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Public School Review - Established 2003

Best Queens County Public Preschools (2026)

For the 2026 school year, there are 182 public preschools serving 106,517 students in Queens County, NY.
The top-ranked public preschools in Queens County, NY are P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway, Academy For Excellence Through The Arts and P.s. 188 Kingsbury. Overall testing rank is based on a school's combined math and reading proficiency test score ranking.
Queens County, NY public preschools have an average math proficiency score of 57% (versus the New York public pre school average of 48%), and reading proficiency score of 50% (versus the 41% statewide average). Pre schools in Queens County have an average ranking of 10/10, which is in the top 10% of New York public pre schools.
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public preschool average of 62% (majority Hispanic).

Best Public Preschools in Queens County (2026)

School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Quick Facts
Rank: #11.
P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway
(Math: 98% | Reading: 94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
71-25 113th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 263-9770
Gr: PK-5 | 749 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 71%
Rank: #22.
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts
(Math: ≥95% | Reading: 90-94%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 1%
68-60 110th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(929) 467-6200
Gr: PK-5 | 573 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 73%
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
P.s. 188 Kingsbury
(Math: 92% | Reading: 87%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
218-12 Hartland Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 600-5683
Gr: PK-5 | 637 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #3 - 43. - 4.
P.s. 94 David D Porter
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 85-89%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
41-77 Little Neck Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8491
Gr: PK-5 | 353 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #55.
P.s. 203 Oakland Gardens
(Math: 93% | Reading: 84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
53-11 Sprngfld Blvd
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8652
Gr: PK-5 | 818 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #66.
P.s. 101 School In The Gardens
(Math: 94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
2 Russell Pl
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-7230
Gr: PK-5 | 605 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 63%
Rank: #77.
P.s. 41 Crocheron
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
34-06 214th Lane
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8333
Gr: PK-5 | 445 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #88.
P.s. 205 Alexander Graham Bell
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 80-84%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 5%
75-25 Bell Blvd
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 464-5773
Gr: PK-5 | 225 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #99.
James J Ambrose School
(Math: 85% | Reading: 82%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
80-51 261st St
Glen Oaks, NY 11004
(718) 831-4010
Gr: PK-5 | 659 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 94%
Rank: #1010.
P.s. 121
(Math: 92% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
126-10 109th Ave
South Ozone Park, NY 11420
(718) 558-1560
Gr: PK-5 | 750 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 99%
Rank: #1111.
P.s. 130
(Math: 90-94% | Reading: 70-74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
200-01 42nd Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 819-2230
Gr: PK-5 | 361 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
P.s. 144 Col Jeromus Remsen
(Math: 85% | Reading: 77%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
69-20 Juno St
Forest Hills, NY 11375
(718) 268-2775
Gr: PK-5 | 766 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 70%
Rank: #12 - 1312. - 13.
P.s. 376
(Math: 85% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
210-21 48th Ave
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(929) 267-5900
Gr: PK-5 | 546 students Student-teacher ratio: 18:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #1414.
Active Learning Elementary School
(Math: 80-89% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
137-20 Franklin Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 445-5730
Gr: PK-3 | 458 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 122 Mamie Fay
Magnet School
(Math: 83% | Reading: 79%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
21-21 Ditmars Blvd
Astoria, NY 11105
(718) 721-6410
Gr: PK-8 | 1,124 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 49%
Rank: #1616.
Queens College School For Math Science & Technology
(Math: 79% | Reading: 83%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
148-20 Reeves Ave
Flushing, NY 11367
(718) 461-7462
Gr: PK-8 | 536 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 93%
Rank: #1717.
Ps/is 78
(Math: 82% | Reading: 78%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
48-09 Center Blvd
Long Island City, NY 11109
(718) 392-5402
