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Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)

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Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) ranks 556 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

556^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 77% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) is an elementary school located in Rego Park, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 678 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #28, which is ranked 373 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) consistently performs above the New York City Geographic District #28 and New York state averages in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school's 4th-grade ELA proficiency rate was 73.75%, compared to 63.27% for the district and 54.07% for the state, while the 5th-grade Math proficiency rate was 70.97%, compared to 63.27% for the district and 54.16% for the state. The school also has strong performance across various student subgroups, including male students, Hispanic students, and students with special needs.

Compared to nearby schools, Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) outperforms Ps 220 Edward Mandel and Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The), which are both within the same district but have lower academic proficiency rates and statewide rankings. However, the nearby Academy For Excellence Through The Arts (The) and Ps 144 Col Jeromus Remsen schools outperform Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) in both academic proficiency and statewide rankings.

710

Students ?

16.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,518

Per pupil spending ?

63%

Free/discounted lunch ?

64-35 102nd St
Rego Park, NY 11374-3658

(718) 897-8600

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
High:	Forest Hills High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

43.4%

Asian:

30.4%

Hispanic:

19.3%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 68th percentile in 2015 → 77th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (69% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 23% of New York elementary schools

✓Ranking is trending up — up 9 percentile points since 2015

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school69%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

556^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 23%▲ up 9 pts since 2015

From top 32% (2015) to top 23% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

11^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	75.0	556 of 2445	77.3%	★★★★☆
2024	59.3	920 of 2445	62.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.7	591 of 2439	75.8%	★★★★☆
2022	73.8	564 of 2434	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.2	431 of 2201	80.4%	★★★★☆
2019	66.2	756 of 2413	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.7	999 of 2395	58.3%	★★★☆☆
2017	65.1	791 of 2386	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2016	68.8	681 of 2366	71.2%	★★★★☆
2015	65.8	755 of 2352	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	69.4	652 of 2345	72.2%	★★★★☆
2013	69.2	628 of 2325	73.0%	★★★★☆
2012	72.3	651 of 2320	71.9%	★★★★☆
2011	75.9	513 of 2286	77.6%	★★★★☆
2010	76.4	477 of 2263	78.9%	★★★★☆
2009	71.7	648 of 2257	71.3%	★★★★☆
2008	70.1	731 of 2227	67.2%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.0	813 of 2219	63.4%	★★★☆☆
2006	54.3	1251 of 2206	43.3%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	58.2	329 of 696	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	30.3	501 of 662	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	47.8	365 of 605	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	44.2	431 of 671	35.8%	★★☆☆☆
2021	68.6	139 of 430	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.2	262 of 548	52.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.5	359 of 601	40.3%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.1	382 of 1117	65.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.3	436 of 1066	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.7	529 of 1001	47.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	45.6	455 of 1027	55.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.4	290 of 860	66.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.0	223 of 938	76.2%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	871 of 2409	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	51.0	1119 of 2413	53.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.8	643 of 2403	73.2%	★★★★☆
2022	64.7	778 of 2401	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	72.5	455 of 1955	76.7%	★★★★☆
2019	61.9	844 of 2357	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	53.6	1117 of 2338	52.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.9	332 of 1569	78.8%	★★★★☆
2024	45.0	777 of 1531	49.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	65.8	387 of 1429	72.9%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.8	504 of 2098	76.0%	★★★★☆
2024	56.4	737 of 2078	64.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	69.0	486 of 2041	76.2%	★★★★☆
2022	70.9	441 of 2099	79.0%	★★★★☆
2021	73.7	296 of 1678	82.4%	★★★★☆
2019	60.7	626 of 2032	69.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.7	839 of 2045	59.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	81.4	349 of 2407	85.5%	★★★★☆
2024	65.0	754 of 2411	68.7%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.6	549 of 2400	77.1%	★★★★☆
2022	79.7	399 of 2400	83.4%	★★★★☆
2021	75.9	394 of 1961	79.9%	★★★★☆
2019	68.5	657 of 2358	72.1%	★★★★☆
2018	60.9	880 of 2340	62.4%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	327 of 2134	84.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	679 of 2110	67.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	52.5	703 of 2016	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	70.6	351 of 2031	82.7%	★★★★☆
2021	65.7	237 of 1044	77.3%	★★★★☆
2019	46.2	808 of 1859	56.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	65.2	413 of 1941	78.7%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	49.6	760 of 1402	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.6	788 of 1392	43.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	54.3	630 of 1337	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.5	752 of 1399	46.2%	★★☆☆☆
2021	62.2	478 of 1224	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	44.1	770 of 1338	42.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	37.5	951 of 1408	32.5%	★★☆☆☆

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)

Male (2025)86th percentile+8 vs school

Special Education (2025)85th percentile+7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)79th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)66th percentile-11 vs school

Female (2025)64th percentile-13 vs school

Asian (2025)53rd percentile-25 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math77%+19 vs state

English Language Arts68%+13 vs state

Science51%+6 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, April 8, 2022

