PS 376

As a mid-tier elementary campus in FLUSHING, New York, PS 376 works with 546 students from grades pre-K through 5, part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26. Compared to the state average of about 443 students per school, that is 23% above typical.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 29,203 students. PS 376 is one of those campuses.

On the student-mix side, PS 376 logs that 70% of the student body identifies as Asian. Other groups include 15% Hispanic, 8% White, 4% Black, 2% multiracial. That is considerably more Asian than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

On the income-and-resources front, On paper, PS 376 has 31 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 17.6:1. Statewide, the average ratio sits near 12.8:1, putting PS 376 higher than the state norm the norm. About 60% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. That share is noticeably below Queens County's rate of about 77%.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS 376 sits in the top 10% of New York schools after the BeatsExpectations adjustment. Predicted proficiency for the school's FRL share is roughly 53.0%; actual is 82.3%, +29.3 points clear of the demographic baseline.

Zooming out to the county, Queens County reports that median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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 376 is one campus in the mix.

The closest other public school is MS 158 MARIE CURIE, roughly 0.1 miles away. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS 376 ranks 5th on composite proficiency, higher than the local average of 75.7%.

Geographically, the school is in a high-density area.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count rose 457%: 98 students in 2018 compared to 546 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment climbed from 60% to 70% over that span. The student-to-teacher ratio loosened from 9.8:1 in 2018 to 17.6:1 today.

In the discussion threads here, posts here usually surface around science fair prep, picture-day reminders, and bus-route questions. Anyone with firsthand experience at this school can post or comment.