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Ps 56 Harry Eichler

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Ps 56 Harry Eichler ranks 960 th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public Grades 2-5

960^th

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 56 Harry Eichler is an elementary school located in Richmond Hill, New York, serving grades 2-5 with a total enrollment of 327 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 56 Harry Eichler consistently outperforms the district and state in English Language Arts and Math assessments, with over 60% of students proficient or better in these subjects. The school's performance across different student subgroups, such as Asian, African American, and Hispanic students, is also noteworthy, with the school ranking above the district and state averages in these areas. Additionally, the school serves a predominantly low-income student population, with 81.04% of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch.

While nearby schools like Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis have consistently outperformed Ps 56 Harry Eichler in test scores and overall state rankings, the school still manages to outperform the district and state averages, indicating its ability to provide a quality education despite the presence of higher-performing schools in the area. The school's focus on resource allocation and its commitment to supporting the academic growth of diverse student populations are particularly commendable.

360

Students ?

13.3

Student/teacher ratio ?

$33,363

Per pupil spending ?

82.2%

Free/discounted lunch ?

86-10 114th St
Richmond Hill, NY 11418

(718) 441-4448

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Students who attend Ps 56 Harry Eichler usually attend:

Middle:	Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes
High:	Richmond Hill High School

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

50.6%

Asian:

25.0%

African American:

10.0%

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At a glance

▲ Ranking trend: Improving — 51st percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Ranking is trending up — up 10 percentile points since 2015

✓Above the New York median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school59%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

960^th of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▲ up 10 pts since 2015

From top 49% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

16^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	58.8	960 of 2445	60.7%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.6	1152 of 2445	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.0	1193 of 2439	51.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	47.7	1235 of 2434	49.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	38.3	1408 of 2201	36.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.7	964 of 2413	60.0%	★★★☆☆
2018	52.5	1132 of 2395	52.7%	★★★☆☆
2017	47.9	1232 of 2386	48.4%	★★☆☆☆
2016	51.6	1148 of 2366	51.5%	★★★☆☆
2015	50.0	1156 of 2352	50.9%	★★★☆☆
2014	57.6	960 of 2345	59.1%	★★★☆☆
2013	46.2	1217 of 2325	47.7%	★★☆☆☆
2012	40.7	1538 of 2320	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2011	48.8	1309 of 2286	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2010	56.6	1126 of 2263	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2009	57.4	1178 of 2257	47.8%	★★☆☆☆
2008	45.9	1456 of 2227	34.6%	★★☆☆☆
2007	52.4	1285 of 2219	42.1%	★★☆☆☆
2006	48.8	1386 of 2206	37.2%	★★☆☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.3	398 of 928	57.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	63.5	259 of 927	72.1%	★★★★☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	52.5	376 of 696	46.0%	★★☆☆☆
2024	43.2	428 of 662	35.3%	★★☆☆☆
2023	30.6	473 of 605	21.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	17.3	592 of 671	11.8%	★☆☆☆☆
2021	23.4	373 of 430	13.3%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	33.8	425 of 548	22.4%	★☆☆☆☆
2018	30.9	476 of 601	20.8%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	50.5	430 of 1117	61.5%	★★★☆☆
2024	35.7	712 of 1066	33.2%	★★☆☆☆
2023	41.7	528 of 1001	47.3%	★★☆☆☆
2022	50.2	391 of 1027	61.9%	★★★☆☆
2019	53.7	285 of 860	66.9%	★★★☆☆
2018	59.3	253 of 938	73.0%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	56.1	1022 of 2409	57.6%	★★★☆☆
2024	53.2	1054 of 2413	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	46.3	1262 of 2403	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2022	49.6	1187 of 2401	50.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	27.4	1515 of 1955	22.5%	★☆☆☆☆
2019	54.5	1030 of 2357	56.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	54.3	1107 of 2338	52.7%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	54.6	637 of 1569	59.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	656 of 1531	57.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	43.6	792 of 1429	44.6%	★★☆☆☆
2022	54.4	598 of 1503	60.2%	★★★☆☆
2021	45.9	417 of 818	49.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	57.5	465 of 1315	64.6%	★★★☆☆
2018	62.1	442 of 1392	68.2%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	48.0	358 of 792	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.9	308 of 766	59.8%	★★★☆☆
2023	41.8	342 of 637	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2019	45.5	299 of 570	47.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	43.5	395 of 730	45.9%	★★☆☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	63.9	615 of 2098	70.7%	★★★★☆
2024	55.3	763 of 2078	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	53.2	826 of 2041	59.5%	★★★☆☆
2022	55.9	776 of 2099	63.0%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	506 of 2032	75.1%	★★★★☆
2018	58.7	687 of 2045	66.4%	★★★☆☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.4	912 of 2407	62.1%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.4	1217 of 2411	49.5%	★★☆☆☆
2023	51.3	1120 of 2400	53.3%	★★★☆☆
2022	45.5	1288 of 2400	46.3%	★★☆☆☆
2021	52.1	911 of 1961	53.5%	★★★☆☆
2019	60.3	866 of 2358	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	49.9	1169 of 2340	50.0%	★★★☆☆

