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Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)

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Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) ranks 1217 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1217^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 50% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) is an elementary school located in Rego Park, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 539 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. In the 2024-2025 school year, the school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math were generally lower than the district and state averages, with some exceptions in 5th grade ELA and 3rd grade Math. The school's performance has fluctuated over the years, with some improvements in recent years, but it still lags behind the district and state in many grade levels and subject areas. Compared to nearby schools, Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) generally performs better than Elm Tree Elementary School and Ps 14 Fairview, which are both in the lower-performing New York City Geographic District #24. However, it trails behind the higher-performing schools like Ps 174 William Sidney Mount, Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The), and Central Queens Academy Charter School.

Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) has a high percentage of students from economically disadvantaged backgrounds, with 83.67% of students eligible for free or reduced-price lunch in the 2023-2024 school year. The school's relatively high per-student spending of $28,092 in the 2023-2024 school year and a student-teacher ratio of 13.5 suggest that the district is investing resources to support the needs of the student population. However, more targeted interventions and support may be necessary to address the socioeconomic barriers to learning and improve the school's overall academic outcomes.

522

Students ?

12.5

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,178

Per pupil spending ?

83.1%

Free/discounted lunch ?

61-02 98th St
Rego Park, NY 11374-1342

(718) 592-0300

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
High:	Forest Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

34.7%

Asian:

28.2%

Hispanic:

26.4%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 35th percentile in 2015 → 50th in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 15 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (50th percentile)

Worth a look

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

!Near the bottom of New York City Geographic District #28's ranking

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school54%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

1,217^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 50%▲ up 15 pts since 2015

From bottom 35% (2015) to top 50% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd 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	49.0	1217 of 2445	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.6	1471 of 2445	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	59.7	933 of 2439	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	48.6	1213 of 2434	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	52.0	1017 of 2201	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	49.7	1170 of 2413	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	36.1	1584 of 2395	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2017	36.5	1544 of 2386	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2016	29.4	1749 of 2366	26.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	37.2	1525 of 2352	35.2%	★★☆☆☆
2014	37.3	1529 of 2345	34.8%	★★☆☆☆
2013	40.3	1398 of 2325	39.9%	★★☆☆☆
2012	39.4	1569 of 2320	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2011	50.7	1257 of 2286	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2010	34.6	1656 of 2263	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	36.1	1702 of 2257	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	41.1	1562 of 2227	29.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	52.9	1274 of 2219	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2006	52.9	1286 of 2206	41.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	26.9	714 of 927	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	62.1	283 of 936	69.8%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.8	546 of 696	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	30.7	499 of 662	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	38.8	425 of 605	29.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	35.6	486 of 671	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	21.4	377 of 430	12.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	40.4	393 of 548	28.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.2	530 of 601	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.2	398 of 1117	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	594 of 1066	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.8	321 of 1001	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	62.9	240 of 1027	76.6%	★★★★☆
2021	60.4	126 of 454	72.2%	★★★★☆
2019	66.5	137 of 860	84.1%	★★★★☆
2018	45.1	462 of 938	50.7%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	1040 of 2409	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	45.3	1288 of 2413	46.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.2	758 of 2403	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	42.9	1361 of 2401	43.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	48.1	1008 of 1955	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	40.7	1392 of 2357	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.7	1399 of 2338	40.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.6	616 of 1569	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	39.9	894 of 1531	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	53.4	581 of 1429	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	44.1	801 of 1503	46.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	541 of 1315	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.2	593 of 1392	57.4%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.5	537 of 792	32.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	475 of 766	38.0%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.0	838 of 2098	60.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	46.6	1005 of 2078	51.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	63.3	587 of 2041	71.2%	★★★★☆
2022	57.1	749 of 2099	64.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.9	439 of 1678	73.8%	★★★★☆
2019	58.8	666 of 2032	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.2	1173 of 2045	42.6%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.2	1393 of 2407	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2024	34.3	1617 of 2411	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.8	1110 of 2400	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.9	1045 of 2400	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.4	931 of 1961	52.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.4	938 of 2358	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	1778 of 2340	24.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	16.3	248 of 279	11.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	52.5	124 of 289	57.1%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.6	1220 of 2134	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	41.8	1081 of 2110	48.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	69.7	387 of 2016	80.8%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	374 of 2031	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	43.8	870 of 1859	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	41.3	1021 of 1941	47.4%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.9	962 of 1402	31.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.9	1044 of 1392	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	44.7	778 of 1337	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.7	1054 of 1399	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	43.5	739 of 1224	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	23.9	1104 of 1338	17.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	11.1	1331 of 1408	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)64th percentile+14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)61st percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)60th percentile+10 vs school

Female (2025)57th percentile+7 vs school

Special Education (2025)43rd percentile-7 vs school

Male (2025)42nd percentile-8 vs school

Homeless (2025)32nd percentile-18 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-19 vs school

African American (2024)23rd percentile-17 vs school

Asian (2025)22nd percentile-29 vs school

Multi-racial (2024)11th percentile-29 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math58%~ state avg

English Language Arts53%~ state avg

Science41%-4 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Earth Science (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)					NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 Earth Science End of Course	Regents Algebra I 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	61-02 98th St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 592-0300	522	42	12.5	83.1%	181 (34.7%)	43 (8.2%)	138 (26.4%)	147 (28.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	49	1217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.2%		39.6	1471^st of 2445 public elementary schools	39.8%	254			57.8	38.2	63.9				70.2	61.8	44.7			40.8	$33,178	$2,078	$31,100
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 13 Clement C Moore	Public	PK, KG-5	55-01 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-1021	815	70	11.6	80.7%	31 (3.8%)	63 (7.7%)	508 (62.3%)	205 (25.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	41.3	1437^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.2%		66.1	748^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%	689			39.3	46.3	54.4				58.1	50.8	56.6			40.7	$34,891	$2,767	$32,124
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 220 Edward Mandel	Public	PK, KG-5	62-10 108th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 592-3030	616	41	15.0	81.2%	157 (25.5%)	62 (10.1%)	176 (28.6%)	205 (33.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	39.4	1492^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.0%		43.5	1340^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%	152			54.4	48.9	51.7				53.4	50.0	43.6			38.9	$28,227	$2,099	$26,128
Elm Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50-51 98th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 208-4860	878	68	12.9	96.7%	25 (2.8%)	38 (4.3%)	764 (87.0%)	44 (5.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.6	1904^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.1%		19.3	2084^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.8%	180			41.8	31.4	43.5				44.0	37.7	42.7			37.6	$31,399	$2,351	$29,048
Ps 14 Fairview	Public	K-5	107-01 Otis Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 699-6071	986	87	11.3	94.3%	15 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	929 (94.2%)	21 (2.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	10.4	2295^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.3	2287^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%	8			23.6	25.6	21.1				34.6	36.3	22.7			23.5	$34,703	$2,647	$32,057
Central Queens Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	88-14 Justice Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Central Queens Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-6200	935	61	15.3	78.2%	56 (6.0%)	43 (4.6%)	520 (55.6%)	293 (31.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	86.8	262^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.3%		88.6	237^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.3%	25	76.0	89.6	80.2	82.8	72.3	86.7	88.8	74.7	91.7	91.9	65.7	83.8	97.8	57.6	$23,810	$392	$23,418
Central Queens Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-1	88-14 Justice Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Central Queens Academy Charter School II	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 271-6200	129	10	13.0	85.3%	5 (3.9%)	10 (7.8%)	70 (54.3%)	44 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$53,807	$388	$53,420
Ps 110	Public	K-5	43-18 97th Pl	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-8278	808	70	11.4	97.2%	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	756 (93.6%)	32 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34.2	1649^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.6%		31.9	1691^st of 2445 public elementary schools	30.8%	42			38.8	38.3	38.2				64.8	54.9	48.7			32.5	$32,295	$2,640	$29,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)

How many students attend Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 522 students attended Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The).

Is Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) a good school?

Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) ranks 1217^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)?

Students at Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) are 35% White, 28% Asian, 26% Hispanic, 8% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
High : Forest Hills High School

What district is Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #28

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