Is Ps 173 Fresh Meadows a good school?

Ps 173 Fresh Meadows ranks 280 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 173 Fresh Meadows?

In the 2023-24 school year, 935 students attended Ps 173 Fresh Meadows.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 173 Fresh Meadows?

Students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows are 60% Asian, 19% White, 15% Hispanic, 3% Two or more races, 2% African American, 1% American Indian.

What schools do graduates of Ps 173 Fresh Meadows attend?

Students who attend Ps 173 Fresh Meadows usually go on to attend: Middle : Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Summary:

Ps 173 Fresh Meadows is an elementary school located in Flushing, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 929 students. This high-performing school is part of the New York City Geographic District #26, which is ranked 182 out of 865 districts in New York and has a 4-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 173 Fresh Meadows consistently performs well on state assessments, with a high percentage of students proficient or better in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. In the 2023-2024 school year, the school's ELA proficiency rates ranged from 57.04% in 3rd grade to 75.64% in 5th grade, outperforming the New York City District #26 and state averages. Similarly, the school's Math proficiency rates ranged from 74.83% in 3rd grade to 83.13% in 5th grade, also exceeding the district and state averages. The school demonstrates strong performance across various student subgroups, often placing in the top quartile or top half of New York elementary schools.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools, Ps 173 Fresh Meadows stands out as a high-performing institution. For example, Ps 26 Rufus King, located just 0.93 miles away, has lower proficiency rates in ELA and Math across grades 3-5, while Ps/Is 178 Holliswood, 1.16 miles away, has significantly lower proficiency rates in these subjects. Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Ps 173 Fresh Meadows continues to excel academically, suggesting the school is effectively supporting and meeting the needs of its economically disadvantaged student population.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

174-10 67th Ave
Flushing, NY 11365-2099

(718) 358-2243

District: New York City Geographic District #26

SchoolDigger Rank:
280^th of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Per Pupil Expenditures: $15,194

Students who attend Ps 173 Fresh Meadows usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 216 George J Ryan

Student/teacher ratio: 15.0

Number of students: 935

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

60.1%

White:

19.5%

Hispanic:

14.7%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 65.7%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 173 Fresh Meadows ranks better than 88.5% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 11^th among 22 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #26. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 86.68. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Ps 173 Fresh Meadows has the largest elementary school student body size in the New York City Geographic District #26. Student population at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (60.1%), White (19.5%), Hispanic (14.7%). (See more...)

Compare Details 65.7% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows is 15. 16 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #26 have better student/teacher ratios. (See more...)

Compare Ps 173 Fresh Meadows employs 62 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows is $15,194. 19 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #26 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 173 Fresh Meadows:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 173 Fresh Meadows 280^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 173 Fresh Meadows in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #26:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #26 182^nd of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

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Rank History for all students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	83.69	179^th	2206	91.9%
2007	80.95	287^th	2219	87.1%
2008	81.80	236^th	2227	89.4%
2009	80.41	253^rd	2257	88.8%
2010	87.45	119^th	2263	94.7%
2011	90.03	87^th	2286	96.2%
2012	89.17	108^th	2320	95.3%
2013	92.57	93^rd	2325	96.0%
2014	91.22	119^th	2345	94.9%
2015	85.14	264^th	2352	88.8%
2016	84.71	267^th	2366	88.7%
2017	88.46	183^rd	2386	92.3%
2018	88.29	192^nd	2395	92.0%
2019	87.15	267^th	2413	88.9%
2021	88.53	157^th	2201	92.9%
2022	89.98	194^th	2434	92.0%
2023	86.72	297^th	2439	87.8%
2024	86.68	280^th	2445	88.5%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.02	48^th	938	94.9%
2019	78.23	71^st	860	91.7%
2022	79.81	105^th	1027	89.8%
2023	77.35	113^th	1001	88.7%
2024	86.49	46^th	1066	95.7%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.88	272^nd	1941	86.0%
2019	73.73	241^st	1859	87.0%
2022	80.53	202^nd	2031	90.1%
2023	73.94	310^th	2016	84.6%
2024	60.22	572^nd	2110	72.9%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	92.26	76^th	2045	96.3%
2019	90.36	131^st	2032	93.6%
2021	95.02	35^th	1678	97.9%
2022	94.25	71^st	2099	96.6%
2023	90.13	146^th	2041	92.8%
2024	92.09	113^th	2078	94.6%

