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Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson

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Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson ranks 525 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

525^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 79% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 22 Thomas Jefferson is an elementary school located in Flushing, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 733 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #25, which is ranked 327 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 3-star rating from SchoolDigger.

PS 22 Thomas Jefferson consistently ranks among the top 25% of elementary schools in New York, with a statewide ranking between 346 and 525 out of over 2,400 schools in recent years. The school's performance on state assessments is significantly higher than the district and state averages across all grade levels and subject areas. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 73.33% of 3rd graders, 63.39% of 4th graders, and 63.16% of 5th graders were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 65.72% and 54.15% for the district and state, respectively. Similarly, in Math, 78.29% of 3rd graders, 77.6% of 4th graders, and 75% of 5th graders were proficient or better, compared to 73.76% and 59.7% for the district and state.

PS 22 Thomas Jefferson also performs exceptionally well in supporting the academic achievement of various student subgroups, including English Language Learners, Homeless students, and Low Socioeconomic Status students. The school has a relatively high per-student spending of $30,700 in the 2023-2024 school year, which is significantly higher than the district and state averages, and a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 13:1. When compared to nearby schools, such as PS 20 John Bowne and PS 107 Thomas A Dooley, PS 22 Thomas Jefferson consistently outperforms them on state assessments and has a higher level of resource allocation, which may contribute to its strong academic performance and positive educational outcomes for its students.

747

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$30,809

Per pupil spending ?

85.8%

Free/discounted lunch ?

153-33 Sanford Ave
Flushing, NY 11355

(718) 762-4141

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

55.3%

Hispanic:

39.6%

White:

2.4%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 84th percentile in 2015 → 79th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (70% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 21% of New York elementary schools

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 5 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school70%

District avg67%

New York avg55%

525^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 21%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From top 16% (2015) to top 21% (2025)

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SchoolDigger rating ?

10^th of 24Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #25

327^th of 874New York City Geographic District #25 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	76.0	525 of 2445	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	74.9	539 of 2445	78.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	431 of 2439	82.3%	★★★★☆
2022	83.6	346 of 2434	85.8%	★★★★☆
2021	77.3	427 of 2201	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	86.7	280 of 2413	88.4%	★★★★☆
2018	81.3	364 of 2395	84.8%	★★★★☆
2017	78.1	441 of 2386	81.5%	★★★★☆
2016	76.6	483 of 2366	79.6%	★★★★☆
2015	80.9	379 of 2352	83.9%	★★★★☆
2014	82.1	318 of 2345	86.4%	★★★★☆
2013	83.3	299 of 2325	87.1%	★★★★☆
2012	79.7	401 of 2320	82.7%	★★★★☆
2011	70.8	662 of 2286	71.0%	★★★★☆
2010	58.6	1069 of 2263	52.8%	★★★☆☆
2009	56.0	1226 of 2257	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2008	51.0	1342 of 2227	39.7%	★★☆☆☆
2007	66.7	870 of 2219	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2006	67.5	839 of 2206	62.0%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.9	229 of 696	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.7	255 of 662	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	68.3	201 of 605	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	73.5	160 of 671	76.2%	★★★★☆
2021	59.1	198 of 430	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	73.1	131 of 548	76.1%	★★★★☆
2018	63.9	230 of 601	61.7%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	78.8	113 of 1117	89.9%	★★★★☆
2024	95.1	23 of 1066	97.8%	★★★★★
2023	89.9	39 of 1001	96.1%	★★★★★
2022	94.6	35 of 1027	96.6%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	28 of 454	93.8%	★★★★★
2019	96.3	12 of 860	98.6%	★★★★★
2018	87.4	36 of 938	96.2%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	72.1	606 of 2409	74.8%	★★★★☆
2024	71.3	579 of 2413	76.0%	★★★★☆
2023	80.9	411 of 2403	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	87.7	220 of 2401	90.8%	★★★★★
2021	75.8	380 of 1955	80.6%	★★★★☆
2019	84.5	300 of 2357	87.3%	★★★★☆
2018	78.2	413 of 2338	82.3%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	55.1	624 of 1569	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2024	52.6	618 of 1531	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	75.2	245 of 1429	82.9%	★★★★☆
2022	55.5	580 of 1503	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	71.1	273 of 1315	79.2%	★★★★☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.7	170 of 792	78.5%	★★★★☆
2024	64.8	174 of 766	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	63.4	177 of 637	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	95.7	16 of 622	97.4%	★★★★★
2019	85.5	39 of 570	93.2%	★★★★★
2018	81.2	89 of 730	87.8%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.8	227 of 2098	89.2%	★★★★☆
2024	81.0	255 of 2078	87.7%	★★★★☆
2023	88.3	175 of 2041	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	91.0	121 of 2099	94.2%	★★★★★
2021	86.6	122 of 1678	92.7%	★★★★★
2019	91.5	113 of 2032	94.4%	★★★★★
2018	87.9	143 of 2045	93.0%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	468 of 2407	80.6%	★★★★☆
2024	76.2	470 of 2411	80.5%	★★★★☆
2023	77.7	465 of 2400	80.6%	★★★★☆
2022	76.0	477 of 2400	80.1%	★★★★☆
2021	74.9	416 of 1961	78.8%	★★★★☆
2019	85.8	260 of 2358	89.0%	★★★★☆
2018	81.9	306 of 2340	86.9%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.7	587 of 2134	72.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.2	356 of 2110	83.1%	★★★★☆
2023	71.0	359 of 2016	82.2%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	337 of 2031	83.4%	★★★★☆
2019	87.3	109 of 1859	94.1%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	121 of 1941	93.8%	★★★★★

