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Ps 105 Bay School (The)

Public Grades PK, KG-8

2317^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 5% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 105 Bay School (The) is an elementary school located in Far Rockaway, New York, serving grades PK-8 with a total enrollment of 593 students. The school is part of the New York City Geographic District #27, which is ranked 571 out of 874 districts in New York and has a 2-star rating from SchoolDigger.

Ps 105 Bay School (The) consistently ranks in the bottom 10-15% of New York elementary schools, with a 0-star rating from SchoolDigger for most years. The school's proficiency rates in English Language Arts (ELA), Math, and Science are significantly lower than the district and state averages across all grade levels. For example, in 2024-2025, the school's 3rd grade ELA proficiency is 29.41% compared to 56.42% for the district and 54.15% for the state. The school's performance is particularly weak in Math, with proficiency rates ranging from 7.58% in 7th grade to 34.62% in 3rd grade.

The nearby schools, such as Randolph Holder School Of Social Justice (The), Ps/Middle School 42 R Vernam, and Lighthouse Elementary School, also struggle with low academic performance, with proficiency rates generally below the district and state averages. However, some schools, like Wave Preparatory Elementary School and Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School, demonstrate significantly higher academic achievement, suggesting that high-performing schools can exist within the same district.

600

Students ?

10.7

Student/teacher ratio ?

$38,951

Per pupil spending ?

96%

Free/discounted lunch ?

420 Beach 51st St
Far Rockaway, NY 11691

(718) 474-8615

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Racial breakdown:

African American:

49.7%

Hispanic:

44.0%

Asian:

2.8%

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At a glance

▬ Ranking trend: Holding steady — 5th percentile in 2014 → 5th in 2025

Strengths

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Test scores below the New York average (21% vs 53% meeting standards)

!In the lower quartile statewide (5th percentile)

!Math scores 36 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school21%

District avg52%

New York avg53%

Elementary school

2,317^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Bottom 5%▼ down 5 pts since 2015

From bottom 10% (2015) to bottom 5% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

Middle school

1,455^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Bottom 3%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From bottom 15% (2015) to bottom 3% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

37^th of 38Elementary Schools in the New York City Geographic District #27

571^st of 874New York City Geographic District #27 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)

