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Ps 220 Edward Mandel

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Ps 220 Edward Mandel ranks 1492 nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

1492^nd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 39% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 220 Edward Mandel is an elementary school located in Forest Hills, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 599 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 220 Edward Mandel has shown mixed academic performance compared to the district and state averages. While the school's 3rd grade English Language Arts (ELA) proficiency rate was slightly higher than the district average, its overall ELA and Math proficiency rates were generally lower. The school's performance on the 5th grade Science assessment has also been consistently lower than the district and state averages. Compared to nearby schools, PS 220 Edward Mandel's academic performance is in the middle range, with some schools performing significantly better or worse.

The school has also shown varying performance across different student subgroups. The Asian and White student subgroups have consistently ranked in the bottom quartile of New York elementary schools, while the African American and Special Education student subgroups have performed better. The Hispanic and English Language Learner (ELL) student subgroups have also performed below average. Despite the steady increase in per-student spending at PS 220 Edward Mandel, the school's academic performance has not shown a corresponding improvement, suggesting the need for more targeted interventions and effective resource allocation.

616

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$28,227

Per pupil spending ?

81.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

62-10 108th St
Forest Hills, NY 11375-1132

(718) 592-3030

District: New York City Geographic District #28

Students who attend Ps 220 Edward Mandel usually attend:

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

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

33.3%

Hispanic:

28.6%

White:

25.5%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 63rd percentile in 2015 → 39th in 2025

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (49% vs 55% meeting standards)

!Ranking has slipped — down 24 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school49%

District avg64%

New York avg55%

1,492^nd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 39%▼ down 24 pts since 2015

From top 37% (2015) to bottom 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

24^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	39.4	1492 of 2445	39.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.5	1340 of 2445	45.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	52.5	1096 of 2439	55.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.6	1133 of 2434	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2021	65.4	719 of 2201	67.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	55.3	1026 of 2413	57.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.1	1335 of 2395	44.3%	★★☆☆☆
2017	46.3	1286 of 2386	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2016	47.5	1251 of 2366	47.1%	★★☆☆☆
2015	60.7	877 of 2352	62.7%	★★★☆☆
2014	55.4	1014 of 2345	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2013	56.2	943 of 2325	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2012	33.8	1683 of 2320	27.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	32.2	1702 of 2286	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	33.2	1686 of 2263	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	30.1	1817 of 2257	19.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	31.5	1732 of 2227	22.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	42.2	1512 of 2219	31.9%	★★☆☆☆
2006	57.0	1175 of 2206	46.7%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	80.4	141 of 948	85.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	26.2	575 of 696	17.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	28.6	514 of 662	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	30.2	476 of 605	21.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	44.8	426 of 671	36.5%	★★☆☆☆
2021	74.0	99 of 430	77.0%	★★★★☆
2019	48.1	351 of 548	35.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	40.7	418 of 601	30.4%	★★☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	35.2	733 of 1117	34.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	37.3	663 of 1066	37.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	37.6	604 of 1001	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	40.5	555 of 1027	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	36.8	522 of 860	39.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.2	568 of 938	39.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.1	1522 of 2409	36.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	45.1	1294 of 2413	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	49.1	1185 of 2403	50.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	58.4	953 of 2401	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2021	56.1	836 of 1955	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2019	57.0	967 of 2357	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.0	1340 of 2338	42.7%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.0	1012 of 1569	35.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	40.7	876 of 1531	42.8%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.5	544 of 1429	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	40.2	892 of 1503	40.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.2	471 of 1315	64.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	34.9	955 of 1392	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	27.6	635 of 792	19.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	76.1	99 of 637	84.5%	★★★★☆
2022	22.2	554 of 622	10.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	41.6	341 of 570	40.2%	★★☆☆☆
2018	13.8	705 of 730	3.4%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	1137 of 2098	45.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	44.0	1075 of 2078	48.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	50.5	891 of 2041	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.3	928 of 2099	55.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.6	480 of 1678	71.4%	★★★★☆
2019	58.1	680 of 2032	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.0	921 of 2045	55.0%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	41.4	1416 of 2407	41.2%	★★☆☆☆
2024	42.9	1351 of 2411	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2023	55.3	1013 of 2400	57.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.3	1295 of 2400	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2021	70.4	517 of 1961	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	53.0	1047 of 2358	55.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.5	1293 of 2340	44.7%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	623 of 2134	70.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.2	683 of 2110	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	50.0	785 of 2016	61.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	41.5	1055 of 2031	48.1%	★★☆☆☆
2019	47.3	772 of 1859	58.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	856 of 1941	55.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.4	1292 of 1402	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	30.9	1013 of 1392	27.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.2	928 of 1337	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	29.1	1065 of 1399	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	24.3	1001 of 1224	18.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	19.9	1155 of 1338	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	14.2	1305 of 1408	7.3%	☆☆☆☆☆