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)90th percentile+11 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)89th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)81st percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)79th percentile~ school

Female (2025)75th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)72nd percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)67th percentile-11 vs school

Hispanic (2025)60th percentile-18 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math77%+19 vs state

English Language Arts67%+12 vs state

Science57%+12 vs state

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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 22 Thomas Jefferson	Public	PK, KG-5	153-33 Sanford Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 762-4141	747	57	13.0	85.8%	18 (2.4%)	7 (0.9%)	296 (39.6%)	413 (55.3%)	4 (0.5%)	3 (0.4%)	6 (0.8%)	76	525^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.5%		74.9	539^th of 2445 public elementary schools	78.0%	14	73.3	63.4	63.2	78.3	77.6	75.0	57.5	$30,809	$2,431	$28,378
Ps 20 John Bowne	Public	PK, KG-5	142-30 Barclay Ave	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-0321	995	72	13.7	87.2%	33 (3.3%)	31 (3.1%)	243 (24.4%)	664 (66.7%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	18 (1.8%)	60.2	931^st of 2445 public elementary schools	61.9%		56.9	974^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.2%	43	54.4	54.0	53.4	61.8	78.6	63.3	55.7	$30,000	$2,330	$27,670
Ps 107 Thomas A Dooley	Public	PK, KG-5	167-02 45th Ave	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 762-5995	806	58	13.8	83.9%	28 (3.5%)	8 (1.0%)	389 (48.3%)	367 (45.5%)	5 (0.6%)	1 (0.1%)	8 (1.0%)	40.3	1460^th of 2445 public elementary schools	40.3%		53.3	1070^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.2%	390	47.3	42.4	49.3	56.5	45.4	51.7	48.3	$32,542	$2,114	$30,428
Ps 24 Andrew Jackson	Public	PK, KG-5	45-57 Union St	Flushing	11355	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 359-2288	1,197	92	13.0	84.7%	18 (1.5%)	10 (0.8%)	149 (12.4%)	1,009 (84.3%)	4 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (0.6%)	81.3	384^th of 2445 public elementary schools	84.3%		83.7	346^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.8%	38	60.7	64.4	72.9	80.7	86.8	93.0	66.0	$28,176	$2,203	$25,973
Ps 32 State Street	Public	K-5	33-59 171 St	Flushing	11358	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 463-3747	815	62	13.2	65.4%	43 (5.3%)	4 (0.5%)	225 (27.6%)	505 (62.0%)	5 (0.6%)	2 (0.2%)	31 (3.8%)	79.2	447^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.7%		79.4	440^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%	7	67.2	75.0	74.1	70.9	79.6	71.9	63.4	$31,213	$2,156	$29,057
Active Learning Elementary School (The)	Public	PK, KG-3	137-20 Franklin Ave	Flushing	11367	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 445-5730	458	28	16.3	75.5%	2 (0.4%)	4 (0.9%)	26 (5.7%)	415 (90.6%)	2 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)								(n/a)	89.6			93.6				$28,547	$2,037	$26,510
Ps 21 Edward Hart	Public	PK, KG-5	147-36 26th Ave	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 445-8833	1,086	83	13.1	80.3%	58 (5.3%)	10 (0.9%)	377 (34.7%)	617 (56.8%)	7 (0.6%)	0 (0.0%)	17 (1.6%)	73.9	591^st of 2445 public elementary schools	75.8%		76.6	500^th of 2445 public elementary schools	79.6%	91	64.4	66.7	75.0	69.8	72.4	67.8	59.1	$32,233	$2,152	$30,080
Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden	Public	PK, KG-5	31-15 140th St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 461-4055	331	28	12.0	78.9%	9 (2.7%)	18 (5.4%)	100 (30.2%)	194 (58.6%)	3 (0.9%)	0 (0.0%)	7 (2.1%)	66.2	786^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.9%		60.8	889^th of 2445 public elementary schools	63.6%	103	59.1	63.6	63.0	62.0	66.7	64.9	59.7	$34,388	$2,109	$32,279
Ps 242 Leonard P Stavisky Early Childhood School	Public	PK, KG-3	29-66 137th St	Flushing	11354	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 445-2902	303	24	12.6	66.7%	4 (1.3%)	10 (3.3%)	43 (14.2%)	237 (78.2%)	5 (1.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (1.3%)								(n/a)	73.8			83.6				$37,254	$2,051	$35,203
Ps 184 Flushing Manor	Public	PK, KG-5	163-15 21st Rd	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 352-7800	462	32	14.6	58.9%	96 (20.8%)	2 (0.4%)	74 (16.0%)	279 (60.4%)	2 (0.4%)	1 (0.2%)	8 (1.7%)	85.6	293^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	88.0%		78	476^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.5%	183	75.7	67.1	78.0	87.5	78.8	87.1	75.0	$29,708	$1,518	$28,190

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson

Is Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson a good school?

Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson ranks 525^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 4 stars out of 5.

How many students attend Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson?

In the 2024-25 school year, 747 students attended Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson.

What district is Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson in?

New York City Geographic District #25

What is the racial makeup of Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson?

Students at Ps 22 Thomas Jefferson are 55% Asian, 40% Hispanic, 2% White.

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