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New York City Geographic District #24 School District ranks among the top 20% of public school district in New York for:
Category
Attribute
Community Size
Largest student body (number of students) (Top 1%)
For the 2025 school year, there are 22 public preschools serving 17,294 students in New York City Geographic District #24 School District. This district's average pre testing ranking is 6/10, which is in the top 50% of public pre schools in New York.
Public Preschools in New York City Geographic District #24 School District have an average math proficiency score of 40% (versus the New York public pre school average of 38%), and reading proficiency score of 43% (versus the 41% statewide average).
Minority enrollment is 88% of the student body (majority Hispanic), which is more than the New York public preschool average of 62% (majority Hispanic).
Overview
This School District
This State (NY)
# Schools
57 Schools
1,575 Schools
# Students
48,755 Students
680,405 Students
# Teachers
3,756 Teachers
57,270 Teachers
Student : Teacher Ratio
13:1
13:1
Student By Grade
District Rank
New York City Geographic District #24 School District, which is ranked #556 of all 1,015 school districts in New York (based off of combined math and reading proficiency testing data) for the 2022-2023 school year.
The school district's graduation rate of 85% has increased from 77% over five school years.
Overall District Rank
#561 out of 1020 school districts
(Bottom 50%)
(Bottom 50%)
Math Test Scores (% Proficient)
(22-23)46%
52%
Reading/Language Arts Test Scores (% Proficient)
48%
49%
Science Test Scores (% Proficient)
72%
78%
Graduation Rate
(22-23)85%
87%
Students by Ethnicity:
Diversity Score
0.50
0.73
% American Indian
1%
1%
% Asian
17%
11%
% Hispanic
68%
31%
% Black
2%
16%
% White
11%
38%
% Hawaiian
n/a
n/a
% Two or more races
1%
3%
All Ethnic Groups
Best New York City Geographic District #24 School District Public Preschools (2025)
School
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
(Math and Reading Proficiency)
Location
Grades
Students
Rank: #11.
Ace Academy For Scholars At The Geraldine Ferraro Campus
(Math: 65% | Reading: 58%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
55-20 Metropolitan Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 571-6900
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 571-6900
Grades: PK-5
| 556 students
Rank: #22.
Ps/is 113 Anthony J Pranzo
(Math: 57% | Reading: 63%)
Rank:
Rank:
8/
Top 30%10
78-23 87th St
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 847-0724
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 847-0724
Grades: PK-8
| 795 students
Rank: #33.
P.s. 58 School Of Heroes
(Math: 52% | Reading: 57%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
72-24 Grand Ave
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 533-6712
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 533-6712
Grades: PK-6
| 776 students
Rank: #44.
P.s. 102 Bayview
(Math: 51% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
55-24 Van Horn St
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 446-3308
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 446-3308
Grades: PK-8
| 1,146 students
Rank: #55.
P.s. 229 Emanuel Kaplan
(Math: 54% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
67-25 51st Rd
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 446-2120
Woodside, NY 11377
(718) 446-2120
Grades: PK-5
| 1,083 students
Rank: #66.
P.s. 7 Louis F Simeone
(Math: 53% | Reading: 55%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
80-55 Cornish Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 446-2726
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 446-2726
Grades: PK-5
| 1,198 students
Rank: #77.
Ps/is 87 Middle Village
(Math: 48% | Reading: 59%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
67-54 80th St
Middle Village, NY 11379
(718) 326-8243
Middle Village, NY 11379
(718) 326-8243
Grades: PK-8
| 517 students
Rank: #88.
P.s. 153 Maspeth Elementary School
(Math: 51% | Reading: 52%)
Rank:
Rank:
7/
Top 50%10
60-02 60th Ln
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 821-7850
Maspeth, NY 11378
(718) 821-7850
Grades: PK-6
| 822 students
Rank: #99.
P.s. 13 Clement C Moore
(Math: 47% | Reading: 41%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
55-01 94th St
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 271-1021
Elmhurst, NY 11373
(718) 271-1021
Grades: PK-5
| 931 students
Rank: #1010.
Learners And Leaders
(Math: 37% | Reading: 45-49%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
378 Seneca Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 366-1061
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 366-1061
Grades: PK-5
| 444 students
Rank: #1111.
P.s. 91 Richard Arkwright
(Math: 39% | Reading: 43%)
Rank:
Rank:
5/
Bottom 50%10
68-10 Central Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-6880
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-6880
Grades: PK-5
| 782 students
Rank: #1212.
P.s. 199 Maurice A Fitzgerald
(Math: 40% | Reading: 40%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
39-20 48th Ave
Sunnyside, NY 11104
(718) 784-3431
Sunnyside, NY 11104
(718) 784-3431
Grades: PK-5
| 579 students
Rank: #1313.
P.s. 88 Seneca
(Math: 36% | Reading: 36%)
Rank:
Rank:
4/
Bottom 50%10
60-85 Catalpa Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-8121
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-8121
Grades: PK-5
| 687 students
Rank: #1414.
P.s. 68 Cambridge
(Math: 31% | Reading: 35-39%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
59-09 St Felix Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-7246
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-7246
Grades: PK-5
| 475 students
Rank: #1515.
P.s. 81 Jean Paul Richter
(Math: 39% | Reading: 29%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
559 Cypress Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-9800
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-9800
Grades: PK-5
| 703 students
Rank: #1616.
P.s. 71 Forest
(Math: 27% | Reading: 35%)
Rank:
Rank:
3/
Bottom 50%10
62-85 Forest Ave
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-7772
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 821-7772
Grades: PK-5
| 516 students
Rank: #1717.
Elm Tree Elementary School
(Math: 23% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
50-51 98th St
Corona, NY 11368
(929) 208-4860
Corona, NY 11368
(929) 208-4860
Grades: PK-5
| 823 students
Rank: #1818.
P.s. 239
(Math: 15-19% | Reading: 30-34%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
17-15 Weirfield St
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 417-2840
Ridgewood, NY 11385
(718) 417-2840
Grades: PK-5
| 410 students
Rank: #1919.
P.s. 19 Marino Jeantet
(Math: 19% | Reading: 30%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
44-10 99th St
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 424-5859
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 424-5859
Grades: PK-5
| 1,597 students
Rank: #2020.
Pioneer Academy
(Math: 22% | Reading: 25%)
Rank:
Rank:
2/
Bottom 50%10
40-20 100th St
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 779-5068
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 779-5068
Grades: PK-5
| 722 students
Rank: #2121.
P.s. 143 Louis Armstrong
(Math: 16% | Reading: 15%)
Rank:
Rank:
1/
Bottom 50%10
34-74 113th St
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 429-5700
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 429-5700
Grades: PK-5
| 1,458 students
Rank: n/an/a
109-10 47th Ave
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 271-4971
Corona, NY 11368
(718) 271-4971
Grades: PK-2
| 274 students
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