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What's one thing PS/IS 268 gets right about preparing students for what comes next?
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Enrollment
696
Elementary
DISTRICT 469 · STATE 443
SCHOOL COMMUNITY·NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29·NCES 360010105545
PS/IS 268
92-07 175TH ST, JAMAICA, NY 11433 · (718) 206-3240 · Queens County
GRADES KG–08ELEMENTARY11-CITYTITLE IREGULAR SCHOOL696 STUDENTS
B-
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Scored higher than 54% of New York public elementary schools
- B-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
12.9:1
54 FTE teachers
DISTRICT 11.9:1 · STATE 12.8:1
Free / Reduced Lunch
83%
581 students
DISTRICT 79% · 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 |
|---|---|---|
| Kindergarten | 77 | 11% |
| Grade 1 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 2 | 82 | 12% |
| Grade 3 | 85 | 12% |
| Grade 4 | 65 | 9% |
| Grade 5 | 68 | 10% |
| Grade 6 | 78 | 11% |
| Grade 7 | 95 | 14% |
| Grade 8 | 64 | 9% |
This year's kindergarten class (77) is 20% larger than its 8th grade class (64).
Student demographics
65%Diversity index
The chance that two students picked at random belong to different racial or ethnic groups.
DISTRICT 65% · 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
50.0%
NY avg 58.3% . +9.0pp since 2023
Math
83.0%
NY avg 57.4% . +44.8pp since 2023
What this means: On the NYS Assessments, New York's statewide test, about 50 of every 100 students at this school read and write at grade level and about 83 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 9 points since 2023, while math scores are up about 45 points.
NYS Assessments results by year
| School year | English Language Arts | Math |
|---|---|---|
| 2024-25 | 50.0% | 83.0% |
| 2023-24 | 41.0% | 38.2% |
% 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
47.4%
composite math + reading, all grades
Predicted
44.3%
based on NY schools with similar FRL share
Beats by
+3.1pp
above demographic expectation
What this means: About 47% of students here test proficient in math and reading, compared with the roughly 44% 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 268
PS/IS 268's state test result (47.4% proficient) is higher than 2 of the 5 schools below with a result.
| School | Students | Low-income | Proficient |
|---|---|---|---|
| PS/IS 268 this school | 696 | 83.5% | 47.4% |
| PS 13 CLEMENT C MOORE ELMHURST | 815 | 80.7% | 52.5% |
| PS 97 BRONX | 578 | 84.4% | 46.4% |
| PS 117 J KELD/BRIARWOOD SCHOOL JAMAICA | 775 | 82.5% | 57.8% |
| PS 36 UNIONPORT BRONX | 660 | 88.8% | 45.2% |
| PS 13 M L LINDEMEYER STATEN ISLAND | 768 | 81.8% | 62.7% |
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 268 ranks
Among elementary schools| Measure | This school | In New York | In Queens County |
|---|---|---|---|
| State test proficiency ranked highest first | 47.4% | #1,269 of 2,335 | #155 of 220 |
| Math proficiency ranked highest first | 83.0% | #268 of 2,342 ▲ 1,450 | #39 of 219 ▲ 150 |
| Reading proficiency ranked highest first | 50.0% | #1,328 of 2,343 ▼ 108 | #168 of 220 ▼ 7 |
| Enrollment ranked largest first | 696 | #273 of 2,585 | #66 of 230 |
| Students per teacher ranked fewest first | 12.9:1 | #1,586 of 2,338 | #94 of 218 |
| Diversity index ranked most diverse first | 65.1% | #460 of 2,388 | #70 of 225 |
| Free and reduced lunch ranked highest share first | 83.5% | #660 of 2,534 | #87 of 230 |
| Enrollment change since 2017-18 ranked fastest growth first | +9.6% | #273 of 606 | #31 of 51 |
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
696
+66 (+10%) vs 2020
+21% since 2010-11, when it was 574
Student : Teacher
12.9:1
was 12.6:1
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 | 696 | 54 | 12.9:1 | 83% (581) |
| 2023-24 | 660 | 56.8 | 11.6:1 | 82% (544) |
| 2022-23 | 638 | 48 | 13.3:1 | 80% (508) |
| 2020-21 | 630 | 50 | 12.6:1 | 81% (513) |
| 2017-18 | 635 | 45 | 14.1:1 | 78% (497) |
| 2015-16 | 582 | 41 | 14.2:1 | 82% (475) |
| 2010-11 | 574 | 40 | 14.3:1 | 84% (483) |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Rows are the federal collections on file for PS/IS 268.
