PS 251 Primary School
14451 Arthur St
Springfield Gardens NY, 11413, Queens County
Phone: 718-276-2745
Ranking: 
(2,018 out of 3,424, bottom 41%)*
(2,018 out of 3,424, bottom 41%)*Type: Regular Primary School
Status: Currently Operational
Grade: Kindergarten to Grade 3
Title I Eligible School: Yes School-Wide Title I: NA
Magnet: NA
Charter: NA
Shared-Time School: NA
Students and Teachers
| 2013-2014 | 2012-2013 | 2011-2012 | 2010-2011 | 2009-2010 | 2008-2009 | 2007-2008 | ||||||||
| Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | Amount | % | |
| Total Teachers: | 25 | 26 | 28 | 27 | 25 | 6 | 23 | |||||||
| Total Students: | 333 | 345 | 335 | 344 | 372 | 385 | 410 | |||||||
| Kindergarten: | 74 | 22.2% | 77 | 22.3% | 89 | 26.6% | 93 | 27.0% | 75 | 20.2% | 63 | 16.4% | 83 | 20.2% |
| Grade 1: | 105 | 31.5% | 110 | 31.9% | 107 | 31.9% | 86 | 25.0% | 80 | 21.5% | 99 | 25.7% | 117 | 28.5% |
| Grade 2: | 83 | 24.9% | 91 | 26.4% | 74 | 22.1% | 73 | 21.2% | 89 | 23.9% | 106 | 27.5% | 89 | 21.7% |
| Grade 3: | 71 | 21.3% | 67 | 19.4% | 64 | 19.1% | 87 | 25.3% | 93 | 25.0% | 79 | 20.5% | 88 | 21.5% |
| Ungraded: | NA | NA | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 5 | 1.5% | 35 | 9.4% | 38 | 9.9% | 33 | 8.0% |
| Student By Gender: | ||||||||||||||
| Male: | 168 | 50.5% | 179 | 51.9% | 175 | 52.2% | 184 | 53.5% | 195 | 52.4% | 185 | 48.1% | 189 | 46.1% |
| Female: | 165 | 49.5% | 166 | 48.1% | 160 | 47.8% | 160 | 46.5% | 169 | 45.4% | 192 | 49.9% | 217 | 52.9% |
| Student By Races: | ||||||||||||||
| American Indian/Alaska Native: | 3 | 0.9% | 2 | 0.6% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 3 | 0.8% | 3 | 0.8% | 2 | 0.5% |
| Asian: | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | 1 | 0.3% | 6 | 1.7% | 6 | 1.6% | 5 | 1.3% | 6 | 1.5% |
| Hispanic: | 7 | 2.1% | 5 | 1.4% | 7 | 2.1% | 8 | 2.3% | 8 | 2.2% | 9 | 2.3% | 7 | 1.7% |
| Black: | 318 | 95.5% | 332 | 96.2% | 317 | 94.6% | 313 | 91.0% | 340 | 91.4% | 354 | 91.9% | 384 | 93.7% |
| White: | 1 | 0.3% | 2 | 0.6% | 4 | 1.2% | 13 | 3.8% | 15 | 4.0% | 14 | 3.6% | 11 | 2.7% |
| Hawaiian Native/Pacific Islander: | 0 | 0.0% | 4 | 1.2% | 4 | 1.2% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Two or More Races: | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | 0 | 0.0% | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA | NA |
| Lunch Program: | ||||||||||||||
| Free Lunch Program Eligible: | 219 | 65.8% | 234 | 67.8% | 190 | 56.7% | 207 | 60.2% | NA | NA | 160 | 41.6% | 182 | 44.4% |
| Reduced-Price Lunch Program Eligible: | 38 | 11.4% | 36 | 10.4% | 46 | 13.7% | 55 | 16.0% | NA | NA | 65 | 16.9% | 51 | 12.4% |
| Student-Teacher Ratio: | 13.32 | 13.27 | 11.96 | 12.98 | 15.18 | 64.20 | 17.80 | |||||||
Test Performance
| Year | Test | Grade | Measurement | Score | School District | State Average |
| NY State Assessments | ||||||
| 2006 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 60% | 57% | 69% |
| 2007 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 59% | 67% |
| 2008 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 71% | 62% | 70% |
| 2009 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 70% | 76% |
| 2010 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 50% | 46% | 55% |
| 2011 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 56% | 48% | 56% |
| 2012 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 52% | 50% | 56% |
| 2013 | English Language Arts | 3rd Grade | % met std | 26.6% | 28.2% | 31.1% |
| 2006 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 86% | 73% | 80% |
| 2007 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 83% | 81% | 85% |
| 2008 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 93% | 86% | 90% |
| 2009 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 94% | 91% | 93% |
| 2010 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 51% | 47% | 59% |
| 2011 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 70% | 49% | 59% |
| 2012 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 63% | 50% | 61% |
| 2013 | Math | 3rd Grade | % met std | 40.6% | 27.3% | 34.2% |
Some data by SchoolDigger.com.
* PS 251 Primary School was rated 3 out of 5 by USA.com. The ranking was calculated based on publically available historical Math and English performance data.