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P.S. 171 Peter G. Van Alst

30Q171

PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05 - Queens, District 30

14-14 29 AVENUE (get directions)

PTA $ not reported

417 students (SY2025-26)

FY@budget.Year budget $4,999,716 ($11,990/student)

Attendance: 90.8%

Overview

P.S. 171 Peter G. Van Alst is a elementary school (grades PK,0K,01,02,03,04,05) in Queens, Community School District 30.

Enrollment & demographics

School year	Total enrollment
2013-14	579
2014-15	558
2015-16	521
2016-17	484
2017-18	503
2018-19	465
2019-20	430
2020-21	397
2021-22	406
2022-23	396
2023-24	477
2024-25	412
2025-26	417

% female: 45.3% (2025-26)

% poverty: 86.6% (2025-26)

% students with disabilities: 33.3% (2025-26)

% English language learners: 16.1% (2025-26)

Data year

Mixed years. Each share is the newest year this school published it, shown next to the number.

Race / ethnicity

DOE reports race and ethnicity. It does not publish country of nationality.

Asian: 12.5% (2025-26)

Black: 22.8% (2025-26)

Hispanic: 49.4% (2025-26)

White: 13.2% (2025-26)

Multi-racial: 1% (2025-26)

Native American: 1% (2025-26)

Economic Need Index: 0.85 (DOE's poverty/need composite score, 0-1)

Academic / quality

Attendance: 90.8%

Year	Metric	Value
2024	Attendance	90.8%
2023	Attendance	87.8%
2022	Attendance	87.8%
2021	Attendance	87.5%
2020	Attendance	87.8%
2019	Attendance	92%
2018	Attendance	90.4%

See the full report on DOE's site for every metric this dataset publishes.

State tests

Mean scale score on the New York State test for the grades this school serves. The percent is students at level 3 or 4, not a percentile rank. Scores from 2023 on use the current standards and are not comparable to earlier years. High school SAT section scores stay in Academic / quality.

Year	Grade	Test	Mean scale score	Level 3+4	Tested
2026	3	ELA	434	23.4%	64
2026	3	Math	446	39.1%	64
2026	4	ELA	440	37.3%	51
2026	4	Math	458	58.8%	51
2026	5	ELA	443	36.2%	58
2026	5	Math	452	45%	60
2026	5	Science	443	37.3%	59
2025	3	ELA	445	43.5%	46
2025	3	Math	462	78.3%	46
2025	4	ELA	449	51%	51
2025	4	Math	456	51.9%	52
2025	5	ELA	443	46.6%	58
2025	5	Math	447	43.1%	58
2025	5	Science	437	22%	59
2024	3	ELA	446	41.3%	46
2024	3	Math	447	39.2%	51
2024	4	ELA	436	30.4%	56
2024	4	Math	449	45.9%	61
2024	5	ELA	436	27.3%	66
2024	5	Math	431	13.4%	67
2024	5	Science	430	9.7%	72
2023	3	ELA	439	28.6%	56
2023	3	Math	440	33.9%	62
2023	4	ELA	443	37.1%	62
2023	4	Math	434	22.9%	70
2023	5	ELA	439	32.6%	46
2023	5	Math	442	37.5%	56
2022	3	ELA	587	24.6%	65
2022	3	Math	579	12.1%	66
2022	4	ELA	590	39.5%	43
2022	4	Math	585	15.6%	45
2022	5	ELA	593	16.7%	42
2022	5	Math	581	9.3%	43
2019	3	ELA	591	35.3%	68
2019	3	Math	591	29.9%	67
2019	4	ELA	590	25.8%	62
2019	4	Math	585	19%	63
2019	5	ELA	597	30%	80
2019	5	Math	588	12.7%	79
2018	3	ELA	598	42.9%	63
2018	3	Math	596	44.4%	63
2018	4	ELA	592	34.1%	85
2018	4	Math	592	27.6%	87
2018	5	ELA	592	18.6%	86
2018	5	Math	585	14.9%	87

Specialized high school offers

No SHSAT feeder-school row is published for this school. DOE reports this for middle schools whose 8th graders entered high-school admissions.

School budget (Galaxy)

Allocated school budget from DOE Galaxy. Fair Student Funding is the main flexible allocation. This is the budget, not dollars already spent. Per student uses the latest enrollment, which can be a different year than the fiscal year. Figures as of 2026-10-10.

Fiscal year	Total budget	Fair Student Funding	Per student
FY 2027	$4,999,716	not reported	$11,990
FY 2026	$4,245,256	not reported	$10,180

FY 2027 line items

Allocation	Amount
4K for All	$865,857
Pre-K SE Specialized Programs AIMS	$643,764
3K for All	$577,238
C4E Class Size Reduction Planning	$425,342
Class Size Reduction Planning	$349,278
School Support Supplement	$324,405
Pre-K SCIS Classes	$287,559
Contract for Excellence FY 09	$285,614
Contract for Excellence FY 2024	$277,095
Title I SWP	$231,457
RS Pre-K SCIS Expansion Shared	$157,808
Contract for Excellence FY 2025	$146,984
IDEA RS IEP Para	$144,341
C4E Class Size Transition	$106,099
Class Size Reduction C4E Phase In	$53,546
Title I SWP STH	$51,173
Title IIA Supplemental	$45,192
High Need Support for Title I	$18,529
High Need Support for Title I STH	$4,096
Title I SWP Parent and Family Engagement	$2,315
Title I SWP Translation Services	$2,024

PTA funding (LL171)

PTA $ not reported

PTA/PA fundraising per enrolled student - higher generally means a more active parent fundraising community, not a DOE quality signal.

School year	Beginning balance	Total income	Total expenses	Ending balance
2024-25	not reported	not reported	not reported	not reported

Sources & methodology

A free, DOE / NYC Open Data-only tool. No paid ranking data (GreatSchools, Niche, or similar) anywhere on this site.

Data from NYC Department of Education and NYC Open Data. Free and public - no accounts, no paid ranking data.