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Best Elementary Schools in East Elmhurst, NY

At a glance

Schools

2,952

Students

Top rankedPs 2 Alfred Zimberg842^nd of 2,445 New York elementary schools

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Biggest riser

Ps 148 up 372 spots statewide this year

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Smallest classes

East Elmhurst Community School 12 students per teacher

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Summary:

The city of East Elmhurst, New York is home to 5 elementary schools serving students from pre-kindergarten through 5th grade. These schools are part of the New York City Geographic District #30.

Among the schools, PS 2 Alfred Zimberg stands out as the top performer, consistently exceeding the district and state averages in both English Language Arts and Math proficiency. This school ranks 842 out of 2,445 New York elementary schools and has the highest proficiency rates across grade levels. In contrast, PS 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School and PS 148 generally have lower proficiency rates compared to the other schools, the district, and the state.

The schools in East Elmhurst serve populations with varying socioeconomic backgrounds, as evidenced by the range of students receiving free or reduced-price lunch, from 70.71% at PS 2 Alfred Zimberg to 93.33% at East Elmhurst Community School. This suggests that factors such as resource allocation and student demographics may play a role in the schools' academic performance, with the higher-poverty schools facing more challenges in student achievement.

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				Regents Life Science Biology (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 Life Science Biology 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 2 Alfred Zimberg	Public	PK, KG-5	75-10 21st Ave	East Elmhurst	11370	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 728-1459	583	44	13.3	70.3%	204 (35.0%)	30 (5.1%)	240 (41.2%)	98 (16.8%)	1 (0.2%)	1 (0.2%)	9 (1.5%)	64.3	842^nd of 2445 public elementary schools	65.6%		59.3	919^th of 2445 public elementary schools	62.4%	77		68.8	59.5	68.5				68.3	72.4	55.3				43.8		$31,917	$2,377	$29,540
Ps 127 Aerospace Science Magnet School	Public	PK, KG-8	98-01 25th Ave	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 446-4700	1,061	86	12.3	86.3%	21 (2.0%)	55 (5.2%)	877 (82.7%)	102 (9.6%)	5 (0.5%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.1%)	23.7	1968^th of 2445 public elementary schools	19.5%		20.6	2043^rd of 2445 public elementary schools	16.4%	75	27.2	31.9	32.3	34.3	41.6	29.3	41.2	37.7	46.9	31.3	51.3	35.8	49.1	23.4	0.0	$31,473	$2,413	$29,060
Ps 148	Public	PK, KG-5	89-02 32nd Ave	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 898-8181	653	50	13.0	86.7%	17 (2.6%)	12 (1.8%)	523 (80.1%)	97 (14.9%)	0 (0.0%)	0 (0.0%)	4 (0.6%)	37.9	1519^th of 2445 public elementary schools	37.9%		25.2	1891^st of 2445 public elementary schools	22.7%	372		42.9	55.2	36.8				51.4	66.1	46.2				30.1		$35,239	$2,887	$32,352
Ivan Lafayette Early Childhood School Of The Arts (The)	Public	PK, KG-2	32-63 93rd St	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 899-5799	222	18	12.1	82.9%	12 (5.4%)	4 (1.8%)	189 (85.1%)	12 (5.4%)	0 (0.0%)	1 (0.5%)	4 (1.8%)								(n/a)																$41,720	$2,258	$39,462
East Elmhurst Community School	Public	K-5	26-25 97th St	East Elmhurst	11369	Queens County	New York City Geographic District #30	No	No	No	Yes	(718) 505-6050	433	36	12.0	94.7%	14 (3.2%)	18 (4.2%)	370 (85.5%)	22 (5.1%)	2 (0.5%)	2 (0.5%)	5 (1.2%)	36.9	1554^th of 2445 public elementary schools	36.4%		31.2	1707^th of 2445 public elementary schools	30.2%	153		45.8	51.3	38.5				48.0	74.1	34.6				21.8		$31,718	$2,667	$29,051

Cities Near East Elmhurst

City	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Flushing	0.35 mi	45	283^rd
Whitestone	1.3 mi	5	50^th
College Point	1.59 mi	3	619^th
Bayside	1.81 mi	16	99^th
Corona	2.09 mi	14	720^th

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau, the WNYC and the New York State Department of Health and the NY State Education Department.

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