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Ps 82 Hammond

Public Grades K-5

2061^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 16% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 82 Hammond is an elementary school located in Jamaica, New York, serving 613 students from kindergarten to 5th grade. It is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in the state.

Despite the school's relatively high spending per student, ranging from $17,524 to $32,044, and low student-teacher ratio of 11.5 to 13 students per teacher, PS 82 Hammond has consistently underperformed compared to the district and the state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency rate was 29.7%, compared to 66.02% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's performance is particularly low for Hispanic, English Language Learner, and Special Education student subgroups, ranking in the bottom 30-40% of schools in the state for these groups.

Interestingly, the nearby schools, such as PS 182 Samantha Smith, PS 86, and PS 54 Hillside, generally outperform PS 82 Hammond in academic proficiency rates, especially in the higher-performing grades, despite having similar demographics in terms of free and reduced lunch rates. This suggests that there may be opportunities for PS 82 Hammond to learn from more successful schools in the area and implement strategies to improve academic performance.

674

Students ?

13.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,213

Per pupil spending ?

89%

Free/discounted lunch ?

88-02 144th St
Jamaica, NY 11435-3234

(718) 526-4139

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 82 Hammond usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck
High:	Hillcrest High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

73.6%

Asian:

13.2%

African American:

7.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 16th percentile in 2015 → 16th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (36% vs 55% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (16th percentile)

!Math scores 21 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school36%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

2,061^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 16%▼ down 1 pts since 2015

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SchoolDigger rating ?

26^th of 27Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #28

373^rd of 874New York City Geographic District #28 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	20.5	2061 of 2445	15.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.5	1921 of 2445	21.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	27.7	1815 of 2439	25.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	21.0	2017 of 2434	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	48.7	1102 of 2201	49.9%	★★☆☆☆
2019	33.4	1621 of 2413	32.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.1	1669 of 2395	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	22.2	1950 of 2386	18.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2016	25.6	1840 of 2366	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	19.3	1966 of 2352	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	22.6	1905 of 2345	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	28.8	1755 of 2325	24.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	31.4	1738 of 2320	25.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	26.4	1819 of 2286	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	51.0	1267 of 2263	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2009	57.7	1170 of 2257	48.2%	★★☆☆☆
2008	61.2	1054 of 2227	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2007	54.2	1249 of 2219	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2006	70.8	704 of 2206	68.1%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	32.4	647 of 936	30.9%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	28.5	557 of 696	20.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	26.3	531 of 662	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	33.9	454 of 605	25.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.0	552 of 671	17.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	21.0	475 of 548	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	24.2	517 of 601	14.0%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	34.5	752 of 1117	32.7%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.9	642 of 1066	39.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	607 of 1001	39.4%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.1	793 of 1027	22.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	32.4	619 of 860	28.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.6	627 of 938	33.2%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	24.3	1944 of 2409	19.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.5	1794 of 2413	25.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	1603 of 2403	33.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	26.3	1868 of 2401	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	36.8	1504 of 2357	36.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.2	1485 of 2338	36.5%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.6	1263 of 1569	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	31.8	1083 of 1531	29.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.1	1053 of 1429	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	23.2	1278 of 1503	15.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.4	883 of 1315	32.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.2	904 of 1392	35.1%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	32.0	583 of 792	26.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	40.1	445 of 766	41.9%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.1	466 of 637	26.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	32.6	451 of 622	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	52.3	228 of 570	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	40.0	444 of 730	39.2%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	29.9	1532 of 2098	27.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	35.2	1341 of 2078	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	39.3	1194 of 2041	41.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	30.2	1543 of 2099	26.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	46.1	987 of 2032	51.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	43.9	1089 of 2045	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	19.3	2082 of 2407	13.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	24.4	1926 of 2411	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	24.0	1906 of 2400	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	18.2	2095 of 2400	12.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	30.9	1695 of 2358	28.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	28.6	1801 of 2340	23.0%	★☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.9	1706 of 2134	20.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	34.1	1379 of 2110	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2023	46.3	873 of 2016	56.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	35.1	1308 of 2031	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	41.7	920 of 1859	50.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	39.2	1109 of 1941	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

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)

English Language Learner (2025)33rd percentile+17 vs school

African American (2022)31st percentile+14 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)27th percentile+11 vs school

Homeless (2025)26th percentile+11 vs school

Special Education (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Asian (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Hispanic (2025)20th percentile+4 vs school

Female (2025)19th percentile+4 vs school

Male (2025)14th percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts38%-17 vs state

Math37%-21 vs state

Science27%-18 vs state

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by a parent
Wednesday, September 22, 2021

The new art teacher Ms. Quevez was really excellent. My child couldn’t stop talking about her and the projects he was excited to do. They used a lot of different things like paint, and even aluminum foil. I haven’t seen my son use paint in school even when he was in kindergarten! She also did this class every Friday which my 1st grader loved! She was so excited on Fridays and couldn’t wait. She learned a lot about cultures, and places around the world and about things like that which I think is very important. My kids were excited to go back in person this year. I hope she’s there again this year. The other teachers are very nice as well. Close Quote

