Ps 184 Flushing Manor, Whitestone NY

Original Research by School Decision on Ps 184 Flushing Manor

PS 184 Flushing Manor is a pre-K through fifth grade public school in Whitestone, Queens, serving roughly four hundred and eighty students in a strongly Asian and mixed-income residential neighborhood. The student body is majority Asian, with smaller populations of white, Hispanic, and other backgrounds, and just over half the enrollment qualifies for free or reduced-price lunch.

The school's recent test results show above-median proficiency across math and English language arts. In math across grades three through five, students generally score in the mid-to-high range, with third and fifth graders performing particularly strongly and fourth graders slightly softer. English language arts shows more variability, with proficiency notably lower in fourth grade. Fifth grade science sits at solid ground. When proficiency results are averaged across tested subjects and grades, PS 184 ranks in the top quartile among the school districts in Queens County, a meaningful position that reflects consistent performance.

The school sits within the fabric of Whitestone itself, a quiet, leafy riverfront neighborhood of single-family homes, waterfront parks, and small commercial corridors along Francis Lewis Boulevard and 14th Avenue. The area is affluent by New York City standards, with stable housing stock and a longstanding mix of Italian-American, Greek-American, Chinese-American, and Korean-American families. The neighborhood feels almost suburban in character, though it has no subway access; residents rely on bus service and drive to reach broader Queens transit hubs. The broader housing market in the area has appreciated, with the median home value and rental costs both moving upward in recent years.

District 25, which includes PS 184, recently shifted reading instruction to a standardized science-of-reading curriculum starting in 2023. All elementary schools in the district now use the same phonics-based materials rather than having principals choose independently. The district also regained control of middle school admissions screening beginning in 2023, allowing academic screens to return at the district level. Additionally, the city's gifted and talented program was expanded and overhauled; every district including District 25 now has local G&T options with broader pathways for entry, including teacher recommendation and a third-grade entry point alongside the traditional kindergarten route.

Staffing data, special education enrollment rates, English learner numbers, chronic absenteeism rates, and detailed attendance information were not available in the sources provided. These details would be worth exploring directly with the school if they factor into your decision. The school's upper-grade performance in English language arts warrants attention as well; a parent may want to look into what support structures exist for students in the fourth grade range, where results dip notably below third and fifth grade levels.

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Academic performance

How students perform on state tests, by grade, set against the district.

Math

Grade 388%

School 88% · District 74% · ▲ 14 pts above district

▲ 29 pts above state median · ▲ 18 pts above county median

Grade 479%

School 79% · District 72% · ▲ 7 pts above district

▲ 21 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

Grade 587%

School 87% · District 69% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 36 pts above state median · ▲ 27 pts above county median

English language arts

Grade 376%

School 76% · District 66% · ▲ 10 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 14 pts above county median

Grade 467%

School 67% · District 62% · ▲ 5 pts above district

▲ 14 pts above state median · ▲ 6 pts above county median

Grade 578%

School 78% · District 66% · ▲ 12 pts above district

▲ 24 pts above state median · ▲ 16 pts above county median

Science

Grade 575%

School 75% · District 57% · ▲ 18 pts above district

▲ 33 pts above state median · ▲ 31 pts above county median

Social studies

Grade 5100%

School 100% · district not reported

▲ 8 pts above state median · ▲ 11 pts above county median

This schoolNEW YORK CITY GEOGRAPHIC DISTRICT #25, same grade

Graduation rate (ACGR) reflects the federally published Adjusted Cohort Graduation Rate for the most recent year available. We refresh this data annually at the close of each academic year in June. The federal source publishes a banded rate (for example, "90-94%") instead of an exact number for cohorts small enough to risk identifying individual students. The state distribution chart, where shown, plots every school in the state with a published rate or band; schools whose rate is federally suppressed are excluded. Where the federal source publishes a band rather than an exact rate, the school is placed within its band using a stable, ID-derived offset, so its position is consistent across visits.

Proficiency by household income

English language arts

Grade 3Lower-income71%Higher-income81%10 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income67%Higher-income68%1 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income72%Higher-income85%13 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income67%Higher-income90%23 pp gap

Mathematics

Grade 3Lower-income85%Higher-income91%6 pp gap

Grade 4Lower-income77%Higher-income82%6 pp gap

Grade 5Lower-income80%Higher-income96%16 pp gap

Grade 6Lower-income87%Higher-income94%7 pp gap