Public schools in Flushing, NY
Flushing has 45 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 12 high, 7 middle, 26 elementary, enrolling 33,699 students. They are run by 5 districts and agencies; New York City Geographic District #25 runs 35 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 5 districts and agencies that run Flushing's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Flushing | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Geographic District #25 | 35 | 34,704 | not reported |
| New York City Geographic District #26 | 5 | 29,116 | not reported |
| NYC Special Schools - District 75 | 3 | 27,425 | not reported |
| New York City Geographic District #24 | 1 | 51,074 | not reported |
| New York City Geographic District #30 | 1 | 36,007 | not reported |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: school location city and operating agency; NCES F-33 fiscal year 2022-23: district fall membership and current spending per student. Schools on a city's edge can serve students from outside it.
12 high schools in Flushing, 10,215 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| John Bowne High School | 2,778 | 13.5 | 76.2% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| Flushing High School | 1,650 | 14.3 | 82.7% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| Townsend Harris High School | 1,342 | 14.9 | 51.2% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| East-West School of International Studies | 700 | 10.6 | 79.4% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| Veritas Academy | 653 | 15.2 | 80.1% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| World Journalism Preparatory: a College Board School | 613 | 13.7 | 51.1% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| Queens School of Inquiry (the) | 593 | 12.7 | 63.2% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| Robert F Kennedy Community High School | 587 | 12.5 | 74.4% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| Queens High School for Language Studies | 441 | 15.2 | 78.7% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| Flushing International High School | 390 | 12.8 | 87.7% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
The other 2 high schools
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Queens Academy High School | 351 | 11.9 | 92.3% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| North Queens Community High School | 117 | 8.7 | 78.6% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
7 middle schools in Flushing, 6,827 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 216 George J Ryan | 1,516 | 17.7 | 65.9% | New York City Geographic District #26 |
| JHS 185 Edward Bleeker | 1,516 | 13.6 | 72.2% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| Is 237 | 1,313 | 15.2 | 80.4% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| Is 25 Adrien Block | 1,023 | 14.1 | 64.9% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| JHS 189 Daniel Carter Beard | 603 | 10.9 | 82.6% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| PS 419 | 602 | 12.3 | 92.5% | New York City Geographic District #24 |
| Is 250 Robert F Kennedy Community Middle School (the) | 254 | 9.6 | 82.3% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
26 elementary schools in Flushing, 16,657 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS 24 Andrew Jackson | 1,197 | 13.0 | 80.7% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| PS 21 Edward Hart | 1,086 | 13.1 | 75.4% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| PS 20 John Bowne | 995 | 13.8 | 83.5% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| PS 173 Fresh Meadows | 950 | 14.9 | 64.5% | New York City Geographic District #26 |
| PS 32 State Street | 815 | 13.2 | 61.8% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| PS 107 Thomas a Dooley | 806 | 13.9 | 79.5% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| PS 163 Flushing Heights | 757 | 14.3 | 79.3% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| PS 120 | 748 | 13.4 | 86.1% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| PS 22 Thomas Jefferson | 747 | 13.0 | 80.3% | New York City Geographic District #25 |
| PS 188 Kingsbury | 637 | 15.2 | 35.6% | New York City Geographic District #26 |
The other 16 elementary schools
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch); level from the directory. All free (CEP): every student eats free under the Community Eligibility Provision, so the school reports no free-lunch count.
How Flushing's public schools compare with New York's
The median Flushing school has 13.2 students per full-time teacher, more than the New York median of 11.1. 73% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 602 students (state 428).
| Flushing | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.2 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 602 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 73% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 0% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 45 Flushing schools and the 4,767 New York schools open that year with students); Title I status CCD 2021-22. Students per teacher counts 2024-25 teachers and ratios from 3 to 99.
What to look at next in Flushing
- New York City Geographic District #25Runs 35 of Flushing's 45 public schools.
- John Bowne High School, the largest high school in Flushing2,778 students in 2024-25, 13.5 per teacher.2,778
- Compare New York City Geographic District #25 with New York City Geographic District #26Flushing's two largest operators side by side: enrollment, spending and schools.
- The largest public schools in New YorkNew York's 50 largest schools open in 2024-25, by enrollment.
- Find the school district for a Flushing addressA home's district, not its city, decides which public schools it can enroll in.
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (schools and their operating agencies); NCES F-33 finance survey, fiscal year 2022-23 (spending per student).
Choosing among them: how to choose a school district with the federal data, and what a Title I school is.
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Questions about schools in Flushing
How many public schools are in Flushing, NY?
45 public schools with an address in Flushing were open in 2024-25: 12 high, 7 middle, 26 elementary, enrolling 33,699 students.What is the largest high school in Flushing?
John Bowne High School, with 2,778 students in 2024-25 (New York City Geographic District #25).Which districts run Flushing's schools?
New York City Geographic District #25 (35 schools), New York City Geographic District #26 (5 schools), NYC Special Schools - District 75 (3 schools), New York City Geographic District #24 (1 school), and 1 more. A school's district, not its city, decides who can enroll.
These figures are for information and are not a substitute for the district's enrollment office, which confirms the school a home is assigned to.
Sources
Source: NCES Common Core of Data School directory, membership, staff and lunch files · 2024-25
Source: NCES Common Core of Data Public school search (the official record of each school) · 2024-25