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What's one thing PS/IS 266 gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
465
Elementary
DISTRICT 475 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26·NCES 360009905567
PS/IS 266
74-10 COMMONWEALTH BLVD, BELLEROSE, NY 11426 · (718) 479-3920 · Queens County
GRADES PK–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL465 STUDENTS
A-
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Scored higher than 80% of New York public elementary schools
- A-Test scores Share of students meeting the state standard in reading, math, and other tested subjects, 2023-24 and 2024-25.
- A-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
7.0:1
66 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 12.7:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
58%
272 students
DISTRICT 58% · 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 | 18 | 4% |
| Kindergarten | 35 | 8% |
| Grade 1 | 40 | 9% |
| Grade 2 | 32 | 7% |
| Grade 3 | 46 | 10% |
| Grade 4 | 34 | 7% |
| Grade 5 | 55 | 12% |
| Grade 6 | 65 | 14% |
| Grade 7 | 62 | 13% |
| Grade 8 | 77 | 17% |
| Ungraded | 1 | 0% |
This year's kindergarten class (35) is 55% smaller than its 8th grade class (77).
Student demographics
75%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 63% · 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
63.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +0.0pp since 2023
Math
96.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +20.3pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 63 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 96 of 100 do math at grade level. Across all New York schools, those numbers are about 58 and 57. Reading and writing scores have held steady since 2023, while math scores are up about 20 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 63.0% | 96.0% |
| 2023-24 | 63.0% | 75.7% |
% 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
65.3%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
53.5%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+11.9pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 65% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 53% 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/IS 266
PS/IS 266's state test result (65.3% proficient) is higher than 3 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS/IS 266 this school | 465 | 58.5% | 65.3% |
| SUCCESS ACADEMY CHARTER SCHOOL-HELL'S KITCHEN NEW YORK | 484 | 65.1% | 96.0% |
| CLEARSTREAM AVENUE SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 385 | 46.0% | 76.4% |
| SHAW AVENUE SCHOOL VALLEY STREAM | 740 | 56.2% | 61.4% |
| CLARA H CARLSON SCHOOL ELMONT | 764 | 59.6% | 54.1% |
| GOTHAM AVENUE SCHOOL ELMONT | 515 | 55.3% | 63.5% |
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/IS 266 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 65.3% | #549 of 2,335 | #73 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 96.0% | #52 of 2,342 ▲ 360 | #7 of 219 ▲ 44 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 63.0% | #784 of 2,343 ▼ 355 | #105 of 220 ▼ 46 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 465 | #992 of 2,585 | #151 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 7.0:1 | #25 of 2,338 | #7 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 75.3% | #45 of 2,388 | #6 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 58.5% | #1,194 of 2,534 | #194 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked steepest decline first | -27.8% | #343 of 1,757 | #43 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
465
-122 (-21%) vs 2020
-32% since 2010-11, when it was 679
Student : Teacher
7.0:1
was 12.0:1
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 | 465 | 66.4 | 7.0:1 | 58% (272) |
| 2023-24 | 487 | 57.2 | 8.5:1 | 51% (248) |
| 2022-23 | 495 | 65.6 | 7.5:1 | 49% (243) |
| 2020-21 | 587 | 49 | 12.0:1 | 51% (302) |
| 2017-18 | 644 | 49 | 13.1:1 | 54% (347) |
| 2015-16 | 663 | 41 | 16.2:1 | 49% (328) |
| 2010-11 | 679 | 38 | 17.9:1 | 41% (276) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS/IS 266.
About PS/IS 266
PS/IS 266 sits in BELLEROSE, New York, and is classified as an elementary school. The grade span is pre-K through 8, and enrollment is 465 students.
PS/IS 266 is part of a district of 34 schools: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26, with 29,203 students.
Enrollment at PS/IS 266 is mixed, with Black students the largest group at 31%. The school is also 27% Hispanic, 26% Asian, 8% White, and 5% multiracial. That is higher than the 17% Black share among all Queens County residents. The chance that two students picked at random at PS/IS 266 belong to different racial or ethnic groups, known as the diversity index, is 75%.
The school reported 66.4 full-time-equivalent teachers in 2024-25 and a ratio of 7.0:1. The 12.8:1 average for elementary schools in New York is higher than this school's figure. Eligible students account for 58% of enrollment in the free or reduced-price lunch program. The 77% average for public schools in Queens County is 19 points higher.
PS/IS 266 is graded A- by allk12, scoring above 80% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Compared with New York schools that have similar shares of low-income students, PS/IS 266's results are 11.9 points above predicted: 65.3% against 53.5%.
Among Queens County residents, median household income is about $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have a four-year degree or more, and about 10% of residents live below the federal poverty line. Federal data list 392 public schools in Queens County, with a combined enrollment of about 268,205.
PS/IS 208 is located about 0.1 miles from PS/IS 266. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. PS/IS 266 comes in 3rd of 5 nearby schools on average proficiency.
PS/IS 266 is inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more, a location NCES labels City: Large.
A comparison of 2020-21 and 2024-25 shows enrollment down 21%, from 587 to 465. Its ratio of students to teachers was 12.0:1 in 2020-21, and 7.0:1 in 2024-25.
The allk12 site hosts a discussion page for PS/IS 266 covering things like school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. Reviews and ratings from people who know the school are welcome.
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 #26
- FRANCIS LEWIS HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 4,573 students
- BAYSIDE HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 3,004 students
- BENJAMIN N CARDOZO HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,866 students
- JHS 216 GEORGE J RYANMiddle · 1,516 students
- MARTIN VAN BUREN HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 1,131 students
- JHS 74 NATHANIEL HAWTHORNEMiddle · 1,104 students
Other schools in BELLEROSE
- QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCESHigh · 840 students
- PS/IS 208Elementary · 605 students
- PS 133 THE BELLEROSE SCHOOL OF EXCELLENCEElementary · 596 students
- PS 224Elementary · 414 students
- PS 23 AT QUEENS CHILDREN CENTERCombined · 389 students
- PS 186 CASTLEWOODElementary · 319 students
Nearby schools
- PS/IS 2080.1 mi · 605
- QUEENS HIGH SCHOOL OF TEACHING LIBERAL ARTS AND SCIENCES0.1 mi · 840
- NEW YORK CITY CHILDREN'S CENTER0.1 mi · 40
- PS 23 AT QUEENS CHILDREN CENTER0.1 mi · 389
- PS 186 CASTLEWOOD0.5 mi · 319
- PS 2240.5 mi · 414
Frequently asked questions
About PS/IS 266How large is PS/IS 266?
PS/IS 266 enrolls approximately 465 students in grades PK-08.
What grades does PS/IS 266 serve?
PS/IS 266 serves grades PK-08.
How many students per teacher at PS/IS 266?
Approximately 7.0:1 students per teacher at PS/IS 266.
What is the racial breakdown of students at PS/IS 266?
At PS/IS 266, the student body is approximately 8% White, 27% Hispanic, 31% Black, 26% Asian, 5% Two or more.
What district is PS/IS 266 in?
PS/IS 266 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #26.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.