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (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 Living Environment 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 Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 82 Hammond	Public	K-5	88-02 144th St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4139	674	50	13.4	89.0%	11 (1.6%)	50 (7.4%)	496 (73.6%)	89 (13.2%)	23 (3.4%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	20.5	2061^st of 2445 public elementary schools	15.7%		24.5	1921^st of 2445 public elementary schools	21.4%	140			29.7	44.2	41.7				31.6	55.1	29.7				26.7	$30,213	$2,337	$27,876
Ps 117 J Keld/Briarwood School	Public	PK, KG-5	85-15 143rd St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-4780	775	56	13.8	82.5%	85 (11.0%)	76 (9.8%)	347 (44.8%)	242 (31.2%)	13 (1.7%)	3 (0.4%)	9 (1.2%)	74.6	566^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.9%		52.1	1108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.7%	542			65.0	72.3	67.7				78.8	67.7	72.5				55.6	$31,891	$2,191	$29,700
Ps 182 Samantha Smith	Public	PK, KG-5	153-27 88th Ave	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 298-7700	810	66	12.3	94.3%	10 (1.2%)	101 (12.5%)	491 (60.6%)	170 (21.0%)	24 (3.0%)	3 (0.4%)	11 (1.4%)	19.4	2094^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.4%		24.4	1928^th of 2445 public elementary schools	21.1%	166			35.3	41.5	45.0				45.2	23.5	27.1				27.8	$34,325	$3,174	$31,152
Ps 86	Public	PK, KG-5	87-41 Parsons Blvd	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 291-6264	689	43	16.1	85.5%	14 (2.0%)	36 (5.2%)	243 (35.3%)	375 (54.4%)	12 (1.7%)	7 (1.0%)	2 (0.3%)	67.5	751^st of 2445 public elementary schools	69.3%		58.5	938^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.6%	187			55.0	61.8	67.9				67.0	67.3	80.6				51.9	$29,963	$2,187	$27,775
Ps 54 Hillside	Public	K-5	86-02 127th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 849-0962	462	38	12.1	90.0%	25 (5.4%)	23 (5.0%)	285 (61.7%)	98 (21.2%)	17 (3.7%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	58.2	984^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.8%		50.8	1147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.1%	163			67.3	66.7	62.5				75.0	62.9	48.7				39.4	$31,134	$2,568	$28,565
Ps 50 Talfourd Lawn Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	143-26 101st Ave	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 526-5336	904	72	12.6	92.0%	20 (2.2%)	144 (15.9%)	456 (50.4%)	193 (21.3%)	74 (8.2%)	8 (0.9%)	9 (1.0%)	38.1	1515^th of 2445 public elementary schools	38.0%		44	1321^st of 2445 public elementary schools	46.0%	194			42.7	43.7	61.5				52.0	49.4	54.5				34.2	$28,733	$2,277	$26,457
Growing Up Green Charter School II	Public, Charter	K-8	84-35 152nd St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	Growing Up Green Charter School II	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 642-4306	810	80	10.1	80.6%	17 (2.1%)	394 (48.6%)	275 (34.0%)	72 (8.9%)	24 (3.0%)	5 (0.6%)	23 (2.8%)	43.8	1368^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.0%		47.2	1229^th of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%	139	43.9	70.8	55.6	67.1	53.5	51.6	30.4	55.3	69.8	66.2	18.3	20.2	40.0	17.0	32.4	$22,732	$682	$22,051
Ps 55 Maure	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	131-10 97th Ave	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 849-3845	466	34	13.5	82.6%	6 (1.3%)	49 (10.5%)	125 (26.8%)	111 (23.8%)	145 (31.1%)	27 (5.8%)	3 (0.6%)	83.7	339^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.1%		69.8	645^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.6%	306			89.6	78.7	66.0				86.3	80.4	86.0				54.9	$32,547	$2,486	$30,061
Queens School For Leadership And Excellence (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	88-08 164th St	Jamaica	11432	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 558-6220	590	37	15.7	89.3%	10 (1.7%)	63 (10.7%)	250 (42.4%)	246 (41.7%)	19 (3.2%)	0 (0.0%)	2 (0.3%)	53.2	1119^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.2%		49.8	1177^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.9%	58			70.0	55.6	57.6				75.9	56.7	51.1				31.2	$26,944	$2,225	$24,719
Ps 99 Kew Gardens	Public	K-6	82-37 Kew Gardens Rd	Kew Gardens	11415	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 544-4343	758	54	14.0	61.2%	159 (21.0%)	48 (6.3%)	319 (42.1%)	171 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	80.1	422^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%		83.6	350^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.7%	72			73.1	79.8	72.7	76.1			75.2	91.8	72.4	82.6			40.3	$32,600	$1,496	$31,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 82 Hammond

How many students attend Ps 82 Hammond?

In the 2024-25 school year, 674 students attended Ps 82 Hammond.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 82 Hammond?

Students at Ps 82 Hammond are 74% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 7% African American, 3% American Indian, 2% White.

What district is Ps 82 Hammond in?

New York City Geographic District #28

Is Ps 82 Hammond a good school?

Ps 82 Hammond ranks in the bottom 15.7% of New York elementary schools.

What schools do graduates of Ps 82 Hammond attend?

Students who attend Ps 82 Hammond usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 217 Robert A Van Wyck
High : Hillcrest High School

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