Top Rankings
New York City Geographic District #26 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Overall Rank
Highest overall rank (Top 10%)
Math Proficiency
Highest math proficiency (Top 20%)
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%)
Science Proficiency
Highest science proficiency (Top 10%)
Graduation Rate
Highest graduation rate (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025-26 school year, there are 34 public schools serving 29,019 students in New York City Geographic District #26. This district's average testing ranking is 10/10, which is in the top 10% of public schools in New York.
51爆料s in New York City Geographic District #26 have an average math proficiency score of 76% (versus the New York public school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 74% (versus the 49% statewide average).
The top ranked public schools in New York City Geographic District #26 are P.s. 188 Kingsbury, P.s. 94 David D Porter and P.s. 203 Oakland Gardens. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking. New York City Geographic District #26 has one of the highest concentrations of top ranked public schools in New York.
Minority enrollment is 89% of the student body (majority Asian), which is more than the New York public school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
34 Schools
4,816 Schools
# Students
29,019 Students
2,507,390 Students
# Teachers
1,999 Teachers
217,162 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
15:1
15:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New York City Geographic District #26, which is ranked #79 of all 1,008 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 93% has increased from 89% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#70 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 10%)
(Top 10%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
76%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
73%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
92%
78%
Graduation Rate
93%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.72
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
55%
10%
% Hispanic
20%
30%
% Black
10%
16%
% White
12%
40%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
Best New York City Geographic District #26 51爆料s (2025-26)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
P.s. 188 Kingsbury
(Math: 92% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
218-12 Hartland Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Gr: PK-5 | 665 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #1 - 21. - 2.
P.s. 94 David D Porter
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
41-77 Little Neck Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8491
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8491
Gr: PK-5 | 337 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #33.
P.s. 203 Oakland Gardens
(Math: 93% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
53-11 Sprngfld Blvd
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Gr: PK-5 | 813 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #44.
P.s. 41 Crocheron
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
214-43 35th Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8333
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8333
Gr: K-5 | 403 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 83%
Rank: #55.
Junior High School 74 Nathaniel Hawthorne
(Math: 87% | Reading: 86%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
61-15 Oceania St
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 631-6800
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 631-6800
Gr: 6-8 | 1,075 student Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 89%
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
Junior High School 67 Louis Pasteur
(Math: 87% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
51-60 Marathon Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11362
(718) 423-8138
Little Neck, NY 11362
(718) 423-8138
Gr: 6-8 | 946 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #6 - 76. - 7.
P.s. 205 Alexander Graham Bell
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
75-25 Bell Blvd
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 464-5773
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 464-5773
Gr: PK-5 | 236 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #88.
James J Ambrose School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
80-51 261st St
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4010
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4010
Gr: PK-5 | 664 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #99.
Junior High School 216 George J Ryan
Magnet School
(Math: 82% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
64-20 175th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2005
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2005
Gr: 6-8 | 1,495 student Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #1010.
P.s. 376
(Math: 85% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
210-21 48th Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 267-5900
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 267-5900
Gr: PK-5 | 519 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1111.
P.s. 221 North Hills School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
57-40 Marathon Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11362
(718) 225-7029
Little Neck, NY 11362
(718) 225-7029
Gr: PK-5 | 498 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #1212.
Middle School 158 Marie Curie
(Math: 77% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
46-35 Oceania St
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8100
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8100
Gr: 6-8 | 783 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #1313.
P.s. 98 Douglaston School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
40-20 235th St
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8535
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8535
Gr: PK-5 | 258 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 67%
Rank: #1414.
P.s. 159
(Math: 82% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
205-01 33rd Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8553
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8553
Gr: PK-5 | 542 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 173 Fresh Meadows
(Math: 78% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
174-10 67th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2243
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2243
Gr: PK-5 | 935 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #1616.
P.s. 18 Winchester
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
86-35 235th Court
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 464-4167
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 464-4167
Gr: PK-5 | 423 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #1717.
