Enrollment
217
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010102765
PS 251
144-51 ARTHUR ST, SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, NY 11413 · (718) 276-2745 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL217 STUDENTS
A-
allk12 Grade
Scored higher than 79% of New York public elementary schools
- B+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- ABeats 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
9.9:1
22 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
76%
165 students
DISTRICT 79% · STATE 58%
Community
0
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 | 18 | 8% |
| Kindergarten | 24 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 25 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 28 | 13% |
| Grade 3 | 32 | 15% |
| Grade 4 | 39 | 18% |
| Grade 5 | 50 | 23% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (24) is 52% smaller than its 5th grade class (50).
Student demographics
56%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
69.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
66.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +1.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 69 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 66 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 1 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 69.0% | 66.0% |
| 2023-24 | 60.0% | 65.0% |
% 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
63.0%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
47.0%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+16.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 63% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 47% 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 251
PS 251's state test result (63.0% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 4 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 251 this school | 217 | 76.0% | 63.0% |
| PS 5 DR RONALD MCNAIR BROOKLYN | 218 | 81.2% | 71.0% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-BED STUY 2 BROOKLYN | 271 | 80.4% | 87.8% |
| PS 160 WALT DISNEY BRONX | 278 | 77.7% | 42.7% |
| PS 397 FOSTER-LAURIE BROOKLYN | 180 | 83.9% | 64.9% |
| PS 326 BROOKLYN | 192 | 75.5% | N/A |
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 251 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #634 of 2,335 | #92 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 66.0% | #841 of 2,342 ▼ 120 | #118 of 219 ▼ 23 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 69.0% | #557 of 2,343 ▼ 49 | #73 of 220 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 217 | #2,333 of 2,585 | #224 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 9.9:1 | #411 of 2,338 | #20 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 56.1% | #936 of 2,388 | #124 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 76.0% | #868 of 2,534 | #130 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -36.0% | #169 of 1,757 | #18 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
217
-81 (-27%) vs 2020
-37% since 2010-11, when it was 344
Student : Teacher
9.9:1
was 11.5:1
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 | 217 | 21.9 | 9.9:1 | 76% (165) |
| 2023-24 | 223 | 19.7 | 11.3:1 | 77% (171) |
| 2022-23 | 245 | 20.3 | 12.1:1 | 77% (188) |
| 2020-21 | 298 | 26 | 11.5:1 | 71% (211) |
| 2017-18 | 339 | 27 | 12.6:1 | 76% (257) |
| 2015-16 | 329 | 23 | 14.3:1 | 73% (239) |
| 2010-11 | 344 | 26 | 13.2:1 | 76% (262) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 251.
About PS 251
Students in SPRINGFIELD GARDENS, New York, attend PS 251, a low-enrollment elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 5, and enrollment is 217 students. An average school in this group (elementary schools in New York) has about 443 students.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 runs PS 251 along with 45 other schools, enrolling 21,817 students in total.
Black students account for 62% of enrollment at PS 251. Smaller groups are 22% Hispanic, 7% Asian, 5% multiracial, and 3% Native American. For comparison, the population of Queens County is roughly 17% Black. PS 251 has a diversity index of 56%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
The school has about 9.9 students per teacher and 21.9 full-time-equivalent teachers. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. About 76% of enrolled students meet the income rules for free or reduced-price lunch. That is close to the 77% average for public schools in Queens County.
The allk12 Grade for PS 251 is A-. Compared with New York public elementary schools, the school scored higher than 79% on a mix of test scores, poverty-adjusted results, and recent trend.
The allk12 BeatsExpectations score for PS 251 is +16.0 points: 63.0% actual, 47.0% predicted.
Queens County has these Census figures: median household income is about $86,136, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and the poverty rate is about 10%. PS 251 is among the 392 public schools in Queens County.
COMMUNITY VOICES MIDDLE SCHOOL is the public school closest to PS 251, less than a tenth of a mile away. PS 251 has at least 8 other public schools within five miles. Nearby schools average 49.2% on proficiency, and PS 251 is above that at 63.0%.
Locale data from NCES put PS 251 inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment was 298 in 2020-21 and 217 in 2024-25, a decrease of 81 students. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 11.5:1 in 2020-21 to 9.9:1 in 2024-25.
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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
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- COMMUNITY VOICES MIDDLE SCHOOL0.0 mi · 293
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- EXCELSIOR PREPARATORY HIGH SCHOOL0.2 mi · 480
- PREPARATORY ACADEMY FOR WRITERS: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.2 mi · 521
- GEORGE WASHINGTON CARVER HIGH SCHOOL FOR THE SCIENCES0.2 mi · 421
- QUEENS PREPARATORY ACADEMY0.2 mi · 320
Frequently asked questions
About PS 251How many students attend PS 251?
PS 251 enrolls approximately 217 students in grades PK-05.
What age range does PS 251 serve?
PS 251 serves students from grade PK through grade 05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 251?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 251 is approximately 9.9:1 (22 FTE teachers).
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS 251?
At PS 251, the student body is approximately 1% White, 22% Hispanic, 62% Black, 7% Asian, 5% Two or more.
Is PS 251 public or private?
PS 251 is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.