
500 students
DISTRICT 75% · 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 | 35 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 78 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 100 | 16% |
| Grade 2 | 105 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 101 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 96 | 16% |
| Grade 5 | 101 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (78) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (101).
Student demographics
73%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 75% · 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
52.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
49.0%
NY avg 57.4% . -2.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 52 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 49 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 10 points since 2023, while math scores are down about 2 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 52.0% | 49.0% |
| 2023-24 | 42.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
45.5%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
45.1%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+0.4pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 46% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 45% 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 →
Schools most like PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL
PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL's state test result (45.5% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL this school | 616 | 81.2% | 45.5% |
| CHRISTOPHER COLUMBUS ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 618 | 79.1% | 35.5% |
| PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE) REGO PARK | 522 | 83.1% | 46.7% |
| STEPHANIE A VIERNO SCHOOL (THE) STATEN ISLAND | 688 | 76.9% | 51.1% |
| ROSCOE CONKLING ELEMENTARY SCHOOL UTICA | 503 | 79.3% | 29.3% |
| PS 163 BATH BEACH BROOKLYN | 621 | 84.7% | 82.1% |
Matched among New York elementary schools on enrollment, the share of students from low-income families (eligible for free or reduced-price lunch), and racial and ethnic makeup. Proficient is the average share of students meeting the state standard across all of the school's state tests in 2023-24 and 2024-25, the same combined score our test-score rankings use. Online schools and schools serving specialized populations are not matched.
Where PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 45.5% | #1,364 of 2,335 | #162 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 49.0% | #1,478 of 2,342 ▼ 234 | #181 of 219 ▼ 36 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 52.0% | #1,244 of 2,343 ▼ 65 | #160 of 220 ▼ 5 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 616 | #411 of 2,585 | #89 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.1:1 | #2,047 of 2,338 | #180 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 73.2% | #99 of 2,388 | #13 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 81.2% | #734 of 2,534 | #106 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -13.1% | #950 of 1,757 | #119 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. Arrows under a test-score rank show places moved since the prior test year, among schools tested both years.
4-year change
SY 2020-21 vs SY 2024-25Enrollment
616
-25 (-4%) vs 2020
+9% since 2010-11, when it was 567
Student : Teacher
15.1:1
was 15.6:1
Source: NCES Common Core of Data
Enrollment and staffing by year
| School year | Students | Teachers (FTE) | Students per teacher | Free and reduced lunch |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 616 | 40.8 | 15.1:1 | 81% (500) |
| 2023-24 | 599 | 41.2 | 14.6:1 | 75% (452) |
| 2022-23 | 571 | 41 | 13.9:1 | 74% (423) |
| 2020-21 | 641 | 41 | 15.6:1 | 71% (455) |
| 2017-18 | 709 | 47 | 15.1:1 | 74% (528) |
| 2015-16 | 687 | 48 | 14.3:1 | 73% (501) |
| 2010-11 | 567 | 45 | 12.6:1 | 77% (437) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL.
About PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL
This page covers PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL, a mid-sized elementary school in FOREST HILLS, New York. It reports enrollment of 616 students in pre-K through 5. On average, elementary schools in New York enroll around 443, and this school is 39% bigger than that mark.
PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL reports to NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, which has 50 schools and 36,340 students.
Asian students make up 33% of enrollment at PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL, the largest share of any group. The rest of enrollment is 29% Hispanic, 25% White, 10% Black, and 2% multiracial. Its diversity index, the chance that two randomly chosen students belong to different racial or ethnic groups, is 73%.
The school lists 40.8 full-time-equivalent teachers and a student-to-teacher ratio of 15.1:1. Compared with the 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York, this school's ratio is higher. Free or reduced-price lunch covers 81% of the student body.
On the allk12 Grade, PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL lands at B-, ahead of 49% of New York public elementary schools.
The BeatsExpectations prediction for PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL is 45.1%, and its average proficiency rate across its state test results is 45.5%.
In the wider Queens County area, median household income comes to about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and about 10% of people live in poverty. Queens County's 392 public schools enroll about 268,205 students and include PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL.
The closest school to PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL is HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND BUSINESS, located about 0.1 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL. On proficiency, PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL is behind the 53.3% nearby average, ranking 7th of 9.
The National Center for Education Statistics classifies the school's location as City: Large, meaning it is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Enrollment was 616 in 2024-25. In 2020-21, it was 641.
On allk12, people connected to PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL can post about pickup and drop-off, after-school programs, and teacher feedback. Members of the school community can share what they know.
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 #28
- FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,394 students
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEYMiddle · 1,611 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
Other schools in FOREST HILLS
- FOREST HILLS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,394 students
- QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,068 students
- JHS 190 RUSSELL SAGEMiddle · 935 students
- METROPOLITAN EXPEDITIONARY LEARNING SCHOOLHigh · 837 students
- PS 144 COL JEROMUS REMSENElementary · 766 students
- PS 196 GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAYElementary · 749 students
Nearby schools
- HIGH SCHOOL FOR ARTS AND BUSINESS0.1 mi · 721
- JHS 157 STEPHEN A HALSEY0.3 mi · 1,611
- PS 14 FAIRVIEW0.3 mi · 986
- PS 175 LYNN GROSS DISCOVERY SCHOOL (THE)0.4 mi · 710
- PS 206 HORACE HARDING SCHOOL (THE)0.5 mi · 522
- VALENCE COLLEGE PREPARATORY CHARTER SCHOOL0.6 mi · 447
Frequently asked questions
About PS 220 EDWARD MANDELHow many students attend PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL?
PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL enrolls approximately 616 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL serve?
PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
How many students per teacher at PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL?
Approximately 15.1:1 students per teacher at PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL.
What is the student diversity at PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL?
Student demographics at PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL are roughly 25% White, 29% Hispanic, 10% Black, 33% Asian, 2% Two or more.
What district is PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL in?
PS 220 EDWARD MANDEL is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.