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)

African American (2018)85th percentile+41 vs school

Special Education (2025)71st percentile+32 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)46th percentile+7 vs school

Male (2025)41st percentile~ school

Female (2025)37th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)36th percentile-3 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)34th percentile-5 vs school

Homeless (2025)20th percentile-19 vs school

Asian (2025)17th percentile-22 vs school

White (2025)8th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts52%-3 vs state

Math49%-9 vs state

Science39%-6 vs state

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by a parent
Friday, February 13, 2015

My child has been in this school for five years, since kindergarten. There are many pros and cons to this school.
Pros
- most teachers show concern for the welfare of their students and are friendly and approachable
- school has non-academic classes, such as arts, music, and gym available to all students of all grades
Cons
- office staff is about as unfriendly as it gets; they ignore you when you walk in and then act like you disrupted them from something important
- leadership/mgmt is terrible; when all's well, they are sweet; when issues are brought to their attention, they try to sweep it under the rug and pretend nothing happened.
- not all teachers are properly licensed for what they are teaching; ie. g&t, special ed, etc
- parent coordinators switch every other year; the newest one speaks to parents very loudly as if we were all deaf or as if we were kids Close Quote

by a parent on FaceBook
Sunday, May 6, 2012

Indoctrination Mill, run by a very unprofessional principal. A handful of veteran teachers are great, but they're quickly overshadowed by poor academia and curriculum. Most teachers are poorly trained with little experience. Avoid attendance at all costs (unless of course you just need a day care). Close Quote

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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 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 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 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 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
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 28 Thomas Emanuel Early Childhood Center (The)	Public	PK, KG-2	109-10 47th Ave	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 271-4971	265	26	10.2	92.1%	6 (2.3%)	1 (0.4%)	248 (93.6%)	7 (2.6%)	3 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)								(n/a)								$45,010	$2,419	$42,592
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
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
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 110	Public	K-5	43-18 97th Pl	Corona	11368	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #24	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 424-8278	808	70	11.4	97.2%	13 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	756 (93.6%)	32 (4.0%)	4 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	0 (0.0%)	34.2	1649^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.6%		31.9	1691^st of 2445 public elementary schools	30.8%	42	38.8	38.3	38.2	64.8	54.9	48.7	32.5	$32,295	$2,640	$29,655

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 220 Edward Mandel

Is Ps 220 Edward Mandel a good school?

Ps 220 Edward Mandel ranks 1492^nd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 2 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 220 Edward Mandel?

In the 2024-25 school year, 616 students attended Ps 220 Edward Mandel.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 220 Edward Mandel?

Students at Ps 220 Edward Mandel are 33% Asian, 29% Hispanic, 25% White, 10% African American, 2% Two or more races.

What schools do graduates of Ps 220 Edward Mandel attend?

Students who attend Ps 220 Edward Mandel usually go on to attend:

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

What district is Ps 220 Edward Mandel in?

New York City Geographic District #28

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