PS 26 RUFUS KING

PS 26 RUFUS KING, a middle-of-the-pack primary school in FLUSHING, New York, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, hosts 548 students, covering grades pre-K through 5. By comparison, New York's public schools average about 443 students each, so PS 26 RUFUS KING sits 24% above that benchmark.

Across the 34 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 (29,203 students total), PS 26 RUFUS KING accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

In terms of who attends, PS 26 RUFUS KING records that the largest single group is Asian at 53%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder consists of 22% Hispanic, 13% White, 8% Black. The wider county runs roughly 26% Asian, putting the school's mix noticeably more Asian than the area baseline.

Looking at school resources, PS 26 RUFUS KING reports 36 full-time-equivalent teachers, putting the student-to-teacher ratio at about 15.3:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 26 RUFUS KING higher than the state norm the norm. An estimated 72% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy.

Adjusting for the school's free-and-reduced-lunch share, PS 26 RUFUS KING sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 48.5%; this one delivers 61.7%.

Across the wider county, census data for Queens County shows median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS 26 RUFUS KING is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

The closest other public school is PS Q4, roughly 0.4 miles away. Counting just inside five miles, 8 other public schools cluster around PS 26 RUFUS KING. On composite proficiency, PS 26 RUFUS KING comes 6th of 7 in the immediate cluster, behind the nearby-schools average of 72.0%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Over the past 7-year window. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 26 RUFUS KING has shrank 22%, going from 705 students in 2018 to 548 in 2025. Over the same period, the Asian share decreased from 63% to 53%.

On the community side, the page collects discussion, questions, and updates around fundraisers, lost-and-found posts, and report-card season. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.