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Enrollment
575
Elementary
DISTRICT 542 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27·NCES 360012302369
PS 97 FOREST PARK
85-52 85TH ST, WOODHAVEN, NY 11421 · (718) 849-4870 · Queens County
GRADES PK–05ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL575 STUDENTS
B
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Scored higher than 55% of New York public elementary schools
- C+Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- B+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
12.0:1
48 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 13.2:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
88%
507 students
DISTRICT 83% · 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 | 36 | 6% |
| Kindergarten | 85 | 15% |
| Grade 1 | 88 | 15% |
| Grade 2 | 96 | 17% |
| Grade 3 | 91 | 16% |
| Grade 4 | 86 | 15% |
| Grade 5 | 93 | 16% |
This year's kindergarten class (85) is 9% smaller than its 5th grade class (93).
Student demographics
40%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 71% · 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
51.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +10.0pp since 2023
Math
57.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +6.0pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 51 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 57 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 6 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 51.0% | 57.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 51.0% |
% 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
47.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
42.6%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+4.8pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 43% 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 97 FOREST PARK
PS 97 FOREST PARK's state test result (47.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS 97 FOREST PARK this school | 575 | 88.2% | 47.3% |
| PS 148 EAST ELMHURST | 653 | 86.7% | 39.2% |
| PS 254 ROSA PARKS SCHOOL (THE) RICHMOND HILL | 525 | 83.0% | 50.4% |
| PS 82 HAMMOND JAMAICA | 674 | 89.0% | 33.9% |
| PS 503 SCHOOL OF DISCOVERY (THE) BROOKLYN | 550 | 94.0% | 50.1% |
| PS 8 ISAAC VARIAN BRONX | 600 | 92.3% | 38.2% |
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 97 FOREST PARK ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.3% | #1,277 of 2,335 | #156 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 57.0% | #1,176 of 2,342 ▲ 67 | #151 of 219 ▼ 4 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 51.0% | #1,286 of 2,343 ▼ 62 | #163 of 220 no change |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 575 | #548 of 2,585 | #102 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.0:1 | #1,268 of 2,338 | #63 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 39.9% | #1,605 of 2,388 | #183 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 88.2% | #491 of 2,534 | #51 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -20.2% | #610 of 1,757 | #83 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
575
-49 (-8%) vs 2020
-21% since 2010-11, when it was 731
Student : Teacher
12.0:1
was 14.9:1
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 | 575 | 47.9 | 12.0:1 | 88% (507) |
| 2023-24 | 570 | 42 | 13.6:1 | 86% (493) |
| 2022-23 | 588 | 47.9 | 12.3:1 | 87% (510) |
| 2020-21 | 624 | 42 | 14.9:1 | 88% (549) |
| 2017-18 | 721 | 50 | 14.4:1 | 88% (632) |
| 2015-16 | 738 | 46 | 16.0:1 | 87% (643) |
| 2010-11 | 731 | 59 | 12.4:1 | 89% (648) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS 97 FOREST PARK.
About PS 97 FOREST PARK
PS 97 FOREST PARK is a medium-sized elementary school. Its address is in WOODHAVEN, New York. Enrollment is 575 students in 2024-25, and the school serves pre-K through 5. Against the 443-student average for elementary schools in New York, enrollment here is 30% higher.
NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27, which runs PS 97 FOREST PARK, has 63 schools and 39,209 students.
At 76%, Hispanic students outnumber all other groups at PS 97 FOREST PARK combined. The school is also 13% Asian, 5% White, and 3% Black. The Hispanic share of the county population is lower, at 28%. The chance that two students picked at random at PS 97 FOREST PARK belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 40%.
Dividing enrollment by its 47.9 full-time-equivalent teachers gives a ratio of about 12.0:1. The average ratio among elementary schools in New York is 12.8:1, higher than at this school. PS 97 FOREST PARK reports 88% of students eligible for free or reduced-price meals. By comparison, the figure for public schools in Queens County is 77%.
PS 97 FOREST PARK is graded B by allk12, scoring above 55% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Test results at PS 97 FOREST PARK are 4.8 points above what its free or reduced-price lunch share predicts (47.3% actual, 42.6% predicted).
Across Queens County, 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 97 FOREST PARK is among the 392 public schools in Queens County.
Of nearby public schools, PS 60 WOODHAVEN is the closest, at about 0.4 miles. Inside a five-mile radius, there are at least 8 other public schools. The nearest schools with test data average 41.6%, lower than PS 97 FOREST PARK's 47.3%.
For locale, NCES codes PS 97 FOREST PARK as City: Large.
The number of students dropped from 624 to 575 over 4 years. The school's ratio fell from 14.9:1 to 12.0:1 between 2020-21 and 2024-25.
Questions about sports schedules, lunch menus, and spirit week can be posted here. Questions from prospective families are welcome too.
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 #27
- JOHN ADAMS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,400 students
- RICHMOND HILL HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,841 students
- MS 137 AMERICA'S SCHOOL OF HEROESMiddle · 1,610 students
- JHS 210 ELIZABETH BLACKWELLMiddle · 1,459 students
- SCHOLARS' ACADEMYHigh · 1,184 students
- CHANNEL VIEW SCHOOL FOR RESEARCHHigh · 1,180 students
Other schools in WOODHAVEN
- PS 60 WOODHAVENElementary · 957 students
- NEW YORK CITY ACADEMY FOR DISCOVERYElementary · 361 students
Nearby schools
- PS 60 WOODHAVEN0.4 mi · 957
- URBAN ASSEMBLY SCHOOL FOR COLLABORATIVE HEALTHCARE (THE)0.5 mi · 377
- ACADEMY OF INNOVATIVE TECHNOLOGY0.5 mi · 390
- BROOKLYN LAB SCHOOL0.5 mi · 459
- CYPRESS HILLS COLLEGIATE PREPARATORY SCHOOL0.5 mi · 413
- MULTICULTURAL HIGH SCHOOL0.5 mi · 282
Frequently asked questions
About PS 97 FOREST PARKHow large is PS 97 FOREST PARK?
PS 97 FOREST PARK enrolls approximately 575 students in grades PK-05.
Is PS 97 FOREST PARK an elementary, middle, or high school?
PS 97 FOREST PARK is an elementary school covering grades PK-05.
How many teachers does PS 97 FOREST PARK have?
PS 97 FOREST PARK employs 48 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.0:1.
What is the student diversity at PS 97 FOREST PARK?
Student demographics at PS 97 FOREST PARK are roughly 5% White, 76% Hispanic, 3% Black, 13% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS 97 FOREST PARK in?
PS 97 FOREST PARK is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #27.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.