Amazing school leadership. Caring teachers and staff. And the best students! PS 175 parent since 2016 and proud! Close Quote

by a parent
Saturday, February 10, 2018

my kids loved that school from the first day in. Close Quote

by a parent
Friday, April 22, 2016

THE SCHOOL IS GREAT. The principal and her team are doing the great job. Everything more organized, easy to follow, easy to contact teacher or even principal. Very friendly atmosphere. The school is much better now then was with Principal Mrs. Green. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, March 18, 2012

Great teachers. Amazing principle and assistant principle. Have 3 children in that shool and I am very pleased with the education provided. Close Quote

Schools Near Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				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	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 Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	64-35 102nd St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 897-8600	710	43	16.6	63.0%	308 (43.4%)	13 (1.8%)	137 (19.3%)	216 (30.4%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	35 (4.9%)	75	556^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.3%		59.3	920^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.4%	364	64.6	73.8	65.5	80.6	79.3	71.0	51.2	$28,518	$1,696	$26,822
Ps 220 Edward Mandel	Public	PK, KG-5	62-10 108th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 592-3030	616	41	15.0	81.2%	157 (25.5%)	62 (10.1%)	176 (28.6%)	205 (33.3%)	2 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.3%)	39.4	1492^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	39.0%		43.5	1340^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.2%	152	54.4	48.9	51.7	53.4	50.0	43.6	38.9	$28,227	$2,099	$26,128
Ps 206 Horace Harding School (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	61-02 98th St	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 592-0300	522	42	12.5	83.1%	181 (34.7%)	43 (8.2%)	138 (26.4%)	147 (28.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.7%)	49	1217^th of 2445 public elementary schools	50.2%		39.6	1471^st of 2445 public elementary schools	39.8%	254	57.8	38.2	63.9	70.2	61.8	44.7	40.8	$33,178	$2,078	$31,100
Ps 139 Rego Park	Public	K-5	93-06 63rd Dr	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 459-1044	571	42	13.6	71.3%	196 (34.3%)	26 (4.6%)	177 (31.0%)	151 (26.4%)	5 (0.9%)	3 (0.5%)	13 (2.3%)	73.5	599^th of 2445 public elementary schools	75.5%		73.4	564^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.9%	35	61.5	67.9	74.7	69.2	82.3	68.5	52.9	$28,195	$1,998	$26,197
Academy For Excellence Through The Arts (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	68-60 110th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(929) 467-6200	573	32	17.9	23.7%	156 (27.2%)	19 (3.3%)	103 (18.0%)	231 (40.3%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.6%)	54 (9.4%)	96.7	36^th of 2445 public elementary schools	98.5%		97.4	32^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	98.7%	4	93.2	89.4	98.3	97.3	93.9	95.2	91.9	$23,114	$1,323	$21,792
Ps 14 Fairview	Public	K-5	107-01 Otis Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 699-6071	986	87	11.3	94.3%	15 (1.5%)	7 (0.7%)	929 (94.2%)	21 (2.1%)	11 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.3%)	10.4	2295^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%		12.3	2287^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%	8	23.6	25.6	21.1	34.6	36.3	22.7	23.5	$34,703	$2,647	$32,057
Ps 174 William Sidney Mount	Public	K-5	65-10 Dieterle Crescent	Rego Park	11374	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 897-7006	545	42	12.9	49.0%	149 (27.3%)	22 (4.0%)	111 (20.4%)	221 (40.6%)	5 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	37 (6.8%)	88.4	227^th of 2445 public elementary schools	90.7%		90.9	179^th of 2445 public elementary schools	92.7%	48	88.4	72.9	84.9	91.9	75.3	81.9	69.1	$30,970	$1,557	$29,412
Ps 13 Clement C Moore	Public	PK, KG-5	55-01 94th St	Elmhurst	11373	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-1021	815	70	11.6	80.7%	31 (3.8%)	63 (7.7%)	508 (62.3%)	205 (25.2%)	4 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.5%)	41.3	1437^th of 2445 public elementary schools	41.2%		66.1	748^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.4%	689	39.3	46.3	54.4	58.1	50.8	56.6	40.7	$34,891	$2,767	$32,124
Elm Tree Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	50-51 98th St	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 208-4860	878	68	12.9	96.7%	25 (2.8%)	38 (4.3%)	764 (87.0%)	44 (5.0%)	7 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	25.6	1904^th of 2445 public elementary schools	22.1%		19.3	2084^th of 2445 public elementary schools	14.8%	180	41.8	31.4	43.5	44.0	37.7	42.7	37.6	$31,399	$2,351	$29,048
Ps 196 Grand Central Parkway	Public	PK, KG-5	71-25 113th St	Forest Hills	11375	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 263-9770	749	49	15.2	22.3%	219 (29.2%)	11 (1.5%)	122 (16.3%)	324 (43.3%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	70 (9.3%)	97.6	16^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.3%		98.3	13^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.5%	3	97.7	94.6	97.5	100.0	95.8	98.4	95.5	$28,436	$1,374	$27,062

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)

What is the racial makeup of Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)?

Students at Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) are 43% White, 30% Asian, 19% Hispanic, 5% Two or more races, 2% African American.

What district is Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #28

Is Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) a good school?

Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) ranks 556^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 157 Stephen A Halsey
High : Forest Hills High School

How many students attend Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 710 students attended Ps 175 Lynn Gross Discovery School (The).

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