Is Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen a good school?

Yes. Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen ranks in the top 5.3% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen?

In the 2023-24 school year, 805 students attended Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen?

Students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen are 36% Asian, 28% White, 23% Hispanic, 11% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen attend?

Students who attend Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen usually go on to attend: Middle : Junior High School 190 Russell Sage High : Queens Metropolitan High School

Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Summary:

Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen is an exceptional elementary school located in Forest Hills, New York, serving 830 students in grades PK-5. This school consistently ranks among the top elementary schools in the state, with consistently high academic performance that significantly exceeds district and state averages.

Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen's academic excellence is evident across all student subgroups, with the school ranking in the top 100-200 in the state for female, male, Hispanic, Asian, white, and special education students. This indicates the school's ability to effectively support the academic growth of diverse learners. Additionally, the school spends significantly more per student ($16,006 in 2022-2023) compared to the New York City Geographic District #28 average, which likely contributes to its strong outcomes. The school also maintains a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 18.8, allowing for more individualized attention.

When compared to other nearby elementary schools in the same district, Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen significantly outperforms its peers on state assessments across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in 2023-2024, the school's 3rd-5th grade ELA and Math proficiency rates were 10-20 percentage points higher than the next best performing school, Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway. This exceptional performance, combined with the school's socioeconomic diversity and its ability to support historically underserved student groups, makes Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen a standout elementary school in the region.

Detail:

Public PK, KG-5

69-20 Juno St
Forest Hills, NY 11375-5812

(718) 268-2775

District: New York City Geographic District #28

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

Per Pupil Expenditures: $16,006

Students who attend Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 190 Russell Sage
High:	Queens Metropolitan High School

Student/teacher ratio: 18.7

Number of students: 805

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

35.8%

White:

28.3%

Hispanic:

23.1%

Free/discounted lunch recipients: 22.9%

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Performance Trends

Compare Details Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen ranks better than 94.7% of elementary schools in New York. It also ranks 5^th among 27 ranked elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28. (See more...)

Compare Details In 2024 the calculated Average Standard Score was 93.57. (See more...)

Student Body

Compare Details Student population at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen is diverse. Racial makeup is: Asian (35.8%), White (28.3%), Hispanic (23.1%). (See more...)

Compare Details 22.9% of students are receiving a free or discounted lunch. This is the lowest percentage in the New York City Geographic District #28. (See more...)

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Teachers

Compare Details The student/teacher ratio at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen is 18.7, which is the highest among 27 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28! (See more...)

Compare Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen employs 43 full-time teachers.

Finance

Compare Details The average total spent per student at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen is $16,006. 22 elementary schools in the New York City Geographic District #28 spend more per student.

Schooldigger 2024 Rankings:

Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen:

SchoolDigger ranks Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen 129^th of 2445 New York public elementary schools. (See Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen in the ranking list.)

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New York City Geographic District #28:

SchoolDigger ranks New York City Geographic District #28 429^th of 865 New York school districts. (See district ranking list.)

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Rank History for Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

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Rank History for all students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2006	75.62	499^th	2206	77.4%
2007	69.83	750^th	2219	66.2%
2008	67.80	825^th	2227	63.0%
2009	68.11	791^st	2257	65.0%
2010	74.36	546^th	2263	75.9%
2011	71.89	630^th	2286	72.4%
2012	77.31	473^rd	2320	79.6%
2013	91.24	121^st	2325	94.8%
2014	91.68	113^th	2345	95.2%
2015	87.85	201^st	2352	91.5%
2016	85.00	266^th	2366	88.8%
2017	84.17	286^th	2386	88.0%
2018	86.00	249^th	2395	89.6%
2019	86.49	285^th	2413	88.2%
2021	92.82	56^th	2201	97.5%
2022	93.18	118^th	2434	95.2%
2023	92.07	175^th	2439	92.8%
2024	93.57	129^th	2445	94.7%

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Rank History for English Language Learner students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile	SchoolDigger Rating
2022	43.18	487^th	1027	52.6%

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Rank History for Special Education students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	64.19	427^th	1941	78.0%
2019	50.93	664^th	1859	64.3%
2021	88.37	51^st	1044	95.1%
2022	89.38	98^th	2031	95.2%
2023	90.54	105^th	2016	94.8%
2024	81.97	211^th	2110	90.0%

