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Ps 207 Rockwood Park

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Ps 207 Rockwood Park ranks 918 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades PK, KG-8

918^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 62% of New York elementary schools

Summary

PS 207 Rockwood Park is an elementary school serving grades PK-8 in Howard Beach, New York, with 639 students. The school consistently outperforms the New York City District #27 and New York state averages in English Language Arts and Math proficiency across all grade levels. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, 71.93% of 4th graders at PS 207 Rockwood Park were proficient in ELA, compared to 54.57% in the district and 54.07% statewide. In Math, 81.03% of 4th graders at the school were proficient, compared to 59.53% in the district and 58.64% statewide.

The school also performs well in Regents exams, with 83.33% of students proficient in Algebra I and 53.45% proficient in Living Environment Biology in 2024-2025, significantly higher than the district and state averages. Additionally, PS 207 Rockwood Park consistently ranks in the top half of New York elementary schools for various student subgroups, including female students, male students, Hispanic students, and special education students. The school has a relatively high per-student spending of $34,389 in the 2023-2024 school year and a low student-teacher ratio of 11.2, both of which contribute to its strong academic performance.

Compared to nearby schools, PS 207 Rockwood Park consistently outperforms its peers, especially in comparison to schools in the neighboring New York City Geographic District #19, which has a lower district ranking and performance. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, PS 207 Rockwood Park had 81.03% of 4th graders proficient in Math, compared to only 54% at the nearby PS 214 Michael Friedsam in District #19.

668

Students ?

11.4

Student/teacher ratio ?

$35,220

Per pupil spending ?

37.6%

Free/discounted lunch ?

159-15 88th St
Howard Beach, NY 11414

(718) 848-2700

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Students who attend Ps 207 Rockwood Park usually attend:

Middle:	Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard
High:	John Adams High School

Racial breakdown:

White:

53.6%

Hispanic:

26.3%

Asian:

12.1%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 75th percentile in 2015 → 62nd in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (63% vs 54% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (62nd percentile)

✓Small classes — about 11 students per teacher

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 13 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school63%

District avg51%

New York avg54%

Elementary school

918^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 38%▼ down 12 pts since 2015

From top 25% (2015) to top 38% (2025)

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★★★★★

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Middle school

389^th of 1,500

New York public middle schools ?

Top 26%▼ down 16 pts since 2015

From top 10% (2015) to top 26% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

