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Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary

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Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary ranks 956 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

956^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 153 Maspeth Elementary is a public elementary school in Maspeth, New York, serving 822 students in grades PK-5. The school consistently outperforms the New York City Geographic District #24 and the state of New York in proficiency rates for English Language Arts (ELA) and Math across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 66.35% compared to 45.61% for the district and 54.15% for the state.

PS 153 Maspeth Elementary performs particularly well for its Asian and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the top quartile of New York elementary schools for these groups. However, the school's ranking for its Hispanic and English Language Learner student subgroups is lower, indicating room for improvement in supporting these populations. The school has a relatively high per-student spending of $32,737 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages, and a student-teacher ratio of 12.2, lower than nearby schools.

Nearby schools, such as Learners And Leaders, PS 88 Seneca, and PS 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley, generally have lower academic performance compared to PS 153 Maspeth Elementary, particularly in ELA and Math proficiency rates. This highlights the relative strength of PS 153 Maspeth Elementary within the New York City Geographic District #24.

764

Students ?

12.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,076

Per pupil spending ?

69.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

60-02 60th Ln
Maspeth, NY 11378

(718) 821-7850

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Students who attend Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary usually attend:

High:

Grover Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

46.3%

White:

38.5%

Asian:

13.2%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 76th percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 15 percentile points since 2015

!Some student groups rank well below the school's overall statewide standing

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg48%

New York avg55%

956^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 15 pts since 2015

From top 24% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^th 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	58.9	956 of 2445	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	61.0	878 of 2445	64.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	62.7	852 of 2439	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	63.3	833 of 2434	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.4	359 of 2201	83.7%	★★★★☆
2019	66.3	752 of 2413	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	70.9	647 of 2395	73.0%	★★★★☆
2017	70.7	648 of 2386	72.8%	★★★★☆
2016	73.5	565 of 2366	76.1%	★★★★☆
2015	73.2	573 of 2352	75.6%	★★★★☆
2014	70.6	618 of 2345	73.6%	★★★★☆
2013	69.8	615 of 2325	73.5%	★★★★☆
2012	69.4	730 of 2320	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2011	64.2	874 of 2286	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2010	53.0	1216 of 2263	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2009	51.8	1360 of 2257	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	46.9	1421 of 2227	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2007	44.5	1463 of 2219	34.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	44.5	1486 of 2206	32.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	79.7	109 of 662	83.5%	★★★★☆
2022	72.4	174 of 671	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	70.4	131 of 430	69.5%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	40.2	628 of 1117	43.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.4	493 of 1066	53.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	32.5	725 of 1001	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.9	840 of 1027	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	37.5	506 of 860	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	32.6	684 of 938	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	825 of 2409	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	766 of 2413	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.0	724 of 2403	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	66.9	716 of 2401	70.2%	★★★★☆
2021	74.3	407 of 1955	79.2%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	551 of 2357	76.6%	★★★★☆
2018	71.0	600 of 2338	74.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	43.4	880 of 1569	43.9%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.1	841 of 1531	45.1%	★★☆☆☆
2023	47.1	704 of 1429	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.1	698 of 1503	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	59.3	284 of 818	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.9	410 of 1315	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.1	358 of 1392	74.3%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.7	470 of 792	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	26.5	610 of 766	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	73.7	78 of 570	86.3%	★★★★☆
2018	51.2	294 of 730	59.7%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.7	640 of 2098	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.4	602 of 2078	71.0%	★★★★☆
2023	67.1	526 of 2041	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	541 of 2099	74.2%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	146 of 1678	91.3%	★★★★★
2019	71.0	435 of 2032	78.6%	★★★★☆
2018	74.5	364 of 2045	82.2%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	53.9	1066 of 2407	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.5	979 of 2411	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.6	975 of 2400	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	959 of 2400	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.7	295 of 1961	85.0%	★★★★☆
2019	58.2	923 of 2358	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	69.2	645 of 2340	72.4%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.9	546 of 2134	74.4%	★★★★☆
2024	64.2	492 of 2110	76.7%	★★★★☆
2023	52.1	713 of 2016	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.6	585 of 2031	71.2%	★★★★☆
2021	72.6	167 of 1044	84.0%	★★★★☆
2019	61.2	431 of 1859	76.8%	★★★★☆
2018	67.2	374 of 1941	80.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	624 of 1402	55.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	62.8	488 of 1392	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	60.4	530 of 1337	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	569 of 1399	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	75.7	256 of 1224	79.1%	★★★★☆
2019	59.1	531 of 1338	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.6	457 of 1408	67.5%	★★★☆☆

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)

Asian (2024)84th percentile+19 vs school

Special Education (2025)74th percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)69th percentile+9 vs school

Female (2025)66th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)56th percentile-5 vs school

White (2025)55th percentile-5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)44th percentile-17 vs school

Homeless (2025)41st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math60%+3 vs state

