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Ps 123

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Ps 123 ranks 806 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-5

806^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 67% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 123 is an elementary school located in South Ozone Park, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 545 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 123 consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts (ELA) and Math proficiency rates across grades 3-5, with particularly strong performance among African American and English Language Learner students. The school has a relatively high per-student spending of $33,133 and a lower student-teacher ratio of 16.1, which likely contribute to its academic success. While PS 123 outperforms nearby schools in the same district, such as PS 45 Clarence Witherspoon and PS 96, it falls short of the performance of PS 160 Walter Francis Bishop, a magnet school in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #28.

Despite serving a predominantly low-income population, with 83.91% to 86.42% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, PS 123 has consistently improved its performance in recent years, earning 3-star and 4-star ratings from SchoolDigger in the 2022-2023 and 2023-2024 school years, respectively. The school's strong academic achievement, particularly for certain student subgroups, suggests that it is effectively serving its community and providing a quality education to its students.

596

Students ?

15.6

Student/teacher ratio ?

$34,123

Per pupil spending ?

81.9%

Free/discounted lunch ?

145-01 119th Ave
South Ozone Park, NY 11436

(718) 529-4300

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Students who attend Ps 123 usually attend:

Middle:	Hawtree Creek Middle School
	Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

Racial breakdown:

African American:

46.8%

Hispanic:

19.0%

Asian:

16.9%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 25th percentile in 2015 → 67th in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (65% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Ranking is trending up — up 42 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (67th percentile)

Worth a look

!Science scores 15 pts below the New York average

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school65%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

806^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 33%▲ up 42 pts since 2015

From bottom 25% (2015) to top 33% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

12^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)

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.6	806 of 2445	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.5	658 of 2445	73.1%	★★★★☆
2023	58.4	965 of 2439	60.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	51.3	1139 of 2434	53.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.5	1200 of 2201	45.5%	★★☆☆☆
2019	39.7	1426 of 2413	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	36.4	1577 of 2395	34.2%	★★☆☆☆
2017	31.8	1672 of 2386	29.9%	★★☆☆☆
2016	20.8	1975 of 2366	16.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2015	27.3	1770 of 2352	24.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2014	27.9	1769 of 2345	24.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2013	26.1	1823 of 2325	21.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2012	34.7	1657 of 2320	28.6%	★☆☆☆☆
2011	22.9	1880 of 2286	17.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2010	27.4	1795 of 2263	20.7%	★☆☆☆☆
2009	29.4	1829 of 2257	19.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2008	9.2	2102 of 2227	5.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2007	12.5	2007 of 2219	9.6%	☆☆☆☆☆
2006	24.0	1828 of 2206	17.1%	★☆☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	74.4	186 of 928	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	83.7	104 of 927	88.8%	★★★★☆
2023	73.1	168 of 857	80.4%	★★★★☆
2022	66.0	259 of 936	72.3%	★★★★☆
2021	56.4	149 of 427	65.1%	★★★☆☆
2019	63.6	245 of 891	72.5%	★★★★☆
2018	53.9	371 of 948	60.9%	★★★☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.0	286 of 696	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	49.5	373 of 662	43.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	336 of 605	44.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	33.4	498 of 671	25.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	16.5	494 of 548	9.9%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	29.2	486 of 601	19.1%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	91.9	39 of 1117	96.5%	★★★★★
2024	75.7	120 of 1066	88.7%	★★★★☆
2023	50.0	381 of 1001	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	311 of 1027	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	32.6	615 of 860	28.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	34.6	643 of 938	31.4%	★★☆☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.6	893 of 2409	62.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	71.7	572 of 2413	76.3%	★★★★☆
2023	56.0	996 of 2403	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2022	49.4	1191 of 2401	50.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	61.5	707 of 1955	63.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	41.7	1371 of 2357	41.8%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.6	1622 of 2338	30.6%	★★☆☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.0	517 of 1569	67.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	60.5	467 of 1531	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2023	56.2	528 of 1429	63.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.0	383 of 1503	74.5%	★★★★☆
2019	39.8	774 of 1315	41.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	42.6	795 of 1392	42.9%	★★☆☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	75.0	122 of 792	84.6%	★★★★☆
2024	89.5	54 of 766	93.0%	★★★★★
2023	74.4	104 of 637	83.7%	★★★★☆
2022	78.7	71 of 622	88.6%	★★★★☆
2019	44.3	311 of 570	45.4%	★★☆☆☆
2018	58.7	225 of 730	69.2%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.3	467 of 2098	77.7%	★★★★☆
2024	79.4	279 of 2078	86.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.2	504 of 2041	75.3%	★★★★☆
2022	64.0	589 of 2099	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	52.4	812 of 2032	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	48.7	959 of 2045	53.1%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.4	673 of 2407	72.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.4	771 of 2411	68.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	59.8	904 of 2400	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	53.0	1071 of 2400	55.4%	★★★☆☆
2021	31.2	1426 of 1961	27.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	39.4	1412 of 2358	40.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	39.9	1449 of 2340	38.1%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	70.7	427 of 2134	80.0%	★★★★☆
2024	64.7	480 of 2110	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	66.4	446 of 2016	77.9%	★★★★☆
2022	73.6	292 of 2031	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	47.3	777 of 1859	58.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	35.2	1286 of 1941	33.7%	★★☆☆☆

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)97th percentile+29 vs school

Homeless (2025)85th percentile+18 vs school

Special Education (2025)80th percentile+13 vs school

African American (2025)80th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)78th percentile+11 vs school

Male (2025)72nd percentile+5 vs school

Hispanic (2025)67th percentile~ school

Female (2025)63rd percentile-4 vs school

Asian (2025)59th percentile-8 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math78%+20 vs state