Native American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	88.1	2 of 30	93.3%	★★★★★

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	46.7	964 of 2134	54.8%	★★★☆☆
2024	47.9	887 of 2110	58.0%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.4	1110 of 2016	44.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	48.3	837 of 2031	58.8%	★★★☆☆
2019	36.2	1097 of 1859	41.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.2	1319 of 1941	32.0%	★★☆☆☆

White

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	33.5	970 of 1402	30.8%	★★☆☆☆
2024	47.9	732 of 1392	47.4%	★★☆☆☆
2023	57.2	578 of 1337	56.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	37.4	924 of 1399	34.0%	★★☆☆☆
2019	43.2	791 of 1338	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2018	34.8	1004 of 1408	28.7%	★☆☆☆☆

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)

Native American (2025)93rd percentile+33 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)71st percentile+10 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

English Language Learner (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Hispanic (2025)59th percentile~ school

Female (2025)58th percentile-3 vs school

African American (2025)57th percentile-4 vs school

Special Education (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

Homeless (2025)55th percentile-6 vs school

Asian (2025)46th percentile-15 vs school

White (2025)31st percentile-30 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math64%+7 vs state

English Language Arts60%+5 vs state

Science43%~ state avg

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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 English Language Arts 6th 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 Science 5th Grade	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Ps 56 Harry Eichler	Public	2-5	86-10 114th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-4448	360	27	13.3	82.2%	27 (7.5%)	36 (10.0%)	182 (50.6%)	90 (25.0%)	16 (4.4%)	4 (1.1%)	5 (1.4%)	58.8	960^th of 2445 public elementary schools	60.7%		50.6	1152^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	52.9%	192	61.8	56.6	60.9		62.0	65.9	64.0		43.2	$33,363	$2,272	$31,090
Ps 51	Public	PK, KG-1	87-45 117th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 850-0738	202	15	13.4	84.7%	19 (9.4%)	12 (5.9%)	103 (51.0%)	54 (26.7%)	10 (5.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (2.0%)								(n/a)										$34,266	$2,507	$31,760
Ps 90 Horace Mann	Public	PK, KG-5	86-50 109th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 847-3370	586	44	13.3	91.5%	23 (3.9%)	20 (3.4%)	367 (62.6%)	143 (24.4%)	22 (3.8%)	2 (0.3%)	9 (1.5%)	46.1	1296^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.0%		37.5	1521^st of 2445 public elementary schools	37.8%	225	45.2	49.3	58.6		58.0	57.9	49.5		45.1	$32,760	$2,276	$30,485
Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis	Public	PK, KG-5	85-11 102nd St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 558-2810	470	35	13.4	79.8%	42 (8.9%)	28 (6.0%)	304 (64.7%)	71 (15.1%)	13 (2.8%)	1 (0.2%)	11 (2.3%)	93.1	128^th of 2445 public elementary schools	94.8%		94.7	99^th of 2445 public elementary schools	96.0%	29	86.7	82.6	88.4		83.3	94.3	94.2		76.1	$32,534	$2,271	$30,263
