PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD

PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD is a moderately sized K-5 school in JAMAICA, New York, overseen by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26. The school works with 519 students in grades pre-K through 8.

NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26 runs 34 schools in total, collectively educating 29,203 students. PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD is one of those campuses.

Demographically, PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD records that the largest single group is White at 50%, but no single group is in the majority. The remainder is composed of 23% Asian, 16% Hispanic, 6% Black, 3% multiracial. That is noticeably more White than the county at large, where the share is closer to 26%.

Looking at school resources, The school lists 51 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 10.1:1. That figure is tighter than the state norm's 12.8:1 average. An estimated 53% of students are eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. By comparison, Queens County runs at roughly 77%, so the school's eligibility rate is below the surrounding baseline.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD tracks the demographic baseline. The model predicts 55.6% given the school's FRL share; actual proficiency is 53.8%.

In the broader community, community-level numbers for Queens County indicate median household income runs about $86,136, 36% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher, and the poverty rate sits near 10%. PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

Nearest neighbor: IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMY, around 0.8 miles off. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. On composite proficiency, PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD comes 5th of 9 in the immediate cluster, beneath the nearby-schools average of 55.7%.

The school occupies a high-density site.

Looking at the recent track record. Looking back 7 years, enrollment at PS/IS 178 HOLLISWOOD has edged down 8%, going from 563 students in 2018 to 519 in 2025. The White share of enrollment shrank from 68% to 50% over that span. Class-load math has narrowed: from 16.1:1 in 2018 to 10.1:1 in 2025.

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