14^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	60.8	918 of 2445	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.7	649 of 2445	73.5%	★★★★☆
2023	79.8	443 of 2439	81.8%	★★★★☆
2022	72.2	603 of 2434	75.2%	★★★★☆
2021	63.7	761 of 2201	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	62.8	834 of 2413	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2018	68.0	722 of 2395	69.9%	★★★☆☆
2017	66.9	742 of 2386	68.9%	★★★☆☆
2016	70.5	639 of 2366	73.0%	★★★★☆
2015	72.6	595 of 2352	74.7%	★★★★☆
2014	75.7	498 of 2345	78.8%	★★★★☆
2013	81.2	361 of 2325	84.5%	★★★★☆
2012	80.8	365 of 2320	84.3%	★★★★☆
2011	82.2	310 of 2286	86.4%	★★★★☆
2010	81.1	317 of 2263	86.0%	★★★★☆
2009	73.7	563 of 2257	75.1%	★★★★☆
2008	64.5	944 of 2227	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2007	68.1	809 of 2219	63.5%	★★★☆☆
2006	70.4	722 of 2206	67.3%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.5	793 of 2409	67.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	66.8	702 of 2413	70.9%	★★★★☆
2023	78.2	463 of 2403	80.7%	★★★★☆
2022	71.6	605 of 2401	74.8%	★★★★☆
2021	61.9	696 of 1955	64.4%	★★★☆☆
2019	59.4	903 of 2357	61.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	72.9	552 of 2338	76.4%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	61.4	507 of 1569	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.8	347 of 1531	77.3%	★★★★☆
2023	80.5	180 of 1429	87.4%	★★★★☆
2022	84.7	137 of 1503	90.9%	★★★★★
2019	67.8	314 of 1315	76.1%	★★★★☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	65.0	591 of 2098	71.8%	★★★★☆
2024	63.3	581 of 2078	72.0%	★★★★☆
2023	76.4	354 of 2041	82.7%	★★★★☆
2022	68.2	495 of 2099	76.4%	★★★★☆
2021	80.4	194 of 1678	88.4%	★★★★☆
2019	57.9	687 of 2032	66.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.7	310 of 2045	84.8%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.0	1012 of 2407	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	69.6	624 of 2411	74.1%	★★★★☆
2023	78.0	458 of 2400	80.9%	★★★★☆
2022	70.3	622 of 2400	74.1%	★★★★☆
2021	66.9	595 of 1961	69.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	64.0	784 of 2358	66.8%	★★★☆☆
2018	58.7	930 of 2340	60.3%	★★★☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	64.2	528 of 2134	75.3%	★★★★☆
2024	78.0	280 of 2110	86.7%	★★★★☆
2023	70.8	364 of 2016	81.9%	★★★★☆
2022	64.3	452 of 2031	77.7%	★★★★☆
2021	63.8	264 of 1044	74.7%	★★★★☆
2019	72.5	258 of 1859	86.1%	★★★★☆
2018	72.9	283 of 1941	85.4%	★★★★☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.0	752 of 1402	46.4%	★★☆☆☆
2024	57.9	562 of 1392	59.6%	★★★☆☆
2023	65.7	463 of 1337	65.4%	★★★☆☆
2022	60.4	534 of 1399	61.8%	★★★☆☆
2021	63.2	461 of 1224	62.3%	★★★☆☆
2019	45.4	749 of 1338	44.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	49.1	767 of 1408	45.5%	★★☆☆☆

Middle school ranking

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All Students

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	389 of 1500	74.1%	★★★★☆
2024	81.3	218 of 1504	85.5%	★★★★☆
2023	83.8	195 of 1500	87.0%	★★★★☆
2022	69.5	364 of 1479	75.4%	★★★★☆
2021	66.5	334 of 1242	73.1%	★★★★☆
2019	63.0	466 of 1439	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	78.0	263 of 1438	81.7%	★★★★☆
2017	75.2	294 of 1455	79.8%	★★★★☆
2016	79.3	223 of 1429	84.4%	★★★★☆
2015	84.7	143 of 1407	89.8%	★★★★☆
2014	84.1	148 of 1401	89.4%	★★★★☆
2013	81.1	207 of 1373	84.9%	★★★★☆
2012	78.1	276 of 1337	79.4%	★★★★☆
2011	77.1	301 of 1295	76.8%	★★★★☆
2010	83.1	166 of 1243	86.6%	★★★★☆
2009	73.4	343 of 1224	72.0%	★★★★☆
2008	68.2	459 of 1185	61.3%	★★★☆☆
2007	67.9	413 of 1123	63.2%	★★★☆☆
2006	57.5	543 of 1095	50.4%	★★★☆☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.6	416 of 1457	71.4%	★★★★☆
2024	79.6	231 of 1465	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	90.9	103 of 1463	93.0%	★★★★★
2022	74.3	290 of 1454	80.1%	★★★★☆
2019	68.2	399 of 1370	70.9%	★★★★☆
2018	79.9	230 of 1353	83.0%	★★★★☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	66.2	256 of 965	73.5%	★★★★☆
2024	84.6	99 of 953	89.6%	★★★★☆
2022	79.5	114 of 914	87.5%	★★★★☆
2019	53.8	321 of 826	61.1%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	57.4	466 of 1283	63.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	78.6	198 of 1296	84.7%	★★★★☆
2023	78.8	186 of 1288	85.6%	★★★★☆
2022	63.3	339 of 1306	74.0%	★★★★☆
2019	50.4	514 of 1241	58.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	77.8	194 of 1245	84.4%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.3	368 of 1455	74.7%	★★★★☆
2024	78.1	232 of 1464	84.2%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	377 of 1464	74.2%	★★★★☆
2022	60.3	472 of 1455	67.6%	★★★☆☆
2019	54.7	544 of 1366	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2018	71.4	315 of 1352	76.7%	★★★★☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.8	253 of 1298	80.5%	★★★★☆
2024	72.3	198 of 1303	84.8%	★★★★☆
2023	70.5	228 of 1307	82.6%	★★★★☆
2022	49.8	481 of 1283	62.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	46.2	479 of 1139	57.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	46.7	504 of 1170	56.9%	★★★☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.4	318 of 775	59.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	68.4	213 of 778	72.6%	★★★★☆
2023	68.6	232 of 772	69.9%	★★★★☆
2022	49.2	377 of 748	49.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.7	386 of 716	46.1%	★★☆☆☆
2018	62.1	285 of 763	62.6%	★★★☆☆

