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Ps 209 Clearview Gardens

Public Grades PK, KG-5

181^st

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 93% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 209 Clearview Gardens is an exceptional elementary school in Whitestone, New York, serving students from pre-kindergarten to 5th grade. This school consistently outperforms its district and state counterparts, ranking among the top elementary schools in New York. With a 5-star rating from SchoolDigger, Ps 209 Clearview Gardens has maintained a strong and stable educational environment for its students.

Ps 209 Clearview Gardens excels academically, with proficiency rates in English Language Arts and Math that far surpass the district and state averages. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 91.04% of 3rd-grade students at Ps 209 Clearview Gardens were proficient or better in ELA, compared to 65.72% in the district and 54.15% in the state. The school also performs exceptionally well across various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Asian students, Hispanic students, English Language Learners, Special Education students, and students from low socioeconomic backgrounds. Despite having a relatively high percentage of free and reduced-price lunch recipients, Ps 209 Clearview Gardens has been able to achieve these exceptional results.

When compared to nearby schools, Ps 209 Clearview Gardens outperforms most of them in terms of academic performance and student group rankings. However, Ps 41 Crocheron, which is in a different district (New York City Geographic District #26), also performs exceptionally well and is ranked higher than Ps 209 Clearview Gardens in some areas. Overall, Ps 209 Clearview Gardens is a standout institution in the New York City public school system, offering a high-quality education and a supportive environment for its diverse student population.

445

Students ?

13.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,168

Per pupil spending ?

41.3%

Free/discounted lunch ?

16-10 Utopia Pkwy
Whitestone, NY 11357

(718) 352-3939

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Students who attend Ps 209 Clearview Gardens usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 194 William Carr

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

57.5%

White:

20.0%

Hispanic:

19.1%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 93rd percentile in 2015 → 93rd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (83% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranks in the top 7% of New York elementary schools

✓Among the top-ranked schools in New York City Geographic District #25

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school83%

District avg67%

New York avg55%

181^st of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 7%▬ steady since 2015

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

4^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	90.7	181 of 2445	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	90.1	199 of 2445	91.9%	★★★★★
2023	91.1	195 of 2439	92.0%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	185 of 2434	92.4%	★★★★★
2021	88.1	176 of 2201	92.0%	★★★★★
2019	91.4	158 of 2413	93.5%	★★★★★
2018	86.3	244 of 2395	89.8%	★★★★☆
2017	88.4	184 of 2386	92.3%	★★★★★
2016	86.6	225 of 2366	90.5%	★★★★★
2015	88.9	170 of 2352	92.8%	★★★★★
2014	86.3	225 of 2345	90.4%	★★★★★
2013	90.2	145 of 2325	93.8%	★★★★★
2012	82.8	292 of 2320	87.4%	★★★★☆
2011	84.2	250 of 2286	89.1%	★★★★☆
2010	82.8	257 of 2263	88.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.1	593 of 2257	73.7%	★★★★☆
2008	74.2	569 of 2227	74.4%	★★★★☆
2007	83.9	174 of 2219	92.2%	★★★★★
2006	86.1	87 of 2206	96.1%	★★★★★

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	82.1	76 of 696	89.1%	★★★★☆
2024	78.3	125 of 662	81.1%	★★★★☆
2023	77.1	117 of 605	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.1	115 of 671	82.9%	★★★★☆
2021	76.2	79 of 430	81.6%	★★★★☆
2019	77.6	96 of 548	82.5%	★★★★☆
2018	69.9	169 of 601	71.9%	★★★★☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2023	78.4	108 of 1001	89.2%	★★★★☆
2022	85.5	69 of 1027	93.3%	★★★★★

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.8	178 of 2409	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	87.6	229 of 2413	90.5%	★★★★★
2023	86.2	282 of 2403	88.3%	★★★★☆
2022	88.1	209 of 2401	91.3%	★★★★★
2021	85.7	169 of 1955	91.4%	★★★★★
2019	91.9	123 of 2357	94.8%	★★★★★
2018	82.0	317 of 2338	86.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.7	282 of 1569	82.0%	★★★★☆
2024	80.4	206 of 1531	86.5%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	90.9	134 of 2098	93.6%	★★★★★
2024	91.3	121 of 2078	94.2%	★★★★★
2023	94.4	97 of 2041	95.2%	★★★★★
2022	90.4	129 of 2099	93.9%	★★★★★
2021	94.7	37 of 1678	97.8%	★★★★★
2019	94.5	74 of 2032	96.4%	★★★★★
2018	86.7	160 of 2045	92.2%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	89.4	178 of 2407	92.6%	★★★★★
2024	89.7	187 of 2411	92.2%	★★★★★
2023	93.0	117 of 2400	95.1%	★★★★★
2022	90.3	158 of 2400	93.4%	★★★★★
2021	87.5	142 of 1961	92.8%	★★★★★
2019	88.0	223 of 2358	90.5%	★★★★★
2018	87.7	176 of 2340	92.5%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	77.3	299 of 2134	86.0%	★★★★☆
2024	81.4	220 of 2110	89.6%	★★★★☆
2023	85.4	173 of 2016	91.4%	★★★★★
2022	87.4	120 of 2031	94.1%	★★★★★
2021	83.9	81 of 1044	92.2%	★★★★★
2019	77.8	203 of 1859	89.1%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	315 of 1941	83.8%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	76.8	282 of 1402	79.9%	★★★★☆
2024	66.3	440 of 1392	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2023	71.4	372 of 1337	72.2%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	340 of 1399	75.7%	★★★★☆
2021	73.3	298 of 1224	75.7%	★★★★☆
2019	75.2	316 of 1338	76.4%	★★★★☆
2018	65.6	454 of 1408	67.8%	★★★☆☆

