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Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan

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Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan ranks 986 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

986^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 60% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 229 Emanuel Kaplan is an elementary school in Woodside, New York, serving 1,083 students in grades PK-5. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #24, which is ranked 544 out of 874 districts in the state.

PS 229 Emanuel Kaplan consistently performs in the top half of New York elementary schools, with strong academic results, particularly in math. In 2024-2025, the school's 5th-grade math proficiency rate was 68.26%, compared to 52.53% for the district and 54.16% for the state. The school's performance is strongest among Asian students, who rank in the top 50% of New York elementary schools for ELA and math. However, the school's performance is weaker for Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) students, who rank in the bottom half of New York elementary schools.

While PS 229 Emanuel Kaplan outperforms the other public schools in the immediate vicinity, such as PS 58 School Of Heroes and PS 12 James B Colgate, the nearby Elm Community Charter School in a different district outperforms PS 229 Emanuel Kaplan on several metrics, including higher proficiency rates in ELA and math. The high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio at PS 229 Emanuel Kaplan suggest that the school has access to significant resources, which may contribute to its overall academic performance.

1,066

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,010

Per pupil spending ?

75.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

67-25 51st Rd
Woodside, NY 11377

(718) 446-2120

District: New York City Geographic District #24

Students who attend Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan usually attend:

High:

Grover Cleveland High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

47.7%

Asian:

38.4%

White:

11.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 83rd percentile in 2015 → 60th in 2025

Strengths

✓Above the New York median (60th percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 23 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%

986^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 40%▼ down 23 pts since 2015

From top 17% (2015) to top 40% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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	58.1	986 of 2445	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	67.5	721 of 2445	70.5%	★★★★☆
2023	76.1	539 of 2439	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.6	596 of 2434	75.5%	★★★★☆
2021	73.2	534 of 2201	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	605 of 2413	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.8	670 of 2395	72.0%	★★★★☆
2017	80.2	394 of 2386	83.5%	★★★★☆
2016	82.6	331 of 2366	86.0%	★★★★☆
2015	80.5	396 of 2352	83.2%	★★★★☆
2014	79.6	388 of 2345	83.5%	★★★★☆
2013	82.2	334 of 2325	85.6%	★★★★☆
2012	72.4	646 of 2320	72.2%	★★★★☆
2011	75.1	538 of 2286	76.5%	★★★★☆
2010	70.0	704 of 2263	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2009	60.8	1078 of 2257	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2008	62.7	1008 of 2227	54.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	59.0	1109 of 2219	50.0%	★★★☆☆
2006	62.2	1026 of 2206	53.5%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	62.2	295 of 696	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.9	237 of 662	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	74.1	148 of 605	75.5%	★★★★☆
2022	65.4	248 of 671	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.1	185 of 430	57.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	61.8	238 of 548	56.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.6	273 of 601	54.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.1	610 of 1117	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.1	441 of 1066	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	28.4	815 of 1001	18.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	53.2	344 of 1027	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	51.7	175 of 454	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	38.1	498 of 860	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	51.0	368 of 938	60.8%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.1	915 of 2409	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	64.1	765 of 2413	68.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	77.2	496 of 2403	79.4%	★★★★☆
2022	72.0	593 of 2401	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	76.6	362 of 1955	81.5%	★★★★☆
2019	72.1	594 of 2357	74.8%	★★★★☆
2018	68.4	686 of 2338	70.7%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	36.0	1047 of 1569	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	823 of 1531	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.2	649 of 1429	54.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.7	611 of 1503	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	64.5	231 of 818	71.8%	★★★★☆
2019	57.5	462 of 1315	64.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.4	521 of 1392	62.6%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.2	275 of 792	65.3%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.8	285 of 766	62.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.9	252 of 637	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.0	307 of 622	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.0	306 of 570	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	60.1	212 of 730	71.0%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.0	613 of 2098	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	422 of 2078	79.7%	★★★★☆
2023	81.5	265 of 2041	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	286 of 2099	86.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.0	202 of 1678	88.0%	★★★★☆
2019	78.5	319 of 2032	84.3%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	395 of 2045	80.7%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.3	1030 of 2407	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.5	648 of 2411	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	72.4	579 of 2400	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	71.2	603 of 2400	74.9%	★★★★☆
2021	66.0	616 of 1961	68.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.4	592 of 2358	74.9%	★★★★☆
2018	69.7	627 of 2340	73.2%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.6	792 of 2134	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.1	723 of 2110	65.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	67.7	429 of 2016	78.7%	★★★★☆
2022	59.2	552 of 2031	72.8%	★★★★☆
2021	44.7	504 of 1044	51.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.5	401 of 1859	78.4%	★★★★☆
2018	66.1	393 of 1941	79.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	67.3	415 of 1392	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	67.0	432 of 1338	67.7%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+11 vs school