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)75th percentile+13 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)72nd percentile+9 vs school

Hispanic (2025)68th percentile+5 vs school

Female (2025)67th percentile+5 vs school

Male (2025)58th percentile-4 vs school

White (2025)46th percentile-16 vs school

Middle school

Special Education (2025)81st percentile+6 vs school

Male (2025)75th percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)73rd percentile~ school

Female (2025)71st percentile-3 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)64th percentile-10 vs school

White (2025)59th percentile-15 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Algebra I83%+27 vs state

Math71%+16 vs state

English Language Arts59%+6 vs state

Life Science Biology53%-5 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Common Core English Language Arts (2025)	Regents Living Environment (2025)	Regents Algebra I (2025)	Regents Life Science Biology (2025)	Regents Earth and Space Sciences (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 Living Environment End of Course	Regents Algebra I End of Course	Regents Life Science Biology End of Course	Regents Earth and Space Sciences 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 207 Rockwood Park	Public	PK, KG-8	159-15 88th St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 848-2700	668	58	11.4	37.6%	358 (53.6%)	21 (3.1%)	176 (26.3%)	81 (12.1%)	2 (0.3%)	5 (0.7%)	25 (3.7%)	60.8	918^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.5%		69.7	649^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.5%	269			83.3	53.5		61.4	71.9	50.0	39.0	81.0	54.1	79.0	81.0	56.7	58.6	87.9	63.5	44.1		$35,220	$1,434	$33,786
Ps 146 Howard Beach	Public	PK, KG-8	98-01 159th Ave	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 659-3140	542	44	12.3	63.3%	190 (35.1%)	12 (2.2%)	246 (45.4%)	75 (13.8%)	5 (0.9%)	6 (1.1%)	8 (1.5%)	71.2	656^th of 2445 public elementary schools	73.2%		68.1	704^th of 2445 public elementary schools	71.2%	48			75.6	47.6		74.5	67.4	71.7	60.8	64.0	67.4	71.4	76.1	60.0	60.4	66.0		48.4		$33,191	$1,566	$31,626
Ps 232 Lindenwood	Public	PK, KG-8	153-23 83rd St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	No	(718) 848-9247	831	58	14.4	67.6%	186 (22.4%)	62 (7.5%)	451 (54.3%)	97 (11.7%)	10 (1.2%)	1 (0.1%)	24 (2.9%)	48.4	1231^st of 2445 public elementary schools	49.7%		38.9	1487^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.2%	256			40.2		31.5	62.0	46.4	54.8	54.6	57.5	61.7	46.8	50.7	41.9	68.1	73.8		40.5		$29,578	$2,022	$27,556
S.T.A.R. Leadership Academy	Public	PK, KG-5	150-15 Raleigh St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(929) 395-3215	507	31	16.3	72.0%	44 (8.7%)	28 (5.5%)	272 (53.6%)	125 (24.7%)	13 (2.6%)	13 (2.6%)	12 (2.4%)	56.2	1031^st of 2445 public elementary schools	57.8%		49.6	1183^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	51.6%	152						61.4	53.0	61.1				73.7	56.3	71.7				31.5		$28,307	$1,892	$26,415
Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2	Public, Charter	K-5	135-25 79th St	Howard Beach	11414	Queens County	Our World Neighborhood Charter School 2	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 392-3405	437	32	13.6	81.0%	6 (1.4%)	202 (46.2%)	188 (43.0%)	16 (3.7%)	11 (2.5%)	4 (0.9%)	10 (2.3%)	56.2	1029^th of 2445 public elementary schools	57.9%		42.5	1370^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.0%	341						71.0	58.5	49.1				74.6	75.0	46.3				30.9		$18,008	$00	$18,008