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Rank History for Low Socio Economic Status students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	77.85	309^th	2045	84.9%
2019	78.12	322^nd	2032	84.2%
2021	96.28	25^th	1678	98.5%
2022	75.84	341^st	2099	83.8%
2023	81.11	273^rd	2041	86.6%
2024	87.49	161^st	2078	92.3%

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Rank History for Female students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	86.67	201^st	2338	91.4%
2019	87.04	236^th	2357	90.0%
2021	92.39	41^st	1955	97.9%
2022	92.03	118^th	2401	95.1%
2023	90.24	188^th	2403	92.2%
2024	92.93	122^nd	2413	94.9%

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Rank History for Male students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	82.71	294^th	2340	87.4%
2019	83.06	321^st	2358	86.4%
2021	90.81	70^th	1961	96.4%
2022	92.60	105^th	2400	95.6%
2023	91.34	164^th	2400	93.2%
2024	91.83	140^th	2411	94.2%

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Rank History for Asian students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	71.68	158^th	601	73.7%
2019	69.84	155^th	548	71.7%
2021	75.12	83^rd	430	80.7%
2022	75.10	146^th	671	78.2%
2023	79.98	90^th	605	85.1%
2024	81.02	95^th	662	85.6%

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Rank History for Hispanic students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	66.48	378^th	1392	72.8%
2019	57.88	453^rd	1315	65.6%
2021	93.08	32^nd	818	96.1%
2022	92.62	72^nd	1503	95.2%
2023	84.90	134^th	1429	90.6%
2024	89.58	101^st	1531	93.4%

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Rank History for White students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Year	Avg Standard Score	Statewide Rank	Total # Ranked Elementary Schools	NY State Percentile
2018	70.54	375^th	1408	73.4%
2019	79.97	231^st	1338	82.7%
2021	85.52	85^th	1224	93.1%
2022	85.08	124^th	1399	91.1%
2023	79.50	241^st	1337	82.0%
2024	83.90	177^th	1392	87.3%

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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

Review counts

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Reviews:

by a parent
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Tour this great school and see what it has to offer your child. My son graduated last year and he misses all the love and support, A nurturing enviroment lead by an amazing Principal. The assistant thankfully ( very cold lady) isn't so in charge, Principal Schneider lets it be known it is her school. Teachers care and the main office has very nice ladies. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, February 2, 2017

Both of my children graduated from this school in the last three years. The principal is the shining star in this School, my children miss her. She is a leader in education and kindness. My children left to two different amazing middle schools. I know they will always be ahead of the game from what they learned here @144 Close Quote

by a parent
Tuesday, April 12, 2016

All schools in Forest Hills/Rego Park area are academically strong. PS144 is not only academically strong, but it is also special in that it has residencies and programs that other schools don't (residencies in art, dance, theater, puppetry, Guggenheim museum, Queens museum, trout in the classroom, etc, etc).
The PA of 144 is very active, organizing fun events and raising money to make special programs possible.
The con is that PS144 has been increasingly getting overcrowded. Lots of families with kids are moving into the area. Close Quote

by a parent
Thursday, October 23, 2014

My daughter just started Kindergarten and loves the school, I am so suprised she actually wakes up wanting to go to school, the principle is great and involved, she greets all the kids in the morning (something ive never seen before) , glad my daughter is in this school. Close Quote