White (2024)70th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)65th percentile+6 vs school

Special Education (2025)63rd percentile+3 vs school

Female (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Asian (2025)58th percentile~ school

Male (2025)57th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)45th percentile-14 vs school

Hispanic (2025)33rd percentile-26 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math63%+5 vs state

English Language Arts57%~ state avg

Science52%+7 vs state

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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	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 Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan	Public	PK, KG-5	67-25 51st Rd	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-2120	1,066	68	15.6	75.3%	118 (11.1%)	13 (1.2%)	509 (47.7%)	409 (38.4%)	6 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.8%)	58.1	986^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.7%		67.5	721^st of 2445 public elementary schools	70.5%	265				49.1	60.5	62.3				54.2	65.0	68.3				52.4		$33,010	$2,232	$30,778
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 12 James B Colgate	Public	K-5	42-00 72nd St	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-5905	838	62	13.5	85.9%	24 (2.9%)	6 (0.7%)	322 (38.4%)	455 (54.3%)	20 (2.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.3%)	65	823^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	66.3%		66.6	737^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.9%	86				66.1	56.7	63.0				68.3	65.6	65.0				54.6		$30,671	$2,306	$28,365
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
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 11 Kathryn Phelan	Public	PK, KG-6	54-25 Skillman Ave	Woodside	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 779-2090	689	63	10.9	74.5%	90 (13.1%)	12 (1.7%)	366 (53.1%)	207 (30.0%)	3 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (1.6%)	61.5	908^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.9%		65.3	774^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.3%	134				45.7	60.0	70.7	52.8			44.0	69.2	70.5	64.8			64.6		$31,937	$2,283	$29,655
Ps 102 Bayview	Public	PK, KG-8	55-24 Van Horn St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-3308	1,107	85	13.0	79.0%	23 (2.1%)	28 (2.5%)	346 (31.3%)	673 (60.8%)	5 (0.5%)	11 (1.0%)	21 (1.9%)	80.5	407^th of 2445 public elementary schools	83.4%		80.4	421^st of 2445 public elementary schools	82.8%	14		100.0	100.0	71.6	58.6	68.8	64.9	66.7	73.2	89.2	77.5	83.6	69.6	69.2	69.7	67.3	67.6	$29,178	$2,312	$26,866
Woodside Community School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	39-07 57th St	Flushing	11377	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 592-3300	504	31	16.2	70.8%	73 (14.5%)	5 (1.0%)	234 (46.4%)	168 (33.3%)	7 (1.4%)	1 (0.2%)	16 (3.2%)	66.9	769^th of 2445 public elementary schools	68.5%		77.1	494^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.8%	275				73.1	81.8	57.1				74.3	82.1	50.7				41.1		$26,211	$1,957	$24,254
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
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan

What district is Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan in?

New York City Geographic District #24

What is the racial makeup of Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan?

Students at Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan are 48% Hispanic, 38% Asian, 11% White, 1% African American.

Is Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan a good school?

Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan ranks 986^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan?

In the 2024-25 school year, 1,066 students attended Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan.

What schools do graduates of Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan attend?

Students who attend Ps 229 Emanuel Kaplan usually go on to attend:

High : Grover Cleveland High School

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