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Rank History for Homeless students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2019	99.45	2^nd	570	99.6%
2023	80.70	78^th	637	87.8%
2024	60.72	203^rd	766	73.5%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	87.37	182^nd	2338	92.2%
2019	86.44	249^th	2357	89.4%
2021	87.97	125^th	1955	93.6%
2022	89.10	183^rd	2401	92.4%
2023	86.26	280^th	2403	88.3%
2024	87.88	223^rd	2413	90.8%

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Rank History for Military Connected students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2023	92.07	1^st	9	88.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.97	197^th	2340	91.6%
2019	84.74	278^th	2358	88.2%
2021	85.48	192^nd	1961	90.2%
2022	88.46	194^th	2400	91.9%
2023	84.43	308^th	2400	87.2%
2024	82.14	350^th	2411	85.5%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	73.18	142^nd	601	76.4%
2019	74.55	117^th	548	78.6%
2021	67.80	143^rd	430	66.7%
2022	73.46	161^st	671	76.0%
2023	72.56	159^th	605	73.7%
2024	71.02	185^th	662	72.1%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	76.53	233^rd	1392	83.3%
2019	67.83	313^th	1315	76.2%
2022	72.99	288^th	1503	80.8%
2023	52.79	596^th	1429	58.3%
2024	56.47	543^rd	1531	64.5%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	58.73	578^th	1408	58.9%
2019	47.36	710^th	1338	46.9%
2021	69.05	370^th	1224	69.8%
2022	60.28	535^th	1399	61.8%
2023	43.16	805^th	1337	39.8%
2024	46.79	748^th	1392	46.3%

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Data source: test scores: NY State Education Department, rankings: SchoolDigger.com

As you review the school rankings data, please be aware that some of the information from certain demographics is missing. The reason for this omission is that the data has been redacted from the source data itself due to low population samples in these specific demographic groups.

Redacting data from low population samples is a necessary step to ensure the reliability and accuracy of the results, as small sample sizes may not be representative of the broader population. Additionally, this measure helps protect the privacy of individuals belonging to these demographic groups.

Data source: NY State Education Department

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Enrollment information for Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	340	38	250	66	2	n/a	n/a	696
1990	339	40	252	86	1	n/a	n/a	718
1991	350	34	285	58	2	n/a	n/a	729
1992	341	35	314	62	0	n/a	n/a	752
1993	351	24	336	76	3	n/a	n/a	790
1994	315	29	355	87	2	n/a	n/a	788
1995	260	18	419	98	1	n/a	n/a	796
1996	260	18	419	98	1	n/a	n/a	796
1997	253	16	440	104	1	n/a	n/a	814
1998	229	14	460	120	3	n/a	n/a	826
1999	220	17	522	109	1	n/a	n/a	869
2000	186	23	542	115	2	n/a	n/a	868
2001	179	21	563	112	1	n/a	n/a	876
2002	196	19	522	102	0	n/a	n/a	839
2003	196	19	522	102	0	n/a	n/a	839
2004	171	28	480	97	0	n/a	n/a	776
2005	166	22	453	83	0	n/a	n/a	724
2006	171	22	472	77	0	n/a	n/a	742
2007	197	21	488	67	0	n/a	n/a	773
2008	193	17	502	67	0	n/a	n/a	779
2009	201	16	509	65	0	n/a	n/a	791
2010	203	16	523	57	1	n/a	n/a	800
2011	215	19	543	75	1	0	0	853
2012	239	16	558	88	0	1	0	902
2013	244	16	565	101	0	0	10	936
2014	256	12	551	96	3	0	12	930
2015	264	12	560	107	4	0	16	963
2016	258	11	547	111	6	0	20	953
2017	254	15	537	111	5	1	21	944
2018	242	16	557	105	5	1	23	949
2019	248	15	570	109	5	2	16	965
2020	235	17	571	105	4	2	14	948
2021	205	12	534	115	5	2	15	888
2022	194	11	538	124	10	3	17	897
2023	178	11	566	142	11	2	19	929
2024	182	16	562	137	10	1	27	935

