For the 2025 school year, there are 387 public schools serving 267,015 students in Queens County, NY (there are , serving 48,530 private students). 85% of all K-12 students in Queens County, NY are educated in public schools (compared to the NY state average of 85%).
The top ranked public schools in Queens County, NY are 30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide), P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway and Academy For Excellence Through The Arts. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Queens County, NY public schools have an average math proficiency score of 53% (versus the New York public school average of 52%), and reading proficiency score of 55% (versus the 49% statewide average). Schools in Queens County have an average ranking of 9/10, which is in the top 20% of New York public schools.
Minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public school average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Best Public Schools in Queens County (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide)
Magnet School
(Math: 96% | Reading: 97%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
28-37 29th St
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 726-0501
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 726-0501
Gr: K-8 | 513 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 77%
Rank: #22.
P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway
(Math: 98% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
71-25 113th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Gr: PK-5 | 794 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #33.
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
68-60 110th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(929) 467-6200
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(929) 467-6200
Gr: PK-5 | 518 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #44.
Baccalaureate School For Global Education
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 1%10
34-12 36th Ave
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 361-5275
Astoria, NY 11106
(718) 361-5275
Gr: 7-12 | 525 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #5 - 65. - 6.
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: #5 - 65. - 6.
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: #77.
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: #88.
P.s. 101 School In The Gardens
(Math: 94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
2 Russell Pl
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Gr: PK-5 | 612 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #99.
Success Academy Charter School - Springfield Gardens
Charter School
(Math: 93% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
132-55 Ridgedale St-3rd Fl
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(347) 602-4335
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(347) 602-4335
Gr: K-8 | 944 students
Rank: #1010.
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: #1111.
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: #1212.
Success Academy Charter School - Rosedale
Charter School
(Math: 92% | Reading: 80%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
147-65 249th St
Rosedale, NY 11422
(347) 514-7060
Rosedale, NY 11422
(347) 514-7060
Gr: K-8 | 1,270 student Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1313.
Townsend Harris High School
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 5%10
149-11 Melbourne Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 575-5580
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 575-5580
Gr: 9-12 | 1,333 student Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #14 - 1514. - 15.
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: #14 - 1514. - 15.
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: #1616.
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: #1717.
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: #1818.
P.s. 121
(Math: 92% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
126-10 109th Ave
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 558-1560
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 558-1560
Gr: PK-5 | 711 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1919.
Success Academy Charter School-far Rockaway
Charter School
(Math: 94% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 704-1421
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 704-1421
Gr: K-8 | 714 students Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2020.
Queens High School For The Sciences At York College
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
94-50 159th St
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 657-3181
Jamaica, NY 11433
(718) 657-3181
Gr: 9-12 | 498 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 130
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
200-01 42nd Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 819-2230
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 819-2230
Gr: PK-5 | 377 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 95 Eastwood
(Math: 75% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
179-01 90th Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-0007
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-0007
Gr: K-5 | 1,091 student Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
P.s. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
(Math: 85% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
69-20 Juno St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-2775
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-2775
Gr: PK-5 | 805 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 19:1 Minority enrollment: 72%
Rank: #23 - 2423. - 24.
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: #2525.
Active Learning Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
137-20 Franklin Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 445-5730
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 445-5730
Gr: PK-3 | 462 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #2626.
P.s. 122 Mamie Fay
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
21-21 Ditmars Blvd
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 721-6410
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 721-6410
Gr: PK-8 | 1,146 student Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 50%
Rank: #2727.
Queens College School For Math Science & Technology
(Math: 79% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
148-20 Reeves Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 461-7462
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 461-7462
Gr: PK-8 | 551 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #2828.
Ps/is 78
(Math: 82% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
48-09 Center Blvd
Long Island City, NY 11109
(718) 392-5402
Long Island City, NY 11109
(718) 392-5402
Gr: PK-8 | 759 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #2929.
Success Academy Charter School-south Jamaica
Charter School
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
120-27 141st St
Jamaica, NY 11436
(718) 704-1441
Jamaica, NY 11436
(718) 704-1441
Gr: K-4 | 493 students Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3030.
