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Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden

Q: Is Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden a good school?

Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden ranks 786 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

786^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 68% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden is an elementary school in Flushing, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 342 students. The school's academic performance has been mixed, with strengths in certain student subgroups but also room for improvement, particularly in closing achievement gaps for disadvantaged populations.

Academically, Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math are generally higher than the state average but lower than the New York City Geographic District #25 average. The school's performance varies across different student subgroups, with Asian students and English Language Learners (ELLs) performing relatively better than Hispanic and African American students. Notably, the school's performance for homeless students is strong, with the homeless student subgroup ranking in the top 205 out of 766 New York elementary schools in 2023-2024.

When compared to nearby schools within the same district, Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden generally performs better than some schools, such as Ps 129 Patricia Larkin and Ps 29, but lags behind higher-performing schools like Ps 79 Francis Lewis and Ps 24 Andrew Jackson in academic achievement. The school's access to resources, with a high per-student spending and low student-teacher ratio, suggests that factors beyond just resources may be at play in its performance.

331

Students ?

12.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,388

Per pupil spending ?

78.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

31-15 140th St
Flushing, NY 11354

(718) 461-4055

District: New York City Geographic District #25

Students who attend Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker
High:	Flushing High School

Racial breakdown:

Asian:

58.6%

Hispanic:

30.2%

African American:

5.4%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 72nd percentile in 2015 → 68th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (63% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (68th percentile)

✓Small classes — about 12 students per teacher

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg67%

New York avg55%

786^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 32%▼ down 4 pts since 2015

From top 28% (2015) to top 32% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	66.2	786 of 2445	67.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.8	889 of 2445	63.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.3	599 of 2439	75.4%	★★★★☆
2022	78.0	464 of 2434	80.9%	★★★★☆
2021	56.0	933 of 2201	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	83.6	346 of 2413	85.7%	★★★★☆
2018	82.2	338 of 2395	85.9%	★★★★☆
2017	80.5	388 of 2386	83.7%	★★★★☆
2016	67.5	708 of 2366	70.1%	★★★★☆
2015	69.6	663 of 2352	71.8%	★★★★☆
2014	70.4	622 of 2345	73.5%	★★★★☆
2013	72.1	549 of 2325	76.4%	★★★★☆
2012	63.3	922 of 2320	60.3%	★★★☆☆
2011	72.3	616 of 2286	73.1%	★★★★☆
2010	64.3	891 of 2263	60.6%	★★★☆☆
2009	72.7	606 of 2257	73.2%	★★★★☆
2008	82.7	193 of 2227	91.3%	★★★★★
2007	72.8	634 of 2219	71.4%	★★★★☆
2006	66.5	872 of 2206	60.5%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2019	38.4	529 of 891	40.6%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	51.2	386 of 696	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2024	52.0	354 of 662	46.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	63.2	244 of 605	59.7%	★★★☆☆
2022	64.3	263 of 671	60.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	38.1	317 of 430	26.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	72.2	140 of 548	74.5%	★★★★☆
2018	67.4	195 of 601	67.6%	★★★☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	71.0	168 of 1117	85.0%	★★★★☆
2024	58.0	280 of 1066	73.7%	★★★★☆
2023	64.7	211 of 1001	78.9%	★★★★☆
2022	85.3	72 of 1027	93.0%	★★★★★
2021	72.8	77 of 454	83.0%	★★★★☆
2019	74.3	90 of 860	89.5%	★★★★☆
2018	62.1	220 of 938	76.5%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.7	759 of 2409	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	56.2	968 of 2413	59.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	73.1	578 of 2403	75.9%	★★★★☆
2022	72.5	579 of 2401	75.9%	★★★★☆
2021	65.1	615 of 1955	68.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	79.8	401 of 2357	83.0%	★★★★☆
2018	80.4	362 of 2338	84.5%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	42.6	901 of 1569	42.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	13.3	1460 of 1531	4.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	44.0	782 of 1429	45.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	65.8	402 of 1503	73.3%	★★★★☆
2019	47.5	627 of 1315	52.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	51.0	631 of 1392	54.7%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	37.3	504 of 792	36.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	60.7	205 of 766	73.2%	★★★★☆
2018	70.6	137 of 730	81.2%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	68.3	511 of 2098	75.6%	★★★★☆
2024	62.0	608 of 2078	70.7%	★★★★☆
2023	79.5	305 of 2041	85.1%	★★★★☆
2022	85.1	198 of 2099	90.6%	★★★★★
2021	65.3	443 of 1678	73.6%	★★★★☆
2019	88.4	170 of 2032	91.6%	★★★★★
2018	89.8	112 of 2045	94.5%	★★★★★

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	806 of 2407	66.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	65.0	753 of 2411	68.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	70.8	620 of 2400	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	81.3	364 of 2400	84.8%	★★★★☆
2021	40.8	1202 of 1961	38.7%	★★☆☆☆
2019	85.1	271 of 2358	88.5%	★★★★☆
2018	80.0	364 of 2340	84.4%	★★★★☆

Multi-racial

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	49.1	104 of 202	48.5%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.0	675 of 2134	68.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	57.2	635 of 2110	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	58.4	574 of 2016	71.5%	★★★★☆
2022	62.6	479 of 2031	76.4%	★★★★☆
2019	71.7	271 of 1859	85.4%	★★★★☆
2018	60.2	511 of 1941	73.7%	★★★★☆

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)85th percentile+17 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)76th percentile+8 vs school

Female (2025)68th percentile~ school

Special Education (2025)68th percentile~ school

Male (2025)67th percentile~ school

Multi-racial (2018)49th percentile-37 vs school

Asian (2025)45th percentile-23 vs school

Hispanic (2025)43rd percentile-25 vs school

African American (2019)41st percentile-45 vs school

Homeless (2025)36th percentile-31 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math65%+7 vs state

English Language Arts62%+7 vs state

Science60%+15 vs state

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All around great school. My child feels safe and loves going to school everyday. There's a lot of parent involvement and outreach. Getting involved is easy and highly recommended. 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 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 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 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 29	Public	PK, KG-5	125-10 23rd Ave	College Point	11356	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 886-5111	682	55	12.4	90.5%	49 (7.2%)	11 (1.6%)	478 (70.1%)	137 (20.1%)	2 (0.3%)	2 (0.3%)	3 (0.4%)	44.7	1344^th of 2445 public elementary schools	45.0%		37.5	1523^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	37.7%	179	46.4	50.9	61.0	37.9	55.8	56.3	47.3	$30,093	$2,131	$27,962
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
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 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 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 129 Patricia Larkin	Public	PK, KG-5	128-02 7th Ave	College Point	11356	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #25	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 353-3150	1,071	86	12.4	86.1%	76 (7.1%)	11 (1.0%)	716 (66.9%)	245 (22.9%)	14 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (0.8%)	42.9	1394^th of 2445 public elementary schools	43.0%		44.3	1314^th of 2445 public elementary schools	46.3%	80	52.9	50.3	51.4	60.0	51.6	48.1	40.0	$31,692	$2,321	$29,371

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden

Is Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden a good school?

Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden ranks 786^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden?

Students at Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden are 59% Asian, 30% Hispanic, 5% African American, 3% White, 2% Two or more races.

How many students attend Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden?

In the 2024-25 school year, 331 students attended Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden.

What schools do graduates of Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden attend?

Students who attend Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 185 Edward Bleeker
High : Flushing High School

What district is Ps 214 Cadwallader Colden in?

New York City Geographic District #25

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