Public schools in Rego Park, NY
Rego Park has 6 public schools with a 2024-25 address in the city: 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,406 students. They are run by 2 districts and agencies; New York City Geographic District #28 runs 5 of them.
NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25: schools open that year with enrollment · method
The 2 districts and agencies that run Rego Park's public schools
Each district decides who can enroll where; its page holds its schools, spending and teachers.
| District | Schools in Rego Park | District students, fall 2022 | Spending per student, FY23 |
|---|---|---|---|
| New York City Geographic District #28 | 5 | 37,139 | not reported |
| Valence College Preparatory Charter School | 1 | 440 | $28,568 |
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.
2 middle schools in Rego Park, 2,058 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| JHS 157 Stephen a Halsey | 1,611 | 15.8 | 49.8% | New York City Geographic District #28 |
| Valence College Preparatory Charter School | 447 | 11.3 | 80.5% | Valence College Preparatory Charter School |
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.
4 elementary schools in Rego Park, 2,348 students
| School | Students 2024‑25 | Per teacher | Free lunch | District |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| PS 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (the) | 710 | 16.6 | 60.4% | New York City Geographic District #28 |
| PS 139 Rego Park | 571 | 13.7 | 70.2% | New York City Geographic District #28 |
| PS 174 William Sidney Mount | 545 | 13.0 | 47.0% | New York City Geographic District #28 |
| PS 206 Horace Harding School (the) | 522 | 12.5 | 79.7% | New York City Geographic District #28 |
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 Rego Park's public schools compare with New York's
The median Rego Park school has 13.7 students per full-time teacher, more than the New York median of 11.1. 33% of its schools ran a schoolwide Title I program in 2021-22, against 53% across the state. Its median school enrolls 558 students (state 428).
| Rego Park | New York | |
|---|---|---|
| Median students per teacher | 13.7 | 11.1 |
| Median school size (students) | 558 | 428 |
| Schools with a schoolwide Title I program (2021-22) | 33% | 53% |
| Schools where every student eats free (CEP) | 100% | 85% |
| Charter schools | 17% | 7.1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data 2024-25 (membership, staff, lunch program, charter status; the 6 Rego Park 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 Rego Park
- New York City Geographic District #28Runs 5 of Rego Park's 6 public schools.
- Compare New York City Geographic District #28 with Valence College Preparatory Charter SchoolRego Park'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 Rego Park 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 Rego Park
How many public schools are in Rego Park, NY?
6 public schools with an address in Rego Park were open in 2024-25: 2 middle, 4 elementary, enrolling 4,406 students. 1 are charter schools.Which districts run Rego Park's schools?
New York City Geographic District #28 (5 schools), Valence College Preparatory Charter School (1 school). 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