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Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

Public Grades PK, KG-5

169^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen is an elementary school located in Forest Hills, New York, serving 805 students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. This school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in the state.

Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen consistently outperforms its district and the state of New York in academic proficiency, with an impressive 83.81% proficiency rate in 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 66.02% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, ranking in the top 100 New York elementary schools for Asian, African American, Hispanic, and students with special needs in both ELA and Math proficiency. Additionally, Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen has maintained a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, indicating it is one of the top-performing elementary schools in the state.

When compared to nearby schools in the same district, Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen outperforms many of them in academic proficiency. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had an 83.81% proficiency rate in 3rd grade ELA, while Ps 174 William Sidney Mount had an 88.37% proficiency rate, and The Academy for Excellence Through the Arts had a 93.24% proficiency rate. Over the years, Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen has shown a steady improvement in its statewide ranking, moving from the 285th position in 2018-2019 to the 169th position in 2024-2025, indicating a continuous focus on academic excellence.

766

Students ?

17.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$29,755

Per pupil spending ?

25.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

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

(718) 268-2775

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

33.8%

White:

29.8%

Hispanic:

22.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 91st percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (84% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #28

Worth a look

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school84%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

169^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▲ up 2 pts since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^th of 27Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #28

373^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.3	169 of 2445	93.1%	★★★★★
2024	93.6	129 of 2445	94.7%	★★★★★
2023	92.1	175 of 2439	92.8%	★★★★★
2022	93.2	118 of 2434	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	92.8	56 of 2201	97.5%	★★★★★
2019	86.5	285 of 2413	88.2%	★★★★☆
2018	86.0	249 of 2395	89.6%	★★★★☆
2017	84.2	286 of 2386	88.0%	★★★★☆
2016	85.0	266 of 2366	88.8%	★★★★☆
2015	87.9	201 of 2352	91.5%	★★★★★
2014	91.7	113 of 2345	95.2%	★★★★★
2013	91.2	121 of 2325	94.8%	★★★★★
2012	77.3	473 of 2320	79.6%	★★★★☆
2011	71.9	630 of 2286	72.4%	★★★★☆
2010	74.4	546 of 2263	75.9%	★★★★☆
2009	68.1	791 of 2257	65.0%	★★★☆☆
2008	67.8	825 of 2227	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2007	69.8	750 of 2219	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	75.6	499 of 2206	77.4%	★★★★☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.3	113 of 928	87.8%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	82 of 696	88.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	95 of 662	85.6%	★★★★☆
2023	80.0	90 of 605	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	75.1	146 of 671	78.2%	★★★★☆
2021	75.1	83 of 430	80.7%	★★★★☆
2019	69.8	155 of 548	71.7%	★★★★☆
2018	71.7	158 of 601	73.7%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	43.2	487 of 1027	52.6%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.3	163 of 2409	93.2%	★★★★★
2024	92.9	122 of 2413	94.9%	★★★★★
2023	90.2	188 of 2403	92.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.0	118 of 2401	95.1%	★★★★★
2021	92.4	41 of 1955	97.9%	★★★★★
2019	87.0	236 of 2357	90.0%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	201 of 2338	91.4%	★★★★★

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	87.9	139 of 1569	91.1%	★★★★★
2024	89.6	101 of 1531	93.4%	★★★★★
2023	84.9	134 of 1429	90.6%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	72 of 1503	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	93.1	32 of 818	96.1%	★★★★★
2019	57.9	453 of 1315	65.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.5	378 of 1392	72.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.1	194 of 2098	90.8%	★★★★★
2024	87.5	161 of 2078	92.3%	★★★★★
2023	81.1	273 of 2041	86.6%	★★★★☆
2022	75.8	341 of 2099	83.8%	★★★★☆
2021	96.3	25 of 1678	98.5%	★★★★★
2019	78.1	322 of 2032	84.2%	★★★★☆
2018	77.9	309 of 2045	84.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.1	168 of 2407	93.0%	★★★★★
2024	91.8	140 of 2411	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	91.3	164 of 2400	93.2%	★★★★★
2022	92.6	105 of 2400	95.6%	★★★★★
2021	90.8	70 of 1961	96.4%	★★★★★
2019	83.1	321 of 2358	86.4%	★★★★☆
2018	82.7	294 of 2340	87.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	86.3	43 of 287	85.0%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.0	159 of 2134	92.5%	★★★★★
2024	82.0	211 of 2110	90.0%	★★★★★
2023	90.5	105 of 2016	94.8%	★★★★★
2022	89.4	98 of 2031	95.2%	★★★★★
2021	88.4	51 of 1044	95.1%	★★★★★
2019	50.9	664 of 1859	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	64.2	427 of 1941	78.0%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.1	212 of 1402	84.9%	★★★★☆
2024	83.9	177 of 1392	87.3%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	241 of 1337	82.0%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	124 of 1399	91.1%	★★★★★
2021	85.5	85 of 1224	93.1%	★★★★★
2019	80.0	231 of 1338	82.7%	★★★★☆
2018	70.5	375 of 1408	73.4%	★★★★☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)91st percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)91st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