Scholars' Academy
(Math: 73% | Reading: 90%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
320 Beach 104th St
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 474-6918
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 474-6918
Gr: 6-12 | 1,193 student Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 66%
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 209 Clearview Gardens
(Math: 84% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
16-10 Utopia Pkwy
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-3939
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-3939
Gr: PK-5 | 457 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Rank: #3232.
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: #3333.
Bell Academy
(Math: 75% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
Rank:
10/
Top 10%10
18-25 212th St
Bayside, NY 11360
(718) 428-0587
Bayside, NY 11360
(718) 428-0587
Gr: 6-8 | 360 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #3434.
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: #3535.
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%
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Queens County Public Schools (Closed)
School
Location
Quick Facts
76-05 51st Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 429-5287
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 429-5287
Gr: 4-5 | 440 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
130-01 Rockaway Boulevard
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 529-2547
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 529-2547
Gr: 5 | 223 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
100-00 Beach Channel Dr
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 945-6900
Rockaway Park, NY 11694
(718) 945-6900
Gr: 9-12 | 133 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
207-01 116th Ave
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-2807
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-2807
Gr: 11-12 | 25 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 8:1
Childville Boys Progress House (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
162-19 76th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Childville Girls Progress High Schoole (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
162-08 77th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
Creedmoor Psych Center (Closed 2008)
Special Education School
80-45 Winchester Boulevard- Bu
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 264-5003
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 264-5003
Gr: Inquire with school | 9 students
94-02 104th St
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 850-8301
Ozone Park, NY 11416
(718) 850-8301
Gr: 9-10 | 226 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
821 Bay 25th St
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 327-6001
Far Rockaway, NY 11691
(718) 327-6001
Gr: 9-12 | 70 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 23:1
Horizons High School (Closed 2006)
Alternative School
15-15 Hazen Street
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-4636
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-4636
Gr: Inquire with school
I.S. 231 Magnetech 2000 (Closed 2014)
Magnet School
14500 Springfield Blvd
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(718) 276-5140
Springfield Gardens, NY 11413
(718) 276-5140
Gr: 7-8 | 305 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Ida B. Wells School (Closed 2004)
Alternative School
166-02 Jamaica Ave
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 262-9390
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 262-9390
Island Academy (Closed 2006)
Alternative School
18-00 Hazen St
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-6200
East Elmhurst, NY 11370
(718) 546-6200
Gr: 10 | 67 students Minority enrollment: 93%
158-40 76th Road
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(718) 591-9000
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(718) 591-9000
Gr: 7-9 | 412 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 21:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
365 Beach 56th Street
Arverne, NY 11692
(718) 945-3300
Arverne, NY 11692
(718) 945-3300
Gr: PK-8 | 293 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
167-01 Gothic Dr
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-5942
Jamaica, NY 11432
(718) 739-5942
Gr: 9-12 | 60 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 9:1
28-37 29th Street
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 278-1220
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 278-1220
Gr: PK-5 | 783 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
207-01 116th Ave
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-6432
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 978-6432
Gr: 10-12 | 42 students Student-Teacher Ratio: 7:1
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Frequently Asked Questions
What are the top ranked public schools in Queens County, NY?
The top ranked public schools in Queens County, NY include 30th Avenue School (G & T Citywide), P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway and Academy For Excellence Through The Arts.
How many public schools are located in Queens County?
387 public schools are located in Queens County.
What percentage of students in Queens County go to public school?
85% of all K-12 students in Queens County are educated in public schools (compared to the NY state average of 85%).
What is the racial composition of students in Queens County?
Queens County public schools minority enrollment is 90% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public schools average of 60% (majority Hispanic).
Which public schools in Queens County are often viewed compared to one another?
Popular comparisons of public schools in Queens County include: Joseph F Quinn Intermediate School 77 vs. I.s. 93 Ridgewood, I.s. 237 vs. East-west School Of International Studies, Junior High School 194 William Carr vs. Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker
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