PS 233

PS 233 is a combined-grade school of middle-of-the-pack scale in FOREST HILLS, New York, operated by NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, instructing 514 students in grades K through 12.

Within NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, which oversees 60 schools and 27,533 students, PS 233 is one campus in the system.

Demographically, PS 233 shows that the largest single group is Hispanic at 35%, but no single group is in the majority. Beyond that, the school logs 32% Black, 16% Asian, 12% White, 3% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS 233 has 106 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 4.8:1. The state averages around 8.7:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 87% of students at PS 233 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, which schools and policymakers use as a rough income-mix signal. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is meaningfully above the surrounding baseline.

In the broader community, 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 census figures put the poverty rate at about 10%. Across Queens County's 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), PS 233 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is QUEENS METROPOLITAN HIGH SCHOOL, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

The campus sits in a city-core setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 233 has showed little movement, going from 514 students in 2018 to 514 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 29% to 35% across the same window. Class-load math has tightened: from 5.9:1 in 2018 to 4.8:1 in 2025.

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