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Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The)

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Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) ranks 943 rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

Public, Magnet Grades PK, KG-5

943^rd

SchoolDigger Rank ?

of 2,445 New York Elementary Schools

Better than 61% of New York elementary schools

Summary

Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) is an elementary public magnet school located in Richmond Hill, New York, serving grades PK-5 with a total enrollment of 510 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 254 Rosa Parks School (The) has shown strong academic performance, particularly in math, with significantly higher proficiency rates compared to the district and state averages across multiple grade levels and years. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, the school had 86.11% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 63.16% for the district and 59.7% for the state. The school's performance in English Language Arts (ELA) is more mixed, with some grades performing above the district and state, while others are below. Additionally, the school has shown strong performance for certain student subgroups, such as Hispanic students and English Language Learners, ranking among the top schools in the state for these groups.

Compared to the nearby schools in the same district, Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) generally outperforms them in academic proficiency, particularly in math. For example, in the 2024-2025 school year, Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) had 86.11% of 3rd graders proficient or better in math, compared to 62.03% for the next highest-performing nearby school, Ps 56 Harry Eichler. However, some nearby schools, such as Ps 66 Jacqueline Kennedy-Onassis, have shown even stronger academic performance, particularly in math and science.

525

Students ?

15.0

Student/teacher ratio ?

$32,432

Per pupil spending ?

83%

Free/discounted lunch ?

84-40 101st St
Richmond Hill, NY 11418

(718) 520-7878

District: New York City Geographic District #27

Students who attend Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) usually attend:

Middle:

Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell

Racial breakdown:

Hispanic:

77.9%

Asian:

13.1%

White:

4.6%

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At a glance

▼ Ranking trend: Declining — 82nd percentile in 2015 → 61st in 2025

Strengths

✓Test scores above the New York average (61% vs 55% meeting standards)

✓Above the New York median (61st percentile)

Worth a look

!Ranking has slipped — down 21 percentile points since 2015

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

Students meeting standards (2024-2025) ?

This school61%

District avg55%

New York avg55%

943^rd of 2,445

New York public elementary schools ?

Top 39%▼ down 20 pts since 2015

From top 18% (2015) to top 39% (2025)

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★★★★★

SchoolDigger rating ?

15^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	59.8	943 of 2445	61.4%	★★★☆☆
2024	41.6	1400 of 2445	42.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	42.2	1385 of 2439	43.2%	★★☆☆☆
2022	59.7	934 of 2434	61.6%	★★★☆☆
2021	80.7	350 of 2201	84.1%	★★★★☆
2019	66.8	737 of 2413	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	50.9	1178 of 2395	50.8%	★★★☆☆
2017	62.4	859 of 2386	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2016	72.2	604 of 2366	74.5%	★★★★☆
2015	78.6	434 of 2352	81.5%	★★★★☆
2014	83.5	286 of 2345	87.8%	★★★★☆
2013	75.3	479 of 2325	79.4%	★★★★☆
2012	86.6	181 of 2320	92.2%	★★★★★
2011	89.6	105 of 2286	95.4%	★★★★★
2010	87.6	111 of 2263	95.1%	★★★★★
2009	86.3	21 of 2257	99.1%	★★★★★
2008	81.8	233 of 2227	89.5%	★★★★☆
2007	69.8	754 of 2219	66.0%	★★★☆☆

African American

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2018	34.0	653 of 948	31.1%	★★☆☆☆

Asian

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.5	320 of 696	54.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	55.4	330 of 662	50.2%	★★★☆☆
2023	39.8	418 of 605	30.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	38.6	466 of 671	30.6%	★★☆☆☆
2019	49.6	337 of 548	38.5%	★★☆☆☆
2018	33.6	459 of 601	23.6%	★☆☆☆☆

English Language Learner

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	73.8	147 of 1117	86.8%	★★★★☆
2024	55.8	307 of 1066	71.2%	★★★★☆
2023	55.2	302 of 1001	69.8%	★★★☆☆
2022	57.7	289 of 1027	71.9%	★★★★☆
2019	33.8	593 of 860	31.0%	★★☆☆☆
2018	70.8	138 of 938	85.3%	★★★★☆

Female

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	59.0	942 of 2409	60.9%	★★★☆☆
2024	34.9	1600 of 2413	33.7%	★★☆☆☆
2023	44.5	1305 of 2403	45.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	56.8	991 of 2401	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2021	81.0	281 of 1955	85.6%	★★★★☆
2019	67.4	719 of 2357	69.5%	★★★☆☆
2018	57.5	1025 of 2338	56.2%	★★★☆☆