Ps 273	Public	PK, KG-5	88-07 102nd St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 286-8300	329	26	12.6	87.8%	6 (1.8%)	11 (3.3%)	249 (75.7%)	35 (10.6%)	15 (4.6%)	8 (2.4%)	5 (1.5%)	44.7	1343^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	45.1%		56.5	989^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.6%	354	76.7	51.2	41.7		70.5	46.5	43.8		34.8	$29,361	$2,179	$27,182
Ps 54 Hillside	Public	K-5	86-02 127th St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 849-0962	462	38	12.1	90.0%	25 (5.4%)	23 (5.0%)	285 (61.7%)	98 (21.2%)	17 (3.7%)	7 (1.5%)	7 (1.5%)	58.2	984^th of 2445 public elementary schools	59.8%		50.8	1147^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.1%	163	67.3	66.7	62.5		75.0	62.9	48.7		39.4	$31,134	$2,568	$28,565
Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The)	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	84-40 101st St	Richmond Hill	11418	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 520-7878	525	35	15.0	83.0%	24 (4.6%)	12 (2.3%)	409 (77.9%)	69 (13.1%)	5 (1.0%)	1 (0.2%)	5 (1.0%)	59.8	943^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	61.4%		41.6	1400^th of 2445 public elementary schools	42.7%	457	55.2	60.6	36.1		86.1	73.2	64.4		43.6	$32,432	$2,060	$30,372
Ps 62 Chester Park School	Public, Magnet	PK, KG-5	97-25 108th St	South Richmond Hill	11419	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	Yes	No	Yes	(718) 286-4460	827	64	12.9	83.7%	20 (2.4%)	34 (4.1%)	237 (28.7%)	362 (43.8%)	140 (16.9%)	10 (1.2%)	24 (2.9%)	50.4	1196^th of 2445 public elementary schools	51.1%		52.4	1101^st of 2445 public elementary schools	55.0%	95	58.1	54.9	60.0		57.4	56.0	57.0		38.8	$28,080	$2,161	$25,919
New York City Academy For Discovery	Public	PK, KG-5	95-16 89th Ave	Woodhaven	11421	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-2165	361	30	12.1	87.8%	17 (4.7%)	19 (5.3%)	250 (69.3%)	47 (13.0%)	12 (3.3%)	10 (2.8%)	6 (1.7%)	31.4	1729^th of 2445 public elementary schools	29.3%		32.9	1655^th of 2445 public elementary schools	32.3%	74	44.8	39.2	40.4		45.9	55.6	49.2		33.3	$33,900	$2,173	$31,727
Ps 99 Kew Gardens	Public	K-6	82-37 Kew Gardens Rd	Kew Gardens	11415	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #28	No	No	No	No	(718) 544-4343	758	54	14.0	61.2%	159 (21.0%)	48 (6.3%)	319 (42.1%)	171 (22.6%)	12 (1.6%)	1 (0.1%)	48 (6.3%)	80.1	422^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	82.7%		83.6	350^th of 2445 public elementary schools	85.7%	72	73.1	79.8	72.7	76.1	75.2	91.8	72.4	82.6	40.3	$32,600	$1,496	$31,104

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 56 Harry Eichler

What schools do graduates of Ps 56 Harry Eichler attend?

Students who attend Ps 56 Harry Eichler usually go on to attend:

Middle : Middle School 137 America's School Of Heroes
High : Richmond Hill High School

Is Ps 56 Harry Eichler a good school?

Ps 56 Harry Eichler ranks 960^th of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What district is Ps 56 Harry Eichler in?

New York City Geographic District #27

What is the racial makeup of Ps 56 Harry Eichler?

Students at Ps 56 Harry Eichler are 51% Hispanic, 25% Asian, 10% African American, 8% White, 4% American Indian, 1% Two or more races, 1% Pacific Islander.

How many students attend Ps 56 Harry Eichler?

In the 2024-25 school year, 360 students attended Ps 56 Harry Eichler.

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