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)

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)94th percentile~ school

Female (2025)93rd percentile~ school

Male (2025)93rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2023)89th percentile-3 vs school

Asian (2025)89th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)86th percentile-7 vs school

Hispanic (2025)82nd percentile-11 vs school

White (2025)80th percentile-13 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math86%+29 vs state

English Language Arts84%+29 vs state

Science71%+26 vs state

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What people are saying

by a parent
Monday, December 24, 2018

The principal looks miserable and all she does is scream at parents in the morning. She doesn't greet and doesn't smile at all. Some teachers are great, and some just give them busy work with a lot of print outs. I've read good reviews on other websites, and which is the reason why I chose this school for my kids, but now that I look back- the latest reviews on the other websites are from 2013. I don't know what happened between then and now, but the school is not doing well. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, December 23, 2018

Please do not send your child to P.S. 209. There are so many other great schools in Whitestone and Bayside. The principal and the teachers are set in their ways. They do not want to hear anything, and will not even hear suggestions. The school is outdated. Even when you walk into the building, everything is so old. Other schools in the area have residency programs, STEM programs and the curriculum is up to date. The only thing that makes the school great is the PTA and the amazing board members who care about the children. Close Quote

by a parent
Sunday, October 11, 2015

Test scores do not show the whole picture. THe administration run by the principal is horrible. Parents are not listened to. The principal is condescending and hides major concern including bullying. At one point the whole PTA quit because if you were on the PTA it was known that the principal would retaliate against your child since she did not want anyone telling her how to run her school. The reason this school continues to get good ratings is due to the neighborhood of active parents and a superintendent who is great friends with the principal on the outside. 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 209 Clearview Gardens	Public	PK, KG-5	16-10 Utopia Pkwy	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 352-3939	445	34	13.0	41.3%	89 (20.0%)	4 (0.9%)	85 (19.1%)	256 (57.5%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (2.5%)	90.7	181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%		90.1	199^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.9%	18	91.0	74.7	87.1	92.8	83.5	82.9	71.4	$33,168	$1,667	$31,501
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
Ps 169 Bay Terrace	Public	K-5	18-25 212th St	Bayside	11360	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 428-6160	406	27	15.0	32.5%	111 (27.3%)	14 (3.4%)	99 (24.4%)	160 (39.4%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	22 (5.4%)	74	584^th of 2445 public elementary schools	76.1%		73.2	571^st of 2445 public elementary schools	76.6%	13	66.7	53.9	69.1	78.0	78.5	84.9	54.6	$27,912	$1,348	$26,565
Ps 193 Alfred J Kennedy	Public	PK, KG-5	152-20 11th Ave	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 767-8810	559	35	16.0	43.5%	240 (42.9%)	5 (0.9%)	128 (22.9%)	170 (30.4%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	14 (2.5%)	83.9	338^th of 2445 public elementary schools	86.2%		86.1	290^th of 2445 public elementary schools	88.1%	48	69.4	78.6	82.4	86.9	78.8	68.4	65.3	$27,754	$1,649	$26,105
Ps 159	Public	PK, KG-5	205-01 33rd Ave	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8553	504	36	14.0	61.3%	97 (19.2%)	2 (0.4%)	97 (19.2%)	299 (59.3%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (1.8%)	78.7	462^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	81.1%		90.8	182^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	92.6%	280	62.1	75.0	76.7	69.5	86.4	75.0	59.6	$31,089	$1,565	$29,525
Ps 79 Francis Lewis	Public	PK, KG-5	147-27 15th Dr	Whitestone	11357	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	No	(718) 746-0396	1,088	71	15.3	66.9%	154 (14.2%)	18 (1.7%)	236 (21.7%)	666 (61.2%)	5 (0.5%)	1 (0.1%)	7 (0.6%)	94.1	100^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.9%		94.3	108^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.6%	8	86.8	82.1	87.8	94.2	96.5	94.5	72.2	$28,299	$1,456	$26,843
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
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 41 Crocheron	Public	PK, KG-5	34-06 214th Lane	Bayside	11361	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #26	No	No	No	No	(718) 423-8333	445	31	14.3	47.6%	69 (15.5%)	2 (0.4%)	93 (20.9%)	271 (60.9%)	1 (0.2%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (2.0%)	95.3	71^st of 2445 public elementary schools	97.1%		96.3	55^th of 2445 public elementary schools	97.8%	16	86.7	91.5	85.7	93.0	96.7	92.2	89.4	$29,764	$1,397	$28,367
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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 209 Clearview Gardens

What schools do graduates of Ps 209 Clearview Gardens attend?

Students who attend Ps 209 Clearview Gardens usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 194 William Carr

How many students attend Ps 209 Clearview Gardens?

In the 2024-25 school year, 445 students attended Ps 209 Clearview Gardens.

Is Ps 209 Clearview Gardens a good school?

Yes. Ps 209 Clearview Gardens ranks in the top 7.4% of New York elementary schools.

What district is Ps 209 Clearview Gardens in?

New York City Geographic District #25

What is the racial makeup of Ps 209 Clearview Gardens?

Students at Ps 209 Clearview Gardens are 58% Asian, 20% White, 19% Hispanic, 2% Two or more races.

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