P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows has 949 learners in grade levels Prekindergarten-5.

P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows placed in the upper 30% of all schools in New York for cumulative test scores (math proficiency is upper 30%, and reading proficiency is upper 30%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in math is 76% (which is higher than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year. The percentage of learners achieving proficiency in reading/language arts is 71% (which is higher than the New York state average of 52%) for the 2020-21 school year.

The Learner: Teacher ratio of 16:1 is higher than the New York state level of 13:1. Minority enrollment is 75% of the learner body (majority Asian), which is higher than the New York state average of 57% (majority Hispanic and African-American).

School Overview: P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows’s learner population of 949 learners has stayed flat over five school years. The teacher population of 58 teachers has stayed flat over five school years.

School Comparison: P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows is ranked within the upper 30% of all 4,239 schools in New York (based off of cumulative math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2020-21 school year. The diversity score of P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows is 0.58, which is less than the diversity score at state average of 0.71. The school’s diversity has stayed flat over five school years.

Nearby Public Schools: The nearest high school to P.S. 173 Fresh Meadows is Francis Lewis High School (0.5 miles away). The nearest middle school and elementary school is Junior High School 216 George J Ryan (0.2 miles away).