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Enrollment
815
Elementary
DISTRICT 651 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25·NCES 360012202148
PS 32 STATE STREET
33-59 171 ST, FLUSHING, NY 11358 · (718) 463-3747 · Queens County
GRADES KG–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL815 STUDENTS
A
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Scored higher than 85% of New York public elementary schools
- A-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
13.2:1
62 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.1:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
65%
533 students
DISTRICT 74% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 125 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 118 | 14% |
| Grade 2 | 127 | 16% |
| Grade 3 | 143 | 18% |
| Grade 4 | 137 | 17% |
| Grade 5 | 164 | 20% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (125) is 24% smaller than its 5th grade class (164).
Student demographics
54%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 64% · 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
72.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
74.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +4.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 72 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 74 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 up about 4 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 72.0% | 74.0% |
| 2023-24 | 62.0% | 70.0% |
% 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
67.9%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
50.9%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+17.0pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 68% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 51% 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 32 STATE STREET
PS 32 STATE STREET's state test result (67.9% proficient) is higher than 1 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 32 STATE STREET this school | 815 | 65.4% | 67.9% |
| PS 79 FRANCIS LEWIS WHITESTONE | 1,088 | 66.9% | 83.5% |
| PS 184 SHUANG WEN NEW YORK | 767 | 56.5% | 87.8% |
| PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCE BELLEROSE | 596 | 63.9% | 71.9% |
| PS 173 FRESH MEADOWS FLUSHING | 950 | 71.7% | 71.9% |
| PS 69 JACKSON HEIGHTS JACKSON HEIGHTS | 764 | 71.3% | 57.0% |
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 32 STATE STREET ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 67.9% | #455 of 2,335 | #58 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 74.0% | #552 of 2,342 ▲ 11 | #77 of 219 ▼ 5 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 72.0% | #453 of 2,343 ▲ 6 | #60 of 220 ▲ 4 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 815 | #133 of 2,585 | #38 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 13.2:1 | #1,684 of 2,338 | #115 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 53.6% | #1,081 of 2,388 | #144 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 65.4% | #1,065 of 2,534 | #177 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -17.1% | #751 of 1,757 | #104 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
815
-137 (-14%) vs 2020
+1% since 2010-11, when it was 808
Student : Teacher
13.2:1
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 | 815 | 61.7 | 13.2:1 | 65% (533) |
| 2023-24 | 836 | 57.7 | 14.5:1 | 68% (569) |
| 2022-23 | 866 | 61.7 | 14.0:1 | 66% (574) |
| 2020-21 | 952 | 61 | 15.6:1 | 66% (633) |
| 2017-18 | 983 | 62 | 15.8:1 | 68% (666) |
| 2015-16 | 961 | 59 | 16.3:1 | 61% (587) |
| 2010-11 | 808 | 42 | 19.2:1 | 69% (557) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 32 STATE STREET.
About PS 32 STATE STREET
PS 32 STATE STREET is a large elementary school in FLUSHING, New York, administered by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25. The school's enrollment of 815 students covers kindergarten through 5. Enrollment is 84% higher than the average for elementary schools in New York, which is about 443.
PS 32 STATE STREET falls under NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25, which has 46 schools enrolling 33,704 students.
Asian students account for 62% of enrollment at PS 32 STATE STREET. Other students are 28% Hispanic, 5% White, and 4% multiracial. That is higher than the 26% Asian share among all Queens County residents. PS 32 STATE STREET has a diversity index of 54%, compared with 70% for all US public school students.
PS 32 STATE STREET operates with 61.7 full-time-equivalent teachers, a ratio of about 13.2:1. Elementary schools in New York have a similar average ratio of 12.8:1. About 65% of students at the school meet free or reduced-price lunch income limits. The rate at public schools in Queens County averages 77%, higher than here.
Measured against New York public elementary schools, PS 32 STATE STREET receives an A. The grade weighs proficiency most heavily, then how results compare with what the school's low-income share predicts, then the three-year change.
Based on student poverty, the model expects 50.9% at PS 32 STATE STREET; the school's average proficiency rate on state tests is 67.9%.
PS 32 STATE STREET is located in Queens County, where median household income is about $86,136, about 36% of adults have at least a bachelor's degree, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. PS 32 STATE STREET is one of 392 public schools in Queens County, which together enroll about 268,205 students.
The nearest other public school, IS 25 ADRIEN BLOCK, is about 0.2 miles away. In all, at least 8 other public schools sit within five miles of PS 32 STATE STREET. Among the 9 closest schools with test data, this one included, PS 32 STATE STREET ranks 6th on average proficiency.
The federal government classifies PS 32 STATE STREET's location as City: Large.
The 2024-25 enrollment of 815 was 14% lower than in 2020-21, when it was 952. Over the same period, the student-to-teacher ratio fell to 13.2:1, from 15.6:1.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PS 32 STATE STREET covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 #25
- JOHN BOWNE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,778 students
- FLUSHING HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,650 students
- JHS 185 EDWARD BLEEKERMiddle · 1,516 students
- TOWNSEND HARRIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,342 students
- IS 237Middle · 1,313 students
- PS 24 ANDREW JACKSONElementary · 1,197 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
- IS 25 ADRIEN BLOCK0.2 mi · 1,023
- WORLD JOURNALISM PREPARATORY: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOL0.2 mi · 613
- PS 1590.6 mi · 504
- PS 1300.7 mi · 361
- PS 107 THOMAS A DOOLEY0.7 mi · 806
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOL0.8 mi · 3,004
Frequently asked questions
About PS 32 STATE STREETHow large is PS 32 STATE STREET?
PS 32 STATE STREET enrolls approximately 815 students in grades KG-05.
What grades does PS 32 STATE STREET serve?
PS 32 STATE STREET serves grades KG-05.
What is the student-teacher ratio at PS 32 STATE STREET?
The student-to-teacher ratio at PS 32 STATE STREET is approximately 13.2:1 (62 FTE teachers).
How diverse is PS 32 STATE STREET?
PS 32 STATE STREET reports a student body of 5% White, 28% Hispanic, 0% Black, 62% Asian, 4% Two or more.
Is PS 32 STATE STREET public or private?
PS 32 STATE STREET is a public K-12 school, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.