English Language Arts60%+5 vs state

Science52%+7 vs state

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	NY State Assessments English Language Arts (2025)						NY State Assessments Math (2025)					NY State Assessments Science (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
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 Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology 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 153 Maspeth Elementary	Public	PK, KG-5	60-02 60th Ln	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-7850	764	62	12.3	69.6%	294 (38.5%)	5 (0.7%)	354 (46.3%)	101 (13.2%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.9%)	58.9	956^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.9%		61	878^th of 2445 public elementary schools	64.1%	78			66.4	53.6	60.0				66.7	54.6	59.2			52.1	$35,076	$1,997	$33,078
Ace Academy For Scholars At The Geraldine Ferraro Campus	Public	PK, KG-5	55-20 Metropolitan Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 571-6900	573	39	14.7	66.7%	186 (32.5%)	5 (0.9%)	305 (53.2%)	46 (8.0%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	27 (4.7%)	63.6	856^th of 2445 public elementary schools	65.0%		67.6	713^th of 2445 public elementary schools	70.8%	143			56.6	59.3	69.9				57.1	72.8	65.8			54.1	$28,195	$1,965	$26,230
Ps 71 Forest	Public	PK, KG-5	62-85 Forest Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-7772	468	33	14.1	80.1%	122 (26.1%)	4 (0.9%)	308 (65.8%)	27 (5.8%)	1 (0.2%)	3 (0.6%)	3 (0.6%)	40.4	1459^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.3%		41.7	1397^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.9%	62			55.8	68.2	43.4				60.4	55.2	42.2			27.2	$37,198	$2,585	$34,613
Learners And Leaders	Public	PK, KG-5	378 Seneca Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 366-1061	421	32	13.2	84.6%	38 (9.0%)	7 (1.7%)	344 (81.7%)	23 (5.5%)	5 (1.2%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.0%)	33.1	1680^th of 2445 public elementary schools	31.3%		43.5	1341^st of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%	339			28.9	53.9	61.7				27.8	38.1	50.0			43.8	$35,931	$2,442	$33,489
Ps 88 Seneca	Public	PK, KG-5	60-85 Catalpa Ave	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-8121	692	51	13.5	73.6%	176 (25.4%)	9 (1.3%)	434 (62.7%)	55 (7.9%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.0%)	45.9	1302^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	46.7%		45.1	1285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.4%	17			50.0	52.3	60.4				58.5	40.5	70.5			35.1	$36,476	$2,279	$34,198
Ps 128 Lorraine Tuzzo-Juniper Valley	Public	K-8	69-10 65th Dr	Middle Village	11379	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	No	(718) 326-6210	631	77	8.1	46.0%	360 (57.1%)	15 (2.4%)	180 (28.5%)	51 (8.1%)	4 (0.6%)	2 (0.3%)	19 (3.0%)	73.3	606^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.2%		81.1	409^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.3%	197	67.8	42.4	63.0	73.2	69.4	81.0	75.0	58.6	66.7	65.1	66.1	69.2	66.2	50.9	$28,404	$1,474	$26,930
Ps 81 Jean Paul Richter	Public	PK, KG-5	559 Cypress Ave	Glendale	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 821-9800	657	50	13.2	91.3%	39 (5.9%)	10 (1.5%)	583 (88.7%)	20 (3.0%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.5%)	52	1164^th of 2445 public elementary schools	52.4%		27.2	1836^th of 2445 public elementary schools	24.9%	672			57.5	45.6	45.3				76.7	60.6	68.4			39.6	$34,323	$2,512	$31,811
Ps 58 School Of Heroes (The)	Public	PK, KG-6	72-24 Grand Ave	Maspeth	11378	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 533-6712	750	50	15.0	82.9%	101 (13.5%)	7 (0.9%)	355 (47.3%)	270 (36.0%)	7 (0.9%)	2 (0.3%)	8 (1.1%)	54	1088^th of 2445 public elementary schools	55.5%		60	909^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.8%	179			45.4	55.8	56.1	62.3			50.0	59.1	59.3	75.3		49.6	$31,140	$2,205	$28,935
Ps 239	Public	PK, KG-5	17-15 Weirfield St	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 417-2840	414	31	13.3	86.7%	32 (7.7%)	14 (3.4%)	333 (80.4%)	34 (8.2%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	15.1	2194^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.3%		24.1	1935^th of 2445 public elementary schools	20.9%	259			28.6	37.5	33.3				20.8	41.4	38.8			16.3	$34,140	$2,511	$31,629
Robert E Peary School	Public	PK, KG-8	16-66 Hancock St	Ridgewood	11385	Queens County	Nyc Special Schools - District 75	No	No	No	No	(718) 456-7588	581	122	4.7	85.9%	46 (7.9%)	155 (26.7%)	260 (44.8%)	91 (15.7%)	18 (3.1%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.0%)								(n/a)															$124,708	$3,248	$121,460

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary

What district is Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary in?

New York City Geographic District #24

What schools do graduates of Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary attend?

Students who attend Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary usually go on to attend:

High : Grover Cleveland High School

How many students attend Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary?

In the 2024-25 school year, 764 students attended Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary.

Is Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary a good school?

Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary ranks 956^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary?

Students at Ps 153 Maspeth Elementary are 46% Hispanic, 38% White, 13% Asian.

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