Enrollment information for Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

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Year	White	African American	Asian	Hispanic	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Total
1989	169	75	145	59	1	n/a	n/a	449
1990	173	61	150	48	0	n/a	n/a	432
1991	167	60	164	65	0	n/a	n/a	456
1992	194	66	160	69	0	n/a	n/a	489
1993	194	74	167	72	1	n/a	n/a	508
1994	198	57	184	76	1	n/a	n/a	516
1995	246	45	241	96	1	n/a	n/a	629
1996	246	45	241	96	1	n/a	n/a	629
1997	268	40	258	105	2	n/a	n/a	673
1998	295	34	266	124	2	n/a	n/a	721
1999	296	36	277	137	1	n/a	n/a	747
2000	296	46	272	153	0	n/a	n/a	767
2001	320	57	283	154	1	n/a	n/a	815
2002	250	57	266	123	1	n/a	n/a	697
2003	250	57	266	123	1	n/a	n/a	697
2004	257	63	270	118	2	n/a	n/a	710
2005	251	55	276	117	1	n/a	n/a	700
2006	246	62	287	124	3	n/a	n/a	722
2007	262	55	272	118	1	n/a	n/a	708
2008	265	55	264	112	1	n/a	n/a	697
2009	266	58	288	98	2	n/a	n/a	712
2010	290	43	263	98	3	n/a	n/a	697
2011	269	22	260	140	4	0	0	695
2012	255	31	280	123	5	2	14	710
2013	302	26	285	113	8	3	51	788
2014	301	26	295	119	5	0	62	808
2015	288	23	299	130	3	0	71	814
2016	311	25	313	152	3	0	70	874
2017	312	26	330	161	3	1	63	896
2018	315	11	326	170	3	1	67	893
2019	345	11	311	163	2	1	71	904
2020	352	15	333	163	1	1	76	941
2021	305	15	332	160	1	2	81	896
2022	265	10	319	152	2	1	81	830
2023	257	9	310	165	3	2	84	830
2024	228	14	288	186	3	0	86	805

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 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	449	35.0	12.8	n/a
1990	432	38.9	11.1	n/a
1991	456	36.0	12.6	n/a
1992	489	34.5	14.1	n/a
1993	508	35.0	14.5	n/a
1994	516	36.0	14.3	n/a
1995	629	42.2	14.9	n/a
1996	629	42.2	14.9	n/a
1997	673	42.1	16.0	28.8
1998	721	46.0	15.7	27.5
1999	747	47.2	15.8	22.9
2000	767	50.2	15.3	32.7
2001	815	49.3	16.5	34.4
2002	697	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	697	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	710	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	700	n/a	n/a	0
2006	722	53.0	13.6	34.8
2007	708	55.0	12.9	34.6
2008	697	51.0	13.7	30.6
2009	712	51.0	14.0	29.9
2010	697	54.0	12.9	n/a
2011	695	52.2	13.2	29.5
2012	710	51.0	13.9	28.6
2013	788	52.0	15.1	28.2
2014	808	48.0	16.8	24.4
2015	814	48.0	16.9	24.7
2016	874	50.0	17.4	21.6
2017	896	53.8	16.6	18.9
2018	893	53.0	16.8	21.7
2019	904	52.0	17.3	21.8
2020	941	52.0	18.0	18.1
2021	896	54.0	16.5	20
2022	830	46.0	18.0	18.8
2023	830	44.0	18.8	23.6
2024	805	43.0	18.7	22.9

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 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

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Year	# Students	Full-time Teachers	Student/Teacher ratio	% Free/Discounted Lunch
1989	449	35.0	12.8	n/a
1990	432	38.9	11.1	n/a
1991	456	36.0	12.6	n/a
1992	489	34.5	14.1	n/a
1993	508	35.0	14.5	n/a
1994	516	36.0	14.3	n/a
1995	629	42.2	14.9	n/a
1996	629	42.2	14.9	n/a
1997	673	42.1	16.0	28.8
1998	721	46.0	15.7	27.5
1999	747	47.2	15.8	22.9
2000	767	50.2	15.3	32.7
2001	815	49.3	16.5	34.4
2002	697	n/a	n/a	n/a
2003	697	n/a	n/a	n/a
2004	710	n/a	n/a	n/a
2005	700	n/a	n/a	0
2006	722	53.0	13.6	34.8
2007	708	55.0	12.9	34.6
2008	697	51.0	13.7	30.6
2009	712	51.0	14.0	29.9
2010	697	54.0	12.9	n/a
2011	695	52.2	13.2	29.5
2012	710	51.0	13.9	28.6
2013	788	52.0	15.1	28.2
2014	808	48.0	16.8	24.4
2015	814	48.0	16.9	24.7
2016	874	50.0	17.4	21.6
2017	896	53.8	16.6	18.9
2018	893	53.0	16.8	21.7
2019	904	52.0	17.3	21.8
2020	941	52.0	18.0	18.1
2021	896	54.0	16.5	20
2022	830	46.0	18.0	18.8
2023	830	44.0	18.8	23.6
2024	805	43.0	18.7	22.9

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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