Elementary school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	9.1	2317 of 2445	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	10.3	2327 of 2445	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.9	2243 of 2439	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	10.1	2315 of 2434	4.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.2	2309 of 2413	4.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.1	2186 of 2395	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2017	14.2	2165 of 2386	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.3	2088 of 2366	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	14.2	2116 of 2352	10.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.4	2221 of 2345	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	16.8	2055 of 2325	11.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	19.1	1979 of 2320	14.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.5	2086 of 2286	8.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2010	7.7	2168 of 2263	4.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	17.9	2004 of 2257	11.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.9	2052 of 2227	7.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.0	2022 of 2219	8.9%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.3	1824 of 2206	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	25.0	737 of 928	20.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2024	23.6	769 of 927	17.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	22.8	693 of 857	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	19.5	812 of 936	13.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	20.1	776 of 891	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	23.9	784 of 948	17.3%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	1104 of 1117	1.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	32.8	679 of 938	27.6%	★☆☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	13.0	2235 of 2409	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	15.1	2210 of 2413	8.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.7	1993 of 2403	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	14.2	2205 of 2401	8.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	9.4	2269 of 2357	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	15.1	2126 of 2338	9.1%	☆☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	15.0	1435 of 1531	6.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	28.7	1088 of 1429	23.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.4	1187 of 1503	21.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	18.1	1190 of 1315	9.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	30.7	1037 of 1392	25.5%	★☆☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	17.6	735 of 792	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	21.7	679 of 766	11.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	25.2	522 of 637	18.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	27.2	503 of 622	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	35.9	401 of 570	29.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	20.3	673 of 730	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	12.5	1994 of 2098	5.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	17.4	1931 of 2099	8.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	14.4	1922 of 2032	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	16.9	1892 of 2045	7.5%	☆☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.6	2330 of 2407	3.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	8.9	2326 of 2411	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	9.2	2311 of 2400	3.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	8.9	2316 of 2400	3.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	11.1	2230 of 2358	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2018	13.0	2176 of 2340	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	39.0	1178 of 2134	44.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	30.1	1539 of 2110	27.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	34.9	1265 of 2016	37.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	32.9	1402 of 2031	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	28.4	1421 of 1859	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	32.2	1403 of 1941	27.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	7.4	1455 of 1500	3.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.4	1421 of 1504	5.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	12.0	1409 of 1500	6.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	13.5	1375 of 1479	7.0%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	18.2	1252 of 1439	13.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	17.8	1252 of 1438	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2017	14.9	1320 of 1455	9.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2016	16.4	1255 of 1429	12.2%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	17.9	1195 of 1407	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	10.7	1343 of 1401	4.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2013	12.4	1267 of 1373	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2012	14.9	1158 of 1337	13.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	12.0	1149 of 1295	11.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	8.1	1155 of 1243	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2009	16.9	1056 of 1224	13.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	11.6	1061 of 1185	10.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2007	10.2	1007 of 1123	10.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2006	23.8	872 of 1095	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	15.9	614 of 676	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	19.8	614 of 705	12.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2023	23.5	582 of 696	16.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	25.3	560 of 706	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	31.1	455 of 653	30.3%	★★☆☆☆
2018	29.5	500 of 663	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	31.4	489 of 646	24.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	35.9	330 of 503	34.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	10.9	1379 of 1457	5.4%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	11.3	1389 of 1465	5.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	14.4	1349 of 1463	7.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1330 of 1454	8.5%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	23.5	1113 of 1370	18.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.9	1149 of 1353	15.1%	★☆☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2024	56.4	351 of 953	63.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	14.3	574 of 603	4.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	20.3	536 of 594	9.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	18.5	501 of 543	7.7%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	33.7	347 of 487	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	49.3	163 of 392	58.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	29.4	350 of 457	23.4%	★☆☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2022	23.2	1117 of 1306	14.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	26.2	988 of 1241	20.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	21.4	1099 of 1245	11.7%	★☆☆☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	6.5	1425 of 1455	2.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2024	14.4	1358 of 1464	7.2%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	11.6	1386 of 1464	5.3%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	14.8	1352 of 1455	7.1%	☆☆☆☆☆
2019	16.9	1228 of 1366	10.1%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	16.8	1227 of 1352	9.2%	☆☆☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	38.7	758 of 1298	41.6%	★★☆☆☆
2024	20.8	1215 of 1303	6.8%	☆☆☆☆☆
2023	21.0	1208 of 1307	7.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2022	30.5	992 of 1283	22.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	34.9	734 of 1139	35.6%	★★☆☆☆
2018	45.4	524 of 1170	55.2%	★★★☆☆

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)

Elementary school

Special Education (2025)45th percentile+40 vs school

African American (2025)21st percentile+15 vs school

Female (2025)7th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)7th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2024)6th percentile~ school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)3rd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)1st percentile-4 vs school

Middle school

Hispanic (2024)63rd percentile+58 vs school

Special Education (2025)42nd percentile+39 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)24th percentile+21 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2022)14th percentile+7 vs school

African American (2025)9th percentile+6 vs school

Female (2025)5th percentile~ school

Homeless (2025)5th percentile~ school

Male (2025)2nd percentile~ school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

English Language Arts25%-28 vs state

Math19%-36 vs state

Science14%-30 vs state

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Schools Near Ps 105 Bay School (The)

