PS 993

PS 993, a mid-tier combined-grade school in FLORAL PARK, New York, part of NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, educates 636 students, covering grades K through 12.

Within NYC SPECIAL SCHOOLS - DISTRICT 75, which oversees 60 schools and 27,533 students, PS 993 is one campus in the system.

On demographics, PS 993 reports that the largest single group is Hispanic at 36%, but no single group is in the majority; the rest reads as 25% Asian, 20% White, 16% Black, 3% Native American.

In terms of school funding signals, Staff filings list 119 full-time-equivalent teachers, which works out to roughly 5.3:1 students per teacher. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 8.7:1 average. Roughly 85% of students at PS 993 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, often used as a Title I proxy. That share is above Queens County's rate of about 77%.

Around the school, Queens County reports that the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. In all, Queens County runs 392 public schools (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students), of which PS 993 is one.

The closest other public school is PS 191 MAYFLOWER, roughly 0.0 miles away. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius.

Geographically, the school is in a city-core area.

Trend over the last 7 years. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS 993 has edged up 15%, going from 555 students in 2018 to 636 in 2025. Asian enrollment moved from 20% to 25% across the same window.

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