PS/IS 268

PS/IS 268 is one of the high-enrollment primary schools in JAMAICA, New York, operated by NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29, with 696 students on its rolls from grades K through 8. Enrollment runs roughly 57% bigger than the state mean of about 443.

Across the 46 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #29 (21,817 students total), PS/IS 268 accounts for its share of the district's footprint.

Looking at the student body, PS/IS 268 logs that 52% of students identify as Hispanic, with the remaining enrollment distributed across several groups; the rest is composed of 24% Asian, 11% Black, 9% Native American. By comparison, Queens County as a whole is about 28% Hispanic, so the school skews visibly more Hispanic than its surroundings.

In terms of school funding signals, On paper, PS/IS 268 has 54 full-time-equivalent teachers, translating to a class-load average of around 12.9:1. That tracks the state average closely. About 83% of enrolled students meet the income threshold for free or reduced-price lunch, a commonly cited indicator of low-income enrollment.

On a residual basis (actual vs predicted given the student mix), PS/IS 268 sits in the middle band of the BeatsExpectations distribution. Schools with this campus's student mix typically land near 44.3%; this one delivers 47.4%.

In the surrounding community, census data for Queens County shows median household earnings sit near $86,136, roughly 36% of adults have completed at least a four-year degree, 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/IS 268 is one.

PS 95 EASTWOOD is the nearest neighboring public school, about 0.3 miles from this campus. Within five miles, there are 8 other public schools. Among the 9 schools in that immediate cluster with test data (this one included), PS/IS 268 ranks 6th on composite proficiency, beneath the local average of 50.3%.

The campus sits in a downtown setting.

Trend over the last 7 years. Over the past 7-year window, the student count expanded 10%: 635 students in 2018 compared to 696 in 2025. Hispanic enrollment moved from 32% to 52% across the same window. The student-to-teacher ratio fell from 14.1:1 in 2018 to 12.9:1 today.

On this page, members of the PS/IS 268 community share and discuss classroom updates, athletics, and weather closures. The community welcomes input from current and former families.