Zoned schools that beat their district while serving high-need students in Queens
Public zoned schools whose state-test results top their district's average while most of their students face economic need.
How we chose these
- A public zoned school serving some of grades K–8.
- An Economic Need Index of 60 or more (the city's measure of how many students face economic hardship).
- Average ELA and math proficiency on the New York State tests at least 10 points above its district's average.
21 in Queens, A–Z
- P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone84%proficient53%District 24 average73need index
- P.S. 012 James B. Colgate64%proficient53%District 24 average75need index
- P.S. 038 Rosedale68%proficient55%District 29 average61need index
- P.S. 040 Samuel Huntington79%proficient63%District 28 average85need index
- P.S. 055 Maure81%proficient63%District 28 average64need index
- P.S. 060 Woodhaven68%proficient57%District 27 average68need index
- P.S. 095 Eastwood72%proficient55%District 29 average76need index
- P.S. 09676%proficient57%District 27 average71need index
- P.S. 102 Bayview71%proficient53%District 24 average69need index
- P.S. 108 Captain Vincent G. Fowler75%proficient57%District 27 average62need index
- P.S. 121 Queens85%proficient63%District 28 average62need index
- P.S. 12372%proficient57%District 27 average68need index
- P.S. 131 Abigail Adams72%proficient55%District 29 average69need index
- P.S. 132 Ralph Bunche70%proficient55%District 29 average64need index
- P.S. 15584%proficient57%District 27 average62need index
- P.S. 181 Brookfield71%proficient55%District 29 average68need index
- P.S. 23489%proficient61%District 30 average68need index
- P.S./I.S. 29569%proficient55%District 29 average61need index
- The Children's Lab School65%proficient53%District 24 average66need index
- Waterside Children's Studio School72%proficient57%District 27 average65need index
- Wave Preparatory Elementary School87%proficient57%District 27 average83need index
Not a ranking: every entry here meets the same rule. Back to Queens neighborhoods→