English Language Arts66%+11 vs state

Science30%-15 vs state

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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 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 123	Public	PK, KG-5	145-01 119th Ave	South Ozone Park	11436	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 529-4300	596	38	15.6	81.9%	14 (2.3%)	279 (46.8%)	113 (19.0%)	101 (16.9%)	55 (9.2%)	8 (1.3%)	26 (4.4%)	65.6	806^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.0%		69.5	658^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.1%	148		67.1	81.7	52.4				83.3	91.7	59.8				29.8		$34,123	$2,605	$31,518
Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica	Public, Charter	K-4	120-27 141st St	Jamaica	11436	Queens County	Success Academy Charter School-South Jamaica	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 704-1441	553			72.0%	14 (2.5%)	321 (58.0%)	91 (16.5%)	78 (14.1%)	35 (6.3%)	4 (0.7%)	10 (1.8%)	97.1	24^th of 2445 public elementary schools	99.0%		96.6	51^st of 2445 public elementary schools	97.9%	27		96.6	94.1					98.9	99.0							$15,490	$00	$15,490
Ps 223 Lyndon B Johnson	Public	PK, KG-5	125-20 Sutphin Blvd	Jamaica	11436	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2900	571	43	13.2	91.9%	15 (2.6%)	216 (37.8%)	234 (41.0%)	51 (8.9%)	43 (7.5%)	2 (0.4%)	10 (1.8%)	21.5	2038^th of 2445 public elementary schools	16.6%		12.6	2278^th of 2445 public elementary schools	6.8%	240		32.5	37.7	45.2				31.5	46.0	36.0				34.4		$34,931	$2,478	$32,453
Ps 45 Clarence Witherspoon	Public	PK, KG-5	126-28 150th St	South Ozone Park	11436	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 480-2500	464	32	14.5	89.0%	2 (0.4%)	144 (31.0%)	264 (56.9%)	24 (5.2%)	22 (4.7%)	3 (0.6%)	5 (1.1%)	7.1	2362^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	3.4%		15.8	2190^th of 2445 public elementary schools	10.4%	172		18.2	34.1	22.5				13.7	34.6	7.8				13.5		$32,999	$2,752	$30,248
Ps 160 Walter Francis Bishop	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	109-59 Inwood St	Jamaica	11435	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(929) 398-3140	661	44	15.0	86.5%	7 (1.1%)	201 (30.4%)	225 (34.0%)	145 (21.9%)	60 (9.1%)	4 (0.6%)	19 (2.9%)	69.9	693^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	71.7%		53.6	1064^th of 2445 public elementary schools	56.5%	371		63.2	60.9	69.0				72.0	63.5	80.4				54.6		$31,606	$2,168	$29,438
Ps 96	Public	PK, KG-5	130-01 Rockaway Blvd	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 529-2547	310	19	16.3	85.2%	15 (4.8%)	50 (16.1%)	54 (17.4%)	118 (38.1%)	63 (20.3%)	5 (1.6%)	5 (1.6%)	79.4	440^th of 2445 public elementary schools	82.0%		79.3	444^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.8%	4		71.7	80.5	69.2				84.8	76.2	66.7				55.3		$26,071	$1,979	$24,092
Ps 155	Public	PK, KG-5	130-02 115th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-1310	497	31	15.9	79.7%	8 (1.6%)	81 (16.3%)	86 (17.3%)	254 (51.1%)	53 (10.7%)	9 (1.8%)	6 (1.2%)	86.5	268^th of 2445 public elementary schools	89.0%		78.9	454^th of 2445 public elementary schools	81.4%	186		84.6	91.5	79.6				92.5	91.3	71.1				50.0		$28,727	$2,090	$26,637
Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School	Public, Charter	PK, KG-8	122-05 Smith St	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	Rochdale Early Advantage Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 978-9975	433	31	14.0	65.4%	3 (0.7%)	385 (88.9%)	32 (7.4%)	1 (0.2%)	6 (1.4%)	0 (0.0%)	6 (1.4%)	51.2	1181^st of 2445 public elementary schools	51.7%		39	1485^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.3%	304	80.0	52.3	60.4	56.0	65.3	81.3	77.1	75.0	60.4	42.9	42.0	70.2	87.2	31.3	74.5	$20,917	$1,023	$19,894
Ps 140 Edward K Ellington	Public, Magnet	K-5	116-01 166th St	Jamaica	11434	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 657-4760	270	29	9.3	88.5%	1 (0.4%)	142 (52.6%)	72 (26.7%)	43 (15.9%)	11 (4.1%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	61.6	903^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	63.1%		57.3	969^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.4%	66		81.1	81.1	56.8				67.6	83.8	47.4				18.9		$33,100	$3,270	$29,830
David N Dinkins School	Public	PK, KG-5	108-29 155th St	Jamaica	11433	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-6700	446	39	11.5	89.9%	7 (1.6%)	149 (33.4%)	118 (26.5%)	149 (33.4%)	13 (2.9%)	4 (0.9%)	6 (1.3%)	53.3	1115^th of 2445 public elementary schools	54.4%		58.5	937^th of 2445 public elementary schools	61.7%	178		51.5	67.7	54.7				73.5	71.0	58.8				20.6		$32,461	$2,321	$30,140

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 123

How many students attend Ps 123?

In the 2024-25 school year, 596 students attended Ps 123.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 123?

Students at Ps 123 are 47% African American, 19% Hispanic, 17% Asian, 9% American Indian, 4% Two or more races, 2% White, 1% Pacific Islander.

Is Ps 123 a good school?

Ps 123 ranks 806^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 123 attend?

Students who attend Ps 123 usually go on to attend:

Middle : Hawtree Creek Middle School
Middle : Junior High School 226 Virgil I Grisson

What district is Ps 123 in?

New York City Geographic District #27

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