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Physics (2025)	Regents U.S. History and Government (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	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	Regents Common Core English Language Arts End of Course	Regents Physics End of Course	Regents U.S. History and Government End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	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 English Language Arts 6th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 7th Grade	NY State Assessments English Language Arts 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 3rd Grade	NY State Assessments Math 4th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 6th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 7th Grade	NY State Assessments Math 8th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 5th Grade	NY State Assessments Science 8th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 105 Bay School (The)	Public	PK, KG-8	420 Beach 51st St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 474-8615	600	56	10.7	96.0%	6 (1.0%)	298 (49.7%)	264 (44.0%)	17 (2.8%)	8 (1.3%)	4 (0.7%)	3 (0.5%)	9.1	2317^th of 2445 public elementary schools	5.2%		10.3	2327^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.8%	10					29.4	23.6	33.3	19.1	19.7	25.0	34.6	25.4	15.0	24.0	7.6	11.5	14.0	14.3	$38,951	$2,558	$36,393
Goldie Maple Academy	Public	PK, KG-8	3-65 Beach 56th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 945-3300	309	32	9.5	94.2%	5 (1.6%)	217 (70.2%)	73 (23.6%)	2 (0.6%)	3 (1.0%)	4 (1.3%)	5 (1.6%)	10.3	2296^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.1%		14.4	2232^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	8.7%	64			30.0		23.1	25.6	33.3	45.5	15.6	40.9	25.6	20.0	12.5	22.7	18.8	31.3	17.4	40.0	$37,249	$2,739	$34,510
Ps/Middle School 42 R Vernam	Public	PK, KG-8	488 Beach 66th St	Arverne	11692	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-7914	627	50	12.4	93.3%	11 (1.8%)	388 (61.9%)	199 (31.7%)	8 (1.3%)	7 (1.1%)	0 (0.0%)	14 (2.2%)	22.5	2004^th of 2445 public elementary schools	18.0%		16.4	2172^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	11.2%	168					43.6	31.2	38.6	33.3	55.6	28.3	61.3	35.5	38.2	23.6	44.4	34.0	16.7	12.5	$36,423	$2,686	$33,737
Lighthouse Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	180 Beach 35th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5828	157	18	8.5	96.2%	5 (3.2%)	84 (53.5%)	58 (36.9%)	3 (1.9%)	2 (1.3%)	0 (0.0%)	5 (3.2%)	10.9	2285^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.5%		9.1	2347^th of 2445 public elementary schools	4.0%	62					29.2	24.0	42.1				28.0	29.6	21.1				21.1		$46,594	$2,583	$44,011
Ps 43	Public	PK, KG-8	160 Beach 29th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-5860	574	44	12.9	92.9%	11 (1.9%)	307 (53.5%)	238 (41.5%)	10 (1.7%)	4 (0.7%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.7%)	12.7	2247^th of 2445 public elementary schools	8.1%		14.8	2222^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	9.1%	25				30.2	31.0	35.3	38.7	14.3	17.7	40.5	44.1	21.6	20.0	6.1	25.0		26.6	34.2	$38,181	$2,930	$35,250
Ps 104 Bays Water (The)	Public	PK, KG-5	26-01 Mott Ave	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-1910	542	42	12.9	86.9%	12 (2.2%)	181 (33.4%)	311 (57.4%)	2 (0.4%)	29 (5.4%)	3 (0.6%)	4 (0.7%)	22.2	2011^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.8%		27.7	1817^th of 2445 public elementary schools	25.7%	194					35.3	30.1	45.1				47.8	37.3	44.0				25.3		$37,508	$2,207	$35,301
Wave Preparatory Elementary School	Public	PK, KG-5	535 Briar Pl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 327-7091	484	28	17.2	89.0%	4 (0.8%)	155 (32.0%)	309 (63.8%)	6 (1.2%)	4 (0.8%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.2%)	87.8	242^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	90.1%		59.6	915^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.6%	673					89.6	91.4	73.3				91.7	94.7	82.9				52.4		$28,245	$2,181	$26,064
Ps 183 Dr Richard R Green	Public	PK, KG-8	2-45 Beach 79th St	Rockaway Beach	11693	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 634-9459	414	41	10.0	94.9%	18 (4.3%)	240 (58.0%)	121 (29.2%)	19 (4.6%)	9 (2.2%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	19.1	2105^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.9%		12.8	2270^th of 2445 public elementary schools	7.2%	165					48.7	30.2	42.9	33.3	32.5	39.5	34.2	24.4	36.4	19.4	31.7	37.2	30.8	26.2	$39,860	$2,466	$37,393
Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-5	611 Beach 19th St	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Peninsula Preparatory Academy Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(347) 403-9231	313			74.4%	7 (2.2%)	166 (53.0%)	124 (39.6%)	4 (1.3%)	1 (0.3%)	0 (0.0%)	11 (3.5%)	95.8	62^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	97.5%		94.1	112^th of 2445 public elementary schools	95.4%	50					86.7	95.4	97.6				95.5	92.9	94.9				77.1		$21,102	$1,581	$19,521
Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Public, Charter	K-8	10-45 Nameoke St-3rd Fl	Far Rockaway	11691	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-Far Rockaway	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1421	728			77.1%	10 (1.4%)	527 (72.4%)	158 (21.7%)	3 (0.4%)	5 (0.7%)	2 (0.3%)	23 (3.2%)	89.5	204^th of 2445 public elementary schools	91.7%		83.9	343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	86.0%	139	82.1	30.8		100.0	82.4	72.1	82.1	86.3	92.1		84.6	85.1	82.1	90.0	94.6		64.6		$17,876	$00	$17,876

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Students at Ps 105 Bay School (The) are 50% African American, 44% Hispanic, 3% Asian, 1% American Indian.

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New York City Geographic District #27

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In the 2024-25 school year, 600 students attended Ps 105 Bay School (The).

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Ps 105 Bay School (The) ranks in the bottom 5.2% of New York elementary schools.

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