Ps 224 Hale A Woodruff	Public	PK, KG-5	757 Wortman Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 235-3600	269	25	10.7	95.2%	8 (3.0%)	153 (56.9%)	95 (35.3%)	8 (3.0%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	3 (1.1%)	18.6	2117^th of 2445 public elementary schools	13.4%		21.7	2017^th of 2445 public elementary schools	17.5%	100						30.2	35.9	45.5				45.5	43.6	28.9				11.6		$45,064	$3,801	$41,263
Ps 63 Old South	Public	PK, KG-5	90-15 Sutter Ave	Ozone Park	11417	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 845-7560	957	68	14.0	78.5%	53 (5.5%)	36 (3.8%)	361 (37.7%)	451 (47.1%)	40 (4.2%)	6 (0.6%)	10 (1.0%)	63.9	852^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	65.2%		66	755^th of 2445 public elementary schools	69.1%	97						59.0	61.0	68.8				65.7	66.9	66.9				46.0		$32,442	$2,157	$30,286
Brooklyn Scholars Charter School	Public, Charter	K-8	2635 Linden Blvd	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	Brooklyn Scholars Charter School	Yes	No	No	Yes	(718) 348-9360	728	45	16.1	89.1%	5 (0.7%)	484 (66.5%)	187 (25.7%)	35 (4.8%)	14 (1.9%)	1 (0.1%)	2 (0.3%)	47.2	1266^th of 2445 public elementary schools	48.2%		34	1622^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	33.7%	356	100.0	92.9	100.0			69.4	44.6	62.2	50.7	49.3	70.0	68.1	28.8	43.1	44.9	50.8	68.7	45.1	52.5	$22,191	$1,578	$20,613
Ps 214 Michael Friedsam	Public	PK, KG-5	2944 Pitkin Ave	Brooklyn	11208	Kings County	New York City Geographic District #19	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 647-1740	728	53	13.8	88.9%	17 (2.3%)	61 (8.4%)	157 (21.6%)	461 (63.3%)	29 (4.0%)	0 (0.0%)	3 (0.4%)	39.6	1486^th of 2445 public elementary schools	39.2%		33.5	1635^th of 2445 public elementary schools	33.1%	149						50.0	45.7	59.6				56.6	54.0	46.4				28.1		$33,383	$3,048	$30,334
Ps 108 Captain Vincent G Fowler	Public	PK, KG-5	108-10 109th Ave	South Ozone Park	11420	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2700	1,094	72	15.1	94.0%	48 (4.4%)	62 (5.7%)	460 (42.0%)	432 (39.5%)	74 (6.8%)	4 (0.4%)	14 (1.3%)	78.5	468^th of 2445 public elementary schools	80.9%		73.6	557^th of 2445 public elementary schools	77.2%	89						74.5	70.6	73.4				84.4	72.1	73.6				52.7		$29,295	$2,246	$27,050

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 207 Rockwood Park

Is Ps 207 Rockwood Park a good school?

Ps 207 Rockwood Park ranks 918^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What is the racial makeup of Ps 207 Rockwood Park?

Students at Ps 207 Rockwood Park are 54% White, 26% Hispanic, 12% Asian, 4% Two or more races, 3% African American.

What schools do graduates of Ps 207 Rockwood Park attend?

Students who attend Ps 207 Rockwood Park usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 202 Robert H Goddard
High : John Adams High School

How many students attend Ps 207 Rockwood Park?

In the 2024-25 school year, 668 students attended Ps 207 Rockwood Park.

What district is Ps 207 Rockwood Park in?

New York City Geographic District #27

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