Gr: PK-8 | 799 students Student-teacher ratio: 17:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #1818.
P.s. 209 Clearview Gardens
(Math: 84% | Reading: 74%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
16-10 Utopia Pkwy
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-3939
Gr: PK-5 | 445 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 80%
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 221 North Hills School
(Math: 84% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
57-40 Marathon Pkwy
Little Neck, NY 11362
(718) 225-7029
Gr: PK-5 | 504 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 84%
Rank: #2020.
P.s. 98 Douglaston School
(Math: 85-89% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
10/
10
Top 10%
40-20 235th St
Little Neck, NY 11363
(718) 423-8535
Gr: PK-5 | 264 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 69%
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 79 Francis Lewis
(Math: 84% | Reading: 70%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
147-27 15th Dr
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 746-0396
Gr: PK-5 | 1,088 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 86%
Rank: #2222.
P.s. 150
(Math: 77% | Reading: 73%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
40-01 43rd Ave
Sunnyside, NY 11104
(718) 784-2252
Gr: PK-5 | 657 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 76%
Rank: #2323.
P.s. 242 Leonard P Stavisky Early Childhood School
(Math: 70-79% | Reading: 75-79%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
29-66 137th St
Flushing, NY 11354
(718) 445-2902
Gr: PK-3 | 303 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #2424.
P.s. 159
(Math: 82% | Reading: 68%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
205-01 33rd Ave
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8553
Gr: PK-5 | 504 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 81%
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
P.s. 173 Fresh Meadows
(Math: 78% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
174-10 67th Ave
Fresh Meadows, NY 11365
(718) 358-2243
Gr: PK-5 | 950 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 82%
Rank: #25 - 2625. - 26.
P.s. 193 Alfred J Kennedy
(Math: 78% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
152-20 11th Ave
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 767-8810
Gr: PK-5 | 559 students Student-teacher ratio: 16:1 Minority enrollment: 57%
Rank: #2727.
P.s. 184 Flushing Manor
(Math: 77% | Reading: 69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
163-15 21st Rd
Whitestone, NY 11357
(718) 352-7800
Gr: PK-5 | 462 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 79%
Rank: #2828.
P.s. 18 Winchester
(Math: 75-79% | Reading: 65-69%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
86-35 235th Court
Queens Village, NY 11427
(718) 464-4167
Gr: PK-5 | 425 students Student-teacher ratio: 14:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #2929.
P.s. 46 Alley Pond
(Math: 83% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
64-45 218th St
Oakland Gardens, NY 11364
(718) 423-8395
Gr: PK-5 | 520 students Student-teacher ratio: 11:1 Minority enrollment: 88%
Rank: #3030.
P.s. 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-onassis
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 60-64%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
85-11 102nd St
Richmond Hill, NY 11418
(718) 558-2810
Gr: PK-5 | 470 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #3131.
P.s. 24 Andrew Jackson
(Math: 81% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
45-57 Union St
Flushing, NY 11355
(718) 359-2288
Gr: PK-5 | 1,197 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1 Minority enrollment: 98%
Rank: #3232.
P.s. 31 Bayside
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 61%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
211-45 46th Rd
Bayside, NY 11361
(718) 423-8289
Gr: PK-5 | 350 students Student-teacher ratio: 10:1 Minority enrollment: 92%
Rank: #3333.
P.s. 133 The Bellerose School Of Excellence
(Math: 77% | Reading: 62%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
248-05 86th Ave
Bellerose, NY 11426
(718) 831-4016
Gr: PK-5 | 596 students Student-teacher ratio: 12:1 Minority enrollment: 91%
Rank: #3434.
P.s. 234
(Math: 80-84% | Reading: 55-59%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
30-15 29th St
Astoria, NY 11102
(718) 956-2760
Gr: PK-5 | 465 students Student-teacher ratio: 15:1 Minority enrollment: 64%
Rank: #3535.
P.s. 176 Cambria Heights
(Math: 73% | Reading: 66%)
Rank:
9/
10
Top 20%
120-45 235th St
Cambria Heights, NY 11411
(718) 525-4057
Gr: PK-5 | 561 students Student-teacher ratio: 13:1
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Frequently Asked Questions

What are the top-ranked public preschools in Queens County, NY?
The top-ranked public preschools in Queens County, NY include P.s. 196 Grand Central Parkway, Academy For Excellence Through The Arts and P.s. 188 Kingsbury.
How many public preschools are located in Queens County?
183 public preschools are located in Queens County.
What is the racial composition of students in Queens County?
Queens County public preschools minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic and Asian), which is more than the New York public preschools average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Which public preschools in Queens County are often viewed compared to one another?

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