African American (2025)88th percentile-5 vs school

Multi-racial (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

White (2025)85th percentile-8 vs school

English Language Learner (2022)53rd percentile-43 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math87%+30 vs state

English Language Arts82%+27 vs state

Science79%+34 vs state

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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

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen	Public	PK, KG-5	69-20 Juno St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 268-2775	766	43	17.6	25.3%	228 (29.8%)	21 (2.7%)	175 (22.8%)	259 (33.8%)	3 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	79 (10.3%)	91.3	169^th of 2445 public elementary schools	93.1%		93.6	129^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.7%	40			83.8	82.7	78.2				85.1	90.4	85.7				79.4		$29,755	$1,532	$28,224
Ps 101 School In The Gardens	Public	PK, KG-5	2 Russell Pl	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 268-7230	605	41	14.7	25.8%	225 (37.2%)	13 (2.1%)	117 (19.3%)	165 (27.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	85 (14.0%)	93.8	109^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.5%		95.5	79^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.8%	30			89.3	89.2	92.3				93.2	92.9	81.5				71.9		$30,206	$1,519	$28,687
Ps 174 William Sidney Mount	Public	K-5	65-10 Dieterle Crescent	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 897-7006	545	42	12.9	49.0%	149 (27.3%)	22 (4.0%)	111 (20.4%)	221 (40.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	88.4	227^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.9	179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.7%	48			88.4	72.9	84.9				91.9	75.3	81.9				69.1		$30,970	$1,557	$29,412
Ps/Is 113 Anthony J Pranzo	Public	PK, KG-8	78-23 87th St	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 847-0724	771	51	15.1	56.3%	304 (39.4%)	16 (2.1%)	331 (42.9%)	97 (12.6%)	5 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (2.2%)	65.1	819^th of 2445 public elementary schools	66.5%		69.3	665^th of 2445 public elementary schools	72.8%	154	100.0		65.3	68.0	58.9	57.8	74.4	75.8	63.6	67.5	67.1	48.9	76.1	77.5	56.9	64.9	$28,380	$1,601	$26,780
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	68-60 110th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(929) 467-6200	573	32	17.9	23.7%	156 (27.2%)	19 (3.3%)	103 (18.0%)	231 (40.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	54 (9.4%)	96.7	36^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.4	32^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.7%	4			93.2	89.4	98.3				97.3	93.9	95.2				91.9		$23,114	$1,323	$21,792
Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway	Public	PK, KG-5	71-25 113th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 263-9770	749	49	15.2	22.3%	219 (29.2%)	11 (1.5%)	122 (16.3%)	324 (43.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.3%)	97.6	16^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.3	13^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.5%	3			97.7	94.6	97.5				100.0	95.8	98.4				95.5		$28,436	$1,374	$27,062
Ps/Is 87 Middle Village	Public	PK, KG-8	67-54 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-8243	541	45	12.0	71.3%	136 (25.1%)	4 (0.7%)	329 (60.8%)	57 (10.5%)	5 (0.9%)	2 (0.4%)	8 (1.5%)	78.6	465^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.0%		82.3	377^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.6%	88			91.1	80.4	67.7	58.3	66.7	63.6	95.6	78.4	81.5	41.7	64.9	43.2	54.0	40.0	$33,037	$2,180	$30,857
Ps 139 Rego Park	Public	K-5	93-06 63rd Dr	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 459-1044	571	42	13.6	71.3%	196 (34.3%)	26 (4.6%)	177 (31.0%)	151 (26.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.3%)	73.5	599^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.5%		73.4	564^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.9%	35			61.5	67.9	74.7				69.2	82.3	68.5				52.9		$28,195	$1,998	$26,197
Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	64-35 102nd St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 897-8600	710	43	16.6	63.0%	308 (43.4%)	13 (1.8%)	137 (19.3%)	216 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	75	556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%		59.3	920^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.4%	364			64.6	73.8	65.5				80.6	79.3	71.0				51.2		$28,518	$1,696	$26,822
Ps 49 Dorothy Bonawit Kole	Public	K-8	63-60 80th St	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-2111	1,224	78	15.7	52.5%	508 (41.5%)	5 (0.4%)	375 (30.6%)	300 (24.5%)	3 (0.2%)	1 (0.1%)	32 (2.6%)	63.1	863^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	64.7%		66	758^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.0%	105	78.7	76.4	58.9	55.7	63.9	66.9	67.2	61.8	59.6	65.7	62.7	65.1	74.6		48.8		$26,285	$1,426	$24,859

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen

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

Students at Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen are 34% Asian, 30% White, 23% Hispanic, 10% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What district is Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen in?

New York City Geographic District #28

Is Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen a good school?

Yes. Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen ranks in the top 6.9% of New York elementary schools.

How many students attend Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen?

In the 2024-25 school year, 766 students attended Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen.

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

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