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Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Q: Is Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) a good school?

Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) ranks 1688 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades K-5

1688^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 31% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) is an elementary school in Elmhurst, New York, serving students from kindergarten to 5th grade. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 544 out of 874 districts in the state.

Despite increased funding, Ps 89 has consistently underperformed compared to the district and state in English Language Arts and Math proficiency. The school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 41.61% in the 2024-2025 school year, compared to 45.61% for the district and 54.15% for the state. In Math, the school's 3rd grade proficiency rates have ranged from 30.91% to 42.47% in recent years, significantly lower than the district's 46.95% to 53.28% and the state's 53.68% to 59.7%. The school also struggles to support the academic achievement of various student subgroups, with lower rankings compared to other New York elementary schools.

Interestingly, nearby schools like Ps 7 Louis F Simeone and Central Queens Academy Charter School, which also serve predominantly low-income populations, have much higher student proficiency rates in ELA and Math. This suggests that it is possible to achieve higher academic outcomes in this community. However, Ps 89's performance has been inconsistent over the years, indicating challenges in implementing sustainable improvements and maintaining consistent academic progress.

1,047

Students ?

10.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,636

Per pupil spending ?

97.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

85-28 Britton Ave
Elmhurst, NY 11373

(718) 898-2230

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Students who attend Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) usually attend:

High:

Newtown High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

78.4%

Asian:

18.6%

White:

1.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 31st in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 10 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (45% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 32 percentile points since 2015

!Math scores 13 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school45%

District avg48%

New York avg55%

1,688^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 31%▼ down 32 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 31% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

22^nd of 31Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #24

544^th of 874New York City Geographic District #24 among New York districts

Statewide rank percentile over time (100 = the top-ranked school in the state; click a legend item to add a student group)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.9	1688 of 2445	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	28.4	1794 of 2445	26.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.5	1703 of 2439	30.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	39.7	1471 of 2434	39.6%	★★☆☆☆
2021	30.5	1601 of 2201	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.1	1108 of 2413	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.0	1281 of 2395	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2017	43.5	1360 of 2386	43.0%	★★☆☆☆
2016	52.1	1131 of 2366	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2015	60.5	880 of 2352	62.6%	★★★☆☆
2014	52.1	1120 of 2345	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2013	54.6	995 of 2325	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2012	56.0	1148 of 2320	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	60.5	1002 of 2286	56.2%	★★★☆☆
2010	41.8	1491 of 2263	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2009	32.3	1775 of 2257	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.9	1723 of 2227	22.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	23.0	1809 of 2219	18.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	25.5	1808 of 2206	18.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	33.1	485 of 662	26.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	37.1	476 of 671	29.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	28.3	356 of 430	17.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	63.3	224 of 548	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.9	339 of 601	43.6%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.0	510 of 1117	54.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	38.6	626 of 1066	41.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	35.3	662 of 1001	33.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.3	401 of 1027	61.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	35.1	299 of 454	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	55.7	256 of 860	70.2%	★★★★☆
2018	53.0	336 of 938	64.2%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.7	1567 of 2409	35.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.2	1742 of 2413	27.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.0	1638 of 2403	31.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	37.8	1529 of 2401	36.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	25.5	1561 of 1955	20.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.6	1081 of 2357	54.1%	★★★☆☆
2018	47.9	1259 of 2338	46.2%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.7	1073 of 1569	31.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	31.4	1091 of 1531	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.1	963 of 1429	32.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.7	877 of 1503	41.7%	★★☆☆☆
2021	34.5	553 of 818	32.4%	★★☆☆☆
2019	52.1	540 of 1315	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.4	641 of 1392	54.0%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.1	474 of 792	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.2	383 of 766	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.0	371 of 637	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	300 of 622	51.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	37.1	44 of 70	37.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	72.6	83 of 570	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	50.9	304 of 730	58.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	41.6	1142 of 2078	45.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.9	1099 of 2041	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	51.2	880 of 2099	58.1%	★★★☆☆
2021	40.4	1027 of 1678	38.8%	★★☆☆☆
2019	62.6	597 of 2032	70.6%	★★★★☆
2018	57.9	703 of 2045	65.6%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	30.7	1724 of 2407	28.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1789 of 2411	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	31.2	1687 of 2400	29.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	42.0	1395 of 2400	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2021	33.3	1382 of 1961	29.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	50.2	1131 of 2358	52.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.2	1277 of 2340	45.4%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.5	769 of 2134	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	36.0	1290 of 2110	38.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	38.3	1145 of 2016	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.0	1108 of 2031	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2021	18.4	975 of 1044	6.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	48.7	726 of 1859	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.9	1081 of 1941	44.3%	★★☆☆☆

How student groups rank statewide ? (each group's percentile vs the same group at other schools — higher is better; the +/- beside each compares the group with this school's overall percentile)

