📍 69-20 Juno St, Forest Hills, Queens County, 11375
Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen is a State/Public serving elementary age pupils, located in Forest Hills, Queens County. The school has 830 pupils enrolled. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28 school district. It serves grades Pre-K–5 in an urban setting. The school employs 44 full-time-equivalent teachers, a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1. 87% of students are proficient in reading. 92% are proficient in maths. Technology infrastructure includes fiber internet, campus-wide Wi-Fi, devices for students.
Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen enrolls 830 students across grades Pre-K–5. The student body is 50% male and 50% female. A teaching staff of 44 full-time-equivalent teachers supports the school, giving a student-teacher ratio of 18.9:1.
By race and ethnicity, the student body is 37% Asian, 31% White and 20% Hispanic or Latino.
| Race / ethnicity | Students | Share |
|---|---|---|
| Asian | 310 | 37% |
| White | 257 | 31% |
| Hispanic or Latino | 165 | 20% |
| Two or more races | 84 | 10% |
| Black or African American | 9 | 1.1% |
| American Indian or Alaska Native | 3 | <1% |
| Native Hawaiian or Pacific Islander | 2 | <1% |
Source: NCES Common Core of Data.
196 of the school's 830 students (24%) qualify for free or reduced-price lunch. Of these, 177 qualify for free lunch and 19 for a reduced price. Free and reduced-price lunch eligibility is a widely used indicator of the share of students from lower-income households.
Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen is located in an urban setting (NCES locale: City, Large). For civic and policy purposes, the school sits in congressional district NY-60, state senate district 15, state house district 28.
Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen is one of 50 schools in NEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #28, based in JAMAICA, New York. The district serves 38,133 students district-wide and employs 2,618 full-time-equivalent teachers. With 830 students, Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen is close to the district average of about 763 students per school.
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Source: NCES Common Core of Data. Proficiency based on state assessments.
Setting: City - Large
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