P.s. 46 Alley Pond
(Math: 83% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
64-45 218th St
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8395
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8395
Gr: PK-5 | 482 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #1818.
Irwin Altman Middle School 172
(Math: 67% | Reading: 76%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
81-14 257th St
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4000
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4000
Gr: 6-8 | 827 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 31 Bayside
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
211-45 46th Rd
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8289
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8289
Gr: PK-5 | 363 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #2020.
P.s. 133
(Math: 77% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
248-05 86th Ave
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 831-4016
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 831-4016
Gr: PK-5 | 600 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #2121.
Francis Lewis High School
(Math: 77% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
58-20 Utopia Pky
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 281-8200
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 281-8200
Gr: 9-12 | 4,406 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
P.s. 186 Castlewood
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
252-12 72nd Ave
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 831-4021
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 831-4021
Gr: PK-5 | 346 students Student-teacher ratio: 6:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #22 - 2322. - 23.
P.s. 191 Mayflower
(Math: 70-74% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
85-15 258th St
Floral Park, NY 11001
(718) 831-4032
Floral Park, NY 11001
(718) 831-4032
Gr: PK-5 | 348 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #2424.
P.s. 213 Carl Ullman School
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
231-02 67th Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8747
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8747
Gr: PK-5 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #2525.
Ps/is 266
(Math: 63% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
74-10 Commonwealth Blvd
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 479-3920
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 479-3920
Gr: PK-8 | 487 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #2626.
Benjamin N Cardozo High School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
57-00 223rd St
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 279-6500
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 279-6500
Gr: 9-12 | 2,997 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2727.
P.s. 162 John Golden
(Math: 71% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
201-02 53rd Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8621
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8621
Gr: PK-5 | 481 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2828.
P.s. 26 Rufus King
(Math: 66% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
195-02 69th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 464-4505
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 464-4505
Gr: PK-5 | 573 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #2929.
Bayside High School
(Math: 60% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
32-24 Corp Kennedy St
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 229-7600
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 229-7600
Gr: 9-12 | 3,010 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #3030.
Business Technology Early College High School
Vocational School
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
230-17 Hillside Ave
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 217-3613
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 217-3613
Gr: 9-12 | 532 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #3131.
Ps/is 178 Holliswood
(Math: 47% | Reading: 51%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
189-10 Radnor Rd
Hollis, NY 11423
(718) 464-5763
Hollis, NY 11423
(718) 464-5763
Gr: PK-8 | 528 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 47%
Rank: #3232.
Martin Van Buren High School
(Math: 30-34% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
230-17 Hillside Ave
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 776-4728
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 776-4728
Gr: 9-12 | 1,129 student Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #3333.
Queens High School Of Teaching Liberal Arts And Sciences
(Math: 35-39% | Reading: 25-29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
74-20 Commonwealth Blvd
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 736-7100
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 736-7100
Gr: 9-12 | 831 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: n/an/a
56-10 214th St
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 373-5878
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 373-5878
Gr: PK-3 | 134 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Frequently Asked Questions
How many schools belong to New York City Geographic District #26?
New York City Geographic District #26 manages 34 public schools serving 29,019 students.
What is the rank of New York City Geographic District #26?
New York City Geographic District #26 is ranked #79 out of 1,008 school districts in New York (top 10%) based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data for the 2022-2023 school year. This district ranks in the top 20% of New York school districts for: Highest overall rank (Top 10%), Highest math proficiency (Top 20%), Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 10%), Highest science proficiency (Top 10%), Highest graduation rate (Top 20%), Most diverse schools (Top 1%) and Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
What is the racial composition of students in New York City Geographic District #26?
55% of New York City Geographic District #26 students are Asian, 20% of students are Hispanic, 12% of students are White, 10% of students are Black, 2% of students are Two or more races, and 1% of students are American Indian.
What is the student/teacher ratio of New York City Geographic District #26?
New York City Geographic District #26 has a student/teacher ratio of 15:1, which is higher than the New York state average of 11:1.
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