PS/IS 266

Located at 74-10 COMMONWEALTH BLVD, in BELLEROSE, New York, PS/IS 266 is a medium-sized elementary-level community that enrolls 465 students (grades pre-K through 8), one of the schools within NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26.

PS/IS 266 is one of 34 schools operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, a district that hosts 29,203 students overall.

On demographics, PS/IS 266 shows that the most-represented group is Black (31%), with the rest of the student body spread across multiple groups. The remainder looks like 27% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 8% White, 5% multiracial. The wider county runs roughly 17% Black, putting the school's mix visibly more Black than the area baseline.

Looking at the economic backdrop, The school employs 66 full-time-equivalent teachers, for a student-teacher ratio near 7.0:1. The state averages around 12.8:1, so this campus is tighter than the state norm typical. Roughly 58% of students at PS/IS 266 qualify for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment. Set against Queens County (around 77%), the school's rate is meaningfully below typical.

After controlling for student poverty, PS/IS 266 performs roughly as the BeatsExpectations model predicts for a school with this FRL share. The predicted value is around 53.5%, the actual is 65.3%, a residual of +11.9 points.

Zooming out to the county, census data for Queens County shows the typical household earns roughly $86,136 per year, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, and roughly 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. PS/IS 266 is one of 392 public schools in Queens County (combined enrollment of about 268,205 students).

Nearest neighbor: PS/IS 208, around 0.1 miles off. 8 of the 8 nearest public schools sit inside a five-mile radius. Ranking that nearby cluster on reported proficiency puts PS/IS 266 at 3rd of 5; the average score across the group is 61.2%.

PS/IS 266 operates from a downtown location.

Looking at the recent track record. Over the past 7-year window, the student count contracted 28%: 644 students in 2018 compared to 465 in 2025. The Asian share of enrollment contracted from 40% to 26% over that span. Class-load math has fell: from 13.1:1 in 2018 to 7.0:1 in 2025.

On allk12, the feed for PS/IS 266 typically covers sports schedules, lunch menu changes, and school spirit week. Posting is open to anyone connected to the school.