Special Education (2025)64th percentile+33 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)54th percentile+23 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2024)45th percentile+18 vs school

Homeless (2025)40th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)35th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)32nd percentile~ school

Male (2025)28th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2024)27th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math45%-13 vs state

English Language Arts45%-10 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	Regents Earth Science End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 4th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 5th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)	Public	K-5	85-28 Britton Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-2230	1,047	104	10.0	97.9%	16 (1.5%)	4 (0.4%)	821 (78.4%)	195 (18.6%)	4 (0.4%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.5%)	32.9	1688^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.0%		28.4	1794^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.6%	106			41.6	41.4	51.4				42.5	45.1	47.4			42.9	$33,636	$2,520	$31,116
Ps 222-Fire Fighter Christopher A Santora School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-2	86-15 37th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 429-2563	197	15	13.1	62.4%	31 (15.7%)	4 (2.0%)	123 (62.4%)	28 (14.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (5.6%)								(n/a)															$35,282	$2,285	$32,996
Ps 7 Louis F Simeone	Public	PK, KG-5	80-55 Cornish Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-2726	1,187	79	15.0	84.3%	34 (2.9%)	12 (1.0%)	414 (34.9%)	692 (58.3%)	24 (2.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (0.9%)	87.9	238^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.3%		83	360^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.3%	122			76.9	88.2	83.6				80.0	90.7	89.8			57.6	$30,915	$2,246	$28,669
Ps 69 Jackson Heights	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	77-02 37th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 424-7700	764	53	14.3	71.3%	60 (7.9%)	7 (0.9%)	276 (36.1%)	388 (50.8%)	6 (0.8%)	1 (0.1%)	26 (3.4%)	60.2	934^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.8%		65.2	776^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%	158			52.7	56.0	67.5				59.8	60.2	69.4			53.3	$30,029	$1,934	$28,095
Ps 212	Public	PK, KG-5	34-25 82nd St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-6973	562	49	11.4	65.8%	69 (12.3%)	3 (0.5%)	345 (61.4%)	114 (20.3%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	28 (5.0%)	65.8	800^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.3%		73.3	567^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.8%	233			68.0	64.5	51.4				76.5	71.4	61.6			45.5	$34,056	$2,406	$31,650
Ps 280 Home Of The Lionhearts	Public	K-5	34-20 94th St	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-9031	447	39	11.4	92.2%	10 (2.2%)	5 (1.1%)	386 (86.4%)	27 (6.0%)	18 (4.0%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	31.6	1724^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.5%		28	1807^th of 2445 public elementary schools	26.1%	83			36.8	31.9	50.0				51.1	47.9	51.4			37.8	$30,020	$2,236	$27,784
Elm Community Charter School	Public, Charter	K-5	79-17 51st Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Elm Community Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(917) 699-4212	460	44	10.0	82.6%	36 (7.8%)	25 (5.4%)	318 (69.1%)	69 (15.0%)	4 (0.9%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.5%)	73	612^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.0%		74.8	541^st of 2445 public elementary schools	77.9%	71			77.4	61.9	63.2				87.1	67.0	57.9			51.3	$30,310	$280	$30,031
Central Queens Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	88-14 Justice Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Central Queens Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-6200	935	61	15.3	78.2%	56 (6.0%)	43 (4.6%)	520 (55.6%)	293 (31.3%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	15 (1.6%)	86.8	262^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	89.3%		88.6	237^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.3%	25	76.0	89.6	80.2	82.8	72.3	86.7	88.8	74.7	91.7	91.9	65.7	83.8	97.8	57.6	$23,810	$392	$23,418
Central Queens Academy Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-1	88-14 Justice Ave	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	Central Queens Academy Charter School II	Yes	(n/a)	No	(n/a)	(718) 271-6200	129	10	13.0	85.3%	5 (3.9%)	10 (7.8%)	70 (54.3%)	44 (34.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)															$53,807	$388	$53,420
Ps 149 Christa McAuliffe	Public	PK, KG-5	93-11 34th Ave	Jackson Heights	11372	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-3630	706	62	11.4	89.9%	21 (3.0%)	7 (1.0%)	611 (86.5%)	52 (7.4%)	9 (1.3%)	1 (0.1%)	5 (0.7%)	39.1	1501^st of 2445 public elementary schools	38.6%		35.6	1576^th of 2445 public elementary schools	35.5%	75			51.2	45.5	39.1				74.2	53.2	43.6			29.9	$32,628	$2,386	$30,242

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)

Is Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) a good school?

Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) ranks 1688^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) usually go on to attend:

High : Newtown High School

What is the racial makeup of Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)?

Students at Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) are 78% Hispanic, 19% Asian, 2% White.

What district is Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #24

How many students attend Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,047 students attended Ps 89 Jose Peralta School Of Dreamers (The).

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