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Enrollment
548
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26·NCES 360009902129
PS 26 RUFUS KING
195-02 69TH AVE, FLUSHING, NY 11365 · (718) 464-4505 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL548 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 77% 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.
- A-Beats 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
15.3:1
36 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
72%
395 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 60 | 11% |
| Kindergarten | 73 | 13% |
| Grade 1 | 68 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 78 | 14% |
| Grade 3 | 97 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 77 | 14% |
| Grade 5 | 95 | 17% |
This year's kindergarten class (73) is 23% smaller than its 5th grade class (95).
Student demographics
64%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
67.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
70.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp 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 70 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 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 67.0% | 70.0% |
| 2023-24 | 58.0% | 64.0% |
% 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
61.7%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
48.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+13.2pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 62% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 48% 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 26 RUFUS KING
PS 26 RUFUS KING's state test result (61.7% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 26 RUFUS KING this school | 548 | 72.1% | 61.7% |
| PS 126 JACOB AUGUST RIIS NEW YORK | 575 | 75.1% | 74.9% |
| PS 219 PAUL KLAPPER FLUSHING | 596 | 74.7% | 61.0% |
| PS 165 EDITH K BERGTRAUM FLUSHING | 606 | 75.6% | 64.5% |
| PS 155 SOUTH OZONE PARK | 497 | 79.7% | 72.6% |
| PS 33 EDWARD M FUNK QUEENS VILLAGE | 735 | 71.2% | 50.6% |
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 26 RUFUS KING ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 61.7% | #684 of 2,335 | #96 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 70.0% | #697 of 2,342 ▲ 56 | #95 of 219 ▲ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 67.0% | #635 of 2,343 ▼ 71 | #88 of 220 ▼ 6 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 548 | #641 of 2,585 | #119 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 15.3:1 | #2,072 of 2,338 | #186 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 64.5% | #496 of 2,388 | #74 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 72.1% | #944 of 2,534 | #149 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -22.3% | #533 of 1,757 | #73 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
548
-128 (-19%) vs 2020
-14% since 2010-11, when it was 634
Student : Teacher
15.3:1
was 15.0:1
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 | 548 | 35.9 | 15.3:1 | 72% (395) |
| 2023-24 | 573 | 34.9 | 16.4:1 | 70% (400) |
| 2022-23 | 581 | 38.9 | 14.9:1 | 66% (386) |
| 2020-21 | 676 | 45 | 15.0:1 | 61% (409) |
| 2017-18 | 705 | 46 | 15.3:1 | 68% (482) |
| 2015-16 | 673 | 44 | 15.3:1 | 57% (384) |
| 2010-11 | 634 | 40 | 15.8:1 | 54% (343) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 26 RUFUS KING.
About PS 26 RUFUS KING
PS 26 RUFUS KING is a public medium-sized elementary school in FLUSHING, New York. The school serves 548 students in pre-K through 5 in 2024-25. The average among elementary schools in New York is roughly 443 students; this school is 24% larger than that.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 is responsible for 34 schools, PS 26 RUFUS KING included, with 29,203 students in all.
PS 26 RUFUS KING's enrollment is 53% Asian. The next largest groups are 22% Hispanic, 13% White, and 8% Black. In Queens County overall, about 26% of residents are Asian. PS 26 RUFUS KING has a diversity index of 64%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
Federal data list 35.9 full-time-equivalent teachers at PS 26 RUFUS KING in 2024-25, for a ratio of 15.3:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, lower than at this school. The school's rate of free or reduced-price lunch eligibility is 72%.
PS 26 RUFUS KING is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 77% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
PS 26 RUFUS KING's average proficiency rate on state tests of 61.7% is 13.2 points above the 48.5% the model predicts from its lunch-eligibility share.
Queens County has these Census figures: median household income is about $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. PS 26 RUFUS KING is among the 392 public schools in Queens County.
The nearest public school is PS Q4, at about 0.4 miles. There are at least 8 other public schools within five miles. By average proficiency, PS 26 RUFUS KING is 6th among 7 schools close by.
PS 26 RUFUS KING falls in the City: Large locale category, used for schools inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more.
Between 2020-21 and 2024-25, the student count declined from 676 to 548.
The discussion area below is open to posts about enrollment questions, class placement, and PTA news. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 #26
- FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,573 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,004 students
- BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,866 students
- JHS 216 GEORGE J RYANMiddle · 1,516 students
- MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,131 students
- JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEMiddle · 1,104 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
- PS Q40.4 mi · 508
- PS 1770.7 mi · 569
- JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNE0.8 mi · 1,104
- PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD0.8 mi · 519
- PS 162 JOHN GOLDEN0.9 mi · 441
- FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOL0.9 mi · 4,573
Frequently asked questions
About PS 26 RUFUS KINGHow large is PS 26 RUFUS KING?
PS 26 RUFUS KING enrolls approximately 548 students in grades PK-05.
What grades does PS 26 RUFUS KING serve?
PS 26 RUFUS KING serves grades PK-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 26 RUFUS KING?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 26 RUFUS KING is approximately 15.3:1 (36 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 26 RUFUS KING?
PS 26 RUFUS KING reports a student body of 13% White, 22% Hispanic, 8% Black, 53% Asian, 2% Two or more.
Who oversees PS 26 RUFUS KING?
PS 26 RUFUS KING is overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 in Queens County.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.