Top Rankings
New York City Geographic District #25 ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Reading/Language Arts Proficiency
Highest reading/language arts proficiency (Top 20%)
Diversity
Most diverse schools (Top 1%)
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2026 school year, there are 46 public schools serving 33,704 students in New York City Geographic District #25. This district's average testing ranking is 8/10, which is in the top 30% of public schools in New York.
Public Schools in New York City Geographic District #25 have an average math proficiency score of 64% (versus the New York public school average of 53%), and reading proficiency score of 63% (versus the 49% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 92% of the student body (majority Asian), which is more than the New York public school average of 61% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
46 Schools
4,810 Schools
# Students
33,704 Students
2,503,634 Students
# Teachers
2,568 Teachers
218,347 Teachers
Student-Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New York City Geographic District #25, which is ranked #211 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 81% has increased from 69% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#206 out of 1017 school districts
(Top 30%)
(Top 30%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
64%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
63%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
86%
78%
Graduation Rate
81%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.64
0.73
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
47%
10%
% Hispanic
37%
31%
% Black
5%
15%
% White
8%
39%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
2%
4%
All Ethnic Groups
Best New York City Geographic District #25 Public Schools (2026)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
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 | 1,342 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 85%
Rank: #22.
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 | 361 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #33.
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 | 458 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1
Rank: #44.
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 | 536 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #55.
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 | 445 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #66.
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 | 441 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 75%
Rank: #77.
P.s. 79 Francis Lewis
(Math: 84% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
147-27 15th Dr
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 746-0396
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 746-0396
Gr: PK-5 | 1,088 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #88.
East-west School Of International Studies
(Math: 74% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
46-21 Colden St
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 353-0009
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 353-0009
Gr: 6-12 | 700 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #99.
P.s. 242 Leonard P Stavisky Early Childhood School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
29-66 137th St
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-2902
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-2902
Gr: PK-3 | 303 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1010.
P.s. 169 Bay Terrace
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
18-25 212th St
Bayside, NY 11360
(718) 428-6160
Bayside, NY 11360
(718) 428-6160
Gr: K-5 | 406 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #1111.
P.s. 193 Alfred J Kennedy
(Math: 78% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
152-20 11th Ave
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 767-8810
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 767-8810
Gr: PK-5 | 559 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #1212.
P.s. 184 Flushing Manor
(Math: 77% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
163-15 21st Rd
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-7800
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-7800
Gr: PK-5 | 462 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #1313.
P.s. 24 Andrew Jackson
(Math: 81% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
45-57 Union St
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 359-2288
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 359-2288
Gr: PK-5 | 1,197 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #1414.
Junior High School 194 William Carr
(Math: 70% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
154-60 17th Ave
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 746-0818
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 746-0818
Gr: 6-8 | 986 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #1515.
Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker
Magnet School
(Math: 71% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
147-26 25th Dr
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-3232
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-3232
Gr: 6-8 | 1,516 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1616.
P.s. 32 State Street
(Math: 75% | Reading: 65%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
33-59 171 St
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 463-3747
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 463-3747
Gr: K-5 | 815 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #1717.
P.s. 163 Flushing Heights
(Math: 81% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
9/
Top 20%10
159-01 59th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 353-2514
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 353-2514
Gr: PK-5 | 757 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1818.
I.s. 237
(Math: 70% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
46-21 Colden St
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 353-6464
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 353-6464
Gr: 6-8 | 1,313 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1919.
I.s. 25 Adrien Block
(Math: 63% | Reading: 72%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
34-65 192nd St
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 961-3480
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 961-3480
Gr: 6-8 | 1,023 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #2020.
P.s. 22 Thomas Jefferson
(Math: 74% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
153-33 Sanford Ave
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 762-4141
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 762-4141
Gr: PK-5 | 747 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 120
(Math: 71% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
58-01 136th St
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 359-3390
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 359-3390
Gr: PK-5 | 748 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 165 Edith K Bergtraum
(Math: 67% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
70-35 150th St
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 263-4004
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 263-4004
Gr: PK-5 | 606 students Student-teacher ratio: 8:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2323.
P.s. 219 Paul Klapper
(Math: 65% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
144-39 Gravett Rd
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 793-2130
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 793-2130
Gr: PK-8 | 596 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 90%
Rank: #2424.
World Journalism Preparatory A College Board School
(Math: 55% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
34-65 192nd St
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 461-2219
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 461-2219
Gr: 6-12 | 613 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 62%
Rank: #2525.
P.s. 21 Edward Hart
(Math: 67% | Reading: 60%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
147-36 26th Ave
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-8833
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-8833
Gr: PK-5 | 1,086 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #2626.
P.s. 154
(Math: 64% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
75-02 162nd St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(718) 591-1500
Fresh Meadows, NY 11366
(718) 591-1500
Gr: PK-5 | 542 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 87%
Rank: #2727.
P.s. 214 Cadwallader Colden
(Math: 63% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
31-15 140th St
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 461-4055
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 461-4055
Gr: PK-5 | 331 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #2828.
North Queens Community High School
(Math: 60-69% | Reading: ≥80% )
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
141-25 77th Rd
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 380-1650
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 380-1650
Gr: 9-12 | 117 students Student-teacher ratio: 9:1 Minority enrollment: 95%
Rank: #2929.
P.s. 164 Queens Valley
(Math: 56% | Reading: 64%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
138-01 77th Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 544-1083
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 544-1083
Gr: PK-8 | 527 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #3030.
Ps/ms 200 Magnet School-global Studi
Magnet School
(Math: 53% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
70-10 164th St
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 969-7780
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 969-7780
Gr: PK-8 | 489 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 107 Thomas A Dooley
(Math: 57% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
167-02 45th Ave
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 762-5995
Flushing, NY 11358
(718) 762-5995
Gr: PK-5 | 806 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #3232.
P.s. 20 John Bowne
(Math: 67% | Reading: 44%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
142-30 Barclay Ave
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 359-0321
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 359-0321
Gr: PK-5 | 995 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #3333.
Queens Academy High School
(Math: 55-59% | Reading: 60-69% )
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
138-11 35th Ave
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 463-3111
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 463-3111
Gr: 9-12 | 351 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 97%
Rank: #3434.
P.s. 129 Patricia Larkin
(Math: 58% | Reading: 48%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
128-02 7th Ave
College Point, NY 11356
(718) 353-3150
College Point, NY 11356
(718) 353-3150
Gr: PK-5 | 1,071 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #3535.
Flushing International High School
(Math: 50-59% | Reading: <50%)
Rank:
Rank:
6/
Top 50%10
144-80 Barclay Ave
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 463-2348
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 463-2348
Gr: 9-12 | 390 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
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Frequently Asked Questions
How many schools belong to New York City Geographic District #25?
New York City Geographic District #25 manages 46 public schools serving 33,704 students.
What is the rank of New York City Geographic District #25?
New York City Geographic District #25 is ranked #211 out of 1,008 school districts in New York (top 30%) 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 reading/language arts proficiency (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 #25?
47% of New York City Geographic District #25 students are Asian, 37% of students are Hispanic, 8% of students are White, 5% 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 #25?
New York City Geographic District #25 has a student/teacher ratio of 13:1, which is higher than the New York state average of 11:1.
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