About PS/IS 268
At 92-07 175TH ST in JAMAICA, New York, PS/IS 268 operates as a high-enrollment elementary school. Enrollment in 2024-25 was 696 students in kindergarten through 8. The average for elementary schools in New York is about 443 students, so this school is 57% bigger than average.
PS/IS 268 is part of a district of 46 schools: NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, with 21,817 students.
Roughly 52% of students at PS/IS 268 are Hispanic. Other reported shares: 24% Asian, 11% Black, and 9% Native American. Queens County's residents are about 28% Hispanic, 24 points below the school's share. The school's diversity index is 65%, meaning two students picked at random have a 65% chance of belonging to different racial or ethnic groups.
At PS/IS 268, 54 full-time-equivalent teachers work with students, a ratio of about 12.9:1. For comparison, elementary schools in New York average 12.8:1. Students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch make up 83% of enrollment.
PS/IS 268 is graded B- by allk12, scoring above 54% of New York public elementary schools once test results, poverty-adjusted performance, and the recent trend are combined.
Given its share of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch, PS/IS 268 would be expected to post about 44.3%. Its actual average proficiency rate on state tests is 47.4%.
According to the American Community Survey, in Queens County, the median household income is $86,136, the share of adults with a bachelor's degree or higher is 36%, and roughly 10% of residents are in poverty. PS/IS 268 is one of 392 public schools in the county.
The shortest distance from PS/IS 268 to another public school is about 0.3 miles, to PS 95 EASTWOOD. Other public schools within five miles: at least 8. PS/IS 268 comes in 6th of 9 nearby schools on average proficiency.
Locale data from NCES put PS/IS 268 inside a principal city with a population of 250,000 or more (City: Large).
Enrollment climbed 10% from its 2020-21 level of 630.
Discussions about PS/IS 268 may include school events, clubs, and volunteer needs. 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 #29
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- JEAN NUZZI INTERMEDIATE SCHOOLMiddle · 894 students
- IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMYMiddle · 820 students
- PATHWAYS COLLEGE PREPARATORY SCHOOL: A COLLEGE BOARD SCHOOLHigh · 818 students
- PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEYElementary · 806 students
- PS 131 ABIGAIL ADAMSElementary · 754 students
Other schools in JAMAICA
- HILLCREST HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,298 students
- THOMAS A EDISON CAREER AND TECHNICAL EDUCATION HIGH SCHOOLHigh · 2,146 students
- JHS 217 ROBERT A VAN WYCKMiddle · 1,265 students
- PS 95 EASTWOODElementary · 1,103 students
- PS 50 TALFOURD LAWN ELEMENTARY SCHOOLElementary · 904 students
- GROWING UP GREEN CHARTER SCHOOL IIElementary · 810 students
Nearby schools
- PS 95 EASTWOOD0.3 mi · 1,103
- IS 238 SUSAN B ANTHONY ACADEMY0.5 mi · 820
- PS/IS 116 WILLIAM C HUGHLEY0.5 mi · 806
- MS 3580.7 mi · 345
- QUEENS SCHOOL FOR LEADERSHIP AND EXCELLENCE (THE)0.7 mi · 590
- EMERSON SCHOOL (THE)0.7 mi · 284
Frequently asked questions
About PS/IS 268How large is PS/IS 268?
PS/IS 268 enrolls approximately 696 students in grades KG-08.
What age range does PS/IS 268 serve?
PS/IS 268 serves students from grade KG through grade 08.
How many teachers does PS/IS 268 have?
PS/IS 268 employs 54 FTE teachers, for a student-to-teacher ratio of 12.9:1.
What is the student diversity at PS/IS 268?
Student demographics at PS/IS 268 are roughly 2% White, 52% Hispanic, 11% Black, 24% Asian, 1% Two or more.
What district is PS/IS 268 in?
PS/IS 268 is part of NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29.
Data sourceSchool profile facts are sourced from the NCES. Community content is posted by allk12 members.