Hispanic

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	400 of 1569	74.5%	★★★★☆
2024	52.2	630 of 1531	58.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	49.3	670 of 1429	53.1%	★★★☆☆
2022	67.8	371 of 1503	75.3%	★★★★☆
2021	78.6	112 of 818	86.3%	★★★★☆
2019	73.6	235 of 1315	82.1%	★★★★☆
2018	62.7	430 of 1392	69.1%	★★★☆☆

Homeless

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	69.2	165 of 792	79.2%	★★★★☆
2024	50.1	312 of 766	59.3%	★★★☆☆
2023	51.9	263 of 637	58.7%	★★★☆☆
2019	67.5	106 of 570	81.4%	★★★★☆
2018	55.2	267 of 730	63.4%	★★★☆☆

Low Socio Economic Status

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	67.4	533 of 2098	74.6%	★★★★☆
2024	47.8	979 of 2078	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	45.3	1027 of 2041	49.7%	★★☆☆☆
2022	68.4	487 of 2099	76.8%	★★★★☆
2021	84.6	147 of 1678	91.2%	★★★★★
2019	75.3	366 of 2032	82.0%	★★★★☆
2018	62.8	595 of 2045	70.9%	★★★★☆

Male

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	60.3	915 of 2407	62.0%	★★★☆☆
2024	50.5	1135 of 2411	52.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	40.2	1418 of 2400	40.9%	★★☆☆☆
2022	61.1	863 of 2400	64.0%	★★★☆☆
2021	73.5	458 of 1961	76.6%	★★★★☆
2019	64.9	762 of 2358	67.7%	★★★☆☆
2018	45.6	1287 of 2340	45.0%	★★☆☆☆

Special Education

Year	Avg score	Statewide rank	New York percentile	Rating
2025	83.4	200 of 2134	90.6%	★★★★★
2024	53.2	719 of 2110	65.9%	★★★☆☆
2023	23.9	1694 of 2016	16.0%	★☆☆☆☆
2022	56.8	606 of 2031	70.2%	★★★★☆
2019	50.3	682 of 1859	63.3%	★★★☆☆
2018	66.6	384 of 1941	80.2%	★★★★☆

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)

Special Education (2025)91st percentile+29 vs school

English Language Learner (2025)87th percentile+25 vs school

Homeless (2025)79th percentile+18 vs school

Low Socio Economic Status (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

Hispanic (2025)75th percentile+13 vs school

Male (2025)62nd percentile~ school

Female (2025)61st percentile~ school

Asian (2025)54th percentile-7 vs school

African American (2018)31st percentile-20 vs school

By subject vs New York (2024-2025) ?

Math75%+18 vs state

English Language Arts51%-4 vs state

Science44%~ state avg

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Wednesday, October 3, 2018

If you not Hispanic you dont count in this school what a shame 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 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 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
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 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 60 Woodhaven	Public	PK, KG-5	91-02 88th Ave	Woodhaven	11421	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 441-5046	957	63	15.1	79.4%	25 (2.6%)	35 (3.7%)	688 (71.9%)	183 (19.1%)	15 (1.6%)	2 (0.2%)	9 (0.9%)	66	797^th of 2445 public elementary schools	67.4%		51.4	1136^th of 2445 public elementary schools	53.5%	339	63.9	60.6	62.3	76.6	80.7	66.0	39.3	$31,113	$2,100	$29,014
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 97 Forest Park	Public	PK, KG-5	85-52 85th St	Woodhaven	11421	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #27	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 849-4870	575	48	11.9	88.2%	31 (5.4%)	20 (3.5%)	438 (76.2%)	74 (12.9%)	4 (0.7%)	1 (0.2%)	7 (1.2%)	44.6	1349^th of 2445 public elementary schools	44.8%		45	1289^th of 2445 public elementary schools	47.3%	60	50.6	55.4	48.9	59.5	59.7	52.3	35.1	$33,302	$2,539	$30,763
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 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

Frequently Asked Questions about Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The)

What is the racial makeup of Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The)?

Students at Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) are 78% Hispanic, 13% Asian, 5% White, 2% African American.

What district is Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) in?

New York City Geographic District #27

How many students attend Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The)?

In the 2024-25 school year, 525 students attended Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The).

Is Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) a good school?

Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) ranks 943^rd of 2445 New York elementary schools. SchoolDigger rates this school 3 stars out of 5.

What schools do graduates of Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) attend?

Students who attend Ps 254 Rosa Parks School (The) usually go on to attend:

Middle : Junior High School 210 Elizabeth Blackwell

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