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Enrollment/Ethnicity

For more information about how the Department of Education defines ethnicity, see Defining Race and Ethnicity Data, National Center for Education Statistics

Students eligible for free or discounted lunch at Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	696	32.9	21.1	n/a
1990	718	33.9	21.1	n/a
1991	729	33.9	21.5	n/a
1992	752	35.9	20.9	n/a
1993	790	34.0	23.2	n/a
1994	788	34.0	23.2	n/a
1995	796	36.0	22.1	n/a
1996	796	36.0	22.1	n/a
1997	814	37.0	22.0	27.5
1998	826	40.0	20.7	26.4
1999	869	38.8	22.4	28.7
2000	868	41.2	21.1	45.7
2001	876	46.0	19.0	44.1
2002	839	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	839	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	776	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	724	51.2	14.1	0
2006	742	50.0	14.8	53.1
2007	773	51.0	15.2	50.1
2008	779	47.0	16.6	55.5
2009	791	49.0	16.1	0
2010	800	44.0	18.1	n/a
2011	853	49.1	17.3	56.5
2012	902	51.0	17.6	57.3
2013	936	47.0	19.9	58.5
2014	930	45.0	20.6	55.9
2015	963	54.0	17.8	57.8
2016	953	59.0	16.1	57.6
2017	944	58.2	16.2	56.8
2018	949	58.0	16.3	58
2019	965	61.0	15.8	54.6
2020	948	60.0	15.8	55.6
2021	888	62.6	14.1	54.2
2022	897	61.9	14.4	58.9
2023	929	61.0	15.2	67.9
2024	935	62.0	15.0	65.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Students eligible for discounted/free lunch:

The National School Lunch Program (NSLP) provides low-cost or free meals to students in U.S. public and nonprofit private schools based on household income. Those with incomes below 130% of the poverty line receive free lunch, while those between 130% and 185% qualify for reduced-price lunch. The percentage of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch serves as a marker for poverty, as it reflects the socioeconomic status of families in a given school or district. A higher FRPL rate typically indicates a higher concentration of low-income families, suggesting that the school or district may face additional challenges in providing adequate resources and support for student success.

Student/Teacher Ratio Ps 173 Fresh Meadows

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	696	32.9	21.1	n/a
1990	718	33.9	21.1	n/a
1991	729	33.9	21.5	n/a
1992	752	35.9	20.9	n/a
1993	790	34.0	23.2	n/a
1994	788	34.0	23.2	n/a
1995	796	36.0	22.1	n/a
1996	796	36.0	22.1	n/a
1997	814	37.0	22.0	27.5
1998	826	40.0	20.7	26.4
1999	869	38.8	22.4	28.7
2000	868	41.2	21.1	45.7
2001	876	46.0	19.0	44.1
2002	839	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	839	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	776	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	724	51.2	14.1	0
2006	742	50.0	14.8	53.1
2007	773	51.0	15.2	50.1
2008	779	47.0	16.6	55.5
2009	791	49.0	16.1	0
2010	800	44.0	18.1	n/a
2011	853	49.1	17.3	56.5
2012	902	51.0	17.6	57.3
2013	936	47.0	19.9	58.5
2014	930	45.0	20.6	55.9
2015	963	54.0	17.8	57.8
2016	953	59.0	16.1	57.6
2017	944	58.2	16.2	56.8
2018	949	58.0	16.3	58
2019	965	61.0	15.8	54.6
2020	948	60.0	15.8	55.6
2021	888	62.6	14.1	54.2
2022	897	61.9	14.4	58.9
2023	929	61.0	15.2	67.9
2024	935	62.0	15.0	65.7

Data source: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Dept of Education.

About Student-Teacher Ratio

Student/teacher ratio is calculated by dividing the total number of students by the total number of full-time equivalent teachers. Please note that a smaller student/teacher ratio does not necessarily translate to smaller class size. In some instances, schools hire teachers part time, and some teachers are hired for specialized instruction with very small class sizes. These and other factors contribute to the student/teacher ratio. Note: For private schools, Student/teacher ratio may not include Pre-Kindergarten.

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