At a Glance
A calm, high-trust elementary school in suburban eastern Queens where families trade subway commutes for a deeply engaged parent community.
Best suited for
Families who live in or near Glen Oaks, Floral Park, or New Hyde Park, drive or bus to school, and value a calm, high-trust environment with strong parent-teacher relationships over top-of-the-district test scores.
Overall Rating
Rating = average of NY State ELA + math proficiency, grades 3–8
Bands are Motley's thresholds on a 0–100 scale, not New York State performance levels.
How this is scored→What stands out
- Three straight years with zero suspensions, paired with 100% teacher-reported safety.
- 98% parent trust and 94% parent satisfaction — among the strongest family-engagement scores in the district.
- Grade 4 math proficiency of 93.1% stands out against the school-wide averages.
- A predominantly Asian-American student body (74%) in an affluent, family-owned neighborhood creates strong cultural continuity between school and home.
- 100% teacher-principal trust signals unusually aligned school leadership.
Things to consider
- Chronic absenteeism at 74.7% is very high and worth asking the school directly about — even with strong surveys, daily attendance seems to be a real challenge.
- ELA proficiency trails the district average by roughly seven points, which may matter if reading growth is a top priority.
- There is no subway access within a 20-minute walk, so this school works best for families with a car or who live nearby.
- PTA fundraising per student runs slightly below the district average, which can mean fewer enrichment extras than wealthier school communities fund.
Based on 2024-25 data
School SummaryDistrict 26
District 26 is home to some of the highest-scoring elementary schools in the city — P.S. 98 Douglaston and P.S. 94 Porter both score 94/100 — so P.S. 191's overall score of 2.97/4 puts it in the middle of the pack rather than near the top. It's solidly above any struggling threshold but doesn't compete with the district's flagship zoned schools.
Academics
Math proficiency of 79.3% lands just under the district average of 80.2%, while ELA at 69.1% trails the district's 75.8% by a meaningful margin. The trajectory has been bouncy rather than linear — ELA swung from 74.1% in 2019 down to 60.3% in 2024 before rebounding to 69.1% in 2025, and math followed a similar zigzag before hitting a multi-year high this year. Grade 4 is the clear bright spot, posting 77.4% ELA and 93.1% math proficiency.
Culture
The day-to-day climate here reads almost conflict-free: zero suspensions for three consecutive years, 100% of teachers reporting the school is safe, and 100% trusting school leadership. Parent-teacher and parent-principal trust both sit at 98%, and 94% of teachers rate their own instruction favorably — well above the district average of about 90%. The puzzle is attendance: 93.3% overall is slightly below district norms, and chronic absenteeism reaches 74.7%, a strikingly high figure that sits in tension with the otherwise warm survey picture.
Community
The student body is 74% Asian, 14% Hispanic, 6% White, and 3% Black — a demographic mix that mirrors the broader neighborhood, which is largely Asian-American with a strong immigrant and second-generation flavor. About 15% of students have IEPs, and the economic need index of 48.4 sits near the middle of the citywide range, reflecting working- and middle-class families rather than deep poverty. PTA fundraising lands at $86 per student, modestly below the district average of $96, which is reasonable given the small enrollment of 365.
Neighborhood
Glen Oaks, Floral Park, and New Hyde Park form one of the more suburban-feeling corners of Queens — 75% homeownership, a $115,393 median household income, and a 7.7% poverty rate tell you most families here own their homes and have settled in for the long haul. Half of neighborhood adults hold a bachelor's degree, and households with kids make up about 16% of the area. The community skews family-oriented and stable, with multigenerational households common in some pockets.
There is no subway within a 20-minute walk of the school, so families get here by car, school bus, or by being a neighborhood resident who walks or bikes from nearby blocks.
Academic Performance
ELA Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State ELA exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Math Proficiency
Students scoring proficient or above on the NY State Math exam.
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
Historical Trends
The dashed line marks 2023, when New York changed its grades 3–8 state tests. Scores before and after it aren’t directly comparable.
2020–2021 data unavailable due to COVID-19
Source: NYC DOE School Quality Reports
Survey Results
NYC School Survey (2025) · 205 families responded (65% rate)
Racial & Ethnic Diversity
NYC DOE InfoHub · 2022-23
PTA Fundraising
Source: DOE Local Law 171 disclosure
Discipline
NYSED Student & Educator Database (2023-24)
Economic Need & Special Populations
How to get in, step by step
Pre-K
P.S. 191 Mayflower also has Pre-K classes. They're a separate application from kindergarten, made on MySchools.
Pre-K application
Applications typically open in the winter and close in the spring, with offers in late spring; the city announces exact dates each year.
Kindergarten
P.S. 191 Mayflower has an attendance zone. At elementary level, in-zone students get a guaranteed seat. Every family still applies on MySchools: the application confirms the zoned seat, and ranking other schools doesn't cost you it.
Kindergarten application
- Opens
- Wed, Dec 9
- Closes
- Fri, Jan 22
- Offers
- Tue, Mar 30
The DOE’s published dates.
- 1Check that your address is inside the zone — zones change, so confirm it before you sign a lease.
- 2Apply during the kindergarten application, even with a zoned seat.
- 3Rank this school along with any others you'd take, in true preference order.
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Frequently Asked Questions
- Is P.S. 191 Mayflower a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 191 Mayflower earns an overall rating of 74/100 — the average of the school's New York State ELA and math proficiency, grades 3–8, shown out of 100. Its state test results run in line with the District 26 average.
- What grades does P.S. 191 Mayflower serve?
- P.S. 191 Mayflower serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. 191 Mayflower?
- P.S. 191 Mayflower admits by zone — children who live in its attendance zone get a guaranteed seat.
- Is P.S. 191 Mayflower public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 191 Mayflower is a public school in NYC Community School District 26.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 191 Mayflower in?
- P.S. 191 Mayflower is in Glen Oaks-Floral Park-New Hyde Park, Queens.