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P.S. Q993

Grades: K-12
85-15 258th Street
Bellerose NY 11001
Phone: 718-831-4040

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What’s Special

Vocational classes for students with multiple handicaps

The Downside

Little information available

PS Q993 is a safe and orderly school where the leadership is liked, surveys report.

The school, which serves over 500 students in kindergarten through 12th grade, is located in nine sites throughout Queens. The student body is comprised mainly of learners with multiple handicaps, intellectual disabilities, emotional disturbances, and autism. The attendance rate for the 2015-2016 school year was 87.8 percent, according to the Comprehensive Education Plan (CEP). Also key to note is that the quality of teaching at the school is good, based on the 2015 Quality Review.

According to the CEP, the school offers pre-vocational and vocational classes. In fact, the school recently increased the number pre-vocational classes to provide more students with experiences to help them build skills to increase college/career readiness.

[Photo from school website]

(Katie Safter & Hugo Segal, web reports, August 2017)

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School Stats

Citywide Average Key
This school is Better Near Worse than the citywide average

Is this school safe and well-run?

From the 2023-2024 NYC School Survey

How many students say they feel safe in the hallways, bathrooms and locker rooms?
94%
89% Citywide Average
How many students think bullying happens most or all of the time at this school?
27%
35% Citywide Average
How many teachers say the principal is an effective manager?
91%
83% Citywide Average
How many teachers say they would recommend this school to other families?
90%
85% Citywide Average

From this school's most recent Quality Review Report

Are teachers effective?

From the 2023-24 School Quality Report

How many teachers have 3 or more years of experience teaching?
85%
76% Citywide Average
Years of principal experience at this school
3.6

Who does this school serve?

From the 2022-23 Demographic Snapshot

Enrollment
581
Asian
24%
Black
18%
Hispanic
35%
White
20%
Other
3%
Free or reduced priced lunch
83%
Students with disabilities
100%
English language learners
37%


For more information about our data sources, see About Our Data · More DOE statistics for this school

Contact & Location

Location

Bellerose (District 26)
Buses: Q36

Contact

Principal
Jonathan Lonshein
Parent Coordinator
Natisha Singh
NSingh21@schools.nyc.gov
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Other Details

Shared campus?
Yes
This school shares the building with PS 191 Mayflower
Metal detectors?
No

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