PS 144, Col. Jeromus Remsen Elementary School on 69th Avenue, is one of a handful of public elementary schools serving the young students of Forest Hills. The school is named for a famed Revolutionary War colonel who served in the Battle of Long Island.
Serving students from kindergarten to sixth grade, the school has a wide-variety of extracurricular activities, including music programs, after-school events and field trips to local museums. The school principal is Reva Gluck Schneider.