PS 196 GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY

Regular School · FOREST HILLS, NY

PS 196 GRAND CENTRAL PARKWAY is a regular school school in FOREST HILLS, New York, serving grades PK–05 with 749 students enrolled (SY 2024-2025). The student-teacher ratio is 15.3:1.

Level

Elementary

Grades

PK – 05

Enrollment

749

Teachers (FTE)

49.0

Student–Teacher Ratio

15.3:1

Status

Open

Lunch Program Participation

Yes under Community Eligibility Option (CEO)

Student Demographics (SY 2024-2025)

Race / Ethnicity	Students	Share
Asian	324	43%
White	219	29%
Hispanic/Latino	122	16%
Two or more races	70	9%
Black or African American	11	1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander	2	0%
American Indian / Alaska Native	1	0%
Total enrollment	749	381M / 368F

English Language Learners: 45 (6% of enrollment) · SY 2021–22

Academic Performance (SY 2020-2021)

Metric	This School	State Avg	Tested
Math Proficiency	90.0% +34.8pp	55.2%	211
Science Proficiency	>=95%	—	78

Source: EDFacts, SY 2020–2021. Suppressed values (e.g. <=10%) indicate fewer than the minimum reportable threshold.

Programs & Discipline

Chronically Absent

7.3% of enrollment · SY 2019–20

Source: Civil Rights Data Collection (CRDC), Office for Civil Rights & EDFacts.

Lunch Program (SY 2024-2025)

Category	Students	% of School
Total enrollment (est.)	749	100%

Contact & Location

71-25 113TH ST

FOREST HILLS, NY 11375

Phone: (718)263-9770

http://www.ps196q.edublogs.org

NCES ID

360010002667

Data sources: NCES CCD SY 2024-2025 (directory, staff, lunch), EDFacts SY 2020-21 (assessments), CRDC SY 2021-22 (programs & discipline), SEDA v6.0 (achievement estimates). Updated annually. NCES CCD