At a Glance
A neighborhood zoned elementary in Ridgewood where teachers report nearly universal trust and safety, but test scores sit below the district average.
Best suited for
Families zoned for the school who want a stable, low-suspension elementary with strong parent-teacher relationships and don't need a top-tier academic rating — especially households that prioritize daily school climate over headline 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
- Zero suspensions for three consecutive years against a district that does suspend
- Teacher-reported safety at 100% and instruction quality at 99% — both meaningfully above district averages
- Strong parent-school trust, with 97% parent-principal trust and 94% satisfaction
- A genuine neighborhood zoned school — your address largely determines admission
Things to consider
- ELA and math proficiency both trail the District 24 average, and year-to-year volatility is real
- Chronic absenteeism at 68% is high and worth investigating directly with the school
- Diversity is limited — 86% of students are Hispanic, which may or may not be a fit depending on what you're looking for
- PTA raises about $28 per student, slightly below the district average of $32, meaning fewer enrichment dollars than some peers
- A higher-than-average IEP share (23%) means special education staffing and resources are worth asking about
Based on 2025 data
School SummaryDistrict 24
P.S. 068 sits in the middle-to-lower range of District 24 elementary schools by overall score, behind standouts like P.S. 007 Louis F. Simeone and the local charter options, but competitive with other zoned schools like P.S. 102 Bayview. It's a serviceable neighborhood option rather than a destination choice.
Academics
Both ELA and math proficiency sit below District 24 averages (ELA 43.2% vs. district 51.1%; math 51.4% vs. district 54.8%), and the overall quality score of 1.89/4 trails the district's 2.12. The story isn't steady underperformance so much as volatility — math swung from 31% in 2022 to 51.4% in 2025, and ELA dipped to 30.7% in 2024 before jumping back up in 2025. By grade, 4th graders are clearly the strongest cohort (54.5% ELA, 55.9% math), while 5th graders lag considerably.
Culture
This is the school's strongest area. Teachers rate instruction quality at 99% and report feeling safe at 100% — both well above district averages — and trust between teachers and leadership sits at 96%. Parents feel heard too, with 94% parent satisfaction, 96% parent-teacher trust, and 97% parent-principal trust. The discipline file is essentially clean: zero suspensions in each of the last three years, against a district suspension rate that runs about 0.18%. The one real flag is chronic absenteeism at 68.1%, meaning more than two-thirds of students miss 10% or more of school days — a stubborn issue this school shares with many District 24 peers.
Community
The student body is 86% Hispanic, with smaller shares of White (8%), Asian (3%), and Black (2%) students, mirroring the surrounding Ridgewood community where Hispanic households make up the majority. About 72% of students qualify for economic need, reflecting a working-class neighborhood where the median household income is around $83,559 and the poverty rate sits at 12.6%. Roughly 23% of students have IEPs, a higher share than the citywide average and worth knowing if you're thinking about special education services.
Neighborhood
Ridgewood is a working-class, family-rooted Queens neighborhood with a homeownership rate of just 20.4% — most families here rent. About 17% of households have children, the median home value is over $1 million (a reflection of how Brooklyn-priced the market has become), and 35.8% of adults hold a bachelor's degree or higher. It's a transit-accessible, dense, lived-in neighborhood rather than an affluent or amenity-rich one.
Families reach P.S. 068 mostly on foot or via the L train at Halsey Street (about an 8-minute walk). The M line at Fresh Pond Road (about 13 minutes) and Forest Avenue (about 12 minutes) provide additional options for longer commutes.
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) · 251 families responded (58% 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. 068 Cambridge 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. 068 Cambridge 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. 068 Cambridge a good school?
- On Motley, P.S. 068 Cambridge earns an overall rating of 47/100 — 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 below the District 24 average.
- What grades does P.S. 068 Cambridge serve?
- P.S. 068 Cambridge serves grades Pre-K to 5.
- How do students get into P.S. 068 Cambridge?
- P.S. 068 Cambridge admits by zone — children who live in its attendance zone get a guaranteed seat.
- Is P.S. 068 Cambridge public, charter, or private?
- P.S. 068 Cambridge is a public school in NYC Community School District 24.
- What neighborhood is P.S. 068 Cambridge in?
- P.S. 068